What Is True Love?

Manitonquat, an American author, once said, “It is clear that the way to heal society of its violence... and lack of love is to replace the pyramid of domination with the circle of equality and respect.” Violence is everywhere and inside of every person in the world. From the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, to tragedies such as the Columbine shooting and the attack to the Twin Towers on 9/11, violence has undeniably shaped America. Consequently, with such tragedies, the nation is filled with immense sorrow and disbelief. This is the time that America’s citizens need a strong leader to speak to them. In a speech following a tragic death and one of resistance to violence, Robert F. Kennedy, a past American politician

As the 9/11 attacks were happening millions of people’s eyes couldn't leave the t.v. screens they all thought only that it couldn’t be real. The assistant fire chief was talking with his men after he had his coffee when what he thought was a t.v. show came on but soon found out the terrorists hijacked a plane and crashed it. Many of the first responders were busy treating smoke inhalation when the first plane struck its target, but many others waited for their broken bones and bad burns to be treated. The emergency responders do these things every day, protect other people from getting hurt by these types of things.the noises around them was the hardest things to see happen what he heard was pain and death.

Many citizens become equipped with the instincts to care and protect. In disaster situations, citizens begin helping one another and coming together as one whole. The recent disasters in Texas have shown the true colors of America. At the end of August 2017 Texas experienced “50 inches of torrential rain” (Schram). In times of tragedy lines of race, age, and religion blurs and the Texans became reduced to humans helping other humans. As explained by Martin Schram, a seasoned journalist, “The world watched news showing strangers helping strangers, saving the lives of whole families, elders, and invalids, hauling them into their small boats.” This is when we see less concern for oneself and more concern for others, and what else is a true demonstration of virtue? Aristotle once said, “‘virtue is concerned with emotions and actions;’ to have good character is to ‘hit the mean’ with respect to both”(Sherman 154). People acting on good morals and following those morals by acting express a well rounded

In the past year, we have had three hurricanes hit the United States and several shootings, one right after the other. The ones that were not affected by the hurricanes or the shootings are supporting and helping those who were. One of the news articles that I have read said that a cruise ship canceled one of the most profitable times of the year to go help the people on an island that are stuck there from all of the flooding. The recent act of people coming together was the shooting in Las Vegas at a concert. That was a crazy time, all those people

It takes only a tragedy for Americans to come together to help, and accept each other. Only after a tragedy, we realize how much we need each other to overcome anything. Like bombings, bombings that happen so frequently. After every attack, love responds. Officials, even injured civilians help others. It not only was their job, but it’s the fact we believe innocent lives do not deserve to be taken. Why can’t it be like that all the time? Why is it that when people are slaughtered we finally realize we're all equal? How exactly is it okay for us to attack other places, but it's not okay for it to happen to us? Not only do we come together in rare times, but we don't pay attention to it after a while. We shield our children, and shield ourselves from the harsh

This shooting changed my view on how life can change in an instant, as I watched a small town community join together in mourning. For me, it was not just the loss of five lives, it was the loss of my sense of safety. The blanket of “small-town living” being ripped away, feeling completely exposed to the wrath of the world. Yet the problem I see is not the tragedy itself, it is what people are doing about it. Whether it be posting hashtags, protesting, or spiraling into depression, it just wasn’t right. But what did I do? At first I was lost, and I kept asking myself: “What can I do?”

The news outlets across America report on violence both in and outside of the country. Recently in Nigeria, a bomb went off and “more than 30 people were killed by a suicide bomber in the north-eastern Yola city” (Kano Blast).To add, France was hit with a terrorist attack that the “official death toll is at least 129 people, with 352 others injured” (Paris Terror Attack). The French attack has been on the news throughout the week, giving Americans the glimpse of how tragic and violent the world and its individuals can be. We even praise films that portray suffering in our world. Both The Giver and The Tree Wooden Clog, which depict great sacrifices taken and involves the suffering of others. Yet, what contributes most to American’s not hiding the truth of pain and suffering is the internet. On the internet everything is open to be viewed and analyzed. People that say the US citizens are blind to suffer say that without experiencing these sufferings, they can’t truly understand how the other people suffer. The majority of American people know about suffering, they struggle to survive and eat, and fear attacks from foreign invaders. These fears drive Americans to take action and aide those countries that

However, there have remained in many more cities peaceful protests. Unfortunately, there are those among us whom are seriously emotionally affected by the terror that as reared its ugly head in some cities. One such comment was made by 19-year-old Taylor Quattlebaum during a Friday protest in Washington, he stated “I can’t continue to live in a world like this – it’s too painful, I can’t continue to cry every night before I go to sleep. It hurts too much.” (Murphy, 2016, Paragraph 27). Where do these individuals turn to for help in a crisis filled America? The truth in this statement is beyond measure and brings me back to the article and those among us who listen to each other and stand united with one

Throughout America’s history, Americans have seen waves and waves of violence. The bloody American culture has taken away any sense of security that Americans may have had. Due to media coverage we are now more in the front lines than ever. Which means that we now feel personal connection victims that are on the news coverage because we know that in one way or another we all share the same characteristics.

