Reflection About Friendship

I shouldn’t be alive today. Yet this opportunity of having a second chance has taught me that I have a purpose in life. After being born premature because of the car wreck my mom was in, doctors strongly believed I wouldn’t make it over night. However, they were wrong; I survived to become an athlete, I was able to conquer depression, and I have the strength to become the first college graduate in my family.

I'm sure you have not only heard, but also used the famous phrase "opposites attract." The statement stands true not only in physics and chemistry, but also in relationships and friendships. We tend to be attracted to people with personalities that differ from ours, so life would be more interesting, and desire the opposite of what we have. A perfect example of this, is Sula and Nel, best friends from Toni Morrison's novel, "Sula", where the conventional ideas of good and evil are turned upside down. The two girls are like opposite sides of a magnet, strongly attracted toward one another and useless when split apart. Life puts their friendship to the test by toying with love and sex, life and death, and good and evil, eventually

He always told the best stories, and I would miss the times we didn’t get to hangout as often Nonetheless, I loved him as a sister would love her brother. When I use the term “relationship”, I do not mean anything romantic. I am referring to the brother/sister bond we shared. As many people know, most boys and girls can’t just be friends. Ben Bonner was the

In Sula, Toni Morrison questions what true friendship is by putting Nel Wright and Sula Peace’s friendship to the test. Morrison tests the phrase “opposites attract” in this novel. Nel and Sula have two different personalities yet they are able to compliment each other. They are opposites in the way that they relate to other people, and to the world around them. Nel is rational and balanced; she gets married and gives in to conformity and the town’s expectations. Sula is an irrational and transient character. She follows her immediate passions, completely care free of the feelings other people might have about her. To Nel, Sula’s return to Medallion is like “getting the use of an eye back, having a cataract

person, and helped him have a different outlook on life in many ways. Threw the beginning of

I have had many challenging and positive events in my life. A person shaped me in a challenging way was a friend that was like a brother to me. I thought he was a friend I would have forever. One day he started hanging out with other people that would always get in trouble.

In many ways, Bailey becomes more of a tangible character later when he is led off and shot; in his absence, we are shown that the Grandmother does indeed love him as she desperately calls out "Bailey Boy."

Four years have flown by and I know everything there is to know about Bailey, he knows everything about me as well. He’s the one person in my life that has never left me, throughout the years I've had on and off issues with depression due to school and family, but Bailey always comes running to the rescue, he's spent countless nights comforting me because he cares. I will forever love him, and I will always do the same for him.

Rachel Valdez Time has gone by so fast since the time I graduated high school. Four years ago last month I was walking the stage in my yellow gown. It was a proud moment for my family; being the second to graduate high school, and the first to graduate in the top ten percent with plans to attend college in the fall. I was also very proud of myself, relieved that all the testing and college applications were over. Although I must admit I was not sure at all what I wanted to pursue a career in. What would I major in? What do I really want to? From the time I discovered a relationship with God (about my sophomore year in high school) I wanted to know, what was I made for? I always asked, hoping I would find what I was made for soon! Especially during the frustration of

Sometimes you accidently entangle your life with someone else’s and you think, my life would never be the same without this person. That someone’s name, for me, is Talyne. She altered my life and made me want to be a better person; she also inspired me to realize that every single thing happens for a reason. Now, for a while, I did not even realize she proved this to me. However, one day many months after I underwent a move away from her, I reminisced on that time and thought, Talyne has endured a tough life. Remaining positive thru most of it, she has faced many obstacles and hardships. Otherwise, she, who is a thoughtful and caring person, at least makes sure she does not spread any negativity. Having Lived through a couple of these tough

I have known Bailey for almost 3 years already and we have been inseperable ever since. We met in our 7th grade year and had the same gym class together. At first, I thought she was so lucky to have siblings. I am an only child, the closest thing to a sister I have is Bailey. She has three sisters and a cousin living in her small three bedroom house. Including her parents there are seven people in her house, her grandmother also lives in a trailor on their property. She tells me stories of her family all the time, like how they laugh until they cry and their weekend bonfires. It sounded like a dream to me. Until I realized there was a reason she can never go to the movies with me or to a theme park. Apparently, behind such a loving family is a parent who lost their only

In conclusion I have gone through a lot in my first 18 years on this earth. I have done many things that will help to form the person I will become. My life started in Alaska were things appeared to be perfect. However life changed a lot when my family moved to Indiana. The trip played a huge role in my passion to be a missionary. I developed relationships that have pushed me from Luke warm to on fire for the Lord. Zac Hess pushed me by showing me that I was Luke warm. Drew Nevien took me from the realization of being Luke warm, to stating to make changes to counter it. I was shown what love is from two girls named Katlyn, one a past girlfriend and the other a niece. I was given talents that push me to place friends in my life that honor God,

The Bailey family are a very similar people. We all of course have our differences, but we are all alike in more ways than one. My immediate family consists of my parents and my younger sister. We were all involved in sports throughout our high school years and, so far, my parents and I have competed or will compete at a collegiate level. We’re a pretty tight bunch, we do a lot together and love a lot of the same things. I think my parents were more excited than I was to get to take this Harry Potter seminar, in fact my dad handmade my wand from scratch! We love this series and watch almost every marathon that comes on television.

Imagine your sole confidante, childhood playmate, personal comedian and physiologist disclosing your secrets to a stranger. Unfortunately, this stranger happens to be the person who enforce a form of punishment for the actions that were once a secret. Furthermore, this confidante is considered your friend. Does an instance of this friend disclosing your secret of immoral activities to a person of authority violate the success of the friendship? In fact, this act is not a violation of the laws of friendship. The ideas of friendship are subjective, and thus where you might think your friend’s actions are unjust, your friend is actually looking out for your best interest and security. Also, a good friend would not desire

“The two ladies, who had been intimate since childhood, reflected how little they knew each other”. This is how, author, Edith Wharton shows the relationship of two characters, Mrs. Ansley and Mrs. Slade, in the short story “Roman Fever.” These two women who are supposed to be friends, led envious lives of each other, and because of the way they lived they were very contrasting and conflicting characters. In the end, I believe Mrs. Slade was guiltier for her actions and in fact the whole incident would have never happened if it weren’t for her.