He talks of men being four-legged, four-armed beasts that looked nothing like humans, which is ridiculous. But he explains desires, love, evil and the human nature in his speech, which is a remarkable feat for a comedian. However, his speech does not show the true nature or love. ... Phaedrus claims in his speech that Love is the eldest of gods, and inspires humans to acts that they could normally not complete. ... In short, Socrates describes perfectly the nature of love. ...

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Aristophanes" speech begins by explaining the nature of man and what has become of it. Aristophanes suggests that long ago, the nature of the original human being was very much different from what it is today. He proposes that human beings once were comprised of two halves; that is to say, they were twice the people they are today. ... Love, according to Aristophanes, is also the key to our success as a human race "there's just one way for the human race to flourish: we must bring love to its perfect conclusion" How plausible are the views presented by Aristophanes in his speech on love...

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It seems that for Woods and Rusesabagina altruism is an intrinsic part of their nature. ... The bonobos like a human refuges and they are in need of care and attention. ... Woods notices that, "As humans, we worship altruism. ... Love for her husband, love for defenseless bonobos and love for all humans. ... They were human beings like you and me....

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In many cases people are attracted to those of a nature similar to themselves, yet in others complete opposites in personality and form pair up, so it becomes impossible to predict, with great alacrity, who would be attracted to whom. ... Like oxytocin, vasopressin is present in humans as well. ... People of similar natures would band together to share various skills, protection, food, and other such thing to enhance the possibility of living through another day. ... Homosexuality in humans, however, is highly debated in whether it is based on genetics or more so upbringing. While the search f...

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It is a very exceptional as well as significant word to all human beings. ... Paul in Corinthians entirely provides the fundamental nature of Christian comprehension of love, "Love is patient, kind, and it is not proud. ... The fundamental nature of love is to establish effectively and selflessly delight in the happiness of other people without exception. ... Augustine is at all times worried about the life of other human beings in the society. ... Since the early times, human solidarity has been linked with love. ...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorn's "The Birthmark," the main character Aylmer struggles for scientific perfection; he attempts to perfect that which nature rendered imperfect. When the quest for human achievement opposes divine design it has no chance of succeeding. ... Georgiana had a mark on her cheek, hardly a cause for concern to the average human. ... These desperate attempts at perfection are indeed linked to his desires for success of a divine nature. ... Humans are able to see the results of creation, yet we have no physical formula to create. ...

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This shows that they too are human and also must continually be taught. Horace uses his satires to expose human folly. ... Damasippus is giving his view on human insanity, how all humans do crazy, unreasonable things. ... Horace uses these dialogs to show that he too falls prey to the immorality of human nature. ... It is in our nature to be blinded by our faults, or at least to try to justify them. ...

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The character sketches, of the characters in this play are not very different in nature compared, to the characters, in "The Lady, or The Tiger". ... Not a different setting as compared to other fiction of similar nature Stockton planned to lull his reader into believing that it is another medieval plot with the same story line. It this genius of his writing that one see how he manipulates the same kind of characters and storylines to portray human socialization behavior basically the same but changing to the needs of time. ... It would not be wrong to suggest that the story can be related...

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Are humans born innately good, evil or both? ... How important is nature? ... Nature is wild and free; it gives prisoners hope that one day they might be be free too. ... In addition, nature not only gives hopes and chances but it also gives protection. ... Nature offers a happier alternative to the strict and stressful Puritan life. ...

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Nature is everywhere, it does not discriminate between race, sex, gender, etc. ... They are in the middle of nature which makes this encounter a peaceful one. ... These two humans on the screen should love because they can, and for no other purpose. ... Whether it is love for a pet or for another human, love is love and it does not matter who or what is involved. ... In other words, because Adel is human. ...

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William Shakespeare's Othello is a tragic play regarding jealousy and its decomposing effects on the human psychology. ... -Othello's nature is all of one piece. ... His nature tends outward. ... The nature of Othello's pre-indisposition to blind faith is known by very few. ... This heartbreak and pain that Othello experienced unveiled his barbaric blackamoor nature. ...

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Saint Augustine searched for the answer of a question that asked if love reaches out hopelessly and harmfully, how can it turn around to be productive and wholesome to the human soul? ... Aristotle believes that human happiness, which is not to be equated with the simple-minded pursuit of pleasure, stems from fulfilling human potentialities. ... The central moral problem is the human tendency to want to acquire more and to act unjustly whenever one has the power to do so. ... He believes nature is our guide and that nothing is good which is contrary to nature. ... The second type of reason is ...

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They see abuse, so therefore they think that it is human nature. ... It is human nature for one to look down on someone that does not have as nice of things as they do or does not have as many friends as they do. When each individual comes to a certain age, they need to learn to overlook that human nature and see each person for what they are and not for what they have. ...

