The American Heritage Dictionary defines obsession as a compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion. ... An example of this was the obsession that Tita and Pedro had together. ... But with Pedro's obsession with Tita strong, it might have had the opposite effect: jealousy. Jealousy is defined as "close vigilance", by the American Heritage Dictionary and in the middle of the novel; a couple of months after Pedro and Rosaura's marriage, Pedro had a close vigilance with Tita's new male companion. ... A perfect example of this was when Pedro saw Tita with Dr. ...

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A friend is one who supports and sympathizes with, a person whom one knows. I however, have a different definition of friendship than the dictionary. ... For example, my so called "best friend" in high school was in love with my boyfriend. ... Although, this example may be irrelevant to others, my friends" inability to be honest with me led to the destruction of our friendship. Companion, a person who accompanies or associates with another. ...

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This morning I got onto the Merriam-Webster website and used the online dictionary to look up the definition of the word love. The search came up with twenty-one different listings for the word love. ... The second kind of love is the love that we share with our families. ... For example, one of my best friends is a female. ... Any dictionary definition is horribly unsatisfactory.? ...

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When I looked in the dictionary under "sisterhood", it said "the state or relation of being a sister"; it's more than just that. ... For example, although I was born into a family of annoying boys, I love my brothers. ... Also, you should be able to be "straight-up" and honest with your sister. ... For example, if one of your sisters were homosexual or of another race, you shouldn't treat her any different from the next person. ... Sisterhood means loving someone no matter what they decide to do with their lives. ...

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The dictionary defines the wordloyalty? ... There are of course other concepts that loyalty is relevant with. ... Along with loyalty, trust comes, and trust is the key to deceit and lying. ... To give a specific example, we can takedoctors.? ... along with it, andtrust? ...

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The dictionary definition of love states that love is defined as deep affection and warm feeling for another, as well as a strong fondness or enthusiasm towards someone. ... For instance when a child is upset with their parents, they most likely say, "I hate you", but they do not mean it. ... For example when you hate someone, you do not feel love toward that person, and when you love someone you do not feel hate for that person. ...

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Romance, beyond its accepted, contemporary usage is formally defined by the Webster's Dictionary as " a medieval literary form, initially old French or Provencal, dealing with deeds of chivalry or with historical or mythological events seen in the perspective or a medieval court." ... Since Daisy was married to Tom, it was forbidden for her to be with Gatsby, but she did it anyway. ... Often with wealthy families, sanctioned marriages of nobility that have more to do with power and social arrangements occur, and Daisy and Tom's marriage is an example of this. ...

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Love is a desire with lust. ... Love to them is a world with no hate, crime, and loneliness. ... Some people are obsessed with some of these things or are just infatuated by them. ... Fore example, in a romantic movie, were a girl leaves her parents so she can be with the boy who she loves and is willing to spend her whole entire life with him, is called sacrificing. ... The girl is compromising to spend her entire life with him. ...

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A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance. (Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc). ... For example, the story of Cupid and His mortal Bride Psyche. ... For example, similarity has been identified by researchers as a major predictor of attraction. ... Its meaning that no matter what you are willing to go through think and thin to be with this person. ...

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Friendship, defined from Webster's Dictionary as, the state of being friends, or a friendly feeling. ... For example, the friendship that someone may have between them and their parents would be different than the friendship they might have with someone their age. ... Whether it be with a person or an animal. ... When you are in a relationship with someone, your lover will become you best friend. ... Friendship is an awesome thing to have with someone. ...

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I looked up the words in the American Heritage Dictionary and the following is what I found. The first word I looked up was sexy and the definition that the dictionary showed was that it was an adjective that meant- arousing or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest. ... The next word was death and the dictionary said that it was a noun describing the act of dying, termination of life. ... I was interested to see what this meant, or at least to the dictionary authors. ... Lauren is 5'7, blonde with gorgeous blue eyes and has an idol with some similar features. ...

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In example, the choices you make to guide the events of your day will almost always be dependent on how you perceive the questions that come about. ... In the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, setting is defined as, "the time, place, and circumstances in which something occurs or develops." ... The story, "The Myth of Cupid and Psyche" by Lucius Apuleius, is one example of setting based on circumstance. ... Just like a storm, love will come whenever it feels and with no warning to the damage that it may cause. ... The color yellow, as with all other colors, has both a positive and negative...

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He then meets with Syme, who work for the Dictionary company and he talks about the new language with her, and how there will be less words since the government has taken out words they did not want. ... He accepts everything that the party tells him, for example that 2+2=5, and that Freedom is Slavery. ... He had gone along with the party before but not completely and not with his actions. ... She is now completely different, not beautiful and she has a long scar on her face that she tries to hide with her hair. ... He realizes that he is still deeply in love with her. ...

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In the evening I marked it in my observations diary, at first with X, and then when I knew her name with M. ... For example, the narrative centres around two main characters telling the same story; Clegg narrating the first and last part of the novel, and Miranda, narrating the middle section. ... For example, the kidnapping and incarceration of Miranda introduces the theme of the problem of freedom. ... As a response to this, the readers find it hard to relate and identify with him, as his set of beliefs and values contrast with those of society. ... He makes excuses for his abnormality wi...

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According to Dictionaries, blindness is defined as "unable to see and lacking of sight, but blindness that Shakespeare demonstrate is not only a physical inability but also a mental flaw that both characters present in the play. ... Begin with both two men have good children and bad children and. ... The parallel structure continues throughout the play as Lear reconcile with Cordelier and Gloucester with Edgar. ... Together they bully their own father by not allow him any knight with him. ... I tax you not, you elements, with unkindness". ...

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