Law of Attraction

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines religion as “the belief in a god or in a group of gods.” Informally defined, religion is the basic worship of a main figure or multiple figures. In Ernest Hemingway’s intricate novel, The Things They Carried, his main character, Fredric Henry, redefines conventional religion. A self-proclaimed atheist, his conversion begins the second he falls in love with an English nurse, Catherine Barkley. The circumstances of their passion add to the complexity of their…

bravery, one must not be deterred by fears and potential dangers when making decisions. In James Baldwin’s novel Giovanni’s Room, the main protagonist David has significant difficulty establishing a courageous foundation due to his fears surrounding attraction towards men and his relationship to the supporting character Giovanni. Due to a lack of bravery, David develops more shame towards himself and the relationship. Outside of literature, different art forms and their artists take on this…

What’s My Age Again: The song What’s my Age Again discusses the growing responsibilities of adolescents and young adults. This song in particular takes place in artist’s Emerging Adulthood, a newer period of time utilized to adjust to adulthood. He feels obligated to new responsibilities because of his social clock, the pressure to perform a task when it is socially acceptable in this case the task of growing up; as a result he uses defense mechanisms including repression, the pushing of…

Second Theoretical Perspective: Reinforcement-Affect Model of Attraction Don Byrne’s reinforcement-affect model of attraction can be applied to the relationship of Landon and Jamie, with its relation to interpersonal relationships. The aspects of how Landon and Jamie were attracted to one another, and how their differences affect their relationship can be discussed with this model. The reinforcement-affect model of attraction argues that people are attracted to one another through positive…

Interpersonal attraction describes how and why individuals choose to enter relationships with others. It can encompass any type of relationship, however, this essay looked exclusively at romantic pairings. This essay critically evaluated studies associated with the variables influencing interpersonal attraction. These variables consisted of physical attraction, humour, attitude similarity and familiarity. Four studies regarding physical attraction and looking at the subareas of men and women,…

how to be sexy Ideas How to be sexy: How to be sexy, or another words, how to get to know your unique sexuality and become comfortable using it. So much of what is broadcasted as ‘sexy’ in our society focuses on the physicality of sexuality. When I I was researching for this article, I did the classic ‘google my assignment question’ technique. What I found was a little disconcerting. One of the top results on my search browser was an article by an magazine that I both read and love. However,…

What is love? Love is a chemical reaction, a rush of dopamine in the human brain. The ‘dream’ encompasses and displays all the boundaries of love and the challenges that come with such an intimate relationship. When we profess our undying love for one person and make a promise to them until the day we die, what are the deepest thoughts going through our heads? Dreams are a window to the soul and this dream could be a window into the audience's soul as well as shakespeare's personal…

People say love is a feeling that one could describe in many ways. A person can love someone for his/her looks, personality, sense of humor, how fit he/she is--but when does his name become a factor of if one loves another or not? Writer Owen Wilson claims “Love is the soul's recognition of its counterpoint in another.” One does not typically prefer to date someone with the name John, rather than Dylan, for example. Usually, a person will say a name does not matter when it comes to loving…

The art of persuasion is something that we come across everyday. Persuasion happens very easily based off the simple fact that as human beings we are not logical in any decisions we make. There are seven things that trigger persuasion and they are called fixed action patterns or behavior. In this paper I will discuss three of the seven fixed action patterns of behavior by giving a brief description and telling a story that better explains how the theory works and how it has been applied in my…

There is a lot of social and cultural influence with today’s youth. Male or female; as they are being raised the influenced physical appearances of either sex is highly scrutinized and judged upon across the board. More so for women but regardless there is a significant amount of judgement on how someone should or should not look in order to be accepted in this day and age. Just on everyday media you can tell the ideal standard of beauty is plastered everywhere. On every billboard, on every…