Friendship is one of the most precious gifts of life. A person who has true friends in life is lucky enough Friendship makes life thrilling. It makes life sweet and pleasant experience. Friendship is indeed‚ an asset in life. It can lead us to success or to doom. It all depends on how we choose our friends. True friendship is a feeling of love‚ sharing and caring. It is a feeling that someone understands and appreciates you as you are‚ without any exaggeration‚ flattery and pretensions It gives
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I was so excited that grandpa was finally taking me fishing. Ever since I saw the monster of a fish in his basement‚ I dreamt that one day we would catch a shark together. Friday night grandpa called me. I sat in the chair with the phone held to my face. I smile stretched from cheek to cheek when he said we were going to go fishing. That night I was hardly able to sleep. The anticipation of this momentous occasion filled my mind with dreams of the fish that I would see swimming in the crystal clear
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For months‚ my parents had been discussing sending my mom‚ little brother and I back to our native country. I was only eight years old then and I did not understand the reason or the quickness to return. On that day‚ August 23rd‚2008‚ we departed to Guatemala‚ leaving behind my father‚ alone. As I landed at the airport‚ I anticipated the feeling of seeing my older sister and other relatives for the first time. Weeks passed by‚ my brother and I wouldn’t stop asking my mother when we would come back
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When I hear the date "9/11" I rapidly drown in the saddest kind of nostalgic thoughts and emotions. Although many years have gone by since the devastating events of 9/11‚ its memory and the feelings it evokes remains immortal. In retrospect‚ I was five years old during the time of the attacks and I wasn’t even living in the United States. Nevertheless‚ as I was too young to fully understand the magnitude of the attacks‚ seeing how an event that took place thousands of miles away from me had the ability
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I used to be popular. I used to make friends as naturally as breathing. I used to be so sociable that adults would tire of hearing me speak. I used to find myself standing before the teacher’s desk‚ receiving some minor punishment for socializing too often. Then my family moved‚ and I lost all the relationships I had built up. I used to start all over again with the same level of enthusiasm as initially. And again. And again. Every time my family moved‚ I started to see less and less of
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Hello to all‚ I’m new here. Happened to stumble across this site when I was looking for tips on writing my common app essay. Would like to thank the moderators of this site. Anyway‚ this is my essay. Any comments/criticisms would be welcome thank you so much :) Evaluate a significant experience‚ achievement‚ risk you have taken‚ or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. The sun was bearing down on us as we left the bus. As usual‚ we were early‚ perhaps even earlier today. It
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Essay Writing TOPIC: My Friend-My Guiding Line THESIS STATEMENT: True friends are hard to find and are an invaluable treasure. Friendship is the divine feeling and relationship between friends. Friendship is developed ultimately and requires to be maintained with care. One can not live without friends and real friendship could be a great support in one’s life. Friendship is simply a divine relationship based on
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Aristotle has defined three types of friendships for us to evaluate: utility‚ pleasure‚ and true friendship. A utility friendships are better described as alliances. These friendships are beneficial to both parties and the duration of the friendship lasts until they prove to not be useful anymore. This type of friendship is very common. An example of a utility friendship is a political alliance or business alliance. The next type of friendship is of pleasure. These friendships are based on mutual enjoyment
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we all dreaded‚ the funeral. I had never been to a funeral before; this was all new to me. People were dressed in black handing out tissues and saying small prayers for my family. I watched some man I had never seen before speak such honest words about my grandmother. Now‚ this man had said something I knew I’d never forget‚ “her golden heart stopped beating‚ hardworking hands go to rest‚ god broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best.” He brought so much emotion to this wide crowd of
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The most difficult problem/situation that I had to face was when my family and I had to change our entire lifestyle by migrating to the United States in 2006. I was 6 years old‚ I had no idea what was going on; there was confusion everywhere. We were at the airport in Albania‚ it was almost time to get on the flight that would change my life forever. I was comfortable where I was‚ I was not sure why we were just going to leave everything behind all of a sudden‚ either way‚ it was not my choice and
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