Real Impact Begins When Executives Go There Get Things Done The John Deere Foundation and PYXERA Global in India [Huffington Post]

This article was originally published on June 3, 2015, by the Huffington Post, ‘Real Impact Begins When Executives Go There Get Things Done: The John Deere Foundation and PYXERA Global in India’. What if every major multinational company and corporate foundation moved from a check-the-box CSR model to a holistic, tri-sector engagement approach focused on improving lives? Imagine solving some of the worlds most intractable problems with joint initiatives that leverage the best of the private, public and non-profit spheres to develop sustainable solutions that address systemic problems. It is a shift in the global business culture and leadership mindset, particularly here in the West, that is just now starting to take root and build traction. I have worked in the corporate diplomacy and tri-sector engagement arenas for nearly two decades. In all my efforts with companies and their foundations, rarely have I seen this approach fully embraced at the very top with the most senior leadership rolling up their sleeves and getting dirty to get things done. Re-Imagining Development Tri-Sector Engagement from the Ground Up Many companies and corporate foundations talk about doing things differently and having an impact though too few actually invest in building sustainable programs from the ground up, working in true partnership with locals to bring about sustainable change and improve lives. This is just the approach though that the John Deere Foundation took when it partnered three years ago with PYXERA Global to create JIVA, the Joint Initiative for Village Advancement in Rajasthan, India. JIVA, which translates to life in the local Mewari dialect, aims to improve the lives of those residing in three villages in Rajasthan. JIVA was born from a 2011 corporate service trip in which Sam Allen, Chairman and CEO of Deere Company, led a team of executives on a volunteer experience in rural Rajasthan. The team spent one week working alongside farmers in these villages harvesting crops, cutting fodder, and helping to build livestock feeding bins. From this initial interaction, the John Deere Foundation decided to invest in a longer-term initiative. Since then, the John Deere Foundation, PYXERA Global, local NGO Jatan Sansthan, and the villagers have worked together to improve conditions in subsistence farming, education, and small-scale infrastructure. JIVA Impact Thusfar More than 50 percent of farmers have adopted one or more improved agriculture practices, resulting in increased profits for local farms. More than 50 percent of all village children are enrolled in JIVAs after-school program, including 100 percent of all drop-out students. Of those drop-outs, 84 percent have been reintegrated into formal schooling. In a region where individuals live on less than an average of $2 per day, JIVA is creating more than 70 full- and part-time jobs. Listening Then Leading with Core Competencies to Drive Sustainable Impact When I reached out to the John Deere Foundation for insight on their approach with PYXERA Global and why the project was different, President Mara Sovey said there was commitment at every level. What makes JIVA unique is that we actually began the project with a volunteer program, led by our CEO, Sam Allen. Throughout JIVAs development, we used our expertise and core competencies to make a sustainable impact and complement every activity along the way with employee volunteerism. I also reached out to PYXERA Global CEO, Deirdre White for her thoughts on the effort. First and foremost, we actively listened to the communities in Rajasthan through a comprehensive needs assessment, advised White. This project has stronger early results than anything Ive seen in my career. Senior leadership at the John Deere Foundation embraced the project at the highest level. This gave us the creativity and flexibility in how we approached the community. We were jointly focused on sustainable impact from day one of this project. This allowed our teams the room to assess and adjust along the way so the program would be targeted and tailored to the communitys needs. Assess, Adjust Advance A Focus on Personal Investment Community Ownership Yields Results Since 2013, villagers have invested over $14,000 dollars in agriculture and education-related infrastructure. For comparisons sake, this would be the equivalent of a five-person U.S. household living on an annual income of $27,376 contributing $219 to improve their neighborhood. This kind of personal investment indicates a behavioral shift that many in the development community consider the Holy Grail a commitment that demonstrates the communitys ownership in its own development. Moreover, villagers from neighboring areas are seeing the changes in the JIVA villages and have asked how they can emulate these best practices in their own communities. JIVA was recognized last month by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) as the recipient of their prestigious Directors Award for exemplary corporate-nonprofit partnership. Given the geopolitical climate globally, it is more critical now than ever that multinational companies and corporate foundations take the lead in solving many of the worlds greatest challenges. They are best positioned, as JIVA has shown, to create sustainable impact in the communities they serve. As a collective corporate community, we should celebrate efforts like this and actively work to share best practices so that we can emulate and scale similar interventions in the communities we touch every day. Written by Cari E. Guittard, Professor of Global Management, Corporate Diplomacy, and Women’s Leadership at Hult International Business School, for the Huffington Post, ‘Real Impact Begins When Executives Go There Get Things Done: The John Deere Foundation and PYXERA Global in India’. Grow your leadership capabilities with an MBA in international business at Hult. To learn more, take a look at our blog 4 steps to becoming a more influential woman: Focus areas for female leaders, or give your career a boost with our Masters in International Business. Download a brochure or get in touch today to find out how Hult can help you to learn about the business world, the future, and yourself. Hult Rotation offers you a chance to study in a truly global way. 