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However, throughout Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, the positive nature of this intense affection is challenged. ... The community's equation of humans to animals in the face of love shows love's transformative influence on a person, that is explored in this novel. ... However, making known ones thoughts and emotions remains a vital component of the human psyche, leading to her newfound lupehole: violence, when her previous form of self expression was disregarded. ... In addition, Hagar's extreme devotion and as a result perpetual distraction prevents her forgery of her ow...

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The human mind can only ever truly comprehend it's own thoughts and processes; man can never know if his perceptions of the phenomenal world match those of humanity. ... In Erich Fromm's book Escape from Freedom the author sums up Martin Luther's acknowledgement of man's selfishness: "Luther assumed the existence of an innate evilness in man's nature, which directs his will for evil and makes it impossible for man to perform any good deed on the basis of his nature."" ... The human mind is deficient in its inability to act without love; a lack of love causes man to lo...

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One of Wordsworth's major ideas, radical at the time, was that human beings move at the moment of birth from a perfect idealized "other world" to this imperfect world, characterized by injustice and corruption. ... Throughout the book she is associated with light, gold, innocence, nature, angels, beauty and purity. Eppie, through her connection to nature and the "other world" brings Silas out of isolation and spiritual despair, saves his soul and brings him back to the church and the community. ... Her adaptability in coming to Silas" cottage is put down to the "ready transition of in...

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Each title illuminate Jesus" genius in radically altering the status quo to teach both the sinners and the righteous the truth of his ministry and reveal the loving and forgiving nature of God to all people. ... Tannehill also views the Luke 7:36-50 as a "quest story" where an individual approaches Jesus in the quest for something important to human well-being. ... The narrative then turns to the thoughts of Simon, the name of the Pharisee and host of the dinner, who immediately discounts Jesus as a prophet because of his inability to recognize the sinful nature of the woman. ... Fitzmeyer ...

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Each share a common interest - Lawrence's preoccupation with the true nature of marriage and human relations, a preoccupation that tends towards the darkly pessimistic. ... Similarly Daphne in The Ladybird is imprisoned by bourgeois constraints which deny her true nature. ... Henry is amused by March and Banford's attitudes to nature and fowls - March says we had a better opinion of the nature of fowls then than we have now. And Banford adds Of Nature altogether, I'm afraid. Don't talk to me about Nature. ...

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Since love was created at Aphrodite's birthday party, he is by nature a lover in pursuit of beautiful things, as Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty. ... By this she is saying all men always have love inside them, and when they turn a certain age our nature desires us to love. ... Mortal nature always seeks itself to become immortal. ... Once a person gets to a certain point in their life, they are able to realize the physical beauty in all human beings and are able to look beyond the physical nature of love. ...

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the fact that Janie was blossomed and raised in nature. Her connection with nature caused her to feel that the proper time to give the marriage would be the length of four seasons, after which she would have to move on if things had not changed. ... When the mule died, a "mock ceremony" was performed which copied all rituals performed at a human funeral, and in her sadness Janie was not even allowed to attend. ... While Joe relied on money, Tea Cake relied on nature, a vital connection with Janie, since she has relied on nature her entire life. ...

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What is love, why does it sometimes grow, and why does it sometimes die; these are questions often asked by humans today. ... Most human being do not. ... (Nathaniel Branden) To love a human being is to know and love his or her person. ... But it is not inherent the true nature of love that it must occur. ... Everyone wants someone to talk to, to be with, to feel understood by, to share experiences with, and we need emotional closeness and intimacy is a must with another human being. ...

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As du Plessix Gray said, " a human need for friendship." ... Giving and sharing without expecting anything back as La Rochefoucauld found out that" friendship is the only human bond in which the tyrannical cycle of our self-love seems broken"; "we can love each other even more than love ourselves" (On Friendship par.6). ... That's why according to Cicero, "the man least capable of friendship is the tyrant" since the tyrant has the need for power over the other, to show superiority and therefore is the man most likely to have an unsuccessful relationship with human beings. ... It is in t...

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This type of love is by its nature not lasting. ... Thus, for such a person, within his or her romantic love life, as we exhibit a loving nature we then become, for that very special person in our life, increasingly loveable. ... A sincere loving nature must begin, first of all, in loving ourselves. ... However as humans it can be said we are never fully altruistic in our love, as Terry Waite found, when he said, "One of the things I discovered in my introspection [during captivity] was the insight, not earth-shattering but nevertheless important, that there is no such thing in me as a pure...

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" "Maybe she doesn't like my hair," and things of that nature. ... " Things of that nature are normal in this kind of situation. ... Overall, I think there is a very human feel to Helena's comments. ...

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Having not experienced life yet, Romeo does not yet understand the nature of love. ... Is this true nature of love? ... That to truly understand the magnitude of effects of love on the human condition, one must be prepared to forfeit it all....

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