True Love Research Articles

Empowering Narratives: Ideological Constructs through References for Women in True Love East Africa and The Parents Magazines in Kenya

This article examines various references given to women in True Love East Africa and The Parents Magazine and emergent ideological constructs. It presents results of a study whose one of its objective was to identify and analyse the ideological constructs brought out by references for women in the discourses of the two magazines and what these references revealed about the Kenyan women. The study investigated the portrayal of women in the two magazines, employing a mixed-methods approach that combined qualitative and quantitative analyses. Utilizing thematic content analysis and critical discourse analysis (CDA), the research explored how these magazines constructed and negotiated identities for millennial mothers and independent women within a rapidly evolving socio-cultural context. By analyzing the references, the study revealed a significant shift in narratives, showcasing women not as passive subjects but as active participants in societal change. Key themes identified include the emergence of the “millennial mom” ideology, which celebrates women's economic participation and challenges traditional gender roles, highlighting their professional achievements and contributions beyond domestic spheres. The findings underscore a transformation in the depiction of women, reflecting broader societal trends prioritizing gender equality and women’s empowerment. Discourses surrounding single motherhood, professional success, and resilience in the face of societal expectations emerged, illustrating how these narratives challenge entrenched patriarchal norms. The study emphasizes the critical role of media in shaping perceptions of gender, calling for advocacy to amplify diverse and empowering narratives. It recommends policy development that supports equitable representation in media, urging further longitudinal studies to track the evolution of these representations. By highlighting the intersection of media, gender, and societal transformation, this research contributes to the understanding of women's roles in contemporary Kenyan society

Representation of Women's Loyalty Values in the Film Pilgrimage by Bw Purba Negara (Semiotic Analysis of Roland Barthes)

In the 2017 Asean International Film Festival and Award, Ziarah received four awards, including Best Screenplay (BW Purba Negara), Best Actress (Ponco Sutiyem), Best Director (BW Purba Negara) and Best Film. The film is a drama genre that tells the story of a character named Mbah Sri, a 95-year-old woman who is looking for her husband (Prawiro Said) because he never came home and never even heard from him after saying goodbye to the Second Military Aggression war in 1984. The storyline is entirely based on Mbah Sri as the heir to the memory of the historical events experienced by her husband. This study uses a qualitative approach using Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis. Semiotic analysis is a way or method to analyze and give meanings to symbols that contain a package of symbols, symbols, messages or textsThis research uses a qualitative approach using Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis. In conclusion, the representation of women's loyalty values in the film Ziarah by BW Purba Negara is depicted through the actions and characteristics of couples who are still loyal even though their partners have no news. Mbah Sri still thinks about her partner and tries to find her again at all costs. He did not give up on the search process until he finally rediscovered his true love in his old age.

The Meaning of the Sentence “Love Covers a Multitude of Sins” According to 1 Peter 4:8

As a redeemed people, love should be the primary character of believers. However, one of the challenges in the end times is that the love of many will grow cold. This is evident in the rapidly developing digital era, which has transformed nearly every aspect of human life. The social world has become more open, and news or information is quickly accessible to many. One phenomenon that often occurs is the tendency for people to disclose many things publicly, both good and bad, including the sins of others. Acts of shaming, bullying, and exposing others’ faults have become commonplace, even among Christians. Issues concerning love are frequently discussed in the Bible and often lead to varying interpretations. One verse that often draws attention is 1 Peter 4:8, which contains the phrase “love covers a multitude of sins.” This study aims to understand the meaning of the phrase “love covers a multitude of sins” according to 1 Peter 4:8 and provide guidance for believers in applying love within the context of this challenging digital era. The author uses an exegetical method to analyze this text in order to provide a biblical response for believers in facing current phenomena. The results of this study show the importance of love as a top priority for believers, as true love does not focus on exposing others' faults but rather on covering and forgiving them. Believers are taught not only to prioritize sincere love within themselves but also to reflect God's love, which was revealed through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, to others through concrete actions, specifically by not exposing the faults or sins of others and by not repaying evil with evil.

