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Fitzgerald later described her as a ‘half insane with pathological nervous worry (5 – Childhood Influences Impact the Writing of F. Scott Fitzgerald). The author was also…ashamed and alternatively proud of his father. (7 – F. Scott Fitzgerald ” A Brief Examination of Alcoholism in a Literary Icon). This shame was induced because of his parents absence in the upper echelon of the society thus setting the tone and ambition that one day he must insert himself among the moneyed and authoritative classes – a desire which influenced and can be observed in many of his works. (7 – F. Scott Fitzgerald ” A Brief Examination of Alcoholism in a Literary Icon) Another major factor that impacted Fitzgerald writing was his wife Zelda Fitzgerald. She never managed to recover from a mental breakdown which incited Scott to create writings where he included her attitude as a base that assisted him in designing the story characters. (8 – Zelda was the major influential factor in his writing.). For instance, in his novel The Great Gatsby, Zelda inspired the characterization of Daisy Buchanan.
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Through Daisy, Scott aimed to describe his contentious relationship with Zelda. Additionally, in order to prevent his parents from knowing any details, he wrote short stories to pay for his wife’s mental care – Fitzgerald’s later years were plagued by financial worries and his wife’s progressive insanity – quote illustrating how Zelda’s insanity forced Fitzgerald to write at at a faster pace since he needed money for her treatment. (8 – Zelda was the major influential factor in his writing.).Undoubtedly, one of Fitzgerald’s greatest novels of all time was The Great Gatsby and there are several reasons which influenced Scott to create it. In order to dive deeper, we first need to understand what period were the Roaring Twenties actually. They could be described with frivolous days and exciting nights. Life was good for most of the people and times were thriving. No one cared much about the burden of life while instead focused on partying and merriment. People were careless inconsiderate, greedy and jovial (10 – Neal Farren).
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Consequently, one of the book’s major themes is connected with The American Dream which theoretically means that anyone who works hard enough deserve to be able to achieve personal success, financial stability or in other words wealth and happiness. What influenced Scott cover up that specific topic was the shame against his father and the mission he pledged to himself since he was a little boy, namely, to become part of the dominant society as well as to be wealthy and successful (9 – Purpose Of The Great Gatsby). The author’s relationship with Zelda also had a great impact on the novel. The Great Gatsby is a story of the hard and barely impossible love between Daisy Buchanan, a moneyed girl expecting from her husband to be wealthy enough to sustain her thus promising a carefree and indulgent life, and Jay Gatsby who was not able to neither ensure nor fulfill those requirements and wishes at the beginning. The same situation we can observe between Scott and Zelda.
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The latter came from a wealthy Alabama family and at first turned down on Scott since she wanted him to prove his abilities to provide her with affluence throughout the success of his first novel. In both cases, the rich require the poor to begin chasing wealth so that they can fit in their whims.The title and foremost character of the novel – Jay Gatsby, is an extremely wealthy thirty years old man, living in a modern mansion in West Egg. However, he was not always acquiring opulence. Derived from a poor family, young Gatsby was forced to rise from the destitution in order to fulfill his wish to be rich. While working for a millionaire his dedication to the goal of obtaining wealth was influenced even more. His major motivation throughout the years was the beautiful Daisy Buchanan whom he met as a young military officer in Louisville and loved unconditionally. Jay was enchanted by her charm, and aura of splendour and grace. In order to prove that he was good enough, Gatsby even lied about his background.
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However, despite her promise that she will wait for him to return from the war, Daisy married Tom Buchanan and since then Gatsby dedicated his life to winning her back. Nick’s view of Gatsby describes the latter as a vulgar and dishonest man, whose extraordinary optimism and power to transform his dreams into reality make him great nonetheless. (11 – Jay Gatsby – SparkNotes) Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter”tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther . . . And one fine morning”So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back carelessly into the past.. (The Great Gatsby book – chapter 9) This quote illustrates his childish and naive attitude which resulted in his doom at the end. As last words in the novel, they aim to continue the metaphor of the green light as an incarnation of hope, especially concerning the future times.
