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Love Story

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Love story

INTRODUCTION
Love:
General sense and the most common: attachment, desire for fusion, between two beings. Therefore it is
something we expect: pleasure, well-being, happiness.
Domain: affect, sentiment, or passion?
affection for someone (familial love; maternal love; love of
next, etc.) exclusive and excessive attachment to someone or something: it is
so a passion (The love-passion)
Love, the strongest and most noble of feelings, which gives meaning to our lives and us
brings us closer to others, makes us laugh and cry at the same time, makes us happy sometimes
unfortunate, is the first experience that upsets our life.
Have you ever opened a book, listened to a song, watched a movie without it speaking to you?
of love?
That would be unthinkable. Let's take the internet as an example: when you type the word "
love » there are about 4 billion results available on a search engine, which
is enormous. Indeed, this theme is omnipresent in art, literature, cinema,
television, magazines, the internet, which explains our enthusiasm for this theme of
love that is both intriguing and magical.
It is a complex feeling, one of the most important no doubt, and it can take on a
a large number of forms such as filial love, maternal love, the love of God and
the love between two people.
These forms of love being complex, very vast and difficult to define, we will focus on
our research on the love between a man and a woman.
Today, we are living in an era of great discoveries. Just a little while ago,
we thought that the heart was the seat of our emotions, but recent discoveries
scientific research has allowed us to observe that the brain plays an important role in our
emotions.
For some time now, many scientists have tried to explain the feeling
in love through chemical and biological phenomena. This allowed us to
to know much more about love, but a part of mystery always remains. Love
is not a feeling that can be 'trivialized' by simple chemical reactions,
Love is sacred, important, it is what allows us to give life. This phenomenon
applies both to humans and to animals, the only difference is that one has
feelings and the other only emotions
Love is a feeling towards a being or a thing that drives people who feel it.
feel the need to adopt a more or less racially biased behavior, leading them
mainly to seek a closeness that can be tender, physical, passionate,
intellectual, spiritual, even imaginary, in relation to the object of this love.
Love can be, depending on the situation, weak, strong or obsessive. According to these criteria, it can
be more or less controlled by the person who feels it.
By extension, love refers to many things that are related to this feeling.
Love is an emotional feeling that is both simple and complex, disrupted by cultures.
debated for centuries and still debated today. This attachment is emotional
a biology topic (why love), from psychology (the impact of love and its
absence), sociology (its role in human relationships), philosophy (in which
but to love?), of theology (the love of God), of Art (love in all its arts), of
entertainment (the pleasures of love), economy (the business of meeting
in love) and of exact sciences (the molecules involved).
Love is a source of happiness (shared love):
The two lovers share the same feeling of love, which is based on the
fidelity, trust, respect. Love becomes a source of well-being. It ensures
the psychological balance since the presence of the beloved woman grants her chosen one the
beatitude and gives meaning to his life. This pleasure was experienced by Louis Aragon whose
fervent passion for Elsa Triolet has become a source of inspiration.
Love at first sight also creates an indescribable happiness. The two lovers...
feel in perfect harmony. Their eyes respond to each other and consequently their hearts
font echo.
The love that leads to marriage is also a happy love because the two lovers
succeed in uniting by a marital bond that reflects their affection. Thus, the
shares with his partner his concerns, his troubles, his joys...
Love, a source of suffering:
Love has a narcissistic and possessive aspect that deprives us of our freedom.
The lover seeks to possess the beloved. (Jealousy that overwhelms the beloved)
Love can be a source of suffering and melancholy. When the lover
learns that the loved one has betrayed him, his life darkens. Let's take as an example the
chevalier de Grieux discovering the betrayal of his beloved Manon. He was
so desperate that he lost the will to live.
Unrequited love causes suffering for the beloved person who feels neglected.
She is experiencing psychological troubles that could lead her to suicide.
