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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John Updike Born in 1932 – Died in 2009 - Friends from Philadelphia published in the New Yorker in 1954. - Kendt blad : New Yorker. It was the first short story he published‚ he was only 22. Selvbiografisk !!! Setting: Small town around Pennsylvania. He writes about ordinary / middleclass people. It is in the 1950’s – Skrevet efter krigen og folk havde ikke mange penge. Ordinary people. It is in the real world. Two families place: The Lutz place and the Nordholm’s place Describes
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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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will most likely go to their friends for help. There isa friend that is very honest and Friends play an important role in a person’s life. They encourage when one is sad‚ they entertain when one is lonesome‚ and they listen when one has problems. There are varieties of friends: co-workers‚ social workers‚ schoolmates‚ and much more. Each type of friends is helpful in one way or the other. Co-workers could help solve problems and stress gain in the workplace. Friends from the community widen one’s
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Speech 103 Relationships with Friends I chose chapter eleven for the simple fact that everyone has a relationship with their friends. Me personally I have had many weird relationships with my friends. For example‚ I have a friend who has a problem with lying. This problem kind of causes us to be distant. Relationships with friends seem to differ depending on the person and how they were brought up. In the book it stated
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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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Thiên Phú Date: 29 April‚ 2010 Word count: 328 Assignment: What do you want most in a friend: someone who is intelligent‚ or someone who has a sense of humor‚ or someone who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics is most important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice. There are many factors in a friend that you want. But to me‚ the most important characteristic of my friend is the one who is reliable. He will be the one that I can trust and share everything with
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