...abusive background and how they cope with having little chance of success in their lives. Throughout the paper you will read how the journey that the group goes on further develops each member as well as the group as a whole. Particularly you will see how the plot, other groups, and each significant moment along the way further develop the group and each member. As the story goes on you will read about the different stages that the group will undergo and how the group shifts its motives. The paper will contain an analysis of each group member so that the reader has enough information to understand the rest of the paper. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve” The movie begins with an older man who narrarates the movie, we soon find out that this is Gordie telling his story about the time him and his best friends went to see a dead body. The movie is about four young boys who are growing up in a small town who have little chance of being real successful. The boys go off on an adventure to see a dead body in hopes to become famous. Throughout the paper I will be giving background information on each character and describe how that information develops their group, describing the type of group they are, and describing the development of the group throughout the movie based on external factors. Right away, however, I will give you a summary of the movie. In the beginning in the movie we are introduced to the group when they are playing cards in a tree...
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...Indian” (2010) page 49-51 written by Sherman Alexie, the narrator Arnold Spirit also known as Junior claims that Indians were worst of times because they have forgotten how to dream and hope while the whites are best of times because they have full of hope which is what makes things happen. The Indians never care to dream because they are surrounded by hopelessness, they have forgotten how to dream and hope. But the Reardan kids who represent the whites, they dared to dream because they were surrounded by beauty, they were smart, magnificent and ambitious. Although sometimes Arnold also lies and plays some tricks, he works hard to prove himself, to gain respect and to make friends. It’s a big challenge, but well worth the effort. On the other hand, the internal conflict is the difficulties of creating Arnold’s own autonomy while being faithful to his tribe. Arnold refuses to give up but at the cost of losing his best friend and being considered to betray his tribe. I don’t think this conflict can be resolved only through Arnold’s hard work; it also relies on others’ understanding. I’ll never forget what Rowdy says to Arnold, “You’re an old-time nomad.” It seems Rowdy finally forgives Arnold but I think Rowdy has never really get mad at Arnold. They’re truly best friends. unior transforms from a socially awkward and self-conscious boy to a...
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...1. The Promise Breaker This friend constantly disappoints you or breaks promises, most likely because she herself was constantly disappointed during her formative years. Your friend is unable to stop herself from repeating that pattern. It is an annoying but comfortable pattern for your friend, and without psychological help, it may be hard for her or him to alter this pattern. You could abandon the friend and the friendship, or you could find a way to detach yourself by lowering your expectations for this friendship. If she promises to do something for you, even to meet you for a cup of coffee, you can say, "Sure," but protect yourself by knowing, in the back of your mind, that this friend "nine times out of 10" is going to cancel on you. Although your friend may always have been this way, she may have also recently acquired this trait because of something she is going through right now. If a friend who has always been there for you, through thick and thin, has only recently become less reliable, you might want to cut her some slack. You have to decide if this is a lifelong trait that will be hard or impossible to change, a temporary condition that will be short-lived, or something, if it does continue indefinitely, that you are willing to accept and handle. One way to try to change the Promise Breaker is to help her to understand the consequences of your ignored pledges. Perhaps you have been keeping your disappointments about this to yourself. Try telling her how it...
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...The perks of being a wallflower In these letters we learn about his family and friends. He begins his letters off by talking about his friend, Michael who has committed suicide. He describes how much he misses him, and about how he and this other girl, Susan, used to be best friends. However, things change, and she stops talking to Charlie after middle school. Then he goes on to describe his family. His family consists of himself, his mom, his father, his brother, and his sister. There are also the outspread relatives that they only see on holidays and his Aunt Helen. His Aunt Helen was his favorite person in the whole world. However, she got in a terrible car accident and passed away. His father is a very proud and strong man. He has an attitude of whatever he says goes. His mother is usually very quiet and lets her husband handle problems. She is a bit emotional, and loves her children very much. His brother is a freshman at Penn State University, and loves cars and models. He is now a football player at school and can only be part of Charlie's life at big events, like family events, holiday dinners, etc. As for his sister, she and Charlie never seem to really get along. She is a senior in high school and has a secret boyfriend throughout the novel. Her boyfriend becomes a secret due to an incident with her boyfriend hitting her and her parents finding out. They eventually breakup however, because she gets pregnant and he dumps her. She graduates second in her class. There...
