I have never been so emotionally pained for my entire life. Sara and I were friends since primary. We immediately clicked. We shared interests, hobbies, and developed a deep trust and loyalty for one another. I shared my most sacred thoughts and secrets with her and she did the same with me. We went places together. We hung out together. We enjoyed being around each other. It was the kind of close life-long friendship which is very rare to find these days.…
People that have a similar hobby, such as traveling, partying, socialising, photography and meeting new…
One final struggle Arnold faced was losing many loved ones. He lost his dog, grandmother, Eugene (His dads best friend) and his sister. He not only blamed…
Arnold Friends tone is pleased and devious during the resolution. Arnold talks Connie into coming out of the house to him without giving her any information about himself or is true intentions; although it is implied what he wants to do with her through his tone and subtle hints given by the author. The words Arnold uses in the resolution show how pleased he is that he was able to pursued her into coming out. However, the incorrectness in the things he says such as, “My sweet little blue-eyed girl,” even though Connie has brown eyes, shows how shrewd his plans are. He is trying to lure her into doing something…
Arnold Friend, is a middle-aged man that uses himself as bait to fool and befriend young Connie. His choice of appearance for himself to project as if he is the same age as Connie is, “light faded jeans stuffed into black, scuffed boots, a belt that pulled his waist in and showed how lean he was, and a white pull-over shirt that was a little soiled and showed the hard small muscles of his arms and shoulders.” With this appearance that Arnold Friend presents to Connie…
Everyone has similarities to other people in some way, but it is the differences that make us unique and different from everybody else. Two of my classmates Lisa Gordon and Marcelo Hernandez seem like very busy and active people in their everyday life. They have their own types of hobbies, activities, desires and educational goals. Although they have a couple of similarities in those aspects, it is their differences that stand out the most. It seems that coming from two different states to end up in the same one really brought out the variety of differences two people can experience. Lisa and Marcelo are very dissimilar and seek different desires in life, but would very well get a long in a book club as they both like to read.…
Yes I think that most people you come into contact with change you in some way. When people come into your life, they come in for a reason. You have friends that come into your…
They just helping you by bring out the best in you. In By doing all these things you be able to…
When Arnold pays an unexpectant visit to Connie, she first notices his car and his “shaggy, shabby black hair that looked crazy as a wig” (Oates). Arnold knows that a car is a fifteen-year-old girl’s pinnacle view of attractive and desirable, so he attempts to lure Connie with his car. He first starts by carefuly displaying his car door, which has Arnold Friend written in “tarlike black letters on the side” (Oates). Secondly, Arnold tries to engage Connie’s curiousity by reading “off the numbers 33, 19, 17” (Oates) and raises “his eyebrows at her to see what she thought of that” (Oates). Next, Arnold is knowledgeable of what attire is attractive to girls so he wears “tight faded jeans stuffed into black, scuffed boots, a belt that pulled his waist in and showed how lean he was, and a white pull-over that was a little soiled and showed the hard small muscles of his arms and shoulders” (Oates). As an older man, Arnold knows he has a good chance of luring Connie to take a ride with him because he has used his car and clothes to show Connie how attractive he is, similar to how a peacock displays his feathers. One more manipulation Arnold uses is his use of body language. When he first sees Connie at the restaurant he stares “at her and then his lips widened into a grin” (Oates) and “wagged a finger” (Oates) in her direction. Arnold uses this bold gesture to assure Connie…
I always say people do not know what they are missing until they try it. I feel this way about many things; things like food, travel, new experiences, and even friends. I thought I had my life all figured out, and that I did not need anything more than what I had. I stayed that way, until I became friends with Hannah Hennings. My life suddenly screamed new colors and my attitude flipped. I did not know life could switch in such a drastic way. Hannah Hennings is a relatively new friend of mine, but she has changed me in more ways than one.…
Everyone has their own story, each one as unique as the next. Every day we encounter different people who have different experiences and different views of the world. Some, however, are closer to our stories than others. And when we meet someone extremely different from us, we tend to respond by finding the similarities in ourselves and them. Growing up with a dad in the military, and even after he left it, I lived in many different places. In every place the people were different. Every time we moved, I found myself attempting to learn how to fit in with this new group of people. This has made it easier for me to become friends with people I share almost nothing in common with. During my time living in Pennsylvania, my best friend was a girl…
My first day on the bus, I met a very important person to me. She would soon become the closest friend I would ever have. We shared a name, the interest in video games, and the hobby of drawing. But, other than that, we were very different. She liked white milk and hated chocolate (a.k.a “tainted milk”). I was the opposite. I enjoyed the company of dogs, she was obsessed with cats. But, differences aside, we enjoyed sitting together during lunch and just doodling all over each other's agendas and notebooks. We never really had any classes together, aside from homeroom together.…
She is from Portugal and knew very little English. We help each other with our English and class works. While the ESL class was slowly helping me with my English, I exile in math since math didn’t need a language to understand. I was top of the class for my math skill and that made me felt so proud. The teacher called out my name to get a prize for my hundred on my minute math. I took that opportunity to make new friends with my prize. For once, I felt like I belong there with my classmates. Valentine came around and I got gift cards and candy from everyone in class. It was necessary to bring everyone in class a card but it still made me feel happy to see my name written on the card from someone…
Utilize social gatherings, such as support groups, community organizations or church gatherings. Consider joining a sports team, a book club or a hobby club to meet others with similar interests.…
Arnold persistent behavior of convincing Connie to come with him was in the manner of physical and psychological threats. Arnold psychological threats was towards Connie’s family by telling Connie about her family’s where about. Arnold said, “Sitting around. There’s your sister in a blue dress, huh? And high heels” (Oates 10). The statement that Arnold made proves that his threats are real and Connie’s family is not safe. Arnold’s strategy to persuade Connie into leaving with him was psychology fear and physical exhaustion. Connie became worn down by Arnold’s threat of harming her family, his claims on setting the house on fire, overall the fear of losing everything. Once Connie became filled of fear for her family, she gave into Arnold. If…