It's All About Love

4/29/2014

I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. ~Arthur Rubinstein

Think carefully about this statement.

Write brief comments to defend or challenge this assertion above in 160 words or less. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post the same thing on a classmate's post that you posted for your comment.

You will not get credit for shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree." Make sure your posts give credit/merit to the post you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content (Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative)
DO NOT post your same prompt on your classmate's prompt!!

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Deadline: May 2, 2014 11:59 p.m. CST

Deja Starks

4/30/2014 03:24:20 am

This quote to me isn't legit simply because you can have a person that has loved life like no other and still have had something bad happened. Life is life and it waits or care for no one, you have to live and learn from it while you can. Understanding that we live in a world of trouble everyman is for themselves, so even then if you're loving life, life will not love you back in return the same.

James Roberson

4/30/2014 08:18:28 pm

Grant it, life can be a $@#%&... but that doesn't mean you're alone. God did not put us here on Earth with 7 billion people so that we could wonder around alone. Life has its ups and downs, but if we continue striving and pushing ourselves, as you previously stated, we can learn to enjoy life and not worry about frivolous conditions that may or may not occur.

Ms. d

5/1/2014 07:20:28 pm

PREACH boy!! Absolutely! You can't look at life as a lonely abyss. There are far too many people in the world for anyone to be alone. And what's wrong with being alone? Does that mean you're lonely? Definitely not! Life is not as dismal as Miss Starks makes it seem. In fact, looked at under the right lens, it's not dismal at all.

Remember out last quote? It's not what happens to you, it's how you react to it that matters...

Ms. d.

5/1/2014 07:26:59 pm

I don't agree with Miss Starks at all! You get out of life what you put into it. And if something bad does happen, you have to first appreciate what you did have and look at the lesson in that "bad" thing happening. Then, you have to trust that it was a part of the blueprint for your life from the start. Then you'll be able to question rhetorically, "Was that such a bad thing?" "Would I have met this person or ended up in this place if that "bad" thing hadn't happened?" Then, you thank the Universe that it did happen. That's evolution. That's growth, the continuum of life's cycle!

After all. A caterpillar has to die in order for a butterfly to be born. Which is more beautiful...

Jamaro Blue

5/2/2014 09:55:17 pm

I agree with you, but I believe life is what u make it. I also believe in the power of attraction , if you always think with negativity then negative things will come to you, and vice versa.

Chequesne abbs

5/3/2014 04:35:34 am

I agree with Deja Starks, just because you love life does not mean life is going to simply love you back. Life never really goes as plan whatever is destined to happen regardless of you loving life is going to happen regardless rather its good or bad.

Abrasia Smith

4/30/2014 04:25:05 am

I honestly disagree with this quote, because life is what you make it. You can love your life, lifestyle with everything you got but you still gonna have obstacles. I love my life dearly but its still hard, I still feel like this isn't the life I wanna live in. How can life love us back when its took us through so much? We in our on. It's ourselves against the world.

Simone frazier

4/30/2014 11:57:35 am

I feel life loves someone because its apart of them however no one said the life that loves you is easy.

Ms. d.

5/1/2014 07:32:04 pm

Miss Frazier tell them girl! #whoohoo

Shermaria

5/1/2014 02:48:59 pm

But being optimistic about things makes your view on life totally different.

Ms. d.

5/1/2014 07:33:05 pm

Girl, you'd better tell them. Optimism helps you get far in life. Pessimism helps you hate your life.

Sylvia Richardson

5/1/2014 07:15:01 pm

Life is what you make it and that is what the quote is saying. If you love life it will love you back. If you are negative about things then that is what you are going to get. This statement to me is saying to get what you give.

Darrian Bryant

5/2/2014 11:32:06 pm

I agree with you . Life is all about choices . To me , your life is a result of the choices you make. If you don't like the way your life has turned out to be, CHANGE IT! there is no sense in having a pity party over something that is IN YOUR CONTROL. Everyday is a new chance to change your life. Use it wisely.

