Are friends the new family? As the word ‘family’ has a different meaning to each individual‚ it is hard to universally define it without any cultures/ groups disagreeing. However‚ it is sometimes easier to define it by not what it appears to look like‚ but what it does‚ for example‚ loving‚ caring and supporting. But is this not the role of friends too? With only 1 in four people living in a heterosexual‚ two parent families‚ and one in three living alone‚ this is a far cry away from only one
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comparison paragraph Two close friends Natalia and Olga are my best friends. They are different people. They differ in everything from their appearance‚ personality and dream. The first difference between Natalia and Olga is their appearance. The first difference between Natalia and Olga is their appearance. Natalia is not very tall girl with healthy body. She has a dark complexion. Special‚ she usually cut short hair so she same as a man. Unlike Natalia‚ Olga like slender and weak with tiny body
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of a treacherous act Arnold Friend is a strange character who has pale skin‚ eyes that appear as holes‚ hair that seems to be a wig‚ and a walk that suggests his boots are too big or that he is an amputee. He is very peculiar in that he hangs out with a bunch of minors and acts as if he was one himself. Many people in modern society who may have many characteristics such as Arnold‚ may be rejected in society. Therefore‚ one must ask how an odd man like Arnold Friend survived civilization or how
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My Best Friend Everyone has someone they would consider their best friend. Whether that someone is or isn’t related to them. Someone they can relate to‚ and/or someone they just plain get along with and/or do dumb stuff with. My best friend happens to be non-related to me‚ even though I consider her family. She is someone I can relate to and we have quite a few things in common. To describe her I would definitely need more than three words‚ but since I can only pick three I would describe her
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My Faithful Friend The addiction to smoking cigarettes surmounts over the life of a smoker. What began as a meaningless childhood habit of doing something you’re not supposed to do‚ turned into an addiction that’s almost impossible to quit‚ and will probably be the nails that seal my coffin. As a child the addiction was actually not that of the actual cigarettes. My first memory of smoking was in fifth grade. I was at school with another boy out in a field beyond the playground lying in a ditch
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Eng 102 3/28/12 TECHNOLOGY - FRIEND OR FOE? Until recently‚ I had always accepted technology as a wonderful friend‚ but after doing some in depth reading and research on the topic I found that technology also has its draw -backs. Through research I found that technology has been nothing more than a journey of trial and error. In my research I discovered what I choose to call the dark side of technology. Everyday household conveniences‚ transportation‚ and modern medicine are all products
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Natasha Morales Prof. Kanter English 102 July 31st‚ 2013 The Internet: Friend or Foe? Over the past 5 years or so I’ve realized that both my attention span and reading skills have declined. Most people like the Internet because it is easy‚ quick‚ and “reliable”. Ever so often 85% of Americans 18 and older are on the Internet. According to studies made by nGenera‚ a research and consulting group of people‚ in 2008 they released that young kids have trouble absorbing information
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FRIENDS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY IN UNIVERSITY. * Friends can help you in academic matters. * In studies‚ it is normal for us to have less understanding in some subjects in university. So‚ in this context‚ friends are more important than family. They can teach you‚ give you more understanding about the subjects. You can have group discussions with your friends in no matter of time and places. Besides that‚ you can enhance your relationship with them. * Good friends can lead to
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We have been friends for quite a while now‚ and I just want to say thank you for being there when times got tough. I know you more than I know anybody and I’m so glad that we started hanging out together. Lately I’ve been thinking about the way that we always compete with each other and it’s really starting to get to me. I know that it’s not always intentional‚ but it just seems like you enjoy getting into those little arguements that we seem to almost always come across. You and I have alot of the
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strategy in making friends As to the attitude towards friends‚ most people say that it is because their difference that makes them friends. However‚ another attitude “We are friends despite our differences” is the most realistic answer in most of the case. I am the one who is in favor of the second attitude. You may say that compared with the first attitude‚ the second one shows too much negative emotion‚ and the friendship won’t be longer if people always have to tolerate their friends instead of truly
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