Essay on Friendship in English

Christopher Poole, the creator of 4-Chan, another online forum, said this about the changing online world: “We went from a web that was interest-driven, and then we transitioned into a web where the connections were in-person, real-life friendship relationships.” (Krotoski, “Online identity: is authenticity of anonymity more important?”) In general, some of the use and intention of Discord are synonymous; participants use the application for its intended purpose by discussing online gaming…

they are there. As cheesy as it may sound, it’s true, a good friendship is a complex thing that includes respect, admiration, jealousy, conflict, and resentment towards each other. Although friends may break off from each other, best friends will always stick together through thick and thin. In the novel, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the protagonist Gene, displays these qualities with his best friend Phineas which makes their friendship all the more worthwhile. At the beginning of the…

Language Arts Personal Narrative It was my second day of fifth grade. After having a fun filled morning, the lunch bell finally rang, and it was time to go sit down at the lunch tables. This is definitely when most of the drama occurs, which still remains the case in eighth grade. Your friends get mad at you if you sit with someone else, and not them, even if it is just for one day. I looked left to right, debating where to sit. My friend Brooke was telling me…

audacious ways. In the novel, the main character, Amir, makes a decision one night to not help his friend, Hassan, when he is in trouble. This then leads Hassan to do many bold things to mend their friendship, only for Amir to then also do courageous things that only ended up leading their friendship to not work. That then led Amir to do certain things that affected him in both a negative and positive ways to make-up for his past actions and relationships with the people in his life. Throughout…

Within a year I would like to work my hardest to get good grades so I can attend a respected college. I realize that I’m currently in the last semester of my junior year, which means that I do not have a lot of time before I start applying for colleges and preparing for my future. This means that right now my performance in school plays a significant role in my chances of being accepted to college, so it’s crucial that I realize that this is an important time in my high school career where I…

How is wisdom obtained? Hesse wrote the book titled Siddhartha which is a connection to the spiritual essence of life. This novel conducts the journey of Siddhartha through the hardships of learning that knowledge cannot be gained through his teachers. Since SIddhartha must gain wisdom through his personal encounters he changes his form through numerous rebirths in the novel Whereas, Siddhartha travels through his life searching for the enlightenment from being a Brahmin like his father, to…

In the ninth grade my best friend attempted suicide. The doctors have no idea how she survived. When she overdosed on hydrocodone and some of her father’s prescription medicines, it had caused severe intestinal bleeding. Nobody knows how she lived from that. I remember going to the hospital to see her when she was in her near death state of being. She looked as if somebody had took a knife, cut an incision in her, and just let her blood drain out from her limp body. I was afraid to hug her. I…

something, and it is a great tactic to make someone like you. Everyone wants to get something of value, and when they get it from someone else, a level of trust is built between them and that person, which is important for any relationship, especially a friendship. Therefore, anytime you see an opportunity to offer something, take it. It could be as simple as a pen or it could be as big as a ride. Nothings too small. If they need something, whatever they receive to fill that need is valuable. …

It was the week of the Michigan vs. Ohio State game and Michigan was at home, Begley and I had spent most our time in physics class talking about it and how Michigan was going to pull off a huge upset. 5 days before that unforgettable Saturday Begley told me and two of my friends he was going to buy us student section tickets and take us to the game. I immediately called bullshit and laughed, it seemed like complete blasphemy because he wanted student section tickets that would cost $125 each…

My first cousin mason and me have always had a strong friendship even though we love to mess and argue with the other. We use to always play your average 2nd-grade games, tag, hide and seek, and shooting the other with some nerf gun. But nothing brought us together like video games. In fifth grade, I started…