Ms. d.

5/1/2014 07:31:19 pm

Against what world Miss Smith?! The world is an inanimate object! It's not "out to get you." Life is what you make it! If your life is hard, it's up to YOU to put yourself in the best possible position to make sure YOUR life is how YOU want it.

You know I always have a story...

What I found myself in my mid-20s with four kids, I KNEW that I needed to make a LOT of money to raise them, with or without my husband. #independentwoman

So, *EYE* (for emphasis) made sure that I got what I needed to become marketable in a field that would pay me a lot of money. The legal field. All of a sudden, I looked up and at 26-years old, I was making $75K a year! Did life give me that? Or did I give me that? #positionyourself

Lataria

5/2/2014 07:32:32 pm

I agree yes people may make there life seem good and sometimes it could all be bad in the inside .

James Roberson

4/30/2014 04:27:55 am

This quote is basically saying that if you enjoy your life then everything is going to fall in place. Of course your entire life is not going to be peaches and cream, but if you have joy, it really wouldn't matter what life throws at you because you can find the good in a bad situation. When you begin to enjoy your life that is when life starts to love you back.

Anastacio Carrillo

5/2/2014 01:59:37 pm

I agree with James, because this quote doesn't mean you will live a perfect life without struggles, we all have our problems but as long as you enjoy what your doing then everything will fall in place

simone frazier

4/30/2014 11:55:42 am

Take the time to embrace the small things in life as well as life itself instead of worring about the bad and letting it over come you.

NaShonte Lewis

5/1/2014 12:23:56 am

I agree. Be positive in life to get the best outcome of every situation. Life is what you make it!

Fabian

5/2/2014 01:03:04 pm

Life has challenges that everyone has to face. It could be from being sick or trying to ride a bike. But it all depends on who really wants to succeed in life because you have to work hard in order to achieve something.

Vernell Newman

5/2/2014 02:10:31 pm

I agree with fab because you always gone be in competition with people dont matter who it is because some people will always try to put you down no matter where you go

Xavier R

5/3/2014 03:10:56 am

Ms.fraizer is right because life itself is what yu make it to be

Miracle fuller

4/30/2014 02:00:09 pm

I agree withe simone. Cause if you embrace the small things in life they will embrace you back.

Ronnie Carter

4/30/2014 09:19:26 pm

I completely disagree with this because a person can love their life completely and wholeheartedly but their lives can end up being an enormous let down.Saying that if you love life, life will love you back is extremely inaccurate as life doesn't love anyone. It throws people down wells, breaks bones, delivers cancer, pain, prejudice, and all other sorts of hurtful things.Life is challenge, it is not capable of dishing out any kind of love except tough love in which life throws at you a plethora of obstacles designed to trip you up and make you stronger. So with that being said, you can love your life to the fullest extent but in the end life will only give you tough love, the only kind of love no one wants.

Ms. d.

5/1/2014 07:36:06 pm

Not true Mr. Carter. See my comment to Deja Starks and Abrasia Smith above. YOU are in control of your life. And if the bad happens, who says it's bad? Your perception is your reality so if you go around thinking everything was an enormous let down, that's what it'll be. And if you learn lessons from everything that happens in life, then that's what it'll be.

Like I said above, is a caterpillar dying in order to blossom a butterfly an enormous let down? I should think not! Do you?!

Shanetria Robinson

4/30/2014 09:58:40 pm

This quote is saying if you doing this right life will lead you on, you have to take care of responsibilities for life to love you back. You live life to learn the bad and good things. People have to love their life in order to get on the right path. Life is too short to not love it. You have to live your life as possible as you can.

NaShonte Lewis

5/1/2014 12:22:52 am

If you be grateful for the things in life that you have, more will come. Good comes to those who wait and appreciate. All it takes is patience and humility. Life is rewarding when you can embrace all things, good and bad.

