... not used to. It is a "report" on de Clarembault's syndrome "reprinted from the British review of psychiatry". It uses objective scientific language, which after an emotionally charged novel, such as "Enduring Love" is a shock. After the reader has adjusted to the scientific language I think appendix one is quite a satisfying conclusion to the novel. It explains the science behind Parry's condition creating sympathy ... to explore, what is love and what is madness and where is the line between the two. This report explains this in scientific language. The scientific language also makes P...

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... passionate interest for science; actually, he devotes almost his entire life to it. "He had devoted himself too unreservedly to scientific studies ever to be weaned from them- (42). this scientific setting shows that Aylmer's love for Georgiana as his "second passion" (42). Georgiana comes second in his pursuit of ... science allow him too much faith in his own powers. Georgiana is murdered for the love of science. Georgiana submits herself to Aylmer's scientific ideals to please him and, consequently, make her self happy. His perfectionist ideals change her own opinion of the mark that ...

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... character is Joe. By reading the first chapter the reader can see that Joe thinks very much scientifically, with lack of emotion. He has a scientific approach to life, believing there is a logical reason for everything. There are many times in the first chapter where Joe shows emotion, but then ... and "magnitude" to describe the power coming from the centre of the field that "drew him in" to forthcoming danger. Joe often makes situations scientific to try to make sense of it and stay in control. By not showing emotions he detaches himself from situations and escapes emotional pain later....

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... 's steps by presenting various thoughts, theories and ideas as to what love is, although it is fair to say that these views have changed with the advancement of society and scientific research into human behaviour. Many have attributed or associated love with the desire of man to procreate and therefore love is simply an illusion. Arthur Schopenhauer took this approach in ... 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 than simply evolutionary, biological or sc...

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... me. "Nothing in the world feels like sintered tungsten"" (Pg. 9) Oliver W. Sacks was a young, curious boy who grew up just before the Second World War. He was brought up in a scientific world, for science, was most common profession in his entire family, up to three generations before him (and he had a lot of relatives). The book Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks ... is an autobiography about his own chemical childhood. It explains all of his different scientific obsessions he had as a boy, and how he came about finding all the information he did on them. He has done everything from his ow...

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... second type of reason is speculative reason, which is used to deduce the true nature of reality. Speculative reason is also referred to as scientific reason. There are four ways Aristotle thinks it is important to use scientific reason to really know happiness. The first is thought. We are most like the gods when we use thought. Second is that the quality ... ...

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... after death. Modern man seeks truths based on facts and proof. We do not have any proof or eyewitness accounts of whether there is life after death. There are no scientific studies to prove we have spirits and they go to a "better place" when our bodies have ceased to exist. Death therefore, is the end that all life leads to. When ... these people who seem unimportant, when there are greater issues. In We Two she questioned what His will is and in Giving Back the Flower she gives as a more definite example. In this poem, God's will was the death of her lover. While Piatt took to a more ...

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... seek out the ways of Hashem, the way they seek out water to survive. The quote, "Good things come to those who wait", said by Nayobe, is a great example of the results of having faith in Hashem. When you know hashem is great, and you keep that knowledge and don't change it, no matter what bad tragedies come your ... live is supplied by planet earth without it have been made by a G-d. It's not. The world is beautiful and so carefully made with so many details that there is no scientific evidence that can prove how the earth's wonders were created. Hashem supplied us with rivers to drink ...

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... poor clergyman's heart [ ] like a sexton delving into a grave [ ]- (113). As Roger and Arthur spend more time together, Roger becomes more persistent in his quest for knowledge of Arthur's condition. A perfect example of Roger's persistency is a conversation the two have about confession and redemption. Like a puzzle, Roger strategically connects what he learns through his conversations with Dimmesdale, until finally, the last piece ... is no longer receptive to the ideas of love and compassion for others. The corruption of compassion also has roots in Roger's intemperate intelligence. ...

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... the successor is. The dream is very detailed about which direction, which village the little boy is and how old he is. It is fascinated to me that without any scientific evidence, how can every Dalai Lama be found?...

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... are often misguided, one can experience these feelings at a very young age, Freud believed in and coined the phrases "Oedipus complex" and "Electra complex". In his scientific opinion, young boys are sexually attracted to their mothers, and want to kill their fathers in order to have their mothers for themselves and young girls desire their fathers, wanting ... ...

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... secrete a protein called leptin which is caused by a gene called obese; ob for short. When peoples leptin levels are normal they eat just enough to maintain their weight. Despite this scientific discovery, increasing a person's leptin levels does not help them lose weight. Scientists have a health debate over being overweight. Some believe that excess weight can lead to health problems such as ... ...

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... love? From an analogous stand point he does provide us with an elegant explanation for the ploysxuality of human beings, however, in light of the theory of evolution and other scientific findings regarding the origins of the human race, we cannot accept it. He does however touch on a very significant point that none of the other speakers in the Symposium have ... ...

