What Are Friends For? Ronda McKinney Louisiana State University of Alexandria What Are Friends For? This article is a brief summary of the many types of friends that come in and out of our lives and how they can impact our lives in one way or other. What Are Friends For? Marion Winik is a creative writing instructor and commentator
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A Facebook Friend is not a friend. A Friend is not someone who just comments on your rant or picture of your cat. A friend is not someone who just asks you send loot in Farmville or plays scrabble with you on your mobile phone. A real friend calls you when you’re sick or when you’re sad‚ and they know what you’re sick or you’re sad because they called you the day before. A friend is someone you share memories with‚ not comments. A friend is someone who moves far away‚ but still saves to visit
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people in their daily lives. It’s certainly a blessing if you have a lot of friends in your life. People make friends because they want to interact with someone who has the same interests and share their experiences and feelings. Some people think it is more important to keep one’s old friends than it is to make new friends. However‚ in my opinion‚ I cannot agree with this view one hundred percent‚ I think making new friends is also important in my life. First of all‚ encountering a new environment
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QUALITIES OF A FRIEND Everyday we meet people. Many of them become instant acquaintances and most acquaintances bloom into friendship. Often this transition period occurs gradually. Friends come into ours lives and go. Few stay a while longer and fewer still leave footprints in our hearts and the sands of time. Who is a friend and what are the qualities a friend should possess? The definition of a friend and friendship varies with each individual. For me‚ a good friend is someone who understands
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Friends of Variety Friendship is very important to many people. A friend is a person one knows well‚ and is also someone who will listen to a persons problems and give advice. Being a friend is just as important as having a friend. There are different kinds of friends: the best friend‚ the associate‚ and the friend of convenience. A person can have more than one best friend. Many people think of their best friends as part of their own family. A best friend is someone who will
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presented with a host of exciting new opportunities. The Kent State University Honors College is one opportunity I am particularly excited about. I decided to apply to the Honors College because I am a student who loves to be challenged. At my current university‚ I am not enrolled in an honors program‚ or am taking honors level classes. The reason for this is that as an incoming freshman‚ I was anxious about what my college workload would be like‚ and chose not to apply to the honors program. This is
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I don’t think anyone has a better family friend than my “Grantie.”/Linda. My family came up the name Grantie because she was like a grandmother and aunt figure all in one and we thought it would be the perfect name. She is such a special person to me and my family. When my mom had me and she was going back to work she needed someone to watch me. My mom was talking about it when she was with some friends and almost immediately grantie said “I WILL” and that was it since I was 2 months old‚ she has
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A True Friend What is the meaning of a true friend? A true friend is someone who comforts you when in need‚ cries with you in sorrows and laughs with you when you do something stupid. I believe my brother‚ Keaton‚ is a prime example of a “true friend”. When I was little‚ Keaton brought home a very sweet girl. To our knowledge‚ Amber came from a very wealthy and well-respected family. After four months‚ Amber continued to come over; I knew this relationship was getting serious. I overheard
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David Cano 3/1/2014 ENC1102 Arnold Friend = Devil? One of the big mysteries In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Is Arnold Friend the devil or not. Arnold Friend portrays the devil in many ways. In the story‚ Arnold friend is the devil‚ he went to Connie’s house and tries to get her to go for a ride with him and his friend Elli Oscar so‚ he can rape and kill her. Arnold Friend is none other than the devil himself‚ which shows in his appearance‚ his speech‚ his
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As humans we encounter‚ each and every day‚ with different types of people ‚ whether in school‚ home‚ or at work. But can these people be called my friend?‚ In this essay‚ I’m going to address three different types of the people that we know. Basically‚ those three types are; acquaintances‚ colleagues‚ and best friends. The first type of those people are acquaintances.This means that you basically only know their names. Sometimes you might not even remember them. Usually‚ you meet these people
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