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...could turn time back.” I don’t remember the last time I believed in the quotation “Nobody is perfect”, because after meeting her, all I can manage to utter was perfection. I think I found it in a girl I loved since I was ten. I love the way she laughs at me when I commit mistakes, the way she fusses over silly things and even the way she cries over some sad silly late night show. Somehow, I wished I could have told her that I love her but now there was no hope in doing so. For now, it’s rather too late – too late for me to do so. She was my best friend and I have known her since we were small. She knew all my secrets, which reveals my feelings for her, that I love her not only because she's pretty and smart but also the way she laughs at everything and the way she sees life and love. I could still remember the first time we met; I was five years old then. It was one windy afternoon having no one to play with except for my best friend, Logan. He and his family just moved out to transfer at a neighboring state because his father got promoted. And so I climbed up our tree house, I saw a moving truck coming down the street. I watched it approaching and noticed a family station wagon following it. It stopped in front of the house and out came a family. I was about to glance away when out came the loveliest girl I have ever seen. She was four years old that time but then even at an early age she was a beauty. She had long...
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...至少要准备100个常用的形容词，一些“百搭”经典的理由、例子。 1.兴趣>音乐: I am a 200% music fan! I’ve got almost every collection of Eric Clapton, a very popular American guitarist and whenever I want to escape from my laborious homework, all that I do is just use my walkman to enjoy Eric’s beautiful lyrics! I will have a blast! And, According to my mom’s memory, I have been enjoying singing in the public ever since I was a kindergarten boy! Then, I started my own rock band and made several records of my songs and used them as gifts to my friends in my high-school graduation ceremony. And now I still love singing songs but only to myself but to my beloved girl as well. I am nuts about music! (119) 2.政治/ 一次XX的经历 I may go into politics, just like Bill Clinton. I used to run for student body president of my university. Because if I want to become a politician one day, I should get some experience under my belt now. On that day, I gave an election speech in front of 1500 people including my best friends and my teachers. It so was fortunate that none of them noticed I was so nervous that my voice couldn’t help trembling. I kept telling myself that I must hold on, and at last I won it by a hair, just 10 votes. My girlfriend Alexandre rushed onto the stage and gave me a quick kiss. That really made my day! (117) 3.礼物,发明>>电脑 I am a frequent user of computer. If I intend to get access to a variety of information around the world, I will usually surf the Internet with my computer, browsing and downloading everything...
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...for some reason not wanting the boy to sit next to me so I stared down at the desk, refusing to look up. Starring down at the desk I heard as the foot steps became louder and louder. Finally looking up I watched the foreign looking student sit down directly next to. After an awkward 15 minutes of no conversation the student turned to me and introduced him self saying his name was Egzon and that he was from Albania. Class after class we would have small conversations and I would do my best to seem uninterested. It was not only until our fifth class together till I realized how ignorant I was being. As I thought more about my situation going into high school, I soon observed that Egzon was the only kid that had made an effort to talk to be and become my friend. So from that day fourth I made a promise to myself that I would do my best to get to know Egzon. As the year passed by and we spent more time out of class and in school our friendship grew and by the end of freshman year we were best friends. At the end of the year I looked back to how foolish I was being. Just as Quammen did, I judged a book by its...
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...the episodes on TV anymore so I haven’t watched it in a long time. | What is a recent movie you enjoyed? | A recent movie I enjoyed was the movie 47 Ronin which I watched at the theatres a couple of weeks ago with my friends. It was really interesting. | What kind of music do you enjoy? | I don’t really have a specific group of music I enjoy listening to. I’m open to all music if I find it good but I mainly listen to hip-hop/rap and pop. | What is the farthest point you've traveled away from home? | The farthest point I have traveled away from home would be the Philippines with my family. I have been there several times because I have relatives there and I last went in march of last year. | What is your favorite place to be and why? | My favorite place to be would be the gym because I love working out. I try to go at least three times a week but sometimes it’s hard especially with school. | What is your favorite sport? | Basketball would be my favorite sport to play but to watch it is a tie between hockey and basketball. | What is your favorite food? | French fries, lobster and chicken are my favorite foods. | To what organizations / teams / clubs do you belong? | As of now just Goodlife Fitness. I wanted to join this basketball league with my friend but I sadly don’t have time for it. | What other country would you like to visit and why? | I enjoy travelling so if I got a chance to travel the world and visit all the countries I would do it but one country that...
