Burning Love

A Girl With a Story There she was sitting in the room waiting patiently for my arrival. She had dark curly hair; so curly it made you think she got a perm. She had a face that was as white as snow. She seemed like a truly fine individual. I open the door and greeted her immediately with a handshake. We were on the third floor in the library of Texas Woman’s University, in a study room that was so small and warm. I could tell she was just as nervous as I was. I mentioned to her that she was brave…

interpreting the incomplete ending in a certain way. Three short-stories that capture this practice nicely are John Updike’s “A&P”, Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, and Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” By examining the non-resolution of these…

meaning is “to join together”, and it is a wonderful celebration of love. Some marriages, however, are foolish and haphazard, happening for all the wrong reasons. In Pride and Prejudice, through the experiences of Lydia and Wickham, Charlotte and Collins, and Elizabeth and Darcy, Austen criticizes marriages based on infatuation, convenience and money, and emphasizes that marriages can only be successful is they are founded on mutual love. Throughout Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen reprimands…

undoubtedly the well-known poet in 13th centre. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 is one of his most famous, yet poignant sonnets that had been written. The main poem explores on the theme of love, religion nature, love being the central aspect, but the poet does not address the poem to any speaker, rather it explores on the reasoning of love as a concept. Shakespeare was not only an English poet but he was also a play writer in Elizabethan era. Sonnet 116. In this essay I will be exploring the ways…

The word love is being used today more than ever. I believe that the word ‘love’ has lost some of its potency because of the fact that it is so commonly associated with many different things. It is used for materialistic and non-materialistic entities. Phrases such as, ‘I love that car,’ ‘I love that watch’ are being used today. People don’t use the word love to describe a strong relationship with one another as much anymore. The word love is being thrown out there and the real deep meaning is…

empty handed. In Barbara Fredrickson’s “Selections from Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become” she claims to have discovered the method to achieve happiness. Fredrickson argues that in order for one to be blissful, one has to surround themselves with positive emotions and practice love. In doing so one will ultimately become connected with the world around them, which is how Fredrickson articulates love is achieved. In Robert Thurman’s “Wisdom” he…

I told her about my mom. I told her about my past and my outlooks on the future. I told her bout how I felt and I was confused. She was the first person to know about my sexuality and how for a part of my life I found myself falling in love with a girl. This was hard for considering I grew up in a Christian family and I could never tell my mother. Latisha made it all seem so easy. She mad all my doubt and all my fear seem so pointless. She told me that any god that loved me would want…

where they lie is a reoccurring theme in Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing; be it alliances between gender, age or couple groups. In this play we see the effects of loyalty- and the lack thereof- in love through Benedick and Beatrice, as well as Claudio and Hero. Although both pairs claim to be in love at the end, Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship is built on much more solid ground than that of Claudio and Hero, as they had known each other for quite some time and remained loyal to one…

fails to fulfill. Moreover, Alec d 'Urberville, an abusive man from the wealthy d 'Urberville estate in Trantridge, constantly seeks to change Tess into someone that she is not, which ruins her future relationships. After Trantridge, Tess falls in love with Angel Clare, from Stourcastle, whose lack of forgiveness leads him to hold her at a distance after their marriage.…

experience due to the lies that are said about them. By using satire, LZ Granderson in the TED Talk, “The Myth of the Gay Agenda,” presents humor, personal journey, and emotional connections, which creates a convincing argument towards the audience about love and respect. First of all, Granderson is a humorous person throughout his speech. LZ Granderson uses verbal irony to be humorous and stir up the audience in a positive and funny way. Granderson talks about his daily life being evil, “My…