Loving In Prep Community

According to Article 5 “ Loving Across Racial Divides,” please describe two issues faced by interracial couples in the united states.

The Harper Collins definition is, “The chief purpose of love is to bring one’s neighbor into communion with God. True self-love and love for God are coincident or coextensive.” This definition says that to love others you have to bring others to God, just as St. Francis of Assisi said, “Preach the gospel at all times. When

For women, child-like features such as large eyes, small nose, full lips and a shorter and less wide chin (compared to forehead) are characteristics normally considered beautiful. Healthy skin and hair are also considered youthful and therefore, signs of beauty. For males, a strong jaw and broad shoulders indicate masculinity and maturity.

Fredrickson’s entire basis for what love is, is that it is “positivity resonance”, and any sense of negativity is not part of that definition. Fredrickson states, “As you interact with one person after another, they gently nudge you to attend to these others more closely and forge connections when possible. They shape your motives and behaviors in subtle ways, yet ultimately, their actions serve to strengthen your relationships and knit you in closer to the social fabric of life,” (Fredrickson 110). The usage of positive language like strengthen and knit, along with the idea of forging connections, is indicative of what she is trying to say when it comes to what positivity resonance is, that the interactions between individuals should have positive benefits that will make their lives better. Fredrickson understands that love should be a valuable bond, shown both in her definition of love, and how it’s explained using science. However, the cadets in The Citadel do not seem to gain anything valuable from their interactions, at least at first glance. Faludi uses the school to show how a rigid environment with a power structure can lead to the abusive acts between the students. Faludi states, “…the Corps of Cadets once again seeks to obscure a domestic male paradise with an intensifying of virile showmanship and violence. The result is a ruthless intimacy, in which physical abuse stands in for physical affection, and every display of affection must

Being called to love can be summed up by Jesus’s words in Matthew 22:37-40, when he says, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” My understanding of how to love God and love my neighbor has certainly been shaped by the material in this course thus far, especially by the consistent prayerful attitude discussed in Liturgy of the Ordinary. By implementing spiritual disciplines such as lectio divina and close reading, I have been able to center myself on this prayerful attitude and more effectively live out my call to love God and others.

Love is said to be the greatest human experience in which mankind are privilege to partake in. To love can be a wondrous experience filling life with bliss and other strong emotions. Some people believe to love is to be alive and be able to see the good in the world and others. The purpose of this paper is to examine and find a better understanding of what is love, to explore what people believe love to be, and what lies surround the perception of love and to explore and expose what the meaning true love is or at the very least the authors understanding of the perception of love. In addition to exploring the concept, deception and the truth of love,

Loving happens as natural as the rising of the sun. At some point in our lives, we all profess to love someone or something. For as long as the word and notion of love has existed, there have been innumerable attempts to explain just what love is and whom we should or should not love. Even the Bible, commands its believers to love their neighbors, family, friends, and enemies as they love themselves. The Phaedrus, one of Plato's greatest dialogues delves into the love in terms of who would be best for us to love and why. Phaedrus makes mention of a speech by Lysias, whom he strongly admires, that states that one should strive to love a non-lover, someone who does not and will not love you in

Love is one of the strangest things to come across in life and everybody masks it differently, some are open while others would rather not show what they feel. In The Outsiders we witness a group of friends who had created their own gang, every one of them loves at least one thing about their gang whether it is voiced or not. We meet Darry as he is coming out of jail for yet another crime and ponyboy describes him, “cold with a hatred of the whole world.” (Hinton 10). Darry is viewed as a very dangerous person who is almost unable to show a single good emotion let alone love.

Behind the the fair facade roses have thorns, all should beware the thorns. "You have the greatest capacity to love of anyone I've ever known. You loved your father despite his flaws; you loved me even when you knew nothing about me, other than that I was just as unseen as you were. You are so much stronger than me" (Raasch 480). Everyone has the capacity to love, but people contain harmful mental blocks which hinder them from living up to their full potential.

hooks explains how when an individual chooses to love at that moment is when a step is taking forward to ending domination and oppression. To love is a practice of freedom and to help others who are blind to become aware as a community. Liberty is approached when love is approached this is when individuals seeks ways to liberate themselves.” The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others. That action is the testimony of love as the practice of freedom” (hooks). Oppression and exploitation is destroyed when love comes in and can only be destroyed when everyone as a community decided to take action. Like in North Dakota when even veterans decide to support. Thousands of veterans from around the country traveled to the standing rock and kneeled down to support the water protesters who have been peacefully protesting. Love won and the so did the protestors because everyone came a whole and

Polyamory is characterized by simultaneous consensual romantic relationships with multiple partners. Polyamorous individuals conceptualize their relationships as ‘‘ethical nonmonogamy’’ because all partners involved are aware that they are in a nonmonogamous relationship and agree to its terms.

We, as a unit, understand that no matter what type of love you show others, it can change lives. Love creates relationships with others that allow both partners involved to grow. I have learned from past relationships and friendships, by even loving those who can and sometimes do hurt you, you are growing and maturing into the person that you are supposed to be.

Giving love to others includes being willing to listen and have full attention on them while having a conversation with people instead of thinking about other things. The most important thing is to pay attention. “I believe in being fully present...That means you should be with the person you're with.” (Albom 135) I agree with Morrie nowadays most people don't pay attention to what others have to say. Their attention is elsewhere instead of the person they're talking to. When I have a conversation with a family member or friend my attention is never fully on them. I'm thinking about what i'm going to do later or what I did last week. If I really love them and want to show that I love them i need to give my full attention and be fully

It was early morning when I woke up, some people were still asleep, others were packing. Today was Match-maker day.

Everyone has a different way of showing their love. I, for instant, show it just by being nice and helping people out. Anybody can come to me with a problem and I will help them. I will give them my advice and I will try to guide them in the right path, help them grow into a better person. This summer was hard because a person I use to be close with was going through problems. He was sneaking out at night, smoking, and coming home drunk. His family did not know where to turn and how to help him. I had been close to him throughout high school, and I was close with his family. As soon as I saw him changing and going down a dark path I distant myself from the situation. I warned his parents and I told them what he was into; they did