Reflection About Friendship

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

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

A sufficient education is something that Westerner’s like myself, have taken for granted for a long time. It’s easy to, in all honesty, because we have been raised in a society in which education has been held at the utmost importance. In the United States women are held at an equal level with men, we’ve fought for this sense of equality for several years and unfortunately, not all women across the world have had that same success. Women from other countries do not have half of the rights that we do here in the United States, and this is something that we seem to never really think about. Saudi Arabia is just one of the many countries around the world in which the women do not have as many rights as men do. Being a feminist at heart with a hunger for education, it piqued my interest to research the rights of women and education in Saudi Arabia. If I’m being honest, I had expected it to be much worse than it is, yet it could be so much better at the same time. Saudi women should have every right to educate themselves in any aspect they want, and though they have fought their way to gaining some leverage, there are still necessary steps that need to be taken.

The movie being analyzed is the Sandlot. The relationship between the two main characters is a friendship, which begins with one boy who is desperate for friends and another who is searching for The Sandlot’s last teammate. The friendship between Benny and Small’s is an accurate depiction of the development of friendship in real life. In the movie, Scotty Smalls (Smalls) moves to a new neighborhood. One of his new neighbors happens to be the best baseball player in the neighborhood, Benny, who eventually teaches Smalls how to catch and throw so that the team has a ninth player. What begins as filling a baseball position eventually leads to a strong bond between the two main characters. Throughout the summer, the team plays baseball, goes

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

In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, he describes the importance of friendship and the different types that one may have. He describes a friendship of utility, pleasure, and the one that he thinks is best, a complete one. A complete friendship, according to Aristotle, is one of unconditional goodness that is exchanged between two people. This type of friendship is rare and takes time to form. In the above passage, Aristotle describes how a complete friendship diminishes the “need for justice” because essentially there is no conflict between people. (Aristotle 8.1). In this paper, I analyze and expand on Aristotle’s ideas about friendships and ultimately argue that although a complete friendship can minimize conflict, it does not necessarily mean that there is no need for justice.

In today’s culture, it’s a rare occurrence to find people that are willing and able to connect with others on a deep, personal level. It seems that many “friends” are just acquaintances that know only the most superficial details about one another. American culture has defined friendship as exchanging phone numbers, texting once in awhile, and maybe even posting a “happy birthday” on social media when that time of year rolls around. It’s not that humans fear meaningful connections and relationships; we crave them. It’s the process of establishing and nurturing these bonds that truly terrifies us. And that’s understandable. It can be daunting to even think about truly getting to know other people outside of my immediate family. Maybe, I often think, it’s just easier to follow somebody on Twitter and forget about the whole “connection” thing.

I guess I'd just like to take a moment to reflect on our friendship. Actually, before I start, what does a typical friendship look like? Is there such a thing, or are all of them unique and different? What even is a "friendship"? How does it work? Are we "friends"? Since I can't get an answer for now, I'll just be calling it that from here on in...

It was our first day of grade 7 when we officially met. We had both been attending HSC for several years and knew of each other, but never would we have fathomed the idea of such a life altering friendship. We were two people with opposite interests, and in typical fashion you magnetize to those who share similar passions with you as it’s easier to relate to one another. Defying this typical stereotype, we were like a scientific equation together. She was the negative charge and I was the positive charge, always bound to attract. However, the more and more we got to know each other the more we became interested in one another's passions. Over the course of the 3 years, I had convinced her to get involved in sports teams and play soccer, and she had gotten me to do jazz band. Our willingness to accommodate for each other is what made our friendship such a defying law of science. Our opposite charges started to turn into the same charge as we discovered how much we had in common. Instead of us repelling we became closer and closer. That is why those 3 years of friendship were so memorable, and why on my first week of summer break my world flipped upside down.

Friendship, an all to commonly used word in our society, used to describe a relationship between people who spend time together, those who are just school-friends, work-friends or acquaintances; however, friendship is not just between people who call themselves friends and spend time together or just work associates, but is an ever-lasting connection between two people that is built and maintained through a deep sense of trust and support.

When you have a friend and you are spending time with them, do you realize you are usually in the same mood as they are at that moment? To me, that is true friendship because it shows that you enjoy spending time together and what makes your friend happy/sad will do the same for you. True friends/best friends will never turn their backs on you for anything. People will always talk bad about you at some point in your life and if your real friends are with them, they won't turn their backs and join in on the conversation.This is because they should simply know better to walk away or even ask them to stop the conversation when they are in the same atmosphere. Many people have many different types of friends and I believe this goes with the saying, “all types of people make the world go round.” As a child, I grew up having morals and respect not only for my friends, but also for others that were in my surrounding areas. My parents really taught me the values of friendship and I never really understood why until I got older. I always would question myself why they would value it so much as well. Until one night, as I was laying in bed I began to think deeply and finally came up with an answer. Friendship is what makes people who they are because without friends what would we really have to keep us sane at times? Nothing. One could have multiple definitions of what a true friend could be, but to me, a real friend is trustworthy, supportive, and also a role model. I choose these

Close social relationships have a dramatic affect on people’s lives. Specifically, friendships are amazing in that each one is different yet all friendships share several qualities. Although friendships are a very positive thing to have, they also come with costs. Friendships have always intrigued me, so I found it fascinating to learn about the impact they have and it gave me a new perspective to look at my own friendships.

January 27th, 1923. It’s cold here in the Windy City. I stand outside the Green Mill, a speakeasy, and take a moment to listen to the smooth jazz playing. It isn’t long before my legs start to numb and my teeth chatter. I walk up to the door. A slot slides open in the door and a pair of emotionless eyes meet mine. “Password.” A gruff voice behind the door barks. “Swordfish.” I reply. The door opens and I’m greeted with the rest of the body that the voice belongs to. “Josephine Traver. Well, I hadn’t seen you ‘round here in a long time,” He looks me up and down “you’re lookin’ nice.” Finally I am able to put a name to this familiar face, Buddy. No one knows his last name, at least, no one here at The Green Mill knows. “Nice to see you too,

In the last decades, the number of Saudi undergraduates enrolled in universities in the United has surged dramatically. The trend is caused by the scholarship program that allowed Saudi students to study abroad while having their government pay for their tuition fees and living expenses. However, while these students are aware of the career opportunities that await them back home in the event that they finish schooling, many of them fail to return with a diploma. The problem is that, they find it difficult to adjust to the education systems implemented in foreign universities. The Saudi education system is marked by bureaucracy, which means that all important decisions pertaining to education are made by state officials, whereas the American education system places emphasis on individuality. That is, students are encouraged to make their own choices about almost all aspects of their education. Saudi students who are not able to adjust appropriately to the demands of Western education are also not able to maximize the benefits of studying in a multicultural academic institutions.

Education systems in many countries follow similar patterns with small differences at some levels and the way they are managed and supported. In this essay, a comparison between the education system of Saudi Arabia and the United States is made. The similarities and differences at the various levels made with the aim of highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of these systems. Of note, the United States is famous in the kind of education that it provides for its citizen and the international society. Most nations including Saudi Arabia have sent their citizens to the United States to have a share in their knowledge base. To understand what make the U.S. be ranked high in their education system, it is important to compare