As a military child families and friends come and go like seasonal changes, so having a friends that stays in one place for a while is rare. ... We shared the same classes, and over time our bond grew stronger every day. ... Together our friendship was one of a kind until the day my friend had to move away because the military had orders for her and her family to move. ... Gilgamesh knew that his friend was meant to be his companion because of how strong their bond was. ... Friendships come and go but real friendships will always hold a strong lasting bond....

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• Grade Level: High School

As a military child families and friends come and go like seasonal changes, so having a friends that stays in one place for a while is rare. ... We shared the same classes, and over time our bond grew stronger every day. ... Together our friendship was one of a kind until the day my friend had to move away because the military had orders for her and her family to move. ... Gilgamesh knew that his friend was meant to be his companion because of how strong their bond was. ... Friendships come and go but real friendships will always hold a strong lasting bond....

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• Grade Level: High School

Our families used to get along extremely well. ... Our mothers shared a common bond in that they exchanged ideas on how to keep their marriages strong and how to raise children. ... My feelings were immensely hurt by the negative comments they would say about my friend's family which, by the way, always included her. ... I began to see the bad traits in my friend's family and I didn't approve of them at all. ... I continue to value the special bond I have with my best friend. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Bonding, specifically male bonding, follows and acceptance is the final stage. ... Mostly for the purpose of bonding (the sharing of experiences) but also for continued evaluation. ... This getting to know each other, or bonding, allowed us to cement our relationship. ... True acceptance for me only exists with my closest friends, the friends who I think know me better than anyone else (with the exception of my immediate family). ... Along with my family, they provide a support structure and a group that I can share happiness with. ...

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I used informal research with my friends and family interviewing them with a brief survey. ... Through further questioning it became apparent that my dad's purpose for teasing or allowing the teasing to occur was for the sake of bonding. ... The two were not bonding as well as Dan and Alyson would have liked and that's when the teasing began. ... I believe there is merit to my intial thoughts that this phenomenon occurs out of basic bonding or to validate attachments within the dyadic relationships. The bonding type of teasing tended to be more subtle and the teasers would stop ...

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The boss cannot understand that Lennie and George would have any concern for each other unless if they were bound by family connections. ... Curley who is a lonely old man who works at the ranch that do not have a family or a home, overheard their conversation and then wanted to join in (thinking he could join them in their dream) and then had high hopes. ... George and Lennie has this very special bond that other people admire even the readers are inspired by that bond. ... And that bond is what this novel is mainly about. ...

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Those friends and family members know that there is no other alternative to say I need your help, can you lend me some money. ... Few and far in between are the friends and family members that I can trust to confide in with my thoughts of antagonism, happiness, and gratification; however, those individuals who I choose to disclose my inter most significant point of view must always bear in mind the trust of friendship bestowed upon them; has helped me out a lot to be able to talk to my loved ones who in return will me their trust and succor to bond a relationship of values; Some might say bett...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Friendship is a bond between two or more people where they share common goals and interests. ... Giving her a makeover showed them creating a bond with each other and that Allison was starting to trust and feel comfortable around Claire. ... The pressure could come from peers and or family members. ... The film changed my thoughts about pressure because it helped to teach me that pressure can come from family. I always viewed pressure as coming from your friends and peers, not your family. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Maggie evidently has a strong bond with her brother Tom; her whole world revolves around him when she is younger. ... He gave her the acceptance and appreciation she didn't receive from her family. Philip recognized that Maggie was intelligent and had lots of potential, something her family discouraged in her. ... Maggie returns home to her family, but no one wants to know her including her brother, Tom. ...

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As the bond grew between them, they also faced times of tragedy together. ... It troubles Amir throughout his life, and long after that night the truth comes out between him and Rahim, a family friend. ... Being informed by a family friend, Amir feels as though most of his life has been a lie. ...

