Notes On ' The Best Friend Forever '

The importance of cherishing the invaluable individuals in one’s life is apparent in Matthew Teague’s personal journey of his wife’s battle against cancer and a genuine friendship. “The Friend” depicts emotional appeal, comparisons, and vivid imagery to portray the significance of valuing loved ones. There is no single definition for a loved one. A spouse, children, family, friends, the reciprocated love can build everlasting bonds, but why is it so important to treasure the relationships we have? Just because they are family, it may not signify that we love them; just because they are acquaintances, it does not necessarily indicate that we have a type of love for them either. The pure love we possess for someone is rare and never chosen or obliged, so this valuable love should be nurtured, for people are bound within unpredictable time limits. Nichole’s, Teague’s wife’s, diagnosis of cancer was a realization for him that his days with her were numbered. Along the way, Dane Faucheux, the couple’s friend, was devoted to aiding the Teague family during their struggling time. Faucheux’s undisputed support for Teague and his family surprised him numerous times throughout their experience. This love in the sublime story is seeped with appreciation for those Teague values in his life. The realization and worth of his deep endearment for his family and friend is transferred to the reader, and he or she begins to realize the reality of the given time to value those who are most important.

I have learned that I am made in the image of God himself and he would not treat someone, speak to others or think about someone in a disrespectful manner. God would do to them what he would want done to him. I need to do the same thing to others as I would want them to do to me. I believe that God has a purpose for everyone and I need to look at the other person as someone God has placed in my path to show His love for them and to tell them about God’s salvation. God wants me to be respectful and to keep my thoughts pure towards others at all times. I have learned this through the Question of Morality/Ethics in my biblical worldview.

In “The Limits of Friendship” by Maria Konnikova, social media has significantly changed the way we interact with friends and family. Everybody thinks that using social media is the best way to talk to friends and family, however, in my opinion, they are wrong because it doesn’t give you the face-to-face connections we need as humans for social interaction. On the other hand, the great thing about using social media is you can connect with more people, but in a superficial kind of way. Therefore, we do not get the face-to-face interactions with our friends and family. We, the people that are addicted to social media, learn that without face-to-face conversations we wouldn’t have a normal “social” life outside of social media. The question

Maria Konnikova's essay "The Limits of Friendship," analyzes the impact of social media on close relationships, addressing the people impacted by social media use. This essay published in The New Yorker, a weekly magazine with scholarly authors, to inform the public on social media's impact on our lives. She finds that social media has created a dependency on technology and online interactions. Konnikova strives to inform that social media is decreasing close relationships, and persuades that it will impact our future. She argues on the impact of increased dependency on social media on the Dunbar number, hindering the development of future generations. Konnikova succeeds using strong logic and scientific reason as well as appealing to emotions; however, she fails to prove her credibility over the topic and instead relies on the credibility of Robin Dunbar.

I was raised in a Christian home where my parents taught God’s Word as our guide for life. Every single evening, we all prayed together as a family, usually standing in a circle with all six of us holding hands. It was usually brief, but it was not taken lightly, and it gave me a strong sense of security in God and family. The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it”, Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV). My parents firmly believe this, and they showed it, as not only did we pray together, but we also had family Bible studies and attended church together. My parents also gave us a good sense of high moral standards. I remember, when trying to figure out how much I should do for a “needy” friend of mine, my mother reminding me that we were called to be servants, but not slaves! I have remembered that ever since and now, finally, I have learned to say no to other’s expectations of me when I feel it necessary, without feeling too badly about it.

