I believe that Kathleen Norris is correct when she says that "in many ways the world of My Ántonia is still with us‚ a neglected but significant part of America‚” because we still have people coming into our country hoping to fulfill the American dream and having the country fall short of their expectations. The first similarity that strikes me between the world of My Ántonia and our modern day world is before Jim even meets Antonia he is talking with a local boy about his new neighbors‚ the Shimerdas
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Specific Purpose: to motivate somebody to be a friend Central Idea: to inspire someone to be a friend and not pass judgement A. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2lKP4KLNGk 1. No matter how strong‚ we may think we may be‚ we all need someone to lean on 2. Everybody deserves to be mistreated‚ everybody has feelings. 3. You never know hose life you could be saving by just being there B. By doing reseach on this speech‚ I have became more aware of bullying and how frrquwntly it is occurring‚ not
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Trust It’s the close friend who betrayed me and made me who I am today. Having your heart broken by someone you cared for‚ teaches you an important lesson. It has taught me to be careful on who I trust and to keep moving on in life. Even though this was a painful event‚ it has made me a stronger person. Losing someone you once cared for shouldn’t be seen negatively‚ it should be looked positively. This friendship I had was very special because I never had a close friend who I could tell everything
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people that came in my life still‚ I continue to meet people and form different types of relationship. However‚ I only have three tiers of friendship. Some of the relationships continue today and others faded as I aged. On tier one these people are who I classify as friends that are acquaintances. My acquaintances are people that I stay in contact with occasionally‚ and see rarely. Although I do not communicate with my tier-one friends on a daily basis I do however give my support in their personal
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Good Friends Friends often thought of as a companionship between people. Good friends are the people one can count on to be there through the good and the bad times that occur in life. Good friends are often loyal‚ trustworthy‚ and are always on your side‚ whether it is right or wrong. My so-called friends are all liars‚ backstabbers‚ and always seem to leave me out of things. For some reason these people consider themselves as good friends. My friends lie about everything. They lie so much they
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different personalities‚ but some are similar in nature. Not only do your actions reveal a lot about you‚ but your friends reveal just as much. I know that different aspects of my personality are more dominant with certain people. Two of my best friends‚ Amanda and Tim‚ are very different from each other‚ although both have sparkling personalities. Steve and I have been friends since we were nine years old. We have always shared our most enjoyable and our most trying times. For instance‚ every
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Hello everybody‚ let me grab a handful of minutes of your attention and let me introduce you my best friend Nora. I am very glad to have Nora as a friend. I have known her since our freshman times in Haydn Gymnasium and it is a pleasure for me to note that she hasn’t changed a bit in five years‚ and is still a cheerful energizer of all our student parties. I always wondered how she contrived to find time for everything. Besides the evident advantage of having her homework always done‚ Natalie
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Everyone not only wants a good friend in their life‚ but they need one too. Friendships often face a great number of conflicts that may weaken you‚ or it may do the opposite‚ make your relationship stronger. A good friend may also be known as a true friend or a best friend that will always be there for you. Having a good friend will keep you going in life‚ and make you have a brighter smile on days when you are gloomy. They also help you out when you need them the most‚ and this will help you accomplish
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I Have Many Friends But Are They All Real All of us have a friend‚ that’s normal. But do you think if you have many friends‚ all of them are true friends? No‚ no‚ no. You what more friends‚ for what? Having many friends is not the basis of having a real one. Friends are those person whose there during the time that you really need someone to talk to and someone to be with‚ not that person who are just there when they need something from you. I‚ you‚ us‚ we don’t need many friends when in fact
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Анализ текста “A Friend in Need” I’ve just read the story which is entitled “A friend in need”. To begin with I’d like to say a few words about the title. In my opinion‚ on the one hand‚ the title is quite suggestive because it’s a part of well-known proverb: “a friend in need is a friend indeed”. So we can predict that the story is about friendship‚ may be one friend got into trouble and the other helped him. But‚ on the other hand‚ the title made me think why the author gives only the first
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