Agape

Schopenhauer had on Nietzsche, there was still a point of divergence, that is, a point where both of them do not agree on a particular issue. For instance, while Schopenhauer will have nothing to do with theistic metaphysics, because he valued the agape ethics or Christianity, it was a different case for Nietzsche who found values or virtues of love, hope, patience and faith as nothing but illusion and impediment to human…

idea; not a good sign. He perks up and asks my mom “can I help?”. My mom laughs and says “of course!”. “nooootahhhgoooieaaaaa” was my unintelligible dissent. Now imagine yourself in my position. You’re lying on an operating chair with your mouth agape, and on your left you see a 10-year-old putting on a glove, pulling it all the way down and then letting it snap on to his wrist, as if…

The gain-loss theory is one that I have noticed, and has significantly affected my life. The gain-loss theory states that a negative opinion turned into a positive one will result in a stronger relationship rather than a positive initial opinion (Sharma, 1996). Say that you initially do not like someone, but then they start to grow on you, and you become friends. This theory is stating that this relationship will be stronger than if you were to immediately like the person, mainly because they…

Since love is as diverse as there are countries and cultures. Love is normally one of those very few as a general rule of thumb that is supposed to be a united world language such as the number system. No matter where a person travels in the world, the numbering system is the same i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4….15 and so forth. It has been stipulated as written by Mr. Gary Chapman (1995), “… the need to feel loved is a primary human emotional need”. The three building blocks of love are: Passion which…

tells a story, which I will describe. Chronologically, the first side of my cube is my past. On this side I used pictures of an open-mouthed man and the Cartoon Network and the words simple, boring, and lit. The picture of the man with his mouth agape represents how talkative…

Love is one of the main themes in literature; it is present in the works of all time, from mythology to nowadays. Numerous philosophers’ thought together about this theme without managing to determine it’s meaning. In spite of the difficulty to give a meaning to this term, we know that love is an attachment we carry for someone. However, love takes a meaning when it is shared or lived. Which excludes for example the love of the nature or the love for shopping because there isn’t any reciprocity.…

connected to on a spiritual level but additionally belongs to God. It speaks of the unconditional love that is given, of when we are accepted for who and what we are no matter how windblown. The love spoken of in the bible, from the ancient Greek, agape love, defined as a selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love, the highest form of…

Graverobber reached into the cooler beside him, pulling out a can of soda. He popped it open with just his thumb and brought it to his lips. “I’m younger than most of the vampires here,” He said, sipping down the drink. “I was born in the year 1858, on April 15th. The name my parents gave me was ‘John Patrick Nolan’, and sometimes my father called me, ‘Jack’ for short,” Graverobber sat the can down; and he adjusted himself so he could hold his son in a more comfortable position. “But my dad…

Bizarre Destinations Mary Flannery O’Connor known as Flannery O’Connor was born a Roman Catholic in Savannah, Georgia on March 25, 1925. O’Connor parents are Regina Cline and Edward F. O’Connor. She lived there until the family moved to Milledgeville, Georgia (Werlock). O’Connor lost her father to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at the age of fifteen (Gordan). She achieves the master program in creative writing. She is an influential American Poet and essayist in history. O’Connor insists that her…

AGAPE I actually don’t know where to begin, so I am asking God to lead me in this assignment today. “To whom much is given much is required”- Luke 12-48. In short I have overcome and I have gone through and I’m still going through and today that means I have love and truth and justice and character. A few years ago, I lost a high paying job; I worked very hard to get to that leveling/ position “behavior interventionist”. In short I had problems paying my rent I ran home, with my son; not because…