Indeed, the use of technology is beneficial when communicating with others; however, relying on such a source for committed relationships can cause many people to lose the romanticism and serendipitous nature of true love. ... " She then spoke about the conversation with her friend Steven and his relationship with his "hook up buddy," so to speak. ... Her friend Steven is describing exactly what relationships are like today. ... From my personal experience, I only recently realized that my over usage of text messaging and social networking only was my downfall to my, what I cou...

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To me loyalty is a necessary characteristic to have in a true friendship. ... Throughout high school there were rumors spread about me, and since Royce was the loyal friend she was she never automatically believed the rumors were true instead she confronted me about the rumors to see if they were accurate. ... The second criteria that is necessary in a true friendship is common interests. ... Someone that is never truly happy for their friend because they want what he/she has is a friend no one wants to have. ... Without a doubt true friends can improve our lives because they can be a true sou...

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Most of which are precisely true. ... There is an urge to want to have a friend. ... Making your presence felt to your friend. ... Real and true friendship would always have its fights, which is perfectly normal. ... It is keeping your friend informed at times. ...

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She quotes, "O Tybalt, Tybalt