Friends, how many of us have them? FRIENDS ones we can depend on. These lines are very well known from the 1984 hit single by Whodini, but in reality is agreat question to ask yourself. Whodini’s first rhyme says “Friends is a word we use everyday most the time we use it in the wrong way.”, with that being said we all confuse the definition or just have our own meaning for the the word, but me, I couldn’t answer the Friends question til I knew the true meaning of a friend. The essay Friends , Good Friends, and Such Good Friends by Judith Viorst gives multiple variations of friends, and like I did you can use it to see which category your peers land under. During her essay Judith states that “friends are those that love, support and trust…
makes a good friend in books that I have read. That’s just it seems like a good friend is just in books and made up. Some of these traits of a good friend are arguable and others are right on the spot. It seems like every time I try having a friendship those so call traits are never there in the person. If I was going to make a friend the things I look for in them are: honest at all times, there for you through the hard times in life, and they like the same things I do. The most important…
and Men I believe that George was a good friend to Lennie. Friendship is when you are by someone's side, through thick and thin. George and Lennie were good examples of friendship because they were always by each others side, even though they may not have gotten along at times. Unfortunately, Lennie isn't so bright, so George has taken on the role of not only being his companion but his caretaker as well. In the novella George and Lennie have gotten into trouble a number of times, but this one…
city of New York, is a good representation of what we as Americans are guaranteed. Freedom of speech, the right to follow any religion, and the right to love and marry whoever we want are among the very few. Though these are rights granted to us by our constitution, there is a dark shadow that many minorities experience at first hand; darkness that is portrayed through the thoughts, words, and sometimes actions of those that are fortunate…
towards eliminating their weaknesses. For myself, I asked friends to verify what my strengths and weaknesses are. This is what we agreed upon: my strengths include being personable and friendly, and a good listener; for my weaknesses I do not know when to say no, and my use of sarcasm may offend people who do not know me well. There are a few things that I can do to learn to say no, and to reduce my sarcasm when it comes to new people. When talking to two of my friends I asked them separately…
that every guy is in love with or every girl wants to be. In elementary school, it seemed that’s all, the little girls I grew up with, based their lives off of. Not me. Although the idea of having lots of friends and many guys wanting to go out with you seemed great;…
Creating a Facebook account is fairly easy, you just enter your first and last name, an email address, date of birthday and your sex. After providing the basic information, I was given the option to find friends from the email address provided earlier. The next step is to fill out your profile information such as your hometown, current city, and employer, all of which is optional. The final step of adding a profile picture is also optional however, I suggest that everyone add a profile picture…
The most important lesson high school teaches females is how to decipher between the useful types of friends you associate with and the piggybackers that do not genuinely care about you. In every clique of gossiping teenagers holds a general variety of friends. Although the individuals themselves are unique, the concept of their friendship is basic and is in every circle of friends. Surprisingly common kinds of friends are true-blue, moochers, episodic, and party girls. Every high school girl…
up as it was time to leave and everybody was ready to leave except for 1 person. It was Saturday, October 17, and we were leaving for Pittsburgh for the weekend and until Monday. It was my parents, brother and grandpa who were going to Pittsburgh. We were going to arrive on the same Saturday at about 5:30 pm and were going to some old friend’s house first and that was the worst part of the trip for me. When we were 20 minutes away my father said “We are going to Rick’s house first to visit them…
Mirabella POV “Turn that light off!” I scream at my little brother Mason, while covering my head with my pillow. “Mom says to get your butt out bed now or else she will come up here and kick it for you,” he screeches like the little banshee he is and runs out of the room. I groan in disgust and let myself fall out of bed onto the floor, my muscles not bothering to cooperate. But I digress and continue getting ready for the day. My black hair goes up into a bun, jeans are thrown on, and a…