Tia Lay

5/2/2014 08:51:03 pm

I strongly agree with you just because things seem all bad now does not mean that everything will go down hill in the future. You have to wait on your blessing. If your life is a living hell now be patient watch things turn around. Life and death are in the power of the tongue!!!!!!!!!

Shermaria Williams

5/1/2014 02:47:30 pm

In life, you have to learn to love what is given to you. If you walk around happy, your life will be happy.

Sylvia Richardson

5/1/2014 07:13:32 pm

Arthur Rubinstein’s statement is positive. Life is what you make out of it. If you love yourself and focus on the positive things you will live a positive life. There are some people that do nothing but complain which brings negative energy in their atmosphere. People should find the time to the things that they enjoy doing and consume themselves with positive energy versus negativity. Of course there will be some bad times, but you have to take lemons and make lemonade. You can’t dwell in the bad things all the time, you have to be able to overcome obstacles that are put in your way. As Forest Gump would say “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get”. However, if you love and embrace life – it will love you back.

Devante' Dickerson

5/2/2014 01:20:04 am

I most definitely disagree with Mr. Rubinstein because no matter how much you love life, life could chew you up and spit you out in a quick second. But I must say life is enjoyable to the point of loving it.

Fabian

5/2/2014 12:58:36 pm

It's not true because life can bring you something knew everyday that you might not expect. It could either be good or bad. I also say this because know a days people have struggles that the have to face and life is not making it easier.

Aaron guery

5/2/2014 01:01:12 pm

I think that this statement is true, because if you do every thing you want to do in life. And have every thing to do it, and also do what makes you happy you will live a good life

Korrigan Cross

5/2/2014 01:14:38 pm

I agree with this quote, because life is what you make it, it's all up to you. You have to be humble and appreciate all of the blessings that have been given to you. You have to love the life that you have because life is too short, it can be over in a flash, and it could always be worse. Someone, somewhere in the world has it worse that you so people should keep that in mind when your being selfish or complaining about your life.

Anastacio Carrillo

5/2/2014 01:53:44 pm

I agree because to love life, you have to love what your doing in it, so who ever does what they love they should love their life ecause of the choices they made and the hard work to achieve their goal

Vernell Newman

5/2/2014 02:07:14 pm

I agree because if you treat people with Love they will treat you back with Love but not always because you know they always have them one or two people that have to Fuck with you or Fuck with your good day.. They always have people hate on you and you can be the most Loving and Nice person in the world but you might not get what you always put in

sequan allen

5/2/2014 09:47:34 pm

i agree with you just because you treat someone fairly does not mean u will be treated the same

Lataria burns

5/2/2014 07:01:47 pm

I believe this statement is true because if you make your life happy then you should also be happy. If you make your life boring then most likely your going to be always bored

Darren Carr

5/2/2014 08:36:04 pm

I agree that if you love your life, very little can bring you down. When you enjoy everything about your life everything is good and you don't have anything to worry about. If you don't love your life you might find fault in something that you deal with in life.

anfernee robinson

5/3/2014 01:54:17 am

i agree, if you stay humble and enjoy the very little things ythe you have no worries.

Tia Lay

5/2/2014 08:45:34 pm

This quote is true. Simply because if you put in good things the good things will come unto you. Let alone bad things you put them in they will return. Meaning, say you bully someone, something will happen to you in return. You shall reap what you sow. If the harvest is filled with love then your life would be filled with love. Yes we all have ups and downs, but that does not mean that life does not love us back. With that being said love yourself and your life will love you in return.

Ricky Quarles II

5/2/2014 09:31:58 pm

This quote by Arthur Rubinstein is absolutely true. Life is basically a mirror on if you love yourself, loving life will set you free and make you feel wonderful, so I agree with everyone who agree with this quote.