Reimagining motherhood:Media narratives and gender dynamics in contemporary Kenyan magazines

This study investigates the portrayal of motherhood in contemporary Kenyan media, focusing on how women's conventional roles within the family are depicted. Through critical discourse analysis (CDA), the research examines narratives from The Parents Magazine and True Love East Africa magazines, revealing how motherhood is framed as a natural and preferred life choice for women. The analysis uncovers the emotional and challenging aspects of motherhood, societal expectations, and the reinforcement of traditional gender norms. The study also highlights the evolving concept of millennial motherhood in Kenya, emphasising how modern Kenyan women navigate career and family challenges while defying traditional roles. Additionally, the study explores the construction of the ideal and authentic woman through media representations, challenging patriarchal structures and redefining gender roles, illustrating a shift towards a more liberated and self-sufficient model of motherhood. The findings underscore the complex power dynamics and persistent traditional norms that shape women's identities and social roles in contemporary Kenyan society.

El poder, las humanidades y el poder de las humanidades

The contribution of this collaboration begins with a few brief outlines of how power has been understood throughout history, in order to appeal to the need to rationalize power in accordance with ethics. The function of the humanities and their special relevance in the current “culture of suspicion” is then studied. The answer to the question of whether it is the mission of the humanities to contribute to the moral reconstruction of society is affirmative. For this purpose, and based on personalist philosophy, the author proposes a project for the new personalism, whose main lines would be the following: an idea about man, faith in God, human solidarity, love of truth and the absence of fear of freedom.

Comparison of American and Indonesian Women's Notion in Cather's O'pioneer! and Hamka's Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijk

This scientific paper is a literary study that addresses gender issues in the form of a comparison of American women's notions narrated by Alexandra in Cather’s novel O'Pioneer! with Indonesian women narrated by Hayati in Hamka's novel Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijk. Literary comparative studies are carried out in the form of an analysis of the similarities and differences of American and Indonesian women's notions in the early 20th century as narrated in the two literary works. This research is a structural analysis of literature that emphasizes the study of the intrinsic elements of literature, especially the characterizations originating from Cather’s novel O'Pioneer! in 1913 and Hamka's novel Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijk in 1938. The data from the two novels were analyzed based on the scientific method of comparative literature which is reconstructed from the concept of de Zepetnek and Endraswara. The results of this study indicate that the similarities between American and Indonesian women in the early 20th century were based on a traditional society that adhered to religion, accepted marriage and homemaking as natural in the process of women's lives, loyalty to true love as a symbol of belief in life, accepting differences, and forgiving. Their differences are moderate traditional versus traditional conservative, new women versus traditional women, heterogeneous versus homogeneous, repositioning tradition versus strengthening tradition, partial domestication of women versus full domestication of women, living with renewal ideas versus dying with conservative ideas, and so on.

Penerapan Homeletika dalam Pembinaan Rohani kepada Anak PAUD Ananda Silangkitang “Hidup Dalam Kasih” dalam Roma 12:9a

Proclaiming the truth of God's Word is the duty of all of us as disciples of Christ. Even though we have different ways of expressing it, we have to do it for all age groups. Likewise with children, spiritual formation must be carried out to guide, grow and build the child's spiritual identity. Living in love is one of the teachings that we often hear in Christianity, as well as for children, it is very important to carry out spiritual formation so that they can learn how to live in true love.

The genome sequence of the True Lover's Knot moth, Lycophotia porphyrea (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Lycophotia porphyrea (the True Lover’s Knot; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence spans 542.40 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.39 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 17,907 protein-coding genes.

