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Morton Nancy Morton English 161 Ms Theresa Kahl October 11, 2012 Is It Love or Biochemistry In The Future of Love by Barbara Graham, she cites a variety of people and opinions as research about views on romantic love. These views fall into two general schools; those two schools are biological and environmental. She treats both of these schools of thought as valid and eventually seems to conclude that the way to overcome our cultures preoccupation with romantic love is awareness of that preoccupation. She seems to be working from the presupposition that our culture is over saturated in romantic love. This push towards romantic love influences us even from an early age, and she gives examples from her own childhood. Graham’s article begins by giving a picture of her first “wedding.” She and a friend are on a pier, Graham dressed from head to toe in white and the “groom” dressed in shorts. Graham didn’t seem to notice the disgusted look on his face in the picture her mother took. According to Graham, “We put our hopes on romantic love so early” (Graham), this can be seen in the example of her first wedding. Graham goes on to say that we search for perfect love all too young, which could be a result of growing up with fairytales where everything ends perfectly or “happily ever after.” One aspect she talks about is Joseph Campbell’s Myths To
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Outline what is meant by trait psychology, illustrating and explaining its contribution to the study of personality.
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