... " characteristic and although they agree that love does have physiological correlations, they stipulated the important role society plays and that true intimate love is determined by free will not biology. Social aspects, cultural teachings and the ideal of obligation towards others are components considered fundamental to love, which are handed down through more ... that the origins of love is dependent on the role of duty to others as well as the choices each individual is free to make under the use of free will, should they chose to stay or leave the relationship, whether they will car...

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... true. The first study that I will discuss and analyze is the journal article titled, "Interpersonal Attraction and Attitude Similarity-. Donn Byrne conducted this experiment in 1960 at the University of Texas at Austin. This study investigated the direction and strength of affect displays between different genders in relationships. Byrne hypothesized that after interaction has begun, reciprocal reward and punishment is a vital ... and television programs, classical music, common politics). This study was carried out using sixty-four students (36 male, 28 women) enrolled in an introducto...

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... , and its lack of destination, are well symbolized in his frantic riding. Paul craves his mother's love, so he wants to win enough money to free her from indebtedness which consumes all of her attention. However, when Paul sets aside five thousand pounds from his winnings and arranges the family lawyer ... and spends them lavishly, getting the household mired in more debt. As a result, Paul can never satisfy his mother's insatiable appetite for more money. His quest for wealth by riding the rocking-horse will neither come to an end nor win him his mother's real affection. The rocking-hors...

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... a marriage in today's society. Aviva Patz has experienced divorce and a marriage that works and then she hears of Ted Huston, a professor of human ecology and psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Ted was showcasing a study of married couples over time to try and be able to predict if a marriage will work. Giving a few strong examples on marriages that worked ... that point was when the marriage went downhill. Ted Huston's example of Peter and Suzie and how they were intrigued by each other's looks and rushing into a long -term relationship without really getting to know each...

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... If a female of that time were lucky, like Jane, she entered a marriage of love and fortune, and if unlucky, like Charlotte, a marriage without love and happiness. From an optimistic view, even if Jane hadn't been so lucky, if all of the three females followed Elizabeth's example of learning ... conventions that just haven't changed. However in "1984" it is the totalitarian state that dictates how society works and how happy and free people can be. Elizabeth seems to be presented as an exception to the social rules, and uses her impertinence as a "defense against the ... ;Pride and Prejudi...

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... (or like that of) a fantasy in which forbidden passion can be explored as a form of love. The roses in these scenes are often not just in a confined vase but are free, floating and flying around the room with a magical energy. In the scene where Angela is dancing in the high school gym watched only by Lester she opens her top up ... love. The form of love he has for so long been denied, sexual love. But regardless of its context, the roses symbolise love and its dominating presence in the scene. Without this heavy and often complex symbolism of love ,through roses, the emotions of the f...

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Social activist Nee Gloria Watkins in her second chapter of the book , states that there can be no love without justice.Until we live in a culture that not only respects but also upholds basic civil right for children , most children will not ... .Watkins's purpose is to have a functional society but in order to have a functional society parents or guardians need to teach their children how to be responsible without abusing , overindulging, or neglecting them.Nee Gloria Watkins Justice : Childhood Love Lessons was written to inform parents or guardians to teach their children responsibility a...

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... St. Paul's warning that it is better to marry than to burn. The Wife uses these biblical examples not only to justify her own marriages, but also to state that without such marriages there would be no procreation to produce more virgins. The Prologue is more than the Wife's autobiography about her life, her husbands, and why she married them; she ... in their love for one another and respectful of each other's power. However, this disproves the idea that the Wife of Bath is merely a lascivious middle-aged woman who cannot hold her tongue, as Chaucer seems to portray her in his General P...

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... St. Paul's warning that it is better to marry than to burn. The Wife uses these biblical examples not only to justify her own marriages, but also to state that without such marriages there would be no procreation to produce more virgins. The Prologue is more than the Wife's autobiography about her life, her husbands, and why she married them; she ... in their love for one another and respectful of each other's power. However, this disproves the idea that the Wife of Bath is merely a lascivious middle-aged woman who cannot hold her tongue, as Chaucer seems to portray her in his General P...