No matter what kind of violence one is going through, violence is evil and traumatic. There is only one way to speak against it, that is through the language of love and forgiveness. However, that is too challenging to live out ! We can fight against systemic evil, but for how long? What can serve as a bandage on one's wounds is being a wounded healer to the other in pain. We can help build faith in ourselves and others that we are not alone in this turmoil. There is someone who is listening to the pain, narratives and past memories of the forgotten souls. It is our call to remind one another that together we are a community. One has to be reminded that the idea of being a community begins with a communal relationship between oneself and one's neighbor. In this context,

What is true love? True love is caring about the health, well-being, and happiness of another person to a greater degree than your own health, well-being, and happiness. In Their Eyes were watching God, the main character Janie, is involved in three marriages that help with her self-development. She is a 17 year old beautiful African American with white ancestors.q?/ To begin, Janie is raised by her grandmother, Nanny, who wants Janie to be happy and have a good life. Janie only knows about marriage and love based on what her grandmother has told her. During the time of marriage, Janie spends most of her time to find out the true meaning of love instead of living a life off of dreams and fantasies. She pursues her dreams no matter what, even though they might not come true. Janie’s life has been a journey which is shown by the three different marriages she has been involved in. The first two marriages with Logan and Joe are not what she hoped they would be and they never lasted well. The third marriage with Tea Cake ends way too soon. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, she uses Janie’s marriages with Logan, Joe, and Tea Cake to show that true love takes a lifetime to find.

She rushed to see what was happening. The night before, Paul had drank himself into oblivion. He had awakened in a very foul mood. When she walked into her mother’s bedroom, Paul was hovering over Nova on the bed, repeatedly punching her in the face and head. She quickly noticed that her mother was frantically trying to protect something in her arms. Nova was screaming “Paul! Get off me!” repeatedly. It was Joey, Kayla’s eight month old brother, with a bottle in his mouth! As Paul violently struck Nova again, Kayla sprinted across the room and yanked the baby from Nova’s arms. She ran, with Joey crying in her arms, to the telephone in the kitchen. Kayla was trembling with fear and anger as she clumsily dialed 911. As the operator answered “911. What is your emergency?” Paul stormed into the kitchen, grabbed the phone from her hand and shattered it against the wall. He then proceeded to yell at Kayla, with a fire of rage burning in his eyes, shouting “Who the hell do you think you are? Coming into my house? I provide this house, your food, and the electricity for you! But you are and ungrateful little brat! Man, I don’t need this from

We as a society are “Connected to death, to fear, to the unknown, but in being so connected one could feel empathy, passion, and heroism as well (Solnit, 55)”. Solnit is speaking of the tragedy of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. A life altering event for our entire nation struck in a blink of an eye. The same reaction spread with school shootings such as Columbine and Sandy Hook. We, as a nation, bond over tragedy and failure in order to boost back morale, strength, and hope. Solnit, in this section of reading, focuses on the act of togetherness, from 9/11 to the Zapatistas, to present day. Time and time again our society is shown to thrive amongst our walls in the act of togetherness, producing more hope, reason, and caring than any other time. This made me think, why do we only become cohesive and accepting when we fail? Why do we only show love and compassion to others different than us when we need help?

Love is something that most people want to find at some point in their lives. If you ask someone what they want to accomplish in life, they might say common answers like career or family. A lot of people would reply to the question by saying they want to find a person who loves them. Love is having a physical and emotional connection with someone else and can be vital to someone feeling important and building self-esteem. A culture can be defined as norms of the human society that is passed from generation to generation. A common norm in the culture that we live in today is wanting to find love with someone special. The interpretation of love can be different depending on a specific culture. Some cultures such as the Amish culture see love

I guess I was just tired of being treated like an object all the time.I think that along everything that’s happened over the years people have forgotten what it 's like to be treated like a human being. We’ve shaped most of this generation to forget about true emotions.