Interpersonal ties

Evolution of Modern Telecommunications Technology has evolved to become a beneficial device in modern society, impacting humanity so notably that it has become an essential resource for everyday life. Machinery has influence in nearly all areas of the contemporary world: language, writing, and communication. Particularly in communication, it has influenced the way people converse since the invention of the telephone. While most were excited for the invention of the “new fangled” telephone, some…

Each and everyday the interactions we have with people mold us to be the person we are today. Interactions influence our personality, and the paths we chose in life. Relationships such as parents, relatives, and even ex-girlfriends, can have the most profound impact on our lives. It has been proven that parents play an important role in the emotional development for children. In Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison uses the relationship between Ruth, Hagar, Pilate, and Milkman to demonstrate how…

What is a friend? Is it the person you just happened to meet last night that friended you on Facebook? Or is it the person who has been with you through thick and thin and has always had your back? In today’s world, it has become harder and harder for people to decipher which of these vastly different people are their “friends”. The label “friend’ has become devalued and used so much that the line has become blurred between a companion and an acquaintance. In modern America 25% of people do not…

“The things you won’t know can’t hurt you”. In the poem, “First Poem for You,” written by Kin Addonozio, we explore the mind of a person who is deeply in love, but seems confused about the relationship she is in with her partner. We do not know if the narrator is a woman, or a man, but the way the narrator expresses herself seems like a woman; since woman seem more intimate about relationships. The woman takes us to a world where she compares her love to her lovers’ tattoos. Even though she is…

For a while, I have noticed that my relationship with my father is not the strongest. We are close in that I see him often, but we both do not have very strong communication skills. I believe our lack of communication negatively affects our relationship. I will first evaluate my relationship with my father for the positive elements of communication, equality and openness. Then, I will look for ways that I can resolve the issues I find in the communication on my end. My father holds to the belief…

From the beginning of time there has been a species that always dominate another animal. Even though every living species on this planet is brought into the same way. It doesn’t matter what process it took us to be born. The strange thing is that we are born the same way, but we aren’t all treated equally. We human have split among ourselves from our animal friends. We human consider ourselves the dominant species because we can think, speak, and we have hands with opposable thumbs. Although we…

The Sweet Embrace of Romance As F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, "There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice." This is considered one of the most romantic quotes in literary history, but what exactly is this romantic love that Fitzgerald speaks of? Romance can be commonly defined as a medieval tale based off legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural or a love story. These may be a few of the first thoughts a person will have when they heard the term…

A situation in my life in which I faced a similar dilemma to the Prisoner’s Dilemma was when three friends and myself dealt with a secret that absolutely could not be exposed. The situation was that my best girl friend (friend 1) and I were torn on whether we should have told our other girl friend (friend 2) a secret from our close guy friend (friend 3). The big secret was that friend 3 had a crush and intimate feelings towards friend 2. He came to friend 1 and I about his secret, but we all…

Charlie struggles to shield himself from the attacks the world of high school is throwing his way. High school can be frightening, especially for kids like Charlie. He is very socially awkward so it makes it tough for him to make friends. Charlie feels like everyone has changed since elementary school and no one wants to be friends. After his best friend Michael committed suicide he has finally made new friends who he now calls his best friends. He shows a lot of emotions through some tough…

Martian Child is a film that focuses on the blossoming relationship between a movie writer and the unique child he considers adopting. Throughout the film, the child, Dennis, displays his unique personality everywhere, believing to be from the planet Mars. The movie writer, David, was always there for Dennis. It took time for their friendship to ultimately become the father-son relationship Dennis needed in his life. In the end, Dennis comes to the realization that there is someone out there…