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Outline:: I. Introduction - Love A. Misconception B. What is love? II. Misconception vs. opinion A. Misconception 1 III. Misconception vs. opinion A. Misconception 2 IV. Misconception vs. opinion A. Misconception 3 V. Conclusion - Love A. Misconception B. What is love? C. Concluding statement

Term: Love

Class: Emotion

Characteristics: Personal Attachment, Deep Affection, Patience, Kindness, and Consideration

Rough Draft::

Love, a four letter word, is so concise yet immensely powerful. When pressed with the question, “What is love?” many say that it is merely a feeling that comes over you when one likes someone. That is one of the responses I received when inquiring about this emotion, and I strongly disagree, for I believe it is so much more than just a mere emotion that comes over somebody when they “like” someone. Love is so much more than a single emotion.

Love is a profound feeling that will consume a person. It is followed by personal attachment and also deep affection for him or her. Many attributes are required to truly love a person. If love is truly what one is feeling they will have extreme patience when interacting with the loved one. They will also experience extreme concern for this person’s feelings and general wellbeing. Overwhelmed with kindness, one will consider the other person all the time. When loving someone, the receiver of this love is top priority in life, because with love nothing else matters.

Many misconceptions have been mixed into the truth of love. When faced with the question, one person said that it was a feeling that cannot be explained but will cause your mind to run wild and a chain reaction of other emotions to accompany it. They also commented that when you come face to face with someone you love, your heart will begin to beat faster. They also said that when you are with this person they are the only thing in the world that could possibly matter. When with this person you should be completely selfless, and one should always put that person first because they are all that should matter at that moment.

Another person said that love was when somebody has feelings for someone and feels attracted to them. They said you will think about the person frequently and treat them with respect. While there is some truth to this I believe that love is much more than that. You do not necessarily have to be attracted to them. There is the love of a mother and other forms of love.

Today’s generation does not give enough power to this word. It is tossed around lightly frequently. To properly define it would be the way the first person described it as an unexplainable feeling that would cause you to do anything for that person whom you love. That is the truth because love causes you to be selfless, only caring for them and meeting their needs as an individual. It is accompanied by personal attachment. You will always want to be with this person and will cause you to value time spent with them. Deep affection also follows love, because your affection for them will be endless and never ending.

Love is a vast emotion full of passion and concern for the beloved. It causes one to be selfless, patient, kind, and full of attachment and affection. So much more than a feeling, it can be misconstrued as a simple emotion. This profound and intense feeling should be given the respect and power it requires to be properly used or described. To concisely inform someone on love if I was pressed with the question, “What is love?” I would respond by saying that it is an indescribable feeling of affection that is timeless and endless.


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Love, a four letter word, is so concise yet immensely powerful. When pressed with the question, “What is love?” many say that it is merely a feeling that comes over you when one likes someone. That is one of the responses I received when inquiring about this emotion, and I strongly disagree, for I believe it is so much more than just a mere emotion that comes over somebody when they “like” someone. Love is so much more than that single emotion.

Love is a profound feeling that will consume a person. It is followed by personal attachment and also deep affection for him or her. Many attributes are required to truly love a person. If love is truly what one is feeling they will have extreme patience when interacting with the loved one. They will also experience extreme concern for this person’s feelings and general wellbeing. Overwhelmed with kindness, one will consider the other person all the time. When loving someone, the receiver of this love is top priority in life, because with love nothing else matters.

Many misconceptions have been mixed into the truth of love. When faced with the question, one person said that it was a feeling that cannot be explained but will cause your mind to run wild and a chain reaction of other emotions to accompany it. They also commented that when you come face to face with someone you love, your heart will begin to beat faster. Following this comment they said that when with this person they are the only thing in the world that could possibly matter. When with this person one should be completely selfless, and one should always put that person first because they are all that should matter at that moment.

Another person said that love was when somebody has feelings for someone and feels attracted to them. They said one will think about the person frequently and treat them with respect. While there is some truth to this I believe that love is much more than that. You do not necessarily have to be attracted to them. There is the love of a mother and other forms of love. This comment goes to show the shallowness of the interpretation of love. It needs to be understood that love is a very serious word to say. While I enjoy shopping very much I would never say I love shopping, because to love shopping I would want to be doing it every second of my life while experiencing pain inside when I am not shopping. When in love with someone one will experience this pain. A pain of not knowing that you cannot be with them at that moment. While there is that physical attraction it should never be a top priority in love, it should just naturally accompany these other emotions.

Today’s generation does not give enough power to this word. It is tossed around lightly very frequently. To properly define it would be the way the first person described it as an unexplainable feeling that would cause you to do anything for that person whom you love. That is the truth because love causes you to be selfless, only caring for them and meeting their needs as an individual. It is accompanied by personal attachment. You will always want to be with this person and will cause you to value time spent with them. Deep affection also follows love, because your affection for them will be endless and forever.

Love is a vast emotion full of passion and concern for the beloved. It causes one to be selfless, patient, kind, and full of attachment and affection. So much more than a feeling, it can be misconstrued as a simple emotion. This profound and intense feeling should be given the respect and power it requires to be properly used or described. To concisely inform someone on love if I was pressed with the question, “What is love?” I would respond by saying that it is an indescribable feeling of affection that is will never run out or end.