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    There are different ways to tell the difference between a real friend and a fake friend. Some qualities in a good friend are they are trust worthy‚ they listen to your thoughts‚ concerns and issues‚ and you can tell them stuff without them judging you. If someone doesn’t always use these traits it doesn’t make them a “bad friend”‚ people make mistakes and as people ourselves we should forgive and forget because one of these days were going to mess up too‚ it happens to all of us‚ when we mess up

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    (Rowling 76). Harry seeks for the true and loyalty friendship‚ unlike Draco Malfoy who seeks power over friendship‚ “He turned back to Harry. You’ll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others‚ Potter. You don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.”(Rowling 81). In addition‚ three of them would take the risks together as a team with Harry as a leader to find the stone‚ “ i’ll use the Invisibility Cloak‚ said Harry. ‘It’s just lucky i got it back.’ ‘But

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    character in the novel‚ also not the best father because he is selfish. Throughout most of the novel the reader sees the real side of him and lets everybody know that he is not a good father‚ throughout the novel he is drinking or drunk. Throughout the entire novel Malachy shows love to his family a few times. Sometimes the kids love when their father is drunk because that is one of the few times he shows his love. Malachy is very selfish because he makes his family do everything; he also disrespects

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    got. Don’t cry over anyone who won’t cry over you. Good friends are hard to find‚ harder to leave‚ and impossible to forget. You can only go as far as you push. Actions speak louder than words. The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love‚ love somebody else. Don’t let the past hold you back‚ you’re missing the good stuff. Life’s short. If you don’t look around once in a while you might miss it. A best friend is like a four leaf clover‚ hard to find and lucky to have.

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    Fear‚ power‚ and greed all are major reasons why one would commit a selfish act. This is revealed during the Salem Witch trials when neighbors would accuse one another of Witchcraft‚ leading to jail time or death. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams is caught dancing in the woods‚ which in her society is frowned upon. At first‚ she denies it happened‚ but once she understands she will not be in any problem‚ she confesses. Also while she confessed‚ she also lied and blamed Tituba for

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    Oscar Wilde’s ‘Selfish Giant’ Oscar Wild (1854 – 1900) ‘Selfish Giant’ is one of the short stories beautifully written by Oscar Wilde. Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and playwright‚ novelist‚ poet‚ and author of short stories. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s‚ he became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams‚ his only novel: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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    Not all people of wealth are selfish‚ greedy‚ and arrogant. St. Anthony of the Desert is proof of this statement. Born from a wealthy family in Coma‚ Egypt in 251 AD‚ Anthony was a good man from his early to his later years. His parents were Christians; therefore‚ Anthony was brought up as a Christian‚ as well. Also in his beginning years‚ he attended the Lord’s House with his parents. He proved to be obedient to his father and mother‚ and attentive to his studies and readings from the Lord. A few

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    In the film Circle of Friends there are many different types of relationships that occur throughout the movie involving Sternberg’s eight types of love. Firstly‚ Nan and Simon have a relationship that is based on infatuation and physical arousal. Simon displays no concrete form of commitment and he demonstrates this when he states that he would only marry a wealthy woman. Simon impregnates Nan‚ and when she tells him that she is pregnant he responds immediately by saying "it’s awful‚ it’s terrible"

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    unable to cope with the situation at hand.” (Fitzpatrick) There are many responses to a survival situations‚ some traits are better than others. Throughout Laurence Gonzales’ selection‚ “Deep Survival‚” and Lane Wallace’s article‚ “Is Survival Selfish?” the most important traits for survival can be concluded as using one’s head and having a positive mental attitude. Maintaining a positive

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    Altruism for Survival “Pure” altruism is defined as the showing unselfish concern for another’s welfare without personal gain. However according to Richard Dawkins‚ in his Selfish Gene theory‚ pure altruism does not exist. This theory all boils down to expanding and maximizing inclusive fitness. The term selfish does not imply that there is any motives or will to act that way but can be accurately described in that manner. In this theory the body of every living creature‚ from an amoeba to

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