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The boast against the current emphasizes the strain in achieving a dream, hoping for better times. Nevertheless, we can’t escape from the past. (12)If Gatsby is one part – a wealthy celebrity whose mission in life is to impress the woman he loved , then Nick’s personality is the other – a quite, tolerant, kind and open-minded person who was dropped in a society with completely different understandings and beliefs than those he knew beforehand. He decided to move to the East because he aimed to study the bond business. Surprisingly enough, his house turned out to be right next door to Gatsby’s one and as a result they became really close as the story proceeded. But is was not only that they were neighbours which influenced Jay to unblock himself and talk to Nick, sharing him all his secrets about the live he led since he was a little kid. The narrator’s trustworthiness and good listening skills fastened the process as well. His kinship with Daisy Buchanan enabled him to participate and assist in her love story with Jay. Actually, he was the one responsible for their reunion and later rekindle of passion. As the story proceeds, we can observe the major conflict within the narrator. He was both attracted and disgusted by the fast-pace society in New York and most importantly by those he knew best.
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This internal contradiction can be noticed from his romantic affair with Jordan – Nick likes her gaiety, but he is also repelled by the dishonesty and unreliability towards others. Nick describes the society as a quality of distortion which made him suffer the loss of balance especially when he was drunk in the beginning of the novel. After specific events that happened – such as Gatsby’s funeral and the millionaire failure in fulfilling his dream, Nick realises that the merriment and joy in the East are faking the reality – New York and its people are most likely symbolizing the valley of ashes with their moral emptiness and absence of values than a cheerful and truly happy society. This provoked Nick’s redundancy and forced him to return back to West in search for a more quiet place where he will be able to recover and rest. (13 – Nick Carraway – SparkNotes)Scott Fitzgerald lived during the 1920s which assisted the most in the creation of the storyline of The Great Gatsby.
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The author even implemented experiences from his own live during that time. The period plays a very important role in the book and results in the story being even more effective to its readers. (14 – Gabrielle Southern) Nick Carraway’s backgrounds matches the one of Scott – native from Minnesota, their parents both send them to study in ivy league schools. In the novel, Nick serves as Fitzgerald’s voice as in his cogitation on time and about the American dream at the end of the book. (14 – Gabrielle Southern) As well as Nick Carraway, Scott’s life can be mirrored as the one of Jay Gatsby since the two join the military – the latter participates in World War I and Fitzgerald is part of the United States army. While being at war, both of them fell in love with a girl, in Jay’s case that is Daisy Buchanan, and it Scott’s – Zelda. By wishing to become rich and successful, Gatsby wanted to impress his beloved one, and Scott aimed to achieve the same, though with Zelda. (13 – Nick Carraway – SparkNotes)
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I find the real love story of the book to be represented by the friendship of Nick and Gatsby. Without it the whole story won’t have been narrated since it was mainly provoked by Nick’s obsession and astonishment to Jay. He was disgusted by the society’s lack of morals and the only one who was exempt from his reaction was Gatsby whom he describes as a representation of everything for which I had an unaffected scorn..If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life… Moreover, Nick was intrigued by Gatsby’s personality from the first day he saw him on the neighbours dock, stretching his arm toward the green light. He seems to be wondering what is the life of the lonely man, what he feels and thinks. And even I find something in common between me and the main character. Naive and hopeful for better times, sometimes I forgot that in attempt to fulfill my wishes I happen to forget valuing what I have blindly believing in the green light.
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It will be terrible in different ways, such as, cyber bullying, less face time, having many fake friends and focusing on likes.Key words: social media, mental health, adolescenceINTRODUCTION In the world more than eighty percent of youths are spending a large amount of time for internet. In modern society, the usage of technology is increased. In the earlier times, the people are communicated through letters and main source of information’s are newspapers. Now everyone have mobile phones for communication and gets the information.
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Love is greater than any thought, idea or conception of meaning, yet it is the reason why we have thoughts and why meanings are sought. Love is the one key that can unlock all things. It can reveal the deepest mystery, and it will soften the hardest hearts. Loves brings you the very heart of heaven. Our source of our meaning and value is our lived experiences. This Phenomenology of Love is consists of scrutiny about some topics affiliated to love and you can see the different experiences and perspectives of a person.
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The love of your family is the most important thing in the world. It is like a blanket or provision of security. It is our source of happiness. Love of family can be a starting point to find your right partner in the future. Family is like a home because nobody gets left behind or forgotten. At home, we can do different things and we can express or share our ideas freely. You may go through ups and downs but they still got your back. Love from a family can complete your whole existence. The feeling of being loved by your family is unconditional and unexplainable. That’s why family is not just an important thing, it is everything. God What is love? Just to be straight forward love is Jesus. He is the perfect example of what love is. Why? He heals, He saves, He defends, He gives, and He sacrificed and even died just for the sake of a person that is not worthy to be loved. He says “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
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It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, trusts, hopes and perseveres. Love never fails.” -1 Corinthians 13:4-8. Basically these verses sum it all, Jesus has all of these things and that is love.FriendshipBuilding friendship to another person is not easy. It takes time to know that person very well. Love often begins with excitement. Getting to know the person you love romantically takes time, just like having a friend. It is normal for us to love our friends. It takes years to build a strong and unbreakable friendship, but did you ever think of the possibilities of having a friend? Does friendship involve love? Does love involves feelings? When you have friends, you can’t help yourself but to care for them. In a true friendship love exists.