In the book holes, written by Louis Sachar, Stanley Yelnats the main character is a poor, friendless, over weighted boy who is constantly bullied at school. He is arrest one day for a crime that did not commit. Stanley is therefore condemned to jail or to be sent to a place called Camp Green Lake for eighteen months as he is unable to prove his innocence. Stanley chooses Camp Green Lake. But upon arriving in the camp, Stanley discovers that it is actually a barren and desolate wasteland, where boys are forced to dig holes in order to "build character". There, Stanley meets a few boys who he will share a tent with, including a boy called Zero and a counselor called Mr. Pendanski who enjoys mocking Zero. At first

With the rapid growth of social media it is becoming very effortless to determine the type of characteristics someone holds based off of what they post and with whom they interact with. In Maria Konnikova’s The Limits Of Friendship, she furthers her readers knowledge about the use of social media and why it is important for organizations to have them. Generally, every person and organization obtain some form of a social media account that outlines what values they promote. Make A Wish Foundation is a very prominent worldwide organization which enhances the lives of sick children with serious conditions by giving them a wish. Looking over their twitter will give a great insight on how they enrich everyday lives by posting tweets and photos which also display the ambition and size of this organization which makes that possible. Make A Wish promotes giving happiness and a sense of life to an unfortunate child in an attempt to have its organizational values support it’s name.

To conclude my review from “Christian Counseling Third Edition: A Comprehensive Guide” by Gary Collins, PH. D., as an excellent practical manual for professional in practice. The Biblical principles are nondenominational and can also be introduced to the needs of others in multicultural environment. The information is reliable for both the young and the matured.

I have been aware of the neurodiversity movement from my class on child psychology as well as with people who are involved with Best Buddies, a group focused on peer-mentoring with neurodivergent people. What I found particularly interesting was that technically everyone falls under the banner of human neurodiversity, and that we cannot distinguish between different cognitive diseases since this would be ableist, since this would be saying that neurodivergent individuals are not apart of the whole group and are different. Before reading the Ortega article, I had never known that people on the neurodivergent spectrum where psycholoanalzed rather than being understood through genetics and neurobiology. Ortega goes on to discuss how certain groups

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In the journal entry, "What Makes a Good Friend", by Alex Lickerman, he explains the qualities that he considers ideal in a true friend. He references the Japanese culture and their term called 'kenzoku', which translates to our version of family. In order to have this sacred bond that is kenzoku there are certain traits that must be present. Two individuals need to be drawn together, commonly by similar interests.

Eli the main character best friend always pushes him to the limit. His father is the mayor and the principal of the school. The town they live in was call Serenity and there are 185 people that live in the town. When Eli’s best friend pushes him to the limit to leave the town he gets sick. Than people found him and had to bring him back to town to get better.

“The Truth About Forever” is a book about Macy, and how she copes and evolves after the sudden blow of her father’s death. The book begins with Macy’s boyfriend, Jason, going off to Brain Camp, leaving her with his job at the library’s information desk, a job she starts to detest as time goes by. They stay in contact, but when Macy ends one of her letters with “I love you”, Jason decides they need a break. Overtaken with emotion, she decides to join Wish Catering, and changes from wanting to control everything in her life to finally letting go and enjoying herself again. Macy discovers that she enjoys the rush from the chaos at Wish, and slowly becomes a part of it. She begins staying out late at parties with her friends from Wish, and plays

When reflecting on relationships the need for a solid basis is critical. Crabb (1997) says “when we reduce Christianity to a series of steps for handling life better or a set of truths to believer or a list of things to do, we miss the whole point of the gospel” (p. 5). Which is we were created to relish God’s good character and loving openhandedness to us. Through that perfect goodness we are to give ourselves wholeheartedly to others reflecting his perfect image (Crabb, 1997). God’s design for was for us to perceive ourselves in a good way and understand that; “Our value is rooted in his underserved love, our purpose is to give others a taste of God’s goodness that points them to Christ, our hope is being with Christ in a future day when every relationship will work exactly as planned” (Crabb, 1997, p. 5). The reason I bring this up is that understanding how

Studies have shown that children who have developed ambivalent, avoidant or disorganized relationship styles do not tend to seek God as a refuge during times of distress. People with an ambivalent relationship style tend to doubt their salvation frequently. Avoidant styles were more likely to give up on God and follow addictive or sinful habits.