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I thought that this would be difficult, but it gave me the chance to reflect on my own values and assess if they were a result of my home country environment or if they were intrinsically mine. . Diederick ter Kulve (@diederick.terkulve) Netherlands Masters in International Business . â€Å"I’m from an engineering background and needed a whole new skill set for the industry I wanted to switch to. I learned a lot about myself and how I deal with being out of my comfort zone. I learned both soft and hard skills, from how to work in very diverse teams to key accounting metrics and strategy. I was surprised by how weak I was at certain tasks in English or how strong I actually was in other areas. Hult gave me opportunities to try new things and meet people from places I never thought I would have friends. . My internship experiences gave me the chance to broaden my view of different cultures and different companies. 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Not just essential knowledge and theory, but practical skills and mindset. The school is always evolving. We’re encouraged to innovate and to always look for new ways of doing traditional things. We learn how to be more confident and become aware of how we can impact our environment. The school aims to help you become a better version of yourself and to stand out from the crowd.â€Å" . Elisa Orus Plana French Bachelor of Business Administration Class of 2021"> During the final days of 2019, you probably reflected on what you’ve accomplished this year—and even this decade—and what you’d like to achieve in 2020. Let us know in the comments below. During the final days of 2019, you probably reflected on what you’ve accomplished this year—and even this decade—and what you’d like to achieve in 2020. Let us know in the comments below. â€Å"The first time we did group work on the program, I went head-to-head with a colleague. 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The Positive Effects of Everyman and Other Morality Plays Essay Sample free essay sample

Some may inquire if a spiritual lesson can profit everyone or merely the specified faith. Morality dramas have been written and acted out for 100s of old ages. to profit society. Morality plays can be defined as two similar but somewhat different things. Some beginnings refer to morality dramas as a â€Å"religious sermon† acted out. Other beginnings refer to them as a moral lesson for the good of every individual. It seems that morality dramas were made to demo good vs. immorality every bit good as to learn a religious lesson. Everyman seems to be entirely a spiritual drama including spiritual lessons and ethical motives. and it even has the character of God. But it can besides be a positive narrative for person who believes in a different faith or no faith at all. Morality plays. such as Everyman. are thought entirely to hold a spiritual narrative. but surveies show that they besides teach positive ethical motives which have had a positive function in society for everyone. Morality dramas have been around for 100s of old ages. yet Everyman is one of the most well-known 1s non merely in the past. but today every bit good. In England and France. morality dramas were encouraged by the church and the civil governments because they taught societal and moral values through diverting dramatic actions. Everyman is a morality drama that was written in the late 1400s. No 1 knows who the writer of the drama is. The complete rubric of Everyman is really The Summoning of Everyman. but it has come to be normally known as Everyman. The original linguistic communication of the drama is Middle English. but today’s transcripts are modern English editions. The tone of the drama is considered dignified and drab. Morality plays. such as Everyman. used riming poetries in the text ( Jokinen ) . First looking at the drama Everyman. one may believe it is merely spiritual based and its value is all faith because of the characters involved. Everyman was thought to be writ ten under the Roman Catholic position but was meant for more of a moral lesson than anything else ( Moses ) . The chief character. Everyman. was created to stand for every adult male and adult female. Throughout the narrative he earns his ageless wages through good actions and confession. He is considered a typical individual who has neglected his religious life but repents for his wickednesss in clip to be saved ( Warren ) . God is besides a character in this drama. stand foring God as viewed in Roman Catholic faith. Death is a character every bit good. Fellowship. Cousin. Kindred. and Material Goods are all characters who are Everyman’s earthly familiarities who leave him in his clip of demand. Other characters. whose names represent both the characters and their actions. are Good Deeds. Knowledge. Confession. Strength. Angel. and Doctor. Many things happen in Everyman. such as that Everyman is summoned by Death to the tribunal of God to do an accounting for his life. Throughout the narrative. Everyman seeks company and lessons for his unsafe way in front. Many of his comrades promise to fall in him. yet few maintain that promise. The flood tide of the narrative happens w hen Good Workss agrees to assist Everyman into the hereafter. It takes awhile for Everyman to happen person willing to assist him. so this was a large measure. Good Deeds introduces Everyman to everyone he needs to cognize. such as Strength. Five Witss. Beauty. and Knowledge. Everyone besides Good Deeds denies come ining the hereafter with him ; Good Deeds is the lone 1 who agrees to travel with Everyman to the hereafter. Everyman learns how to judge what truly affairs in the strategy of things and in the wellness of one’s psyche confronting decease. This lesson doesn’t come easy to him. though ; Everyman suffers a just sum of heartache that is viewed as wit by the audiences of the drama. An illustration of Everyman’s heartache is when he looks for person to fall in his journey so he asks Kindess to fall in him in which Kindess answers in line 355 â€Å"No. by our Lady I have the spasm in my toe. God velocity you now in your manner to ell ; And so. my cousin. a fond farewell. † In the 15th century. the subject of â€Å"man summoned by death† was common due to frequent famishment. wars. illness. and offenses. This made the topic of decease a really common thing mundane people invariably had to cover with. and still hold t o cover with today ( Jokinen ) . Hundreds of old ages ago there were no telecasting shows or video games. Traveling to a drama was one of the things people did for amusement. They taught lessons every bit good as entertained the audience. Morality dramas taught good ethical motives frequently times through wit. Harmonizing to research done by Kate Warren. A Morality has been defined by Dr. Ward as â€Å"a play implementing a moral truth or lesson by agencies of the address and action of characters which are personified abstractions — figures stand foring frailties and virtuousnesss. qualities of the human head. or abstract constructs in general† . and. on the whole. that definition comprehends the chief characteristics of the Morality proper in its most characteristic signifier ( n. P ) . These dramas maintained their popularity up until the terminal of the 16th century. Everyman is the most normally known morality drama today. yet it is non about every bit popular as other types of dramas in today’s universe. Peter new wave Diest wrote a drama called Elckerlijc. which is really similar to Everyman. After the 16th century. the public’s involvement turned in many other waies ( Moses ) . Myst ery plays and miracle dramas came before morality dramas ; they frequently referred to the Bible and were performed at church services. Morality dramas were really similar to mystery dramas. but morality dramas represent the passage between faith based dramas and a more professional theater ( Moses ) . Morality plays became known as throughout medieval Europe to learn good ethical motives of the audience. and although they are still really spiritual based. the ultimate end of the dramas was good ethical motives. non to larn a faith. Before Everyman anything presented that wasn’t spiritual based was looked down on. so the fact that morality dramas became popular was a really drastic alteration. They helped get down the amusement industry to learn life lessons. Peoples liked morality dramas because they could frequently associate to them and larn from them ( Zesmer ) . Shakespeare frequently made mentions to morality drama characters. which kept morality dramas alive ( Moses ) . Today. morality play has become more politically right. such as Walter Browne’s play Everywoman. Everywoman. which was written in 1908. is an updated version of Everyman for modern audiences. Morality tales greatly influenced modern fiction and play which is proven in European and American civil ization today. In about every book or film. particularly in the children’s genre. a lesson is taught. Media is invariably seeking to learn illustrations of good ethical motives in hopes to learn people what’s incorrect and what’s right. Though this construct may look simple. it still does follow back to morality dramas. A well-known version of the drama is known as Jedermann. by the Austrian Hugo von Hofmannsthal. it is performed yearly at the Salzburg Festival since 1920. In 2002 a film version of Everyman was made. which was directed by John Farrell. Farrell updated the film to do it look as though it was in today’s universe ( Moses ) . Morality plays play a large portion in learning ethical motives today. Central High is a new game made by Destiny Interactive. The New York Times calls this game â€Å"The Modern Morality Play† ( Brown ) . This game is trying to learn adolescents the difference between right and incorrect. giving them a sense of good ethical motives. The game neer explains why some determinations prove to be the incorrect 1s. That is where the game’s pretenses to moral direction Begin to interrupt down. If Cardinal High is supposed to assist adolescents learn ethical motives an d moralss. shouldn’t the game better explicate why one determination is bad and another is wise? ( Brown ) The effort to a morality drama into a game so it is more modern and merriment for adolescents is interesting. Morality plays seem to hold merely a positive consequence on today’s population. Though morality dramas may non be about as popular today as they were mediaeval times. they have inspired books. films. and games. such as this 1. to try to learn people what is right and incorrect ( Brown ) . The lesson taught in morality dramas is based around one thing. ethical motives. Ethical motives are larning what is right compared to wrong. or in mediaeval times they would state good vs. immorality. There are multiple lessons in Everyman. taken really spiritual or non. It depends on how each individual decides to take what is read. Everyman was clearly written for spiritual grounds. but compared to the dramas before it. Everyman was non as spiritual ( Moses ) . One of the dramas lessons is that stuff points have no value compared to the people around us. Although the lesson is spiritual. it is non limited to religion because any individual can derive from it. Overall. morality dramas can learn lessons that will assist everyone in life. Any individual. no affair his or her faith or deficiency of can profit from morality dramas. Although Everyman is thought to be a really spiritual drama. it has lessons within that anyone can profit from. such as learning the difference between right and incorrect and what it genuinely of import in life. Everyman and other morality dramas truly helped the civilization because they started learning what is right and incorrect in entertaining ways that people enjoyed. In the terminal. morality dramas such as Everyman can profit all people. spiritual or non.