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There are several ways to show your love and affection to your friend, it can be through teasing and caring for them. A true friendship and genuine love do not brag with each other. There is no competition among friends, it doesn’t matter who is successful or not. What is important is you look at each other’s back. Love starts with friendships and friendship develops into love. But in some cases, love can destroy a friendship. With friendship as a foundation, two individuals might develop passion for each other. They can be friends that turn into lovers.
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They fell in love to each other while building their friendship. They give care, understanding and trust more than a friend can give. Another one is childhood friendship, connection between two people since they were young that can also lead to deep friendship and love when they grow old. SacrificeLove is not usually well defined. People often think that they are in love, but they cannot explain what it is. Love is a broad word. We can relate countless terms to this powerful word and some of those words are sacrifice and happiness. Love and Sacrifice come together like a bird and its wings. To fall in love, someone must be prepared to make a sacrifice for their partner. Love for one’s self is a must while loving others. It is also about what is best for the person he/she ‘loves’, even if it means losing something that really means a lot to the person.
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So there is this quote that made us realized that the word sacrifice and happiness are really connected to the potent word which is ‘Love’. Sacrificing your happiness for the person you love is by far, the truest type of love. Some people do not even realize that they are in love until they take a huge risk for someone who is crucial for them. Real Love teaches people to make a sacrifice in order to maintain a healthy, positive relationship, such as sacrificing in pride, wealth, faith, career, independence and physical being. The best times to show true love are when it is not easy and it requires personal sacrifice because when someone else’s happiness is your happiness. That is somewhat has a significant contribution to what you call ‘love’LoveLove is a feeling. It is a feeling towards other persons”to your parents, siblings, friends, and the most important of all to your partner in life, your wife or husband.
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It is unconditional, fair and just. It is what matters until the end. With love, there are good and bad times, but even though how hard the situation in life is, love always prevails, it never falters, it never fails. You must build a very strong foundation to build love to one another, foundation of care, trust and understanding. With all these you can be sure that love will grow deeper as time goes by. You should give love to the right person and you should be loved as well, it is always a two-way street. If it is only one way, it is not love. As I say love is a feeling, a feeling that is good, satisfaction and heart-warming that lasts more than a lifetime so spread the love.
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Below is the list of different love perspective gathered from different individuals..Love is when you accept his/her imperfections.Love is US, because we were made out of love from our parents.Love is unexplainable.Love has a positive and negative side.Love is broad.Love can change a person’s point of view of their negative perspective in life.Love is when you are happy and smiling out of nowhere.Love is when you sacrifice.Love is when you are with people who do not only make you feel better but makes you want to be better.Love is when you give more than you canBODY According to Greek philosophers there are five types of love namely: Storge (familial love) Philia (friendly love or platonic love) Eros (romantic love) Xenia (guest love) and Agape (divine love).
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There are 5 famous philosophers that define love in their own ways. To Plato: Any general aspiration towards the good things and to happiness, that’s the Love To Tolstoy: Love has always based on the renunciation of individual property To Descartes: L Love is a passion that can arise in us without in any way we could see if the object that causes it is good or bad To Spinoza: Love is nothing but a joy accompanied by an external cause To Schopenhauer: Love is a trap for men to perpetuate the species. For New York social psychologist, Dr. Grace Cornish perspective about love in a friendship she affirms that romances that begin as friendships are more likely to succeed. “As friends first, you like each other first. You develop a respect for each other. You’re looking out for each other’s best interests. I urge people–marry your best friend. You’re always kind to your friend. You’re looking for your friend to get ahead by looking out for his best interest.
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In a friendship you’re equally grounded. You’re not looking for any kind of ownership. There’s no respect if you become possessive and controlling. If you have a genuine friendship, you’re not going to pretend to be someone you’re not so a person can marry you. Some people are on their best behavior until they cross the threshold. Then, they let their guards down. But your true nature will surface when you’re a person’s friend first. When you’re true friends from the beginning, you don’t have to pretend.” Love is noise, love is silent. Love is calm; love could be raging as well. Love confuses people, yet love gives the best answer to one’s confusion. Love is a lie we keep believing on because it is comforting enough to control who we truly are, but love is an honest truth we desperately wanted to have knowledge of for somehow, it will be a relief and will heal the coming of ceaseless wounded being of the heart and the soul. Love is undefined which led us to make our own versions. Love is acceptance, love is constant change, but some love chose to stay what they are which could be both a helpful act or could only worsen the situation. And love, once again, is dangerous, yet we always interpreted it as safe.
