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Diane Ackerman Love's Vocabulary Analysis

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We as people of decision should in fact be held responsible for our actions because although the quote "The crazy things I'd do for love" is used as a statement of expression, we all have our own mind. Whether or not one has been taught right from wrong, everyone has their own perspective of love but the law is the top priority so even if you feel it's right or wrong to take extreme measures, the law decides for you. The example given in the third paragraph of Diane Ackerman's "Love's Vocabulary" where she states that in some countries, outrageous crimes are excused if it was an act of passion. This statement is disagreeable because of the fact that an act of passion does not excuse murder nor does it excuse any other extreme crime such as

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