Seni Menyampaikan Perasaan Melalui Lagu Berjudul "Sang Bayu" Karya Hariyadi

This study explores the lyrics and creative process behind the song "Sang Bayu" created by Hariyadi . The main focus of the analysis is on the use of language and metaphors in the lyrics that depict the theme of love and romance. The lyrics of this song contain deep expressions of love and use metaphors such as "blowing the wind of love" to express soft and calming feelings. The main theme raised is love and romance, where the lyrics display soft and affectionate feelings. The melody that supports the lyrics also strengthens the romantic and calming atmosphere. This study also includes an interview with Hariyadi, who explains the process of creating this song through musical reflection and experimentation, as well as expressing personal inspiration from the beauty of nature and true love. This study identifies that the combination of poetic language, symbolism, and flowing lyrical structure provides a strong emotional and aesthetic effect.

Don't Give-Up: Why some intervention schemes encourage suboptimal behavior.

Many social challenges stem from individuals' tendency to prefer immediately rewarding but suboptimal behaviors ("Give-Up" options) over more costly endeavors that yield much better outcomes in the long run ("Try" options). For example, many people forgo the long-term benefits of formal education, healthy diets, learning new technologies, and even finding true love. This paper examines various incentivization programs that combine external rewards and punishments to discourage such counterproductive behaviors, which often result in only temporary behavioral change. Our findings suggest that some interventions' limited impact may be due to their focus on only shifting behaviors from "Give-Up" (e.g., dropping out of college, avoiding the gym) to "Try" (e.g., attending college, exercising regularly), without promoting sufficient exploration of these "Try" options. Yet exploration of the long-term benefits of "Trying" may be crucial to increase the chances of long-term learning and commitment. Using a simplified abstraction of this dilemma, our results show a high tendency to choose "Give-Up" options prior to intervention. Examination of four different incentivization strategies suggests that onlyrewarding exploration of new "Try" options is a straightforward strategy to increase exploration and optimal choice. Punishing both the selection of "Give-Up" options and the choice to exploit suboptimal "Try" options produced similar results. Other common guidance strategies were less effective, as these strategies simply tended to replace one suboptimal behavior with another. Surprisingly, punishments seemed to bea relatively more successful incentive than rewards. We discuss how these insights can help guide policy aiming to improve long-term outcomes through incentivization.

The Concept of Love in Ibn Sina's Philosophical Mysticism: A Synthesis of Rationality and Sufism

This article discusses Ibn Sina’s concept of love. Through this concept, the researcher wants to show that Ibn Sina's thought is not only identical to empirical, logical, and rational peripatetic philosophy, but also Sufistic. This study employed a qualitative method using a philosophical tasawwuf approach. The results show that everything that exists – whether animate or not – contains the energy of love in itself. Essentially, love is a manifestation of Allah, The Essence, who has qualities of Absolute Goodness and Perfection. In this case, God is The Subject of Love. Second, God as Absolute Goodness and Perfection is The Object of Love–the final destination movement of all that exists. Finally, through true love, people can be connected with their God, occupy the highest position, and achieve true happiness. According to Ibn Sina, humans in this stage are called Arif.

Comparison of Mystical Love in the Poems of Safi Hirani and Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi

Mawlana, Jalal al-Din Rumi and Safi Hirani are two knowledgeable and well-known Persian and Kurdish artists, who within their Ghazals the subject of love and its characteristics are evidently displayed. Although artists and experts of art have much examined and analysed the two poet’s verses, in the field of comparison and evaluation, few efforts were made with respect to mystical love in the work of the two poets. Despite the long time period between the lifetimes of the two artists, in this study we endeavour to highlight love and characteristics of love, and point out common and different features of the term of love. The results obtained from the analysis of the verses of the two artists reveal that the true love has some characteristics which are manifested in their work. Also the perspectives of the two poets concerning love are relatively the same.

