... and other virtues. Chief among the kinds of wisdom, according to Diotima, is moderation and justice "connected with the organization of cities and households." (209a) This kind of wisdom is most important because it creates virtue in other people (209d ­ 209e). The result of this discussion is the creation of a spectrum of love's functions, starting with sexual reproduction as its most base ... expression and ending with the teaching of justice and moderation as its most noble ... expression. The logical extension of this emphasis on intellectual reproduction is the glorification of t...

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... its definition "? Results from Ortigue's team revealed when a person falls in love, 12 areas of the brain work in tandem to release euphoria-inducing chemicals such as dopamine, oxytocin, adrenaline and vasopression. The love feeling also affects sophisticated cognitive functions, such as mental representation, metaphors and body image. The findings raise the question: "Does the ... heart fall in love, or the brain?" "That's a tricky question always," says Ortigue. I would say the brain, but the heart is also related because the complex concept of love is formed by both bottom ... that...

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... to believe that learning to do it help people to get a more developed emotional intelligence. For instance, to do well on class papers or get a better job are some of the convenient reasons of which I can muse while giving love and being loved are, in fact, romantic reasons to be considered. Since my writing practices have been quite narrow, practicing writing as ... in order to become a better writer. It is obvious that someone like me has many incentives to learn to write well, most of which are frequently related to my daily life. These motivations can be, for example, the necessitie...

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... easy to see that "10 Things I hate About You" was directed more towards an audience of teenagers where "The Taming of the Shrew" was directed for an audience of adult and older people. Both of the movies have very similar plot lines and can relate very closely to one another in many ways ... , strict rules in the Stratford household forbid Bianca from having a boyfriend until her odious sister has one of her own, a situation that seems highly improbable considering the notorious Kat has chosen the role of social rebel at Padua High. Bianca's desperation for romance turns into a scheme to...

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... right for children , most children will not know love. She supports this claim by first acquainting how we attain love , then, classifying cause and effect of abuse, and finally by contributing the reader solutions.Watkins's purpose is to have a functional society but in order to have a functional society parents or guardians ... us as a young child , everything they do is for "our own good" which it not true .This becomes very affective to the reader because of all the logic examples she provides. Secondly , hook uses many personal anecdotes to support her argument that when children ...

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... beautiful people are mean, sneaky, dishonest, and antisocial. Most people would respond to this topic by saying that they would never make such a crazy assumption about any person just because of their looks. They would be wrong because it has been proven in many studies that this judgment happens automatically. The fact that physical attractiveness or lack ... . Parents often have a similar view on beauty when it comes to raising their children whether they are attractive or unattractive in their parents' eyes. It is important to be aware of this occurrence and not treat your more attra...

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... possess different perspective on issues that they are committed. In friendship, people confide in others when they needs emotional support, guidance, and help in tangible situation; hence, the importance of comradeship is that friends enjoy one another's" company, help one another, and possess a common commitment to the good. People take pleasure in other individuals" presences, which make human ... even though Roosevelt died before the war ended. Furthermore, Churchill and Roosevelt confide in each other with their ideas, found a common bond that made them friends, and end Hitler's rei...

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... became involved in the "Facility", as Richard had left some files which Susan had read, containing information regarding the predicament the "Babies" were in. The "Sharing" is also another form of love/friendship this friendship is so strong that the "Babies" would rather die than be separated. These relationships are the basis on which this novel is based, creating a trusting network ... allowing the group to be successful against all odds. No matter the difficulties thrust against the main characters in this novel, the ultimate triumph of good over evil is obvious. Larsen and MacIntyr...

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... no say in arranging their own marriages, and were expected to marry a suitor chosen by their father. Desdemona, however, despite proposals from various suitors and public discouragement, continues her pursuit of Othello, and marries him. Although she is " bound [to her father] for life and education- , she affirms her belief that she belongs with Othello, and has such great love for ... their elopement, envious Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him. Othello becomes enraged cursing Desdemona as a whore. When Othello questions her, we again see her strong sense ...

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... becomes the truth-teller where he remains the ever-searching truth-seeker. Moreover, the interaction between Diotima and Socrates effectually turns the course of the discussion in a different direction; one that not only differs from its predecessors, but also ends in a momentous resolution for Socrates throughout his struggles ... This questioning strips the previously unchallenged arguments down to their bare bones to expose their fundamental miscalculations; and it is in this whittling that the course of the conversation changes – which also reflects the change in gender (male speak...

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... expresses the wish to fit in with the cottagers. The creature states, "I persuaded myself that when they should become acquainted with my admiration of their virtues they would compassionate me and overlook my personal deformity. Could they turn from their door one, however monstrous, who solicited their ... . The creature enters the cottage from hiding and introduces himself to Delacey by saying, "Pardon this intrusion, I am a traveller in want of a little rest." (Shelley 135). Additionally, the monster displays his high intellect when he is on a rampage to take vengeance on Victor ... ...

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... varied opinions. It plays down to the eternal fact that it is mostly reliant on our ideologies that evolve as society changes. The interpretation of the text changes even when we read out the authentic content that persistently remains timeless through generations. This is evident on the two short stories ... circumstances. Additionally "About Love" which expresses affection being is an unsolved problem. He never thinks there can be any astounding and incomprehensible meaning of translating it and the storywriter seeks to demonstrate that every affection story is unique in individual cas...

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... play, Tybalt instigates a fight with Benvolio and the other members of the house of Montegue. He refuses to oblige with the idea of peace and forces them to fight. His exaggerated idea of honor to his family blinds him of any sort of ability to act rationally. The origin of the brawl introduces the important theme of masculine honor. Masculine honor does not function in the play as ... indifference to pain or insult. In Verona, a man must defend his honor whenever it is transgressed against, whether verbally or physically. This concept of masculine honor exists through every layer of so...