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... Bill and Jerry. Bill and Jerry are best friends and have been so since childhood. Both men now have wives and families but they still take the time to visit each other and catch up frequently. The main part of the story takes place in the present. It is a normal Sunday and the two friends are gathered at Jerry’s place. Ben senses that Jerry has a lot on his mind so the two men decide to go for a drive. The two men set off towards a pub, with Jerry behind the wheel and Bill on the passenger seat. At the pub the two men enjoy themselves by playing some pool, drinking beer and catching up with their old friend, Riley, the bar manager, but Bill and Jerry seem disappointed with the fact that there are no girls there to amuse them. On the way home Bill and Jerry catch sight of two girls on their bicycles but although they are interested they just drive by. After almost a mile Jerry pulls over and suggests that they drive back and try talking to the girls. Bill agrees but asks Jerry to do the talking since he feels a bit “rusty” in approaching girls. The two men follow the girls for a while intending to have sex with them. The two girls reject Bill and Jerry and drive by just glancing back at them. The rejection makes the two men even more eager and they start following the girls by foot. In the end Bill and Jerry catch up with the girls and Jerry begins hitting the girls with a rock. Bill is a passive spectator while his best friend commits a...
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...Sunday night procrastination panic mode. Either way I was going to be panicking in some way or form. As I sat inside Love Library on a Thursday night, deciding on powering through the mountain of work, my phone buzzes twice, indicating I had a text. I look over at it and see a text from my friends back home in Dallas. I can’t help but smile and look over and see a screen shot of a picture of all 5 of us back in high school during our F5GNO sleepovers. The picture is of us posing altogether in front of Cheesecake Factory, thinking we were the coolest people to walk on earth. At the time, being only 16 years old, we felt like we ruled the world. “Are you guys ready?” as I read the group text from my best friend Kourtney. We called her KHam on all of our phones just cause we all had our own little nicknames for one another. It was the summer of 2010 before we all headed off to college. We all knew that our last days with each other were soon approaching, but it didn’t stop us from seeing each other every day practically and making plans and having sleepovers. “I’m about to leave to pick up Dahlia,” I texted back as I was heading out for the night. These four girls have been my best friends since the beginning of high school and any night spent with them was always a great story to joke and laugh about days later. “I’m leaving my house right now, should I pick up anything?” as Korrin or aka Korn as we called her texted to us. “Picking up anything,” indicated alcohol, but it...
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...1. I put peas on this collage because my perfect Romeo and I have to be two peas in a pod. We have to be best friends. We have to fit perfectly together and enjoy each other’s company. 2. I put kids on this collage because my perfect Romeo has to be good with kids. He has to be kind, patient, and gentle. I want a big family so for that reason this is important. 3. I put candy on this collage because my perfect Romeo has to be sweet. He has to be able to cheer me up when I’m sad. He also has to treat me right. 4. I put fireworks on this collage because my perfect Romeo has to be like a fire cracker. He has to be spontaneous, surprise me, be fun, and energetic. He can’t be boring. A firework represents this because I never know when he’s going to go off. 5. I put a Holy Bible on this collage because my perfect Romeo has to be holy. He has to love God and attend Church. He also has to instill his Catholic faith into our children. 6. I put a dog on this collage because my perfect Romeo has to be as loyal as a dog. A dog is a man’s best friend and is loyal no matter what. My perfect Romeo has to be completely trustworthy and loyal. 7. I put a six pack on this collage because my perfect Romeo has to be fit. I would hope that my perfect Romeo has a six pack and works out. I hope that he also encourages me to work out with him so that I stay in shape. 8. I put people laughing on this collage because my perfect Romeo has to make...