Espinosa e Blyenbergh: entre a semântica da amizade e a semântica do mal

Born as a promising beginning of a friendship formed between two lovers of truth, the correspondence between Spinoza and Blyenbergh turned out to be a real disappointment. Because they knew the truth through different paths, in the languages of Spinoza and Blyenbergh, the words God and evil, which underpin the entire problem of the correspondence, could only mean completely different things. Although both agreed that God is supremely perfect and the cause of all things, Blyenbergh conceived that men and women could go against God, saddening him to the point of punishing them for it, Spinoza, on the other hand, understood that God is nothing but absolute perfection. While one conceived evil as a deprivation of good, for the other, it is nothingness. For this reason, Spinoza and Blyenbergh could never communicate with each other using the language of philosophers, a necessary condition for uniting themselves for the love of truth.

SOCIETY IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S TRILOGY THE LORD OF THE RINGS

Through literature, people learn about various people and societies at contrasting times. Writers have continually explored the importance of books in revealing a man’s race and the entire world of humankind. Furthermore, it shows the thoughts and feelings of writers of their times. This study utilized descriptive research using Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings as corpus of the study. The literary elements, the kind of society, and generalizations about the society portrayed in the trilogy were analysed using Sociocultural and Marxist theories. The society portrayed in the trilogy is communal, but it gradually shifts to associational because of the effects of the main character’s journey. It also portrays a regionalist society with its unique practices, rules, and languages. Furthermore, this trilogy includes various settings that aid in scrutinizing the kind of society it portrays like the Shire, which can be described as a communal society that shows personal and intimate interactions. Industrialization is correspondingly seen in some associational societies caused by alienation among members of the society that later resulted in a slow cultural extinction. Regionalism is also presented with the inclusion of different races, cultures, languages, and practices. With these, some generalizations concluded consist of the nature of humans to want power and the tendency to be greedy, true love, and loyalty among friends, the unification of different races, and the triumph of goodness against evilness, and the effects of war in society. Finally, the trilogy shows that anyone can grow and learn from their experiences to realize their full potential through interaction in society.

From Imprisonment to Reconciliation — The Stockholm Syndrome of Pamela

This paper aims to analyze Pamela through the lens of Stockholm Syndrome, a condition where captives develop psychological bonds with their captors due to power imbalances. The paper contends that Mr. B’s coercive tactics amount to a form of legal abduction, with Pamela’s eventual affection for him indicating Stockholm Syndrome. This analysis also reflects on the broader context of women’s confinement in the 18th century, asserting that true love must be based on mutual respect and equality, not coercion and control. The research method includes a close reading of the novel, focusing on Pamela’s changing attitudes toward Mr. B. The study reveals that Mr. B’s coercive tactics amount to a form of legal abduction, with Pamela’s eventual affection for him indicating Stockholm Syndrome. The conclusion reflects on the broader context of women’s confinement in the 18th century, asserting that true love must be based on mutual respect and equality, not coercion and control.

Freezing for ‘unlove’: Declining fertility, heterosexual partnering and conflicting subjectivities among women pursuing social egg freezing in their 30s in Norway

This article discusses so-called social egg freezing among women in Norway. The women, single and in their thirties, link the desire to freeze their eggs to challenges with heterosexual partnering and the lingering threat of becoming ‘desperate’ due to presumed declining fertility. I show that ‘desperation’ stands for impulses, desires, priorities and strategies, which are in conflict with an ideal feminine subjectivity – the ‘strong independent woman’ – who is gender equal, autonomous, rational and self-regulating. At the same time, normative coupledom based on ‘true love’ remains at the heart of the women’s idea of an optimal way of life. Drawing on feminist sociologist Eva Ilouz’ theorisation of the effects of late capitalism on heterosexual dynamics and relationships, I show how egg freezing is pursued in order to retain and improve one’s ability for what Illouz calls ‘unlove’: to avoid and escape substandard relationships and prioritise autonomy and self-empowerment over a desire for attachment. I contend that, although in some cases (and/or for some time) experienced as empowering and an enhancement of gender equality, egg freezing remains an individualised, and largely ineffective, response to conflicts and dilemmas stemming from gendered paradoxes of late capitalist intimate normativity, where norms of ‘true love’ coupledom come into conflict with an ideal subjectivity of radical autonomy. ‘Freezing for unlove’, thus, also highlights the ambiguous effects of an individualist neoliberal feminism, which fails to adequately address material gender differences, and to problematise adjustment to a male norm as a strategy for gender equality.

