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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(classified) English 043 11/2/2013 There are many things that people believe make a person a good friend. Of all the things that are good qualities for a friend to have‚ there are three that easily stand out above the rest. A good friend is someone who has integrity‚ is loving and kind‚ and reliable. One of the most important things that good friend has is integrity. In other words‚ a good friend is honest with you even when it means that it may hurt you to hear the truth. One example of this
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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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Have you ever thought about the qualities in a best friend? Researched conducted by the Children’s Interest Group of America reported most middle school students have someone their age they refer to as their best friend. There are many qualities I look for in a best friend. The first quality is their personality‚ next is someone to hang with‚ and lastly is a true best friend. Now it’s time to in depth with this. Having a best friend is like having a desired stuffed animal. Their personality really
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neighborhood‚ there is nothing between us. Base on Viorst ’s description‚ convenient friends are those that we would not have naturally befriended‚ and only cross paths occasionally. These people are not really friends in the original sense of the word. These are people we get to relate with out of convenience and do not have talk to them too much about ourselves. Even Viorst admitted that: "But we don ’t with convenience friends‚ ever come too close or tell too much: We maintain our public face and emotional
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What Are Friends For? Marion Winik has the talent to captivate readers for her particular way to relate to humanity; attribute being considered as the key of her success as author‚ journalist and teacher. The article “What Are Friends For?” Is a humorous but realistic way of stereotyping friends‚ is written in a colloquial and informal style. The reader has the feeling that the author is recounting one’s own life. One type of friendship Winik refers to are the Buddies‚ these are one’s best friend
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Make friends with diverse groups of people. Everybody has something to contribute to your growth as a person. Do not sacrifice your grades‚ but do not forget to have fun‚ both in school and out of it. It is hard‚ if not impossible‚ to get through high school happily without at least a few friends. Never think that someone is a less valued potential friend because they’re not seen as ’popular’. These people are the kindest and easiest to talk to and will never talk about you behind your back as they
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Classification Final Draft Types of Friends When I was a child‚ my parents raised me and my siblings to appreciate various kinds of friends. There are three types of friends I know of in this lifetime. I classify them according to how well they know me. We make friends or encounter them as we go every day. My first type of friends are called “pest friend”. They are my acquaintance‚ or in other words I only know them by their name. I may not remember what they might look like if I go away
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especially me. True friendship is a divine quality. To get a true friend is rare achievement now days. Someone is lucky if she gets a true friend. During my studying from elementary school to secondary school ‚ I have a lot of friend. Among these‚ there are few friend who are my best friend. Now I would like to describe one of my best friend whose name is ___________________ . The first reason I consider him as my best friend is that she have a very warm personality. She is so friendly when
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Maria Veronica Professor Modzelewski English 100 – Essay One Lost My Scholarship “Dad‚ I got it. I passed the test‚ I got it.” It was a sunny day in Jakarta‚ the capital city in Indonesia. I remembered somebody stood next to me and held me with empathy as she watched me sobbing over the phone. I called my dad right after the scholarship representatives from one of the highly ranked secondary schools1 in Singapore told us about their decision that has changed my life forever; I was the chosen
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