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We decode it base on the facts and opinionated perceptions we have towards it. But it has no definite meaning. Love is solely a being. It is part of the world as much as we are part of the world. We and the love should be synchronized because it is a part of us, it is us. Love has the deepest eloquent that exists. We may always claim that we understand the love we are willing to give or may it be the love we are able to receive from other human beings, but the truth is that, we do not. To love is to feel that you are alive because of simultaneously having to feel distinct emotions. Love is not just a feeling.
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It is not just butterflies and a quickening heartbeat. Love is cleaning up vomit off the bathroom floor when they were too sick to make it to the toilet. Love is bringing you Tylenol when you are too sick from the flu to get out of bed and get it yourself. Love is waiting in the ER for someone for 4 hours even when you knew they only had a common cold. Love is literally crying on each other’s shoulders and wiping the tears off each other’s cheeks. Love is holding their hair back when you had a little bit too much to drink. Love is rushing home to each other just to tell one another about your plain old boring day. Love is spending those days just cuddling on the couch eating soup and watching Netflix and being perfectly content with that. Love is staying up until 2.am talking about everything and nothing at all. Love is showing someone your darkest and raw feelings and getting nothing but a listening ear and an understanding mind in return. Love is when you work so hard just to make sure that the other person is comfortable and taken care of. Love is washing their dirty laundry and doing each other’s dishes. Love is motivating you to do well in college and praising you when you did well on your finals. Love is massaging legs after they worked all day. Love is more than just a feeling. Love is an untamed force.
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When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused. Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.Conclusion:With these, we therefore conclude that everything around us denotes love. Love for people, animals and things around us. We cannot survive without love. As GOD said, love one another as I have loved you. We can achieve anything as long as we put love into it. We should always remember that we must not own the ones we love. In love, you are possessing and you are being possessed by someone. You give each other the right to hold onto each other together.Here’s a poem about love written by the three of us: THE GREATEST LOVEI.It is GOD, who gave us a gift,A gift that would always give us a lift,He taught us how to love,And how it is to be loved.II.Love is the greatest,When you are put into a test,It is hopeful and never gives up,Even if you feel the need to stop.III.Love endures everything,It should be together with praying,Between Faith, Hope and Love,The greatest of these is Love.IV.Love is a feeling that money can’t buy,A mysterious feeling that makes you high,It makes us smile at times it makes us cry,But holding on together keeps the love alive.
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Unlike dogs, cats do not bark or make other loud noises. Most cats do not even meow very often. They generally lead a quiet existence. Cats also don’t often have “accidents.” Mother cats train their kittens to use the litter box, and most cats will use it without fail from that time on. Even stray kittens usually understand the concept and will use the litter box when shown. Cats do have claws, and owners must make provisions for this.
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Finally, one of the most attractive features of cats as house pets is their ease of care. Cats do not have to be walked. They get plenty of exercise in the house as they play, and they do their business in the litter box. Cleaning a litter box is a quick, painless procedure. Cats also take care of their own grooming. Bathing a cat is almost never necessary because under ordinary circumstances cats clean themselves. Cats are more particular about personal cleanliness than people are.
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In his message, Franklin advises his friend that marriage is the best solution not for only sexual desires but also the undisputable source of solid happiness. Having suspicions that his friend would not follow his guidance, Franklin recommends him to choose older mistresses instead of younger ones and lists eight valuables reasons to better support his argument. Franklin commences his essay by presenting advantages of the marriage. He says I know of no medicine fit to diminish the violent inclinations you mention… Marriage is the proper remedy.
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In his letter, Franklin advices his friend to settle because ‘ It is the man and woman together that make the complete human being”. If Franklin thinks that the marriage is so positive, this is relied to both psychological and socio-economical reasons. First all he is convinced that the married life is more balancing that the single lifetime. Franklin believes that a man who did not find the soul mate is in other words incomplete, unaccomplished by saying that A single man has not nearly the value he would have in that sate of union, He is an ncomplete animal.
