Eros

and love are what moves the world” but later Freud came to consider the phenomenon of sadism and how that is both a love and object instinct thus the two are interrelated. Moreover Freud suggests the development of civilisation is a struggle between Eros and the death drive as the death drive causes problems in society. Chapter 7 explains how one of the primary roles of society is to restrain mans’ aggression and Freud expresses how civilisation plays a big part on individuals’ happiness. He…

than love” (lines 7-9), the speaker’s obsessive feelings towards this familial character are seen as he declares the depth of their love in a time when they were both children. Moreover, it can be concluded that the speaker exemplifies an obsessive love towards Annabel Lee. The obsessive nature of the speaker’s love for her is highlighted in “and so all the night-tide, I lie down by the side of my darling- my darling- my life and bride, in her sepulcher there by the sea-“ (lines 38-40). The…

The current American lifestyle is arguably centered around what ancient Greek philosophers called the desires of the heart: ambition, power, and money, and the desires of the liver: sex, food, and alcohol. Plato, like most Ancient Greek philosophers, however, looked down upon giving into such desires because he believed doing so allowed irrationality to lead one’s life. Instead, Plato extoled a life led by reason, stemming from the brain. Plato exhibits his view through the voice of Socrates in…

Homosexual Desire in Revolutionary Russia details the experiences of Russia’s homosexual citizens. Healey’s heavily researched monograph illuminates the perception of homosexual relationships over the centuries, beginning with the widely accepted “same-sex eros” of the nineteenth century. Healey divided his research into three major sections, each describing a different aspect of homosexual life as Russia developed from a monarchy to a socialist state to the modern federation. Although the…

Beowulf is an epic poem from the Old English Period or Anglo-Saxon Period who’s author is unknown. In a place called Scandinavia, there were two territories that were broken up between the Geats and the Danes. The king of the Danes, Hrothgar, tries to protect his people but unfortunately attracts a monster named Grendel, who only attacks at night. In this poem, Hrothgar helps Beowulf, the protagonist, and Beowulf agrees to do the same and defend the Danes against Grendel. Beowulf kills the…

TEPS141 – ASSIGNMENT 1 Research, Plan, Implement a Physical Education session that demonstrates an understanding of selected course content. PART 1: A) The nature of the primary school Ilam School is a primary school located at 66 Ilam Road Christchurch, neighboring The University of Canterbury. This school accommodates approximately 500 students ranging from years 1-6(“Welcome to Ilam School”, 2015). Ilam School is of decile 6, which has fallen from last years reading of 7(Ministry of…

making people’s lifestyles better. However, there are many issues included in Griffin 's article that present ideas that still exist in the modern day. They include dualism, racism, and gender. Notably, the main storyline in the essay talks about ‘The Eros of everyday life ' as presented in the complex lifestyles characterized by branching and spiraling patterns of thought. Griffin has also regard the western lifestyles as a source of illness, suffering, and insanity that has affected other…

Zeus is the leader of Mount Olympus and is the supreme of all the gods and goddesses. Zeus being born into the family of Rhea and Cronus was almost eaten by his father when he was born. Zeus grew older and overthrew Cronus and separated the three elements of the world: the sea, skies, and grounds. He assigns his brother Hades to the grounds, Poseidon to the seas and himself the skies. He ends up marrying his sister Hera and she becomes the queen amongst the gods. Zeus is known for his infidelity…

During every conflict, it seems inevitable that conventional moral standards become perverted by the chaos of war. It transforms men into something we can no longer recognize as they become consumed by human nature’s most carnal desires. Erich Maria Remarque writes, “We run on, overwhelmed by this wave that bears us along, that fills us with ferocity, turns us into thugs, into murderers, into Gods knows what devils; this wave that multiples our strength with fear and madness and greed of life,…

In Plato's Symposium, three main speeches/eulogies addressed by Aristophanes, Socrates and Alcibiades achieved deeper thought than others. These dialects contain strengths and weaknesses for approaching of understanding love as well as a conflict on the superiority of which individuals should abide by. Aristophanes’ accounts for the origin of love as being due to people originally having been welded with twice as many limbs and organs but forced to being split into halves by the gods as a…