Love can be a source of unhappiness when it is based on self-interest because the
materialism outweighs sincere feelings and especially love by
for example, immigrants often seek to arrange a marriage of convenience with the
European for obtaining the visa and to regularize their immigrant situation
clandestine. Once his goal is achieved, the immigrant asks his wife to
divorce what causes the unhappiness of this unfortunate one. (Psychological trouble,
lack of trust, refusal to remarry due to insincerity
Passionate failure also causes great sadness. The victims of separations
Due to death, a misunderstanding, a betrayal feel an irreversible suffering.
Musset in the nights of October written after being betrayed by his mistress 'it is necessary
to love after having loved, one must suffer after having suffered
After Virginie's death, Paul could not live without his beloved, which is why he decided.
to commit suicide and join his chosen one even in death.
Do you think that romantic experience only leads to suffering?
Answer the question by writing an argumentative text and relying on some evidence.
specific examples.
INTRODUCTION :
Love is a feeling quite pure that is considered a vital necessity and also a
natural need felt by every being, from which comes the desire to seek one's soulmate.
In this regard, opinions on romantic experiences are continually multiplying.
Some believe that experiencing a romantic relationship only leads to happiness and
joy. Others are inclined to believe that love and its stories are misfortune in its purest form.
brute.
So to what limits are such judgments recognizable?
Can we admit that love only leads to suffering?
DEVELOPMENT:
Certainly, romantic experiences are sometimes capable of leading us to suffering.
and an endless distress.
On one hand, the unfortunate experiences that have shaped our lives could be in
in some cases a source of misfortune and melancholy. In other words, love stories
Already elapsed may disturb our balance and haunt us at every moment.
that we remember. This is how they become an obstacle that gets on our nerves and
our back. The most striking example in this regard is that of
of Emma, the heroine of Flaubert, who manages to kill herself since she could not forget the failure of
his romantic relationships. It follows that experiences of love, distressing and
Shameful things can lead to intense unhappiness and plunge a person into discomfort.
permanent and an abusive despair even if they were in the past because it remains difficult for
some of them to forget and to surpass.
On the other hand, love can transform us into a miserable and wretched being.
The effect of being in love generates melancholy to the extent that one does not come to an agreement.
with our partner. This leads to extreme pain and deep injuries that
they could probably torture us because, obviously, love and attachment to
a person gives rise to multiple conflicts and disagreements that can affect
our mood and our personality. Let us mention in this regard the case of young girls who
find themselves at the end of a painful story of psychopaths in love and unable to lead a
normal life. This confirms the idea that love experiences, whether past
Currently, they are annoying and nightmarish to the point that they destroy
the individual.
Finally, the lover, having poorly chosen his beloved, could undoubtedly suffer an enormous
disappointment and consequently live in misery. In other words, it may be that we put ourselves in front.
a story of impossible love experiencing love on one side. This contributes
absolutely to moral fatigue and amplifies our pains since we have followed paths that do not
leads to nothing. Such is the example of the character of Marivaux in his novel 'false'
confidence " who has shed so many tears and who has been so tortured by their love for their
mistress, a wealthy and high-ranking woman. In short, love in some cases is nothing but
misfortune that massacres the soul of the one who falls in love.
However, it is undeniable that romantic experiences are a valuable source of
happiness, enjoyment, and ecstasy.
First of all, love has the advantage of bringing a special taste into our lives: it makes us
savor the delight of life which brings great satisfaction and changes our perspectives on
the future, our attitudes and our behaviors. In this regard, I would like to cite the example of my
parents who remain smiling at life and optimistic thanks to the love one has for the other
for the other. So, love can play a role in satisfying us and uplifting us.
never.
Secondly, the love stories we have turned the pages of are worthy of us.
bringing back joy even if they are just nonsensical and childish stories but,
Speaking of them, one feels a deep joy seeing that they make us laugh at our
elapsed past. I cite in this regard the example of Victor HUGO who tells in his poem "
Hermias' love story at the age of twelve and through which he seeks to
to forget one's past and to go back a little in time while laughing at one's childhood stories
sad yet wonderful. We can thus say that past love stories are
for us an anecdote, a happiness to live and relive despite the passage of time.
