Importance of Friendship Friendship is one of the most important elements in the books of Aristotle’s ethical principles. Aristotle takes the idea of friendship to a serious degree by saying: “For without friends no one would choose to live‚ though he had all other goods” (1155a5). It is really an understatement saying that Aristotle cares about friendship. He categorizes into three different types of friendships. The first friendship is based on utility‚ the second pleasure‚ and the third is the
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Katie Holland November 9‚ 2011 Psychology The Importance of Friendships Katie Holland Psychology Importance of Friendships Picture this‚ a young boy sitting alone at a playground admiring his peers from across the school yard enjoying a game of hide and seek‚ that he was not invited to. Now shift your attention to the other set of children who are engaging in a rigorous game of hide and seek‚ all laughing and playing with one another. Which side would you want to be on? How do you get to
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added to the situation and Ian’s initial opinion of Jacques. Ian’s opinion of Jacques quickly changed‚ soon after‚ Jacques ended up being his hero by protecting him and his new shoes from the thugs in the empty park. This was the point where their friendship initially began and grew as they saw each other at “The Club.” Jacques was the one who showed Ian how much help the
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Sherlock Holmes: The Importance of Friendship The American novelist‚ Emily Griffin‚ once said‚ "Love and Friendship; they are what make us who we are. They are the ones who change us and help develop ourselves to our true potential." Through friendship‚ one has a person to share company with‚ tell stories to‚ and help guide them through right and wrong. In the novel Sherlock Holmes‚ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ the significance of friendship is clear. Watson’s friendship to Sherlock Holmes was not
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Mark Twain once wrote‚ “To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” Friendship is an important part of everyone’s life especially in times of trouble. People need someone else to lean on and company to have around. Throughout the novella Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck emphasizes people need a companion to depend on which is shown through George and Lennie’s friendship and in addition the idea that isolation can be detrimental to someone especially the characters Crooks
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Enkidu becomes bored of everyday life in Uruk although Gilgamesh was planning on doing something to Immortalize his name‚ Enkidu’s want for excitement was the catalyst for the adventure (The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ p.10). A final example of the importance of their friendship would be in the death of Enkidu beginning on page 25 of the epic. When Enkidu dies‚ Gilgamesh falls into deep depression (and even rage in the beginning on pg.35) puling his hair out and throwing of his noble clothing like it
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There are many different themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby. One of these themes is the value of friendship‚ and how the lack of friendship can affect others around them in negative ways. In The Great Gatsby‚ the only person who Gatsby believes to be close friends with is Nick Carraway. There are many instances in this book where Nick and Gatsby both show qualities of being bad friends toward one another. However‚ neither of them realize it until it is too late. Nick and Gatsby are
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Friendship can often spring out of the most unexpected places. People often say that the best friendships were those that no one anticipated. In “The Epic of Gilgamesh” Gilgamesh himself finds the truest of friendships in the most unexpected of places. He finds them in a young man named Enkidu who shares his same enjoyment of competition‚ the desire for attention‚ and the love of a good fight. Gilgamesh and Enkidu start out their relationship with a good story to tell. Enraged by one of Gilgamesh’s
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Friendship is something that everyone searches for‚ and George and Lennie have that. In the book of mice and men‚ the thing that made their friendship so great was that they took care of one another‚ they supported each other in striving for their dream‚ and that they make sacrifices for each other. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship. One of the ways that their friendship is so great is because they take care of one another. George always looked after Lennie’s
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Dale Carnegie starts this book out with one of the biggest steps to making and keeping genuine friends. As a human being you want to have a group of people that you can call friends. These people will stick with you through the thin and thick and always have your back. You and your friends need to have a level of respect. Dale explains that you don’t want to bite the hand that has been there for you. This means that there are right times and wrong times to criticize someone. You don’t always want
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