Why did Prohibition Fail Research Paper Example

Why did Prohibition Fail Paper The act of Prohibition was introduced within the American culture during the twentieth century, within the subject of alcoholic abuse and increasing establishments of saloon bars within rural and urban states. The act of Prohibition was introduced due to the strong temperance movements within the rural states present in the nineteenth century; which included Devout Christians and the Anti- Saloon League presenting their ideas and opinions on the effects of alcoholic abuse within the family environment. The members involved within the groups which created the stigma of alcohol, in the act of Prohibition, presented their case on a political view within their local state. The states were persuaded to prohibit the sale of alcohol, which lead into a wide spread National law on the purchase of alcohol. The Prohibition act came into effect on January 16th 1920, as Prohibition became a law under the Volstead act. Prohibition was set to improve the social, health and crime effects of alcohol within the country. The use of patriotic pride was used to decline the alcoholic abuse present within the country; as many German breweries were exporting alcohol which was being purchased by American citizens. The First World War boosted the amount of dries (non-alcohol consumers), due to the un-patriotic movement of drinking German products. The Bolshevism community within the Russian revolution thrived on the use of alcohol, which created lawlessness in society. Russia was one of many countries which introduced Prohibition, known as the Suhoy Zakon, but America wanted to prevent the act of communism within society, which created the final amendment stated. Politicians backed the Prohibition act due to the fears of communism, but with the added bonus of rural votes for the Politicians involved, as this was a strong view present in rural states. Prohibition was present from the 1920s up to the year of 1933, but why did Prohibition fail?. We will write a custom essay sample on Why did Prohibition Fail specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on Why did Prohibition Fail specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on Why did Prohibition Fail specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer This question is a debatable topic within the subject of American History, as Prohibition did prove successful illustrating a decline of alcoholic drinkers, but in this essay I will discuss the problems which ended the law of Prohibition in the 1930s. Prohibition was seen as a successful law within rural states, but many urban states did not comply with the law; which was seen as a failure as a law should apply to all states or districts of a country. The state of Maryland did not introduce the law of Prohibition, which illustrated the first problem involved in the failure of the noble experiment. The poor presence of public support created a downfall for Prohibition which saw the birth of Prohibition agents, two successful agents Isadore Einstein and his deputy Moe Smith. These agents saw the closure of speakeasies within America, as they ordered drinks in the speakeasies, taking samples to arrest offenders. The agents made 4392 arrests within the illegal bars (speakeasies), but public determination on the consumption and purchase of alcohol saw the rise of illegal imports of alcohol, which proved too wide spread for the control of government agents. Enforcement of the Prohibition law proved impossible to keep under control, as illegal imports of alcohol from Canada-across the widespread border and the purchase of alcohol out of USA waters proved inevitable to prevent. The agents were concentrated within the city environments, to prevent the increasing consumption of alcohol in illegal speakeasies. Each agent was poorly funded in the law of Prohibition, which created the rise of illegal stills and bootleggers. Bootleggers produced moonshine, which consisted of a higher concentration of pure alcohol, which caused the deaths of many purchasers of the alcohol. The moonshine contained a high concentration of alcohol, due to the un-professional production of alcohol within stills. Bootleggers became rich people within society, with known fortunes from the Prohibition era, as in the case of Al Capone who earned a vast fortune of $60 million. The production of moonshine saw the increase in illegal stills, with many people making their own whiskey for sale in the speakeasies. Agents seized 280,000 distilleries, but this is only a proportion of stills in use within the period. The Prohibition act is thought to have created more interest in the act of alcohol drinking, as there