Coming to Biola University was the best decision I have ever made. Coming here and living on campus for a short period of time so far has changed my life. I believe I came to Biola University on God’s calling. Biola helped my faith in Christ strengthen. I look back at these events that has happened in my life and if it wasn’t for them, I would not be at this…
knowledge about relationship such as who is mating with whom, who became allies, and enemies. In a way, social media act as a gossip for me and gossip allow me to maintain my place in the human pack. Also, it allows me to establish and maintain friendships in terms of social connections. But today, the social networking is overwhelming and readily available for me. I have 200+ ‘friends’ on my Facebook and more of them I knew personally, but I do not have time to interact with them one-on-one. I…
to be the people who build you up and make you feel good. If they aren’t doing that, find new friends. I thought the friendship was going to last forever. Two years with someone feels like forever. Things change though, people grow apart and you realize your worth. You understand that you NEED to surround yourself with good, uplifting, and positive people. Losing that friendship was very hard on me. This was the girl I considered my best friend. We spent a lot of time together. She was who I…
The way your life follows is just how you make it. Live everyday like it is your last. “Who are you to judge the life I live? I am not perfect and I don’t have to be! Before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean.” Bob Marley, a singer, songwriter, and musician, is famously known for his amazing quotes, especially this one. His quote is stating be the person that you want to be. Do not ever live with regrets. Live your life with only yourself in mind. The most…
Characterization Vietnam Veteran I interviewed Sargent Jim Dombrowski, a Vietnam Veteran at the VFW in Jonesboro, GA. He is now a 68 years old retired Veteran. His physical appearance was somewhat neglected. He was drinking a cold beer and smoking a cigarette. He served from 1965 to 1967. When I started with the interview Sargent Dombrowski looked a little tense, I could also observe his anger and pain in his eyes, but at the same time he was excited to start with the interview. He has five…
In this time, I am going to consider that major differences in Close friendships and romantic relationships. I think that there are major differences in-between those relationships. There is one of the best-known models of relational stages. It’s Knapp’s relational ship stages. It shows ten stages fit into this three-phase view of relational communication. And then this model seems most appropriate for describing communication between romantic partners. Firstly, I would like to discuss the…
ethics” he discusses the factors that shapes a persons’ character, specifically the friendships that we make. He categorizes the reasoning behind each friendship that we form into three categories: friendship of utility, pleasure and virtue. From his discussion he concludes that friendships are a necessity to humans and that no one could live without friends. That being said, I will be arguing that the friendships that we form are a necessity to the our well being. I believe that this is the…
being the new kid in school. I was the odd man out in the campus. The Alien. The Outsider. People stared at me mockingly and I became the object of their taunts. However, it did not take long that I made some solid friendships and what was ironic of it all, these long term friendships I built was from the individuals who were making snide remarks at me during the early months of school. But it was not all a joyful ending for me, on my senior year, when I have already made a lot of friends…
No one in this world is perfect. Everybody has their problems. I 've noticed that you have some issues, and as your friend, I want to help you overcome those issues. Moving into and getting used to living in a new city can be difficult, but I will try to help make it easier for you to become more comfortable with your new setting. Exploring and making friends are two key ways to reaching your goals. Exploring will help you familiarize yourself with your surroundings. Making friends will help you…
of themes you can pull out of both novels, but one that can be compared is companionship. In both books there are two main characters that are best friends. In P.T.I. there is Junior and Rowdy, and in O.M.M. there is Lennie and George. These two friendships are alike in a lot of ways, but also have some different things about their relationships too. Junior and Rowdy are both from a small town on a reservation for indians, that really only have each other as friends. This goes with Lennie and…