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...Your Hot Best Friend So, you think being best friends with a hot chick will make you her future boyfriend? Style mo, bulok. Sure, being her best friend gives you front row seats, but it doesn’t put you one step ahead of her other admirers. It just means you’re the guy whom she can boss around because, you know, mag-best friend naman kayo, eh. And before you deny everything and say you never planned to use your best-friend status as a stepping stone, please, umayos ka. Friendship between a heterosexual boy and girl is normal, but the moment you label yourself as a female’s BEST friend, then it’s more likely that you have ulterior, more manyak motives. One Night Stan: How To Seduce Your Hot Best Friend"Guys, ano ba kayo? Close lang talaga kami ni Jenny." (Image via RDSNation.com) Let’s face it: A guy and a girl can’t be best of friends…unless one wants to bang the other. You can suppress what you feel all you want, but sooner or later, you can no longer deny the truth. BFF SEDUCTION: THE 7-STEP STANLEY STRATEGY Lucky for you, I’m an expert when it comes to the art of seduction, even when I’m not trying. (Hey, it’s not my fault if everybody wants to have sex with me—women, men, animals and even some vegetation. I can’t help it.) Anyway, after you decide to stop lying to yourself about why you’re best friends with a member of the opposite sex, you can finally apply these tried and tested techniques of mine to win your girl over to the non-friend zone. Step...
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...gathered at the college swimming pool parking lot. The laughter of the excited children filled the air, and the excitement continued on throughout the car ride. There was loud singing and outlandish conversations for two hours with the best of friends. After what felt like forever, the sun was beating down on my skin. Cool water was splashing all around me. Swimming, splashing, waiting, talking was what we did all day long. Friends, slides, water, waves… I will remember this day for the rest of my life. The best day ever had just begun. First of all, the car ride up. It was a two hour drive from Eureka to Cherry Valley, by Chicago, where Magic Waters is located. Hold on, let's back up to the...
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.... . initiation" (Winslow 238). Somehow Friend is "the answer to Connie's unuttered call and to her erotic desires" (Tierce and Crafton 724). But reducing the story to a tale of mere sexuality is an oversimplification that denies the true power of the piece. Analysts contend that the numbers on Friend's car "add up to 69" (Winslow 239), and his verbal threat to her "is explicitly sexual" (Winslow 239) in nature. Yet these numbers could mean anything; they could be the age of himself and his victims, they could be a secret code only he knows. The numbers are not definitively sexual. Friend's threat to Connie is, on the very basic surface, sexual. But his imposition on her goes far deeper than that. The story is not about Connie's innocence only in terms of sexual matters, although that is a part of it. It is about Connie's youthful incompetence of all things in life. "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" deals with Connie's interaction with life in all its facets. Consequently, Friend's invasion of Connie's world is not a purely sexual one, although it does simplify the story to say so. Friend invades her home property and threatens her family and illusion of love and life. Her house becomes, as a result of Friend's appearance, "nothing but a...
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...parents included, why I loved him. That evening was a celebration of the life of my boyfriend, Parker. He had died in a swimming accident that summer, trying to save the life of a friend. A deep breath in, a deep breath out, and I began to speak, seeing his mother’s tearstained face in the patches of my vision unclouded by the lights. I concentrated my thoughts and words on the qualities he had in abundance: his energy, his generosity, his good humor, his talent, and his passion for life. I felt a desperate need to express myself to all the people gathered to remember him, to remind them of him. But I left out so much. The words I spoke were light, reminding everyone of his humor, making them laugh quietly through their tears. I didn’t speak of the two days in which I had waited, with bated breath and breaking heart, to know whether he lived or died. A chance meeting with a member of his church had informed me of only the slightest details of the accident. Being half a world away, with his family in the process of moving, I was left scrambling to contact anyone who could tell me what happened. I needed to hear something, anything, to dispel the nameless fears running through my mind. How was I to describe those hours of waiting to that audience? Of sitting in a darkened room with his best friend, alternately sobbing and seeking to comfort? Those words, had I found them, would not have been suitable for my speech, and so they were not spoken. The criteria given to me for...
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