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He fled the confines of his family and the pain of deception. ... Krakauer says,"If McCandless felt estranged from his parents and siblings, he found a surrogate family in Westerberg and his employees" (18). ... He began to bond then distanced himself again. Chris seemed to go to great lengths not to bond with anyone because he felt it was a threat to his independence. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The bonding and breaking of friendships, Ralph's obsession with getting home, and the regressions to savagery are just a few of the many aspects of Lord of the Flies. ... Ralph knows he has to light a fire on the top of the mountain to be used as a signal to flag down a passing boat or plane, so that they can be rescued and go home to their families. ...

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Their outlook on life is to aid their family in not only providing the necessities of life but other items may it be materialistic or altruistic in order to keep our family happy. ... Their hard work in bringing opportunities for our family is priceless. ... In my opinion, a friend is easier to share problems with because I believe that ridicule and mockery is alleviated due to the close bond that I share with them and the friend's understanding and compassion for me. ...

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Throughout the novel, you see a unique, incomparable bond between Katczinsky, a forty-year-old veteran and Paul, the narrator of this story. ... Kat and Paul share a bond unlike any other. ... (pg.290) When Kat finally dies the orderly asks Paul if Kat is family, and Paul repeats him self saying, "No, we are not related. ...

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Naturally other factors help shape a person's identity; such as family, religion, educational opportunity, athletic ability, intelligence, and personal experiences. ... Growing up, Jamal has good friends in his neighborhood and they share a bond. ... Jamal finds himself forming a new kind of bond, in a very adult and mature way, with himself and a famous author turned recluse. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Every time we hung out it was just insane because of the bond that formed. As the only boy in my family I looked at these guys as the brothers I never had. ... The bond that all best friends have in common is happiness. ...

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Friends choose each other, so the relationship has a small but significant difference from the members in one's family, because a family is something people are born into. Making a friend is like picking a family member. There is a common misconception that friends are not family but, as stated by Mr. ... Humans oblige bonding in order to be complete. ... When two people are married the bond is tight, but hardly ever tight enough to ensure death at the same moment between the two entities. ...

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Her mother plays the central role in her family and thus has a powerful impact on Ruth. ... This guilt and responsibility limits Ruth's ability to accomplish all that she wants to and to branch away from her family. ... Doug and Ruth's father bond immediately and Ruth realizes that she knows nearly nothing about her father, and in fact had virtually no relationship with him. ... Our families affect us all; we all have adopted traits, both good and bad, from those to whom we are closest. For Ruth Reichl, her mother is the driving force in her family and the central figure in much...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

All Quiet on the Western Front shows a lot of character. Boys turning into men by joining the German army and fighting for what they stand for. They go in having no clue of how bad the war can change ones perspective for one another and how bad they need to stick together to survive. Before they de...

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During freshmen year, Karyn had a rough time with her family and she was sent to a foster home. ... My definition of friendship is a bond between two people that trust, guide, and enjoy each other's company. ...

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It has created a strange bond between them. ... I did not cry even when I stood watching him being lowered into his family's straight-laced burial ground outside Boston. ... " (Knowles 186) The bond between Gene and Finny will last beyond death, and in a sense, the funeral is his. ...

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(P 58) Not only is Rusty's father neglectful, he sets a negative example for Rusty during his influential teenaged years by drinking regularly and depending on welfare to support the family. " My old man, he got a regular check from the government, but it wasn't very much and he sometimes forgot to give it to me before he drank it up." ... The two females form such an intense bond that they promise to sacrifice their lives for each other: "Y"know Maddy, you are my heart. ... Instead of turning to her family members for shelter and comfort, Legs runs from them and chooses the refug...

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I missed my family, friends, house, and basically everything of which my life was composed. ... We promised that we would always be friends and that neither time nor distance would keep us from fulfilling that bond of friendship. ...

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Sylvia identifies with the heron that she's growing and is free to do whatever she wishes, she creates an unbreakable bond with the bird and witnesses the world beyond with it. She cares more about nature than money, men, taking care of her family, and any other human desires. ...

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Santiago and Manolin were able to bond over the time that Manolin was the apprentice of the old man's boat and form a friendship based on their common interest in fishing. ... "What will your family say," questioned Santiago when Manolin voices that he will fish with Santiago. ...

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• Grade Level: High School