About Love Essay

Treatment for Love Addiction and Child Welfare Empirical evidence and research findings are minimal in regards to love addiction. Most recent research, articles, and suggestions regarding treatment have been only recognizing sex addiction as a form of addiction closely linked to substance addiction. In researching an outlined treatment for love addiction, not a single resource was found. No medication is approved for such treatment to aid in recovering from love addiction. “However, the…

Love at first sight is a common phrase known to almost everyone. However, as we grow up, we know that love is more complicated than a first sighting. There’s more to it than looks. However, in Les Miserables written by Victor Hugo, the immaturity shown throughout his writing leads to Eponine losing out in the long run. With almost everything about women being physical characteristics written in the book, Eponine is looked down upon even though her personal traits had more to offer. Eponine was a…

People will define love in many different ways, and will say love changes as you grow up and discover yourself more. Many also say love changes you for either the better or for the worse. Love is something not many can describe with one word, but more by actions. In the book of Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Saenz, and in Eleanor and Park by Rowell, both of the main characters will do anything including risking themselves for the one that they love. In the book…

is holy through love for God. Because the church is holy, the church has the duty to love and take care of all people. Holiness is a dedication to God. The People of God, who are the church, individually aim to dedicate themselves to holiness. Particularly, to dedicate oneself to holiness means to love God. God loves and protects us, so we should fully commit to loving Him back. James Martin claims in his book, My Life with the Saints, “I knew that I couldn’t expect anyone’s love. It had to be…

eulogy on love, at least not initially. Instead, he begins by asking Agathon a few questions with the consent of Phaedrus. Socrates begins by stating to Agathon, “Is the nature of Love such that he must be love of something, or can he exist absolutely without an object?” (Symposium, sect. 199d). It is here that Socrates asks whether or not Love is the love of something or love in the same manner that exists between family members, too which Agathon agrees that Love is definitely the love of…

“Neutral Tones” is a poem of failed love written by Thomas Hardy during the year of 1867. It expresses the bitter end of a relationship and the deep rooted feeling of regret. The poem is believed to be written about a woman by the name of Eliza Nicholls, who Hardy met during his first visit to London in 1863 (Bloom 37). “Neutral Tones” includes Hardy’s predictable references to God, gloom, and distaste for a relationship. In the poem, the speaker reminisces about standing next to a pond on a…

However, their intense fondness for each other is in a similar manner to love vs. lust. In particular, the first time Romeo notices Juliet at the Capulet party, he falls in love with her due to her appearance. In contrast, Romeo attends the ball in order to be with Rosaline, but instantly finds himself in love with another woman. Due to this mishap, he began a new relationship with Juliet and later discusses to Friar Laurence about…

given some formal schooling and discovered a love for poetry. As writers do, Clare using his background and what he was familiar with developed his skill and went on to publish multiple volumes of poetry (Poetry Foundation, 2016). First Love by John Clare was written during the Romantic era, the late 1800’s, which primarily focused on emotions and nature (McAlpine, 2011). Clare 's theme in First Love is exactly what the title emphasizes; Love. Love is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary…

Love and Time Are Precious: Let’s Use It Wisely In life, one of the most amazing things we experience is love and that special connection with our significant other. In the poem, “To Coy His Mistress”, Andrew Marvell tells the efforts of a man who is desperately trying to seduce his mistress into making love with him before it’s too late. With this dramatic monologue Marvell express the speaker’s admiration and desire to love the mistress through metaphors and imagery to connect to the themes…

Fitzgerald’s “Winter Dream” and The Great Gatsby are both extraordinarily tales of unrequited love and the pursuit of the American Dream. The story “Winter Dreams” is not as complex as the novel “The Great Gatsby”. The story seems to be the preview of what’s to come in the novel. The theme of unrequited love and the American Dream are both present in both stories, but the development of the main characters from Dexter and Judy to Gatsby and Daisy shows us the best examples of how one can assume…