"and now we are as the deer" this is a simile because they used as
Homophily (i.e., "love of the same") is the tendency of individuals to associate and bond with similar others, as in the proverb "birds of a feather flock together". The presence of homophily has been discovered in a vast array of network studies.
People believe that being a man means you need to have a deep voice,beard,and spread you legs when you sit to take up space, but being a man actually means being yourself and not letting anyone tear you down. Being a REAL man means to be kind and show the world that you are not going to let anyone tear you down.
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