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This paper analyses the Spanish novel "El Libro de Buen Amor" by Juan Ruiz with an emphasis on the meanings of the term "buen amor" ot true love. It looks at how the term "buen amor" was used in medieval Spain, in order to narrow down what in fact Juan Ruiz might have been implying every time he used it and how the term can have different meanings, courtly love, the love of God and honorable human love or divine love.

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"Although the word in the title is "amor" this does not simply translate as "love" because at the time love and sex were not clearly distinguished from one another and it was sometimes a synonym for sex. The book primarily instructs on how to seduce women and how to determine the most desirable woman. The question is, why is he providing sex education? And how does this stand alongside his attitude to religion and the Virgin Mary, whom he refers to as "comien'o e ra'z'de todo bien" It is clear that the work is not an attack on clerical celibacy as there is evidence that Juan Ruiz is in fact opposed to it. Juan Ruiz writes of the love of nuns, "tienen a sus amigos en viciosos" and it could be said that he fears the consequences of clerical celibacy."

Tags:sex, education, seduction, medieval, spain

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This paper details the similarities and the differences in both works of poetry by Dante and Ovid. For example: When comparing Dante's "LaVita Nuova" to Ovid's "Amores," the main difference that quickly becomes apparent is one of attitude. This paper explores both poets' attitude towards love and the extent to which their own lives coincide with their writing. Both poets describe love in religious terms, where love plays the role of a god. Dante elevates his character to sainthood upon her death whereas Ovid, in sharp contrast, views his leading character in a more flippant and superficial manner. This well-written paper details the plots and characters of both works of poetry.

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"Dante is much more contemplative of love as a concept and of the lady that he loves. The Provencal tradition is transcended when love is described not only in loftily idealistic terms, but also when the lady in question is viewed as significant in spiritual terms. Beatrice, of whom Dante writes, is described in nothing but the purest terms. The poet meets her when he is a young child, and throughout the work learns lessons about love through her. In his view, Beatrice is a creature of unsurpassed beauty, who is able to satisfy the dreams of a child, the desires of a young man and the highest aspirations of the mature artist, from whose point of view he is writing. Not only is she an extremely ideal woman; she is also nearly Christ-like in her perfection."

Tags:poetry, literature, comparison

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This paper briefly reviews the film "Amores Porres", which was made in Mexico in 2000. The movie is divided into three interrelated plots that intersect at key and surprising moments. The first of these three is about Octavio, who enters his pet Cofi in dogfights to earn money, so he can run off with his brother's wife. The second story centers on a supermodel, her pet terrier Ritchie, and her boyfriend, who left his wife to be with her. The third interrelated story is about a homeless man and lover of stray dogs who has been hired as a hit man by a corrupt cop.

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"The story of Octavio and Cofi depict the seedy underworld of dog fighting. This brutal and cruel sport is practiced all around the world, and the film shows that it can be quite popular in Mexico City. Cofi is a beloved pet, and both Octavio and his brother love the dog. However, Octavio's brother is abusing his wife and Octavio wants to rescue his sister-in-law. The money he makes from fighting Cofi will pay for them to run away. This segment shows the horrors of dog fighting, revealing how lucrative and seductive gambling can be. Octavio is obviously a kind-hearted man who is genuinely in love with his brother's wife."

Tags:mexican, cinema, spanish, octavio

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This paper reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby", a book primarily concerned with the lives of wealthy people, set in a period of American history where wealth was of greater importance than ever before, owing to the increasing affluence of the population and the start of mass public investment in the stock market. It examines how the novel deals with two of the great issues of its time, the social extravagance and pleasure-seeking spirit of the roaring twenties and the ruthless social climbing of those at the top of organized crime. It looks at how the book shows that the ideals of hope, morality and honesty are no longer existent and how the novel?s obsession with wealth and the amorality that surrounds its wealthy characters demonstrates that money is only an object of worship.

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"Perhaps the greatest demonstration of the way the novel is bewitched by the dishonesty and lavishness of wealth is in the eponymous hero. While the narrator seems in awe of the luxury of his parties, there is little comment on the rather corrupt and unsavoury means by which Gatsby has acquired his wealth. At one of his parties a guest comments that he once "killed a man". This is never condemned, and his friend Meyer Wolfsheim is a distinctly shady character whose corruption and underworld connection seems little cause for alarm to Nick. This is great symbolism in Gatsby's favourite term of endearment, "old sport". This is meant to evoke thoughts of fair play, but it only serves to remind one of Jordan's cheating at golf and Wolfsheim's fixing of the world series go to show that sport, traditionally a bastion of morality, is now full of such underhand practice. However, Meyer Wolfsheim's molar cufflinks get more comment than his corrupt activities."

Tags:american, dream, organized, crime, twenties

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"The film Pulp Fiction (1994), directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, presents a series of characters from the Los Angeles underworld. They are minor criminals battling one another for territory, for supremacy in the drug trade, and for a certain sense of honor based on an unwritten code that seems to support all their activities. This code can be very important to them even when they are unable to articulate why, for it gives them a structure within which their violent world can make some sense to them. This is also a world of kitsch, of pop icons, of commercials, of fast foods, of brand names, and so on, but it is a world that these individuals have imbued with a certain philosophy. One of the hit men has indeed started developing a more full-fledged philosophy based on his reading of a passage in.."

