It is an act of selflessness and openness that dominates other ties. ... Friendship should be selfless. Giving and sharing without expecting anything back as La Rochefoucauld found out that" friendship is the only human bond in which the tyrannical cycle of our self-love seems broken"; "we can love each other even more than love ourselves" (On Friendship par.6). ... Selfless! ... Sometimes, it "arises out of fear, not love; thinking we will lose the ones we love" (Girlfriend July 2000). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

As I've grown older, I've argued with myself with what love is and why we fall in love. ... We know that love often leads to loss, heartbreak, and unexplainable pain; so why would we try and find someone to love and in turn, someone to love us? Along with these complex questions, I've wondered if love in any state is a selfless act that compels us to put others before ourselves or if it is actually a selfish and egotistic pretense to mask our own problems. "The April Witch" by Ray Bradbury explores a multitude of questions that pop up when it comes to the perplexing puzzle th...

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• Grade Level: High School

A modern day definition of a friend can be defined as "one joined to another in intimacy and mutual benevolence independently of sexual or family love". ... It is a relationship of mutual respect and love. ... No act is completely selfless, take an old lady about to cross a busy road, would you help her because she needs help or because you would feel a great deal of self-satisfaction by helping her? ... He should love everyone equally. ...

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• Grade Level: High School