were more speakeasies than saloons in many cities, due to the vast profit margins involved with selling moonshine. This is one stable reason to conclude the failure of Prohibition, but the factor of crime and gangs- which were supposed to be prevented through Prohibition- contributed to the failure of Prohibition, due to large scale violence within the St. Valentines massacre. The most common image of Prohibition is the era of the powerful gangsters who made their fortunes from the selling of illegal liquor, within local speakeasies of their city. Sources suggest that organised crime gangs made fortunes of about $2 billion out of the trade and sale of alcohol. The gangsters were present all over the USA, but the city of Chicago was closely associated with the presence of gangs. The gangsters on the whole came from poorer immigrant backgrounds, which are closely tied from the melting pot of American society. The concept of immigrants making a fortune off the country which gave them a better quality of life, against the law of the country; I believe is an ironic situation to have, as the guests of a country create fortunes against the political view. This was a large factor of the birth of the gangsters during the era, as they came mainly from Jewish, Polish, Irish and Italian backgrounds. The gangsters were full of cunning and ruthless ideas, which ended in the massacre of many gangs on St. Valentines Day. The gangs fought viciously with each other to control the liquor and Prostitution trade, within the speakeasies environments. The gangs made good use of new technology, with automobiles and the Thompson sub machine gun to concentrate the use of fear and violence on other opposing gangs. Dan OBanion, Pete and Vince Guizenberg, Lucky Luciano and Al Capone were some of the most ruthless gang leaders at the time of Prohibition. In Chicago alone, there were 130 gang member murders within 1926 and 1927 and not one arrest was made. This was the effect of the fear of the gangs, which proved successful in preventing law enforcement against their trade. Gangster leader Al Capone is one of the famous gangsters in relation to the prohibition law, as his tactics of violence and cunning intuition within society illustrated a strong profile in the public eye. Capone was a regular at sport games, with cheered applause of fans as Capone donated generously to local charities, with the case of $30,000 on a soup kitchen for the unemployed. The violent side of Capones leadership was illustrated with the beating of a betrayed member to his loyalty, which included the beating of a baseball bat, causing immense damage to his un-loyal members. The un-predictable behaviour of the gang member proved successful in his own right, with the control of the mayor (William Hale Thompson) under the generous pledges of charity. Prohibition led to a massive widespread corruption within the services of Law enforcement during this period, as fear of gangster violence and briberies persuaded the law enforcement officers to turn a blind eye to the law of Prohibition, which was one of the main reasons for the failure of the noble experiment. Large breweries were bribing many local government officials for their businesses to stay in production. Briberies included money and in some cases alcohol, which was creating a large corrupt police force within larger cities of the USA. The conviction of guilty bootleggers was seen to die out, as many judges accepted the bribe of payment from suspected criminals. A national cartoon from the Prohibition era named- The National Gesture, illustrated the large corruption involved in this time period, due to the illustrated hand behind the back picture incorporated into bribery. Many businesses thrived on the corruption of Law enforcement, but most importantly the law enforcers were making a profit out of the law they were supposed to be protecting, creating a mockery of Prohibition. In conclusion, I believe the most probable reason for the failure of the Prohibition era is the factor of the widespread corruption involved, as law enforcers were making a profit out of a law set by the national government. If the law is not being enforced by the enforcers, then the law is non valid, which was supposed to improve social benefits; but this proved incorrect, as large scale bribery increased the production of alcohol. The prohibition era caused national tax problems, which was successfully reversed in the re-introduction of legal drinking. This factor of tax could be a possible reason for ending the Prohibition on a political view, but I believe the corruption of law enforcement was the most important reason, as there is no law without law enforcement present.

