It Must Have Been Love

What is love? Love is life’s greatest offer, love gives our lives meaning, value and makes us who we are. Without love our existence is hollow and insubstantial. To live a fulfilling life is to love courageously and relentlessly. Love is a simplified term to describe the feelings of pleasure, compassion and attachment associated with love without defining the specific aspect or origin from which it came. For millions of years the topic of love has inspired countless works of art, literature, film

Although Ophelia was a minor character in the play “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, almost everything that happened in the play directly affected her. She was forced to stop seeing her boyfriend by her father, her boyfriend “went mad” for her love and eventually her father was murdered by her boyfriend. All of these things really took a toll young Ophelia and caused her to go mad. There are many differing arguments from scholars as to why Ophelia decided to commit suicide. Many think it solely had

believers. To love him, serve him, tell others, be a part of his family and become like Him is our mission as a Christ-follower. We have been saved to then be sent to serve. This is an important task as we are to continually working toward fulfilling what Christ started. We are to go, baptise and lead others to be Christ’s followers. All Christ-followers are to complete

Everything that we have, all knowledge, all gifts, all are from the Lord. Augustin says, “…what I know of myself I know only because you shed light on me, and what I do not know I shall remain ignorant about until my darkness becomes like bright noon before your face.” (p. 19). Our human nature is filled with pride, to be able to admit that everything has been given is showing submission. Death after life is a topic that most people wrestle

see a new love of humanity to be born out of the Holocaust. This is crazy right? How can anything positive come out of something so negative. That’s the thing though, to embrace the positive times. We must also remember and learn from the negative ones. Mr.Arbeiter says in quote “May a new love of humanity to be born out of the horrors we have known”. Although I am confused, I first needed to grow a deep understanding of what it means to love humanity. When Mr. Arbeiter says “new love of humanity”

reader. The meaning is about how the speaker and his love should act on their love while they have the chance. They will not live forever so they must make the most of the time they do have. This type of meaning is a called carpe diem, meaning seize the day. The will to live out their love is urgently expressed. Andrew Marvell use of allusion, hyperbole, and imagery to create this meaning and create a tone of urgency. . Through allusion the love while we can meaning is expressed. Allusions fill the

dreams. I have high hopes for my future. I am talented, compassionate, and determined. While I can be bossy at times, I work to serve others. I fall, and I have learned how to rise again. I wish to care for those in need. Throughout my life, I have decided to focus on what really matters—love. My family background, extracurricular activities, and issues that I am passionate about have shaped me into who I am and have largely influenced my life aspirations. Born into a close-knit family, I have learned

Marie: Tell me, is yours a story of romantic love or courtly love? Francesca: Mine is a story of romantic love; of passion and lustfulness. Marie: Go on, please. Francesca: I had been married to Gianciotto, an old and deformed man. As time went on, I began to fall for Gianciotto’s younger brother, Paolo. One day, Paolo and I sat reading from a book when we came across a rather intense romantic scene. We got caught up in the heat of the moment, and ended up kissing. Marie: And then? Francesca:

Mysticism in the book of love poems by rumi To have an in depth understanding of mysticism is largely the central work to accepting and embracing Rumi s ideas , thoughts and beliefs which would to some modern philosophers sound absurd, fanatical and delusional.Infact with Bertrand Russell, who famously wrote a book called Mysticism and Logic. His point was that you cannot be a mystic and a rational person at one and the same time. Indeed, the "enlightened" position of the modern intellectual

Humans are idealists. We are day dreamers, curious minds and wanters of what could be. At the same time though, we must be practical, smart and real or else Life might advantage of you. In writing we often see the battle of ideal vs real, especially when it comes to works centering on the topic of love. Poems like The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (Marlowe, 1599) and The Nymphs Reply to the Shepherd (Raleigh, 1599) are prime examples of the contrasting views, while prose like Eveline (Joyce, 1914)