Matthew 5:43-48 states, "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children...
There is a difference between "being in love" and "loving": "being in love" is a kind of madness, involving unrealistic perceptions and ideals, whereas "loving" is more realistic and usually longer-term. However, even "loving" is still based in our needs. Therefore, there is no such thing as pure...
Webster's Random House College Dictionary defines "love" as, "a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection." According to this definition, there was much love displayed in Shakespeare's, King Lear. However, the debate between love and true or real love remains. It can be said that all ...
ABSENCE OF SETTING? Setting has tremendous effect on the emotions and actions of everyone, without exception, in everything that we do. 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. Your percept...
John 3:16- An Exegetical Study John 3:16- "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."" (NIV) John 3:16 is possibly the most well known, and most memorized verse of the Bible. However, it is unlik...
"Carmen" is an opera in four acts. It was written in 1873-1874 and debuted in 1875 (Oxford Dictionary). It portrays the dangers of the Romantic ideal. The ultimate climax - Carmen's murder - was seen as too controversial for audiences of the time and was nearly omitted. Fortunately, Bizet was suppor...
The techniques an author employs, and the way in which they are manipulated, often determine the reader's response towards a novel's themes. The Collector, written by John Fowles is broken into three sections. The first and third sections, narrated by the character of Clegg, and the middle, narrated by the character of Miranda. The entire novel, therefore, is written in first person point of view. Through this narrative technique, other elements, such as the thriller genre, symbolism of the structure, and psychological interpretation are raised. ...