Free Essays on Chinese Woman

Imagine being a Chinese woman in the early twentieth century. Your feet would be bound and you would not be educated. You could only speak when spoken to and would never talk against a male. In theory, you would be seen as a piece of property, to be bought and sold in marriage. Chinese women throughout the ages were seen as less important than men. Although this place set for women has changed over time, it is still in a constant progression to reach equality with the place set for men. Women were required to take the role of a submissive, passive, and weak being, whereas men were expected to be dominant, aggressive, and strong. These prerequisites were established by the three Chinese beliefs of obedience. These beliefs state that a woman should obey her father when young, obey her husband when married, and obey her adult sons when widowed (Johnson 219). A Chinese woman’s place in society was also set due to the customary practices she endured. Some of these practices included foot binding, inferior nurturing, confinement to the home, concubinage, prostitution, and exclusion from education (Rozman 115). Even marriage and family life itself put women in an inferior place to men. This was because marriage was a patriarchal practice, in which the woman was expected to leave her own family and native community, and join herself to her husband’s family and place of residence (Johnson 221). As a Chinese wife, the woman was expected to bear at least one male child, preferably two. Male children were seen as more important than females because they could carry on the ancestral name and provide for their parents in old age (Mackerras and York 233). Chinese women struggled for their rights over the first half of the twentieth century. During this time attention was repeatedly drawn to the increasingly unequal state of women (Rozman 115). These women were fighting for the reform of the traditional family and its values, the right for a ... Free Essays on Chinese Woman Free Essays on Chinese Woman Imagine being a Chinese woman in the early twentieth century. Your feet would be bound and you would not be educated. You could only speak when spoken to and would never talk against a male. In theory, you would be seen as a piece of property, to be bought and sold in marriage. Chinese women throughout the ages were seen as less important than men. Although this place set for women has changed over time, it is still in a constant progression to reach equality with the place set for men. Women were required to take the role of a submissive, passive, and weak being, whereas men were expected to be dominant, aggressive, and strong. These prerequisites were established by the three Chinese beliefs of obedience. These beliefs state that a woman should obey her father when young, obey her husband when married, and obey her adult sons when widowed (Johnson 219). A Chinese woman’s place in society was also set due to the customary practices she endured. Some of these practices included foot binding, inferior nurturing, confinement to the home, concubinage, prostitution, and exclusion from education (Rozman 115). Even marriage and family life itself put women in an inferior place to men. This was because marriage was a patriarchal practice, in which the woman was expected to leave her own family and native community, and join herself to her husband’s family and place of residence (Johnson 221). As a Chinese wife, the woman was expected to bear at least one male child, preferably two. Male children were seen as more important than females because they could carry on the ancestral name and provide for their parents in old age (Mackerras and York 233). Chinese women struggled for their rights over the first half of the twentieth century. During this time attention was repeatedly drawn to the increasingly unequal state of women (Rozman 115). These women were fighting for the reform of the traditional family and its values, the right for a ...

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Definition of Love - Essay Example Love is everywhere†¦Our eyes are sparkling; we are shining with beautiful foolish smiles if we are in love.   No one knows whether love exists or not, everyone believes it does exist though it cannot be seen, seized or heard. Love is possible if faith in love exists. Thesis: Love is a phenomenon, which is above our feelings, perceptions, and explanations. It is of ephemeral nature and it is beyond humans' expertise to identify love, interpret it or explain it. It is more common for people to experience it, suffer from it, live through it†¦What is it, actually? Love is†¦ Definition of love To define love one can read Shakespeare, another would rather kiss for the first time†¦ Actually, love can be considered at different levels: from lingual expression to physiological, emotional and psychological contexts (Tibbetts 1979, p. 280). When people say "I love you", what do they really mean? In accordance with the definition from the dictionary: love is  "a strong af fection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties" (cited by Fisher 1998, p. 136).  We would rather focus not only the essence of love but on different types of it. First of all, love can be correlated with the different meanings  of this concept. "There’s romantic love; love between two people, which  is considered to be both intimate and sexual" (Fisher 1998, p. 138). Love is everywhere for me. I love my family, my friends, people and animals in our world. I love reading; I love God and many other things. Actually, I feel that all these forms of love are different and I can clearly feel this difference. Moreover, I feel that love to my beloved person, my mother or my best friend are different types of this feeling. To my mind, the closest synonym to any form of love is "comfort", "coziness", "pleasure"†¦too many other synonyms can be also selected, but I would like to prefer one of these forms of synonyms (Wood 1995, p. 80). People in their relationship trying to find the golden mean. Very often there is a chance to put someone's happiness about your own feelings. It is one of the highest prices paid for happiness. Love to another person can be the greatest treasure in the world, but you have to pay a high price for it. One should love another person above his/her flaws. Not only positive features but also negative features should be loved by a person in case they experience real love. There is a wide range of such things as anger, frustration, selfishness, happiness, longing etc. Love is a broad feeling. Nevertheless, this concept can be hardly described exactly. In accordance with one of the greatest Russian's writers Leo Tolstoy: "Every family is happy in the same way, but every family is unhappy in a different way". The strongest glue for a family is love. If there is no glue than there is no love in this family and it can be hardly claimed that people in the family are happy or if they are family at all. "I think that a famil y is a group of people united not only by blood but also by LOVE" (Huerta).  Ã‚