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... " (Act 1, Scene 1, 119-120), issuing a penalty of having their tongue cut out for any woman who disobeys the order. This displays an unrivalled amount of control not only over the free actions of women but in the arena of law where impractical rules concerning female subjects are indisputable and can be drawn up on a whim. This sense of male supremacy in ... a courageous and valiant warrior, who even in the finale of the play goes down as honourable and unwavering in the face of death, proclaiming "damned be him that first cries "Hold, enough"" (Act 5, Scene 10, 34). Valour is consistent...

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... . Early in The Decameron, as the seven women discuss matters in the church, one of them enviously notes that the people who pursue this "free-spirited" outlook "draw no distinction, as I have frequently heard and seen for myself, between what is honest and dishonest; and provided only that ... entertainments the present times would afford while shunning at all costs the lewd practices of their fellow citizens (16-17)." Therefore, because this "free" train of thought has directly affected the characters telling the stories, it can be fairly easily assumed that it directly influenced the c...

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... this text, as he claims that he cannot Draw from the deer', despite that fact that he knows that he has no hope and that trying is like seeking to hold the wind'. This hopelessness is made even more poignant as the poem gives the impression that he could have her, if she didn't already belong to another, which is made ... for this woman, rather than just lust, and this is reiterated by the fact that she is given a voice, such as when she says that she is to wild to hold, though I seem tame'. Whoso List to hunt' is a love poem in a very traditional sense, full of melancholic longing, whi...

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... does in the movie. Lastly another minor difference is that in the end of Ten Things I Hate About You Kat wants to go out with Patrick because of her own free will, and was not forced to go out with him as in Taming of the Shrew whereby she is forced to marry him by her father and has no choice ... in both movies. Both movies also express themes that deal with everyday issues such as true love, relationships, violence and friendships. Lastly a very important similarity between both movies is that money has a major role to play in both movies and shows that even though five hundred years ...

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... by Beckett, as we cannot see if he is really by the sea or it is all in his mind. Although trapped, his wife Ada seems free to move as she enters and exits as she pleases, similar to the small amount of freedom Willie has over Winnie, which can be seen as & ... two. It is interesting that both Winnie and Henry are both trapped in their respective worlds, be it physically or mentally and their counterpart is somewhat more free to move, be it leave all together or just around the space. Even if their freedom is still in the confines of the mind, in Henrys case ... 25 of both people and the...

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... of their choice. Marriage is a commitment of two people who have made a vow to love each other till death. North America, in fact Canada is known as a free country, in which you are free to make your own independent choices. For that matter, arranged marriages would not be able to lead to a good outcome. Generally, citizens of this country are brought up ... , many young people are drawn to Western notions of love, romance, and individual choice. Arranged marriages decline as the cultures and countries all over the world are influenced by the free choice marriage. Even in countries such ...

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... the argument at hand as its use would usually entail, but rather it offers us a kind of "warning" that "if we may not let the Muse be free, She will be bound with garlands of her own." By choosing to write in this unorthodox way Keats not only manages to carry out the meaning behind the poem ... with the mention of Andromeda, a mythological princess, he is also trying to make us see the beauty to be found in this restriction as one can always break free from such binds as she does. Keats makes reference to the sonnet being like a sandal, a shoe that holds the foot in place but does not e...

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... an allegory to temple marriage. Any serious physical representation of love (other than holding hands or light kissing) without the sanctity and convents of marriage are considered to be abominable. "We desire with holy zeal to emphasize the enormity of sexual sins. We hold that sexual sin is second only to the shedding of innocent blood in the category of personal crimes ... valued themes within her books, the value system is so ingrained within her that it was bound to trickle into her stories. The fascinating thing about her stories is that without knowing it she did expose a part of...