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... wonderful. The people in Plato's Symposium are truly great and wise men. They each have their particular viewpoints, based on their characters and professions. The physician and healer, Eryximachus, is scientific and rational. The comedian, Aristophanes, is humorous and fanciful. Agathon, the poet and host, is eloquent and chooses his words perfectly to deliver the best impression. Socrates, who is of ... ...

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... persevere in the reading of the novel. In Enduring Love, there are three main characters that contribute to the storyline. Joe Rose, the narrator is a rational and sagacious man, with a scientific mind. He seems to find expressing his emotions difficult. Clarissa, Joe's long-term partner is a romantic passionate person who's love for Keats' poetry plays a major part in the novel, especially ... ...

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... to love our neighbor. He teaches us how we must act toward our neighbor in all aspects. The two are the positive example of God and the negative example of the publicans. Christ shows us the example of God in respect to our actions toward men, specifically the just and the unjust. God sends rain and sunshine on the ... just and on the unjust. We are to follow this example in the treatment of our neighbor. We too easily do what in verse 43 hath been said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy." ... We must strive to love our enemies, bless them that curse us, and do good un...

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... Bluestone Rd, Paul D becomes Sethe's lover and the object of Denver's, Sethe's daughter, and Beloved's jealousy. Through his union with Sethe, Paul D becomes more comfortable talking about the past. For example, in Georgia, Paul D suffered a second enslavement with guards that held life and death power to sexually abuse the prisoners. (Kubitschek, 117) As more flashbacks occur he continuously doubts certain aspects ... of her time making Beloved understand why she reacted to schoolteacher's arrival the way she did. Also, Beloved's presence allows and inspires Sethe to tell stories she nev...

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... Also, Evan and Zoë, sisters with two unique personalities also maintained completely different relationships. Zoë's taste in men fulfills a very wide range. For example, she has dated a gorgeous guy obsessed with his car to a guy that only flirted with other women who were married on their double dates. The man ... prove that she is very laidback about her job. Zoë's personality seems to be very extroverted and sarcastic with all of her actions and conversations. For example, " she skipped into her lecture hall singing Getting to Know You'--- both verses- (352). Also, the narrator di...

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... their love was more important than a romance. That it was left up to a higher power, God, to decide what would happen between them. Another example of the elevation of love to a spiritual level is also in the Inferno, when Virgil is telling the story of how word comes down that Dante should ... a religiously educated man. The art and architecture of the medieval times was a way to idealize the affirmation of their spiritual beliefs. The most important example would be the ways in which the cathedrals were built. They were almost always either the tallest building right smack in the cent...

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... finding great appreciation in things that give us pleasure. Second, there are many links with love, sex and death in speech and in dreams. An example, in dreams, is when a patient dreams of the death of a person they are in love, or later realize they are in love with. ... are able to surrender yourself completely like in death. The third form is avoiding, defying, fear by reenacting this potentially life-producing activity. An example of this is having unprotected sex, there is a chance of contacting an infectious disease that could be life threatening. The forth and last form ... clos...

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... his life. As a result Martin has been limited of what he can do because of his irregular and highly illegal profession, a professional killer. For example in the opening scene Martin is talking to his secretary and she is informing him about his high school reunion and trying to persuade him to go, ... truth. Because of his obscured profession his word means nothing when telling people what he does. Most of the time Martin will just get a sarcastic response. For example, "do you have to have any post-grad work for that?" or as Mr. Newberry says, "it's a growing industry," Everyone being...

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... they both illustrate that all humans regardless of age, race, or creed fall into one of these two categories. The work by Marlowe is a prime example of the idealistic point of view that one's mind or body is what constitutes reality. The views of love and nature seen in the poem fit ... sun will keep her content forever. "If these pleasures may thee move," (19) he suggests, "come live with me and be my love"(20). Another example of this keen tone is his vow of "sitting upon the rocks" (5) while watching "the shepherds feed their flocks" (6). In this verse he idealistically speaks ... t...

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... struggle for personal authenticity and this personal authenticity requires the integration of life and death. In our society, we tend to fracture people into labels for the sake convenience; for example, the economically disadvantaged person living on the street becomes labeled as a "bum" or "loser" instead of human being who is suffering from the social condition that they are being subjected ... beings. These labels help to create the spirit of abstraction and there is nothing more evident of the spirit of abstraction then the technology that encompasses our daily lives. For example, ...

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... his ideas in a very vivid manner. This helps the reader to relate to and more fully understand the complexity of the feelings being expressed. One good example of Donne's use of absurd metaphors is in the poem entitled "The Flea". In this poem the flea is used in a humorous matter in order ... man thinks about by using metaphors that you wouldn't think work and laying them out in a way that they are very effective and even logical. Another example of Donne effectively using unrelated objects as metaphors is in the poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning". This poem is about a man leavin...

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... acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." (In Austen, ch. 1) I have a very good example of successful arranged marriage. In the 17th century, with the love for her country, princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty traveled from afar to Tibet to get married with ... misinterpret teachings. "They see that it is permitted to marry your cousin and they think it must be done. People take it as an example of perfect marriage. Fathers of the families choose the husband, usually from his nephews. But forced marriages between Pakistanis and British-b...

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