Lastly, living a love story is a great support for the person in love.
who ensures him a happy and balanced life filled with love and affection. We
we live in a time where it is difficult if not impossible to face the challenges of life
contemporary, alone, without having a being to share with us the best and the worst. By
Next, a man needs someone who inspires and shapes him. This beautifies and makes him more
calm and warm life. I do not stray from the subject if I quote the phrase of Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry when he says 'to love is not to look at each other, but to look
together in the same direction. This confirms the idea that love eases our pains.
which can weigh heavily on us if we are solitary. Thus, shared misfortune does not last and
This is how lovers live throughout their lives in wonderful happiness.
CONCLUSION :
For all that has preceded, it is certainly true that if love can sometimes be the cause of
Our misfortune, our failure and our loss, this could not make us deny that this
last pass to be a crystalline splash that brings us happiness and which
ensures our success and our stability.
Love, a cliché subject certainly, but no less interesting. Because there is so much to say, so much to...
different ways to approach it, so many mysteries and surprises to discover...
Love, is it not this great and noble feeling that opens the door to happiness? It is
that very one, indeed. But wait, love does not necessarily mean happiness without
stains, path without holes, white without black. One cannot deny - at least the lovers - that
Love also brings its share of suffering. Although the term seems a bit strong...
Love between happiness and sadness
Being in love is like being on a cloud. You get attached to a person and you think about them.
often, all the time. Of course, there is happiness in loving, in discovering these feelings.
But the best is when we learn that they are shared and that, at last, true Love
start, as a couple, together. Every beginning of a story is a bit like a first
times. And it is precisely this that offers the blindness, the carefreeness, the innocence necessary for
a complete happiness.
At that time, everything seems perfect, one only sees the white, only the qualities, only the
happiness. Everything is fine. And it is not necessarily an illusion after all. Because yes, love
brings happiness. Love is a sharing of feelings, of life, of joys and sorrows.
It's advancing together, hand in hand, to help each other in case of need, to support each other.
mutually what to build a life and smiles. Love therefore forms a relationship.
particular and intimate between two people, who will be closer to each other than with
anyone else. And this feeling of happiness causes human beings to evolve and grow with
the desire to make happy, to live for the other.
Mutual love, each other's care, the idea of a shared life and a future
common, contribute to making happy. But do not believe that couple life is a
long tranquil river...
If the happiness brought by love seems obvious, it is essential to consider that nothing
not everything is completely white, nothing is completely black. Thus, this feeling, so pure and so idyllic, has within it
also defects.
Man is imperfect, and like everything that touches humanity, love contradicts itself
even. Its definition places happiness as a result, but also suffering.
As a consequence. Love does not advocate solely feeling in the hearts of lovers.
this fact, if the other is at the center of attention, the emergence of jealousy or even desire
Recognition is only logical. Despite the trust we place in others, there is the
fear of losing it, the need for attention and understanding... Indeed, love is
also a desire for exclusivity, for possession of the other, for perfect harmony. A desire
of perfection in sum.
Giving without expecting anything in return is commendable but unfortunately utopian. Love
it induces other feelings that are closely related to it, and often unavoidable. And these
Those feelings can cause suffering. The other is both a source of happiness and a source of
suffering, the target of the attention given to it and that which is demanded of it.
Perfection does not exist. The joys of love can only be accompanied by worries.
of lovers... It is in human nature.
But let's not be pessimistic. Love, when it is shared and lived calmly, despite
inevitable black spots, offers a fulfilled and happy life.
Love positively transforms the lover
Do you agree with this?
Develop your viewpoint on the issue by relying on arguments and
specific examples.
Introduction :
Love is a noble, lively, and sacred feeling that suddenly arises to connect souls.
beautifying life. This greatness and its effects on human beings have not ceased to be a concern
writers and poets, thinkers and philosophers who are far from expressing a singular opinion
look at the diversity of the arguments on which they base their reasoning. Some
admitting that being in love contributes to positively change the individual.
Personally, I approve without hesitation such a statement for numerous reasons and
diverse.
Development:
Certainly, love has the advantage of transforming us positively, of changing our attitudes,
our psychology and our outlook on life towards the better.
