Montaigne says that friends should only spend time with each other because they give themselves entirely to one another. ... When looking into Montaigne's, "On Affectionate Relationships," one is able to put together just exactly what being a true friend means. Montaigne says "If two friends asked you to help them at the same time, which would you dash to?... Montaigne also says "The unique friendship loosens all other bonds" (215) which I really am beginning to believe now. ... My idea's about what it means to be a good friend are evolving everyday as I expe...

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• Grade Level: High School

Thomas deliberately creates a strategy to provoke and support his idea to the reader's curiosity by using examples from the simplest forms of life to the more complex, we humans. ... In the next paragraph he describes a near death experience that occurred to Montaigne. ... The story becomes more emotional as he begins to describe in detail how Montaigne remembered the episode, despite having been "dead, for two hours." ... To complete, he is also vivid with his ideas that make us think a bit more about death and pain. ...

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• Grade Level: High School