Zaria

5/3/2014 01:17:11 am

I agree with Ricky , only you can determine what your life will be like

Alysha Young

5/3/2014 02:48:25 am

I agree with Ricky, the life you live and love is a reflection of you. Loving your life will bring you happiness and joy.

sequan allen

5/2/2014 09:45:45 pm

i disagree with th quote because u cant choose the life you live. the people around you choose the life that you live, if you are raised around thugs or criminals you will probably become one. Althought you make your own decisions life doesnt always go as planned. you can treat someone with respect and not get any type of respect back, thats not fair but neither is life. you cant always choose the life you live but no matter what you should make the best of it and be all that you can be and live out your dreams

Jamaro Blue

5/2/2014 09:51:12 pm

People that love life and show passion in life are generally happier people. For the most part genuine love is reciprocal, life is what you make it. If you love your life and work hard at it things tend to fall into place. A person that loves their life is more likely to have life love them back. I feel that that a person is rewarded for their efforts in general, so in turn what ever you get out of life depends on what you put in.

Darrian Bryant

5/2/2014 11:19:53 pm

The quote means that it's certain that life might be a burden on you. But it doesn't have to stay that way. You have the choice to change your life situation. If you think positive, positivity will show through your life

Monserrat Aguilera

5/3/2014 01:05:07 am

When we wake up grateful for the wonderful things in our lives, they tend to stay in our lives. Life works in reciprocals. If you love life and find the good in each moment, then life will be kind to you, it will give you something to love about it, but if you don't love life then life will just give you something more to hate about it. If you express kindness and loving to others, they will be kind and loving right back same with the negative.

Zaria Brown

5/3/2014 01:14:34 am

Life is what you make it to be! If you do positive and successful things in life then you will enjoy life and life will enjoy you. Now if you love the negativity and surround yourself with it , just know your life will be nothing but negative. This quote is very persuasive, after reading it you start to think about your own life and how you can make it more positive.

anfernee robinson

5/3/2014 01:52:27 am

life is everything. life is enjoyment , fun and what you make of it. loving life is gone love you back , simply means if you do successful things , you'll get succesful things back in return. only you can control the outcome, and how its going to be in the future.

Shanetria Robinson

5/3/2014 02:36:39 am

I agree withh Anfernee,life demands on success and outcomes. You have to determine if you want to give your life a chance. People should try to be successful in order to get love back.

Tydriana Yearling

5/3/2014 02:29:41 am

I agree with this quote, because most people thay don't love life, don't last very long in life. If you love life and put yur all into it then life will love you back. You most definitely get what you put in or earn.

x Roberts

5/3/2014 02:36:24 am

The assertion above is correct you have to put in good energy to get it back, you ultimately take control of your life and it becomes only what you make of it therefore dream and make them a reality ( live love and have fun...etc).

Alysha Young

5/3/2014 02:44:53 am

This quote is accurate to me life revolves around love, if you love the life that you live then you will live a life that you truly love. What you put in is exactly what will be given back to you. If you live a successful life full of love then your life of course will love you back in a way that you could never imagine. People that love their life, live if to the fullest and show their passion for it are generally the happiest people on earth simply because they loved and enjoyed their life and the life that they lived loved and enjoyed that person back.

Jacquetta Cannon

5/3/2014 03:40:44 am

People who learn to love life are people that have most likely been through trials and tribulations and have excepted the things that are bound to happen in life.

Aiyzasha Poole

5/3/2014 03:54:01 am

The quote , "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. ~Arthur Rubinstein" is just a positive way of looking at life. To have a positive life is to love your love and leave out the negative things. When you leave out the bad you have nothing but good and that's life loving you back.

Emani Roy

5/3/2014 03:55:26 am

I agree with this quote, because life is love. If you don't love yourself then who will. Without love there is no life I think. Because if you have no love for something or someone , then what you living for ? So you can't love life if you don't love yourself.

Che'Quesne Abbs

5/3/2014 04:46:05 am

I don't agree with the quote if you love life, life will love you back the reason I disagree is because life does not always go as planned, you are going to run against obstacles rather you love life or not. When loving life its never a two way street it always either you love it or u dont. Life is like gambling sometimes your lucky and sometimes your not it just matter how optimistic you are about the situation, Like the old saying says life isnt fair.

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