Teaching epistemic integrity to promote reliable scientific communication.

In an age of mass communication, citizens need to learn how to detect and transmit reliable scientific information. This need is exacerbated by the transmission of news through social media, where any individual has the potential to reach thousands of other users. In this article, we argue that fighting the uncontrolled transmission of unreliable information requires improved training in broad epistemic integrity. This subcategory of research integrity is relevant to students in all disciplines, and is often overlooked in integrity courses, in contrast to topics such as fraud, plagiarism, collaboration and respect for study subjects. Teaching epistemic integrity involves training epistemic skills (such as metacognitive competences, capacity to use helpful heuristics, basic statistical and methodological principles) and values (such as love of truth, intellectual humility, epistemic responsibility). We argue that this topic should be addressed in secondary school, and later constitute a fundamental component of any university curriculum.

The Expressive Utterances Found in the Song “Love You Like A Love Song” by Selena Gomez

The study discussed the analysis of expressive utterences found in the lyrics of the song "Love You Like a Love Song" by Selena Gomez and became one of the hits in the music world. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is a match between song lyrics and the expressive expressions conveyed. Song has an important role as an expressive medium because it is able to convey messages and emotions effectively. The research used descriptive qualitative, namely by analyzing the text and contextual approach to understand the meaning of song lyrics and their effect on listeners. The results of the analysis of expressive utterences in the lyrics show their suitability with the theme of the song and the communicative purpose of conveyed true love. The conclusion of the study is to provide an overview of how the lyrics of the song describe feelings of love expressively through the used of symbolic words and melodies that touch the heart.

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai & Status of Women: Status of Women in Shah Jo Risalo; an Idealized Portrayal of Sassui in Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's Sur Sassui Aburi

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai's depiction of Sassui in his poetry serves as a powerful call to women in Sindh in particular and the rest of Latif’s audience, in general, to break free from societal constraints. Sassui's tragic love story symbolizes the struggles faced by women in pursuit of true love, yet her unwavering determination, faith, and loyalty remain unshaken. This research focuses on the portrayal of Sassui in eleven Dastans from Sur Sassui Aburi, translated by Sheikh Ayaz. Shah Latif's representation of Sassui across five Sur of Shah Jo Risalo inspired women across the subcontinent, particularly in Sindh. Through qualitative thematic analysis, this study explores Shah Latif's efforts to amplify Sassui's voice beyond his era, showcasing his feminist perspective and vision. It aims to inspire contemporary Pakistani women to stand up against the regimented norms and defy the social, psychological, and legal barriers that restrict their liberties and will.

Board Game Komunikasi Visual Kampanye Love Language pada Pasangan Suami Istri di Kota Palembang

Love language, basically, is the language of love in the form of actions, behavior and attitudes that make someone feel appreciated and loved. Love language has five forms, namely words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service, physical touch. This campaign uses board games as the main medium for conveying information and education with interesting media. The main idea in developing this media is a folk tale from Central Java, namely Joko Kendil. This story has a message about true love, patience, and sacrifice of a husband and wife in facing trials in life. The aim of this love language campaign is to reduce the risk of disputes and maintain household harmony. The method used in this design is Design Thinking which consists of 5 stages, namely Empathize (understanding the problem), Define (analyzing data), Ideate (generating an idea or concept), Prototype (visualizing the idea), Test (testimonial to the target audience). As a result of testimonials to the target audience, positive feedback was obtained where the target audience was attracted through the colorful visual campaign media and helped in understanding their language through interesting and enjoyable verbal messages. Keyword : Love Language, Board Game, Married Couple.