On one hand, when you love someone in life, you come to love everyone since
Love is a source of harmony and altruism, which opens our hearts to others.
and teaches us to love others without considering their differences and to accept them without
ways.
On the other hand, loving him gives us hope to change our situations and improve them.
Otherwise, love is considered a weapon that helps us face obstacles and to
overcome our problems by sharing them with a partner. This could obviously
relieve our pains and it makes our life happier and more harmonious because a misfortune
shared in two is no longer a misfortune. Let us cite in this regard the example of 'Emma' in the
novel of 'Madame Bovary' that sought through the romantic experiences of
to escape from her psychological misery and to break away from the troubled family life she
It is misery. Therefore, being in love is putting an end to pain and suffering.
Finally, love is a school of sacrifice and bravery. This is how the lover learns.
to sacrifice for the benefit of his partner. He draws his strength and power from his love.
to do everything to defend and protect one's relationship. Such is the example of 'Figaro' the
hero of 'Beaumarchais' who dared to do everything to save his great passion for Suzanne.
In short, love transforms the lover by making him a stronger, braver being and
adventurous which confirms the verse of "Ronsard" saying "Of you alone do I take my
sort adventurous.
However, no one can deny that love sometimes brings about destructive changes.
our personality, our mood, and our behaviors ...
Firstly, love, being the source of disappointment and sorrow, can disturb.
our psychological balance and plunge us into a bath of sadness and discomfort. This
will surely damage our future. In this regard, I cite the case of young teenagers.
who, having lived through love affairs, have been slaughtered by this unconscious and illusory love.
Secondly, the loving person, having made a poor choice in their partner, plunges into a river.
of sadness and misfortune. In other words, one who loves reaps only the
injury and torture. And consequently, the lover risks leading a dreary life soaked with
tears following a dead-end path. What could be more significant in this regard than the example
of the main character of 'Marivaux' in his play 'False Confidences' which has so much
he suffers from this great love he has for his high-ranking mistress. As a result,
The lover finds himself unknowingly in a degraded state of sadness and despair.
In the end, love seems to be an experience that can lead to vice and immorality.
as a result, the lover unconsciously transforms into a vicious, even criminal being because
love, if it exceeds its limits, will undoubtedly touch upon madness, which makes one forget the
moral restrictions and encourages to break them. Let's take the example of 'Elodie' in this regard.
a character from 'Anatole France' who was killed by her lover out of jealousy and
suspicion since he becomes blind by the darkness of his extreme love. Then, passion
intense can lead to reckless and criminal acts.
Conclusion
For all that has preceded, if love, in some cases, positively transforms the individual
and change his whole life, it cannot make us deny that it can also degrade and uglify
our days and affects our future.

Subject: Do perfect love stories told in novels still influence the


young people?
Do you think that love can change a person's character?
Do you really believe that one can fall in love at first sight? Is love at first sight real?
a true love?
Is love at first sight real and long-lasting?
Thanks to a romantic encounter, some people regain a taste for life. Think of
Do you think that passionate love is always a source of happiness?
Some claim that marriage is the tomb of love, and that the latter cannot
to thrive only outside of marriage?
Subject 2: (Love Stories)
People often tend to link love to youth, so that someone who has not loved in
his youth can no longer love. Do you think that romantic passion is the privilege of
young people?
Case of a nuanced position
Living love, carrying it, talking about it... Such are the activities of young people.
Thus, love and its stories are linked to youth. But such an attitude can be mistaken.
Or the reason to attribute this feeling to one generation and to forbid it to another. So, there is
place to reflect, on one hand: on the relationship between youth and love and on the other hand, on
the possibility of living a love after this period.
First of all, love is defined as an emotion, a passion that one feels.
during youth and which carries the individual to the wonderful world where they can imagine,
Dreaming and escaping. The two young lovers from the novel by Romain Rolland is a good
for example, Yvonne de Galais and Augustn Meaulnes are young, very young and their
love is 'a birth of the soul. Furthermore, love is linked to youth because it is
a youthful experience among others. Just like the travels, the studies, the friendships neither
In the adventures, the young one knows love.