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He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors”. Based on this judgement, Franklin means that family life calms people; it is the natural arrangement in which they can organize their production’ strength with the most possible benefit. While Franklin affirms that together there are more likely to succeed in the world” there is no doubt that he is referring to the material success. Concerning the woman, it is only in a marriage that she can show up her real values. Through the letter, Franklin continues to give worthy reasons in order to convince the ecipient about getting married.
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Franklin having doubts that his friend would not consider his advice followed his representation of the marriage by an alternative solution to satisfy his needs. If his friend his not ready to commit and wants to continue a commerce with Sex inevitable”, he suggested that ‘ you should prefer old woman to young ones”. The first raison that Franklin used to support his case is that they nave more knowledge ot the world, and their minds are better stored witn observations, their conversation is more improving and more lastingly agreeable”.
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By affirming this, Franklin makes an allusion to the intelligence of older woman. He illustrates that people gain knowledge as they get older. They have, in principle knew more love stories or adventures than youngest ones, thus they better know men, know how to take care of them and also how to satisfy them. Franklin defends the idea that a debate with an old woman is rich and interesting, because they had been through many involvements from witch they had retains acquaintance. They have lived longer and have things to communicate to you.
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Franklin also supports his reference for older woman by saying that To maintain their influence over men, they supply the diminution of beauty by an augmentation of utility’. This is to illustrate that older woman, with the time spend less time worrying about their appearance, which they use to do more important stuff. To him, when beauty disappears, women improve their service. At their age, they assume their femininity and do so without any complex. Franklin, who was a man of science and also know as Lady Man’ also gave bodily motivation for choosing an older woman.
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He implies that ? because in every animal that walks upright the deficiency of the fluids that fill the muscles appears first in the highest part. The face first grows lank and wrinkled; then the neck; then the breast and arms; the lower parts continuing to the last as plump as ever: so that covering all above with a basket, and regarding only what is below the girdle, it is impossible of two women to tell an old one from a young one”. His purpose here is to assure his friend that there are no doubts or fear to have on the corporal pleasure of an old woman.
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According to him as in the dark all cats are rey, the pleasure of corporal enjoyment with an old woman is at least equal, and frequently superior”. This is to support that woman are woman regardless of age, an old woman can perform the same way as a young one concerning sexual experience. Sometimes, they are even considered superior. Through the note, Franklin by saying because there is no hazard of children, which irregularly produced may be attended with much inconvenience” refers to the fact that woman at a certain age can’t get pregnant. Thus while dating them the chance of being relied to them by omeone or something is null.
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This also makes the separation easier and leaves out others inconvenient that children can bring in a relationship. Across the letter, Franklin continues to encourage his friend to choose an old female if this last one persist in thinking a Commerce with the ser. He establishes a formal and highly analytical tone with his receiver about the discretion an old mistress can have in their relationship. He supports his suggestion by affirming that because through more experience they are more prudent and discreet in conducting an intrigue to revent suspicion. The commerce with them is therefore safer with regard to your reputation. From the following sentence, the author suggests that with an old woman, it is less probable that the relationship get revealed consequently with her you reputation will be at the shelter because they are more responsible in managing a relationship and they now what they want. Finally, Franklin ends up with his letter by saying ” they are so grateful’. Even though Franklin, in his letter gave an approved receipt to find the best mistress, it is obvious that considering as the ounding father his interest for marriage respond to others concern more important than the promotion ot the psych-to-emotional blooming.
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The word “friend” seems to be used today to refer to anyone from long-term to short-term relationship; however a true friend is someone who will always be there in times of need, who will always be the best company, and who will always listen and give advice. Without any questions asked, a good friend will always be there in times of need. No matter how bad a problem is, a true friend will be the person who sits up nights and take days off work just to sit with a friend.
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If someone is in trouble with a difficult paper a friend will help brainstorm to figure out the problem. If someone is sick, a friend will be the first one at the door with chicken soup and will baby-sit the kids until the sick person feel better. I hate the feeling of being sick. If someone is stranded across town with a broken-down car, a friend will drop everything to make a rescue and drive the person wherever he or she needs to go.
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Most of all, a true friend is also someone who will listen and give reliable advice. Some people will listen to problems and then give the advice that they think will work best for them, but that advice isn’t necessarily best for their friend. Other people will listen but then interject personal stories that relate to the problem button’s solve it. But a true friend listens to a problem and gives suggestions to help a friend figure out the best solution for himself or herself, In other words, a true friend knows how to listen and help a person solve problems.