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... Heterosexuals and Cross-Sex Friendship," Panayotis Halatsis and Nicolas Christakis (2011), where they found that even though sex differences in friendship expectations have not been necessarily studied, females appear to hold higher expectations for same-sex friends than males do. Several studies provide evidence of sexual attraction between opposite-sex friends. Sixty-eight percent of men and forty-six percent of ... attraction of spirit" (Pg.482). This is the type of relationship where a man and a woman in a heterosexual friendship go into a deeper connection where they focus on just ...

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... mother, the cord that has not been cut. "My mother had much desired to have a daughter, but I continued to be their single offspring" (p 42). He had to work hard to hold onto is mother's love. Victor felt he was second fiddle to Elizabeth, "every one loved Elizabeth," "my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only" (44 ... his life, which mostly occur in the dark of night. Victor spends most of his isolation in boats on the water, or near water. The Creature lives his whole life without love; he has no one to love him. Ice is a symbol of coldness, absence of love. The Cr...

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... rather spend their time watching Television and Movies then volunteer their time to the community. Empathy is "the intellectual, emotional, and imaginative apprehension of another person's situation that takes place without experiencing it", from this definition we see that our culture has fractured us into thinking solely about the "I" instead of the "other". To better understand ourselves we must acknowledge and ... existence. In our post industrial society there has become a growing emphasis on convenience and in some circumstances this emphasis has gone to extremes. In our "30 minut...

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... is set in America in the 1920's. Both pieces however endow characters which show similar characteristics and if carefully analyzed show recurring themes of Love, Money and Aspiration in many similar aspects. One recurring theme that is evident throughtout both pieces is love as both authors try to point out to ... Just as the misconception of love is used as a catalyst to reveal the deeper theme of the difference between appearance and reality, both authors use money as a catalyst to reveal the inner theme of power and corruption of the wealthy. Shakespeare introduces us to to the charac...

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... paternal affection towards Goneril and Regan and reveals in front of them that he loved Cordelia the most. Through language you understand that King Lear is a very materialistic character for money means a great deal to him. Shakespeare wrote 'when she was dear to us' this has a dual meaning, he is not only referring to a term of endearment but also to the ... for many years questions his decision to banish Cordelia. This causes the King to loose his temper and reach for his sword, Kent keeps provoking him by interrupting his speech, without thinking of the consequences he banishes Kent...

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... things that he otherwise would be unable to do: With respect to Ophelia, Hamlet would like to express his intense, irrepressible anger towards her without arising suspicion in her or in others that he is in a hostile rational mental state. This would help prevent others in the royal ... disastrous psychological results for Hamlet if she chooses against him. With respect to friends or colleagues, Hamlet would like to express his anger towards them without arising suspicion that he is in a hostile rational mental state. He also wants to be able to punish them or hurt them for supporting .....

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... enables us to see this world through Elizabeth's eyes and we are positioned to empathize with her opinion on the absurdity of marrying for reasons other than love. Elizabeth is a free-spirited individual who differs substantially from the other female characters of the novel, and she refuses to be wed to a man to whom she does not love. Elizabeth, although often ... reasons. These characters show the audience the fermenting anger, the loneliness and the insanity which can erupt between two people that are wed without love. Mr Bennet has a very witty sense of humor and often teases his w...

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... , for her marriage is based "solely from the pure and disinterested desire of an establishment" (83). Whereas Elizabeth will not marry solely for money to a mindless man such as Mr. Collins or a man which she does not like, such as Mr. Darcy (at the beginning of ... a fortune, is a pragmatist and she must capitalize on any opportunity that presents itself in order to avoid the societal disdain that accompanies growing old without a husband. As Lillian Robinson says in her article titled, Why Marry Mr. Collins, "Charlotte Lucas married Mr. Collins because it was the only ... of moderatio...

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