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... when read one is likely to make a mistake in the line, due to the complicated word order and diphthong in "thousand,"" as well as the alliteration. In the next line of the quatrain, the persona declares his love for his lady, but in a heartless fashion-- "But t is my heart that loves what they [his eyes] despise."" The final line-- "Who, in ... despite of view, is pleased to dote- has a pun on the word "view,"" which sounds similar to "you."" The persona is saying that despite what his eyes see, he still loves her ... . The tone of this quatrain is a combination of despondent and hopele...

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... 's greatest adversity, it attacks unity, commands thoughts, and incites lust; and as the incarnation of man himself, it becomes a source of self-realization, spiritual awareness, and personal perfection. It is not love that affirms the bond of man's unity, but it is man's unity and his bonding which integrate love into man. ... cannot be justified; for it is seldom that there is one who is able to recover from such wound while still battling the nemesis of desire. Love is influential; it can drive a man to become courageous and execute his will for whatever goal he may be striving for ......

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... because he focuses on his longing for home and independence. Calypso's demands only cause Odysseus to disdain her. Even though the audience is sympathetic for the hero Odysseus, the obligation of the author is to reveal that Calypso's solitary life deserves empathy as well. Calypso's emotions in her relationship with Odysseus are not mutual, and she remains forever in mental anguish ... life. Calypso's eternal longing for pleasant association with others by keeping Odysseus captive causes his suffering that wears "out his soul". The word choice of the author for this reference of the te...

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... , Florentino begins to idolize Fermina "endowing her with improbable virtues and imaginary sentiments- and carries on a passionate and secret affair entirely by way of letters and telegrams although the two have exchanged hardly a hundred words face to face. Marquez exaggerates Florentino's lovesickness by having him eat roses until ... he is sick. So consumed is Florentino by his love affair, that he develops symptoms strongly resembling those of cholera. Three days in leg irons for being out after the curfew is not long enough for Florentino who wants a longer confinement so he ... ha...

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... Thee and offer sufferings to Thee and pray Thee at the same time to take me further into Thy protection "8, showing that faith gave him a sense of protection and hope that there must be an end to his misery. Together with Walter, the soldiers who wrote letters home relied on God's mercy, praying ... choice he had. His desire to see his family again was the main resource of his strength, because each reunion "was a joy which could not have been greater evidence of family love "11. Although being a resource of strength, the thought of his brothers and sisters so far away added to Walter's ...

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... be merged in love with each other"(Bk. 14, 205-209(320)). A misguided Aphrodite is more than willing to donate her powers of loveliness and sexual passion to Hera's seemingly benevolent mission and the shameless Hera accepts, undeterred by the deceptive methods she used to acquire them. ... the poem, in this scene Hera proves that women, in fact, possess arguably the most potent qualities that can overpower even the most powerful of gods. Zeus's superior position is a recurring theme that underscores the gender inequality that pervades the epic; nonetheless, Hera not only rises above the...

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... first creation pleaded him for a companion, Victor feared to repeat the remorse in which he endured years before. With this, Victor reflected on his decisions of following through with his creatures demand and asserted, "Three years before I was engaged in the same manner, and had created a fiend whose ... it forever with the bitterest remorse" (120). Though Victor refused to repeat his journey through misery, his previous creations kept him from the path of recovery. With a continuous chase to revive himself, Victor's very first undertaking kept him running towards internal salvage, but...

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... homeschooling, and tiger parenting. These different approaches show how parents' behavior affects children. The theoretical foundation of each style provides accurate evidence of effectiveness. The analysis of each of three programs provides details of different options and offers wide perspective of parenting methods. The attachment parenting style strives to promptly respond to their child's needs and be sensitive and ... conflict (Whitbourne). According to attachment theory, children attach to parents because they are social beings for whom such relationship is natural and intrinsic. ...

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... author and playwrite wrote works which were quite comparable even today, despite the time difference in which they were written. Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew takes place in Elizabethan England as Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby 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 ... tutor for Bianca to win her love secretly, while his m...

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... , career, social status, or well-toned calves, whatever the case may be it generally accepted that each person has their own preferences. In many cases people are attracted to those of a nature similar to themselves, yet in others complete opposites in personality and form pair up, so it becomes impossible to predict, with great alacrity, who would be attracted to whom ... in synch that couples experiences marital strife. (Sinha, Gunjan http://www.popsci.com/) In a recent study using prairie voles, Lowell Getz, a former professor of ecology, ethnology, and evolution at the University of ...

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... Church, deceitful in her actions and reasons for marriage. However, to prove that she does not care what the Church says and that she is proud of her many marriages, she states; "Blessed be God that I have wedded five welcome the sixte whan that evere he shal!- (lines 44 and 51). ... This is also another way in which she tells the men that she is available and she is marriage material. Chaucer's narrative of the Wife of Bath states that she is such a good weaver and is so successful that her fame has spread to Europe and back; however, in her Prologue ... , the Wife describes herself as...

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... Church, deceitful in her actions and reasons for marriage. However, to prove that she does not care what the Church says and that she is proud of her many marriages, she states; "Blessed be God that I have wedded five welcome the sixte whan that evere he shal!- (lines 44 and 51). ... This is also another way in which she tells the men that she is available and she is marriage material. Chaucer's narrative of the Wife of Bath states that she is such a good weaver and is so successful that her fame has spread to Europe and back; however, in her Prologue ... , the Wife describes herself as...

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