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Right now my classes are really hard. At the end of the day, friends might rent their favorite DVD and make some fresh popcorn. Sometimes they even seem to be on the same biological clock, getting tired and waking up at the same time. Friends can always be themselves around each other. The word “friend” may be misused in the English language, but at least we can agree on what true friends are. True friends are hard to find. But once you find them, they will always be there, listen to you and be the best people to spend time with.
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No wonder true friends are so rare! Outline I. Introductory Paragraph A. Thesis Statement 1. The word Friend use today to name anyone 2. True Friend always there when in need and for company 3. Good friend always listens and gives advice II. A good friend will be there in time of need. (1st paragraph) III. A true friend is always good company. (2nd paragraph) IV. A friend will listen and give advice.
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A protagonist by the name of Connie in the story short story entitled “Where are you going, Where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates, soon learns that her trashy daydreams and self-absorbed behavior only leads to disaster by way of a man named Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend character in this story represents the devil. Connie, a horny high school freshman shows a strong disdain for family values but more concern with social reputation and slutty appearances. As the summer approaches she and her high school girlfriends obnoxiously parade the town seeking amusement from boys.
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Sneaky and scantily clad, Connie deceives her parents on a regular basis. While around her parents Connie dresses conservative and behaves graciously, reversely, in company of her friends she goes for the hooker look and carries herself as if she were a mindless teenage squander. Soon trouble finds it way in this rebellious teen’s life as she become more curious about her developing sexuality. In this exciting short story, Joyce Oates thrilled the reader with an intense built up suspense followed by a promising and thought provoking climax that not even the main character/ Connie could see coming.
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Vain and socially obscure, Connie feels confronted with the constant comparison of her older and more mature sister named June. More accepted and valued by her parents, June assisted in household chores and earnestly saved money. By ontrast, Connie’s friends did not accept June; she was favored more by her parents. “She sat on the bed, barefoot and listened for an hour and a half to a program called XYZ Sunday Jamboree, record after record of hard fast shrieking songs, she sang along with” (Giota/Oates) Following the need to engage in rebellious and worldly activities, Connie held immature aspirations of seeking thrills, the main character foolishly wastes her time thinking of nothing and listening to music all day, she shows no thought or action of obtaining more substance in her character. Connie’s worldly and promiscuous behavior soon attracts the devil himself.
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Honestly speaking, with the time Connie spent daydreaming about trash, she could have sought to become enlightened and about anything, be it family or world issues, but instead she chose to be a lofty regular at a local burger joint. Jane Barstow from the Salem press analyzes Connie’s actions: “For Connie, “the bright-lit, fly-infested restaurant” is a “sacred building” and the omnipresent music is like a “church service” always in the background, something on which she can depend. As if to parody Christian symbolism, Oates describes the “grinning boy,” holding a hamburger aloft, which caps the bottle-shaped restaurant.
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It is here that Connie finds the “haven and blessing” otherwise missing in her life. Barstow, (Jane) M. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?. ” Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition (2004): 1-3. MagillOnLiterature Plus. Web. 6 June 2012. Sadly, it was Connie’s idle mind attracted the devilish and scheming Arnold Friend. Connie refused to go to a Sunday BBQ with her family and chose instead to idle at home alone. Arnold Friend, a deceitful thirty- something portrays himself as a innocent eighteen year old he approaches Connie and ultimately rapes her.
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Through his convincing tone and devilish persistence, Arnold friend is viewed by most literary critics as Satan himself, The story has been subject to differing interpretations by various critics. It has been seen as an inverted fairy tale in which Connie is joined not with Prince Charming but with the Prince of Darkness. These readers have pointed out similarities between Arnold Friend and the devil: his disguise, his supernatural knowledge of the whereabouts of Connie’s family, his ability to lure Connie to him against her will, even his very name, which is by no coincidence close to “Arch Fiend. (Korb) When we take a look at the sinister character of “Friend” it easy to interpret him as the devil. Take out the “r” in Arnold Friend’s name and you clearly discern what Arnold represents; an old Fiend. Connie was attracted to Friend’s gold car, a color that is divine and often classified as the color of the gods. Before raping Connie, the satanic Friend inserts a boot in between Connie’s front door, “One of his boots was strange at an angle, as if his foot wasn’t in it” (592).
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The ways the reader of this short story can distinguish Friend’s character to be the devil is by noticing through the story Friend has trouble standing in his boots. Surely, Friend, like Satan has Goat leg, Clearly that is why he cannot stand in his boots. Exploring this further, The words scribed on Friends car“MAN THE FLYING SAUCER” indeed has the same letters that spells out “HESATANLUCIFER” . ” Through it all, however, she privately harbors innocent dreams of ideal love. One day, while home alone, she is approached by a strange man ominously named Arnold Friend, who is determined to seduce her and take her away.