In short, love is, moreover, a kind of revolution as in the case of Romeo and
Juliet whose love represents a challenge to familial and sociocultural constraints.
Certainly, a youth without love seems imperfect, but does this mean that one
no longer has the right to love once we are many. Not at all, love is eternal,
Love is forever and for everyone. Madame de Rénal has fallen in love.
after having children. Even better, limiting love to youth risks
prohibit it to adults and, consequently, love becomes a mere stage of life. At
On the contrary, when we are in love, we are more optimistic and more creative. Let's remember this.
proposed the appearance of Elsa Triolet in Aragon's life. It is thanks to her that this great poet
continued to live, to love life and especially to write poems: "a bare hand/then is
"the one who took mine," he acknowledges. Ultimately, love transcends all limits,
including the time... In other words, we love when we are young and we even love.
when we are old. In fact, youth is the youth of the heart.
In conclusion, we can deduce that love is a feeling that does not
can never be limited to a time, perhaps the young are the most ready to
to experience it. But the other generations can carry it and live it in their own way.
fully. Moreover, there are several points where the generations are not.
QUOTES:
And like every day I love you more,
Today more than yesterday and much less than tomorrow.
Rosemonde Gérard
Love is the sun of the soul! It's your hand in my hand softly forgotten.
Victor Hugo
We can dream of everything, you surpass the dream.
Your eye promises love, your heart gives the sky.
Victor Hugo
There are not six or seven wonders in the world; there is only one: it is love.
Jacques Prévert
I closed my arms around you.
And I love you so much that I tremble
Louis Aragon
Absence is to love what wind is to fire: it extinguishes the small, it ignites the great.
Roger de Bussy-Rabutn
Love is the space and time made sensitive to the heart.
Marcel Proust
To love is not to look at each other, but to look together in the same direction.
direction.
Antoine de Saint Exupéry

But what Love itself has bound,


Time cannot unbind him.
Germain Nouveau
Idol of my life,
My torment, my pleasure,
Tell me if your desire
Do you agree with my desire?
As I love you in my beautiful days,
I want to love you always.
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
I love you. Oh! this sound of water that cries,
Who sobs like a farewell.
You are going to leave me soon:
It looks like it's raining in your eyes.
Francis Carco
I am full of the deafening silence of love.
Louis Aragon
Your eyes are so deep that I lose my memory in them.
Louis Aragon
Waking up at dawn with a heart ready to soar and giving thanks for a new
day of love.
Khalil Gibran
When love beckons to you, follow it.
Although its ways are hard and rough.
And when his wings enfold you, yield to him.
Although the hidden blade among its feathers can hurt you.
And when he speaks to you, believe in him.
Khalil Gibran
When you give, you receive more than you give, because you were nothing and you become.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
What we do most seriously on this earth is to love, the rest doesn't matter.
barely.
Julien Green
"Life is a flower, love is its honey" [see the card with this quote]
Victor Hugo
Love is not just a feeling, it is an art as well.
Honoré de Balzac
It is time to establish the religion of love.
Louis Aragon
Life is a sleep, love is its dream, and you will have lived if you have loved.
Alfred de Musset
To love is to find one's wealth outside of oneself.
Alain
Love is clear as day,
Love is as simple as hello,
Love is bare like the hand,
It is your love and mine.
Jacques Prévert
With humor
Loving oneself is the assurance of a long love story.
Oscar Wilde
Age does not protect you from the dangers of love. But love, in a certain
measure, protects you from the dangers of age.
Jeanne Moreau
Two pigeons loved each other tenderly. Morality: one of them was bored at home.
Tristan Bernard
To offer friendship to those who want love is to give bread to those who are dying of thirst.
Spanish proverb
It is like true love and the appearance of spirits: everyone talks about it, but
few people have seen it.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Love, love, when you take us, we can rightly say: Farewell caution.
Jean de La Fontaine
Love is blind, marriage opens the eyes.
Oscar Wilde
I advise all young women to marry an archaeologist, because the more you
the older it gets, the more likely we are to interest it.
Agatha Christie

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