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media type="custom" key="26006030" I am planning to write an Extended Definition paper; the freedom with this Research Project greatly interested me, and it made sense to take advantage of this with a different approach than the usual Position Paper. I am interested in researching some terms that are commonplace to us, yet hold much deeper meaning, and an Extended Definition provides for the perfect occasion to do so. It easily allows me to enter a discussion of a term as a whole, rather than only certain aspects, and can help with analyzing peculiarities and interpretations; with it, I feel that I can take the project in whatever direction I choose to deem fit.
 * I - Presentation of Research Findings:**


 * II - The Pursuit of New Knowledge:**
 * 1) ** In scientific, emotional, and ideological terms: what is love? **
 * 2) To what extent is happiness controllable by oneself?
 * 3) To what extent can one protect oneself from the powers of influence?

Love may perhaps be the most recognizable idea in the perception of humans; it is so well known by everyone, yet in this shared knowledge, great complexity arises. Though often simply limited to interpersonal affection or pleasure, love is a great deal of things. Even the Greeks identified four distinct types of it: Kinship (Storge), Friendship (Philia), Romantic Desire (Eros) and Self-Emptying (Agape); in modern times, the definition has only extended further, and it is this almost infinite sense that interests me.
 * III - Background and Early Knowledge:**

It would be a falsification to ignore the influence that Haddaway had on this research question, but the interest in the topic is obviously beyond that. Love is a personal, relatable topic, and to think that people generally only know more superficial definitions of it, it makes sense to study it. I expect to focus on hormones, types of love, and what they stand for; this a rather broad range to work with, but I expect that once I am further into the topic, the question and focus themselves will become more refined. I will have to be careful and keep this broadness in mind, though, as I feel that it would be quite easy to stray for my original intentions and end up with a winding project with little sense to it. Love is worthy of its namesake, and of hate, and in all its complexities and beauty, love seems worthy of a second glance, a more careful look.
 * IV: The Rationale:**