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Rather than use force, Friend insinuates his way into Connie’s mind and subdues her vulnerable and emerging sexuality” Mann, Barry, and Alvin K. Benson. “Joyce Carol Oates. ” Critical Survey Of Short Fiction, Second Revised Edition (2001): 1-7. MagillOnLiterature Plus. Web. 6 June 2012 Ultimately, “Where are you going, where have you been, expresses the need for teens to be conscious and active in positive thoughts and aspirations. The main character had a host of troublesome thoughts and instinctively acted upon them. When people are not present minded they become inhibit dangerous and undesirable lifestyle.
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The need to be present minded as a young person is great for such as reason as this. Rape and violence not only occurs when you don’t expect it, but it also occurs when are empty minded and not aware. In the perspective of a young person, Cars can represent freedom, popularity and liberty, but In the story, Connie was attracted to Satan through his car and the persuasion. Considering a conscience and active Connie, this rape would not have existed. In closing, Arnold and his secret code that is was scribed on his car 33, 19,17 is also a bible verse that also questions the a character of Where are you going, where have you been.
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It is clear that the author, Joyce Carol oats his finessed the idea of an eternal presence in this book. Using this story as a warning and as an example of what an idle mind brings can not only spare your life but also your innocence. Citations and sources: * Where are you going, where have you been/Intro to fiction/XJ Kennedy Diana Giota 11th ED. Where are you going,where have you been? , Joyce Carol Oates, Copyright 1970 Ontario review *A summary and analysis of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?. Barstow, Jane M. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?. ” Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition (2004): 1-3. MagillOnLiterature Plus. Web. 6 June 2012. * Korb, Rena. “An overview of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? ”. ” Short Stories for Students. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Web. 13 June 2012. ** Where are you going, where have you been/Intro to fiction/XJ Kennedy Diana Giota 11th ED. Where are you going,where have you been? , Joyce Carol Oates, Copyright 1970 Ontario review(592)
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Book -my best friend Charles W. Eliot said “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. ” Book is the best friend, a human being can have. Book is a friend that is never disloyal. Books are our friends for life as because they never reject, never go or come, never fight and never blame us. Books make our life easy to lead as they inform us about various ways of leading life.
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Books have many wonders in it and they make a person absorbed in their interesting content. The best example of being a friend of book can be seen while long Journeys when a person has nothing to do except to sit and wait for his destination. During my last vacation to Moosorise , we had sixteen hours of journey. I purchased a book on Moral Stories which I finished during this Journey. I was so absorbed in the book that I did not realize the length of Journey.
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The most important things is that I learnt the experiences of centuries in Just eight hours of book reading. This is what my best friend – the book can give me. In fact , my books have helped me in understanding the meaning of friendship with my friends in my class and outside world. In one sentence , I can summarize about my best friend – my book – ” You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend. ” Book -My Best Friend By bhavyaganesh
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“The exchange of greetings is the most ordinary, everyday use of language and gesture found universally” and I noticed that he greeted everyone just about the same way as I did (Scupin, 105). For the most part, he was a normal teenager but I definitely saw differences here and there that reminded me he was from another culture. The encounter that I had with the foreign exchange student definitely made me reflect my own culture and way of doing things.
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The most noteworthy is the guicharo, or guiro, which was adapted from pre-Columbian days. I also found it interesting that fewer that 20 percent of Puerto Ricans speak English fluently. I think it’s awesome that you enjoy and have passion for music and that you can find similarities in your culture and in the Puerto Rican culture. Maybe your enculturation is similar to other Puerto Ricans. I enjoyed your discussion post and look forward to many more!
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Convincing a Friend to Quit Smoking My friend Larry has been smoking for about twenty years now. His health has be gain to deteriorate. Running his two-mile run at PT (a military acronym for Physical Training) has gotten harder for him and his heart rate beats like a drummer in a band playing a drum roll. Larry’s doctor has explained to him that he needs to quit smoking and why he needs to quit smoking. Smoking is one of the leading causes of death, curves your appetite and causes you to gain weight.
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As long as he is busy in the office that would help slow down his smoking. Being that Larry was a penny-pincher I showed him how much money he would save in a year. After about four months Larry quit smoking. It has been three years since I helped Larry and he has not smoked since. You only have one pair of lungs. Any damage you do to them now will be with you for the rest of your life. The longer you smoke, the better your chances are of dying from it. One out of every three smokers die from smoking and many more become very sick. A cigarette contains about four-thousand chemicals, many of which most people do not even know about.