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This paper discusses how problems can arise when religious followers go against social norms in the name of religion. The study it presents, focuses on the implications in a socially influential situation, in which a Christian is encouraged to break his or her moral code. It is hypothesized that a Christian subject would be quicker and more willing to go against his/her morals when in the presence of a Christian other who supported the deviant behavior. Accordingly, results showed that subjects were more likely to engage in deviant behavior (cheat on a task) when a Christian confederate had already done so. In the presence of non-Christian others and those who did not cheat on the task, Christian subjects adhered to their morals. The author has also included a table and appendices.

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"Each religion serves to give its members a set of morals to live by and norms to adhere to, and in most cases, this purpose is achieved. However, religion has often been the source of immorality among followers. Problems arise when religious followers go against social norms in the name of religion. Research has shown that certain social contexts and factors contribute to this religiosity-dependent deviance. According to Tittle and Welsch, a social context characterized by low normative ambiguity, high social integration, generalized perceptions of high peer conformity, and a relatively low proportion of people who are not religious may facilitate deviant behaviors (1983). The current study focuses on the implications in a socially influential situation, in which a Christian is encouraged to break his or her moral code. It was hypothesized that a Christian subject would be quicker and more willing to go against his/her morals when in the presence of a Christian other who supported the deviant behavior. Accordingly, results showed that subjects were more likely to engage in deviant behavior (cheat on a task) when a Christian confederate had already done so."

Tags:social psychology, psychology, experimental psychology, religion, in-group bias, research methods, research article

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This paper discusses love, a universal feeling and emotion that is as old as humankind. The writer cites the famous love story of Tristan and Isolde, as one example of the extreme mentality to which love can take us. The writer suggests that the embarrassment that we as a society feel about love has been brought on by media and too many Hollywood movies about how love can go wrong. The writer provides definitions of love from several sources, and concludes that we may never know what love is exactly, but we understand the emotions that accompany loving and feeling loved and these sensations will live on until the end of time.

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"Tristan and Isolde's love for each other is not something that is made up. Real people feel that they could and would do anything to keep the love they have found; as Campbell puts it, "Love is the meaning of life, it is the high point of life" (Campbell 238). This natural high that you can achieve from being in love is what most people crave for. Human beings want to feel care, affection, respect, and commitment because they give us a glimmer of hope that true love does exist. However, as a society we have come to fear and be embarrassed by love. Many men and women who are questioned if they are indeed in love will respond with a short handed "no." Personally, I think that people are afraid to show their true feelings because they are frightened at the reaction that they may receive."

Tags:envy, culture, individual, abuse, will, intention, self-consciousness

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In this essay it will be shown that Ovid views love as essentially tragic. The concept of tragic will be addressed, and it will be shown that this concept can be applied to Ovid's tales in the Amores. Although the Amores was never intended to be a tragedy, its characters certainly suffer endless reversals of fortune, and this is a key element in the concept of tragic. Moreover, it will be shown that Ovid views these reversals of love as springing directly from the very nature of love itself.

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How and why does Ovid view Love as Essentially Tragic? In this essay it will be shown that Ovid views love as essentially tragic. The concept of tragic will be addressed, and it will be shown that this concept can be applied to Ovid's tales in the Amores. Although the Amores was never intended to be a tragedy, its characters certainly suffer endless reversals of fortune, and this is a key element in the concept of tragic. Moreover, it will be shown that Ovid views these reversals of love as springing directly from the very nature of love itself. The concept of tragic has undergone many shifts over the centuries, as the form of tragedies has shifted to reflect the various civilizations that

Tags:ovid, love, amores

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This paper contrasts the selfless amoral actions and the motives thereof of Tom Jones with the other characters of Henry Fielding's classic novel "Tom Jones," most notably with that of Blifil (Jones' rival suitor). This paper looks at exactly why the amoral doings of Jones leads to his attainment of Sophia (Greek for wisdom), and why the moral doings of Blifil do not. This is all explained as a conflict between morality which serves to augment the self and that of amoral action which is desire driven and thus lessens the effect of self-awareness. This unconsciousness then, that Jones lives in is proved to be wisdom; this fact is then proved through references from William Blake, Carl Jung, and Fredreich Nietzsche.

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" Virtue and happiness (wisdom) oppose one another. Fielding himself writes in the first chapter of book fifteen of Tom Jones, "if by virtue is meant (as I almost think it ought) a certain relative quality, which is always busying itself without Doors, and seems as much interested in pursuing the good of others as its own; I cannot so easily agree that this is the surest way to human happiness" (601; bk.15, ch.1). The fulfillment of desire then, leads to happiness and true wisdom; this wisdom being an unconscious realization of the universe at large; a wisdom that is Sophia."

Tags:allworthy, blake, blifil, fielding, jung, nietzsche, nihilism, square, thwackum

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Dark science has invaded sexuality in pursuit of satisfying the sinister ends of its amoral political patrons. Today phenomena like pregnant men and baby factories no longer sound so absurd. In this paper, the author examines the effects of such advancements on society and the world in general.

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"The scientific techniques of the 21st century are certain to change the traditional views and practices of sexuality and reproduction forever. But questions beg to be asked: Are the developments rooted in such techniques positive steps in our global society? Has science and technology been given the adequate ethical and moral oversight necessary to insure a reasonable measure of public safety? At present the answer is a depressing negative."

Tags:birth, control, homosexuality, reproduction, technology, women