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We all should be educated about smoking, so we can help the ones we love and that are dear to us quit. The argument of smoking is summed up by stating that smoking has an effect more than just your life. It has an effect on everyone around you. When you smoke you exhale second hand smoke, which is worse to someone that does not smoke. Most people start smoking as teenagers. When they grow up they wish that they had never started smoking. It is your decision it is all up to you, but you should think about if it is right for you or your body. .
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The show had low ratings, but its popularity soon increased and by the end of the third series the show had achieved decent ratings in the UK. It also aired in BBC America and surprisingly had a little success. Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. Filming for the series took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California in front of a live studio audience.
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The series finale (the 236th episode), airing on May 6, 2004, was watched by 51.  million American viewers, making it the fourth most watched series finale in television history and the most watched episode of the decade. [ Comparison There are three males and three females in Coupling and Friends. In Friends, they always meet up at Central Park (cafe) to talk and in Couplings, they meet in a pub, which is conventional. Couplings British fans have loved the series and love the humour and the dynamic of it and they have also said that Couplings, by far, is better than Friends because Friends has few basic, non going storylines that are not funny but they love the humour of Couplings.
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It wasn’t until after 4th grade that I moved to a new neighborhood and didn’t see him again until 8th grade. We saw each other and recognized one another and again we became inseparable. We had a few classes together and we were always partners whenever we were assigned to grab a partner. Also that same school year, all the rumors started; that we liked each other, we were going to end up going out, we were always together and so on.
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He sent me a valentine with the following message “Happy Valentine’s Day! Thanks for being an awesome friend! ” I thought at that moment “Oh, friend” but I let it slide because I felt it was not a big deal. Sophomore year rolled around, we were still the best friends ever, and the rumors and gossip continued. We had classes together again, nothing special happened until the very end of that school year. We were saying goodbye to each other and we hugged, but we hugged each other for a while. I honestly felt that “spark” between us.
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I thought he felt the same (he told me later on that he did). We parted ways and kept in touch a bit in the summer, and didn’t see each other again until next year, junior year. That year I couldn’t hide what I felt for him, I was actually becoming more and more in love with him. I can tell he was also falling for me as well. It’s one of those things a girl can tell without being told anything. We were still the best of friends, and the rumors were still going (I was very surprised, yet a bit amused). This year was different because we’re now sixteen/ seventeen and had grown up more.
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Yes we were inseparable, but those feelings were becoming more noticeable to everyone except to one another. Yet nothing happened and we were still the best of friends. Senior year was a big year for us; it was the last year that we might be together. My feelings for him were now stronger than ever, I wanted to be more that friends, but for some reason he always seemed to avoid me and not talk at all. I don’t know why, I was hoping for him to say something to me, since I had heard from many that he actually did love me.
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But nothing happened, so I gave up on him in that aspect of us. I had revealed to one of my good friends that I did love Isaac and wanted more. He revealed to that same person that he loved me too. I found out from her and I went to talk to him, he immediately got upset and denied everything. With that being said I also denied everything because I thought to myself that was his chance and he blew it. We got really mad at each other and said “we are friends and that is it”. We didn’t stay mad for that long; we got back to talking again.
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I decided to date a guy that year; it was going well until I saw Isaac. He saw us holding hands, I saw his face turn red with anger, and just walked away upset. I knew it upset him but I had no idea why, we had settled on being best friends. We still enjoyed all the senior activities like prom, boat trip, and finally graduation. We both graduated and saw each other for what could be the last time. He was going off to college and I was staying home. After those four years in high school we proved everyone wrong about going out with each other, or at least that’s what we thought.
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Time passed and I had broken up with my high school boyfriend and I started dating another guy here at ECC for a few months. I never heard from Isaac once during that time, I was a bit upset but I didn’t pay attention to it. It wasn’t until February 12 that I was on Facebook and I got talking with Isaac again via chat that night. We were talking and asked about my boyfriend, I told him I didn’t have one and that I had given up on guys for the moment. We kept talking and talking and then I asked him “For April Fool’s we should put as our status that we’re going out”.
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It took him a few minutes to say “Why not actually make it a reality? ” I was shocked! I swear at that moment I had an instant flashback of our childhood all the way through high school. I had waited for so long for that moment that I said yes, it also took me a while to respond back. At that moment he confessed that he had loved me since the end of sophomore year when we said goodbye to each other. I was so happy that everything went the way it did. Unfortunately he was away at school and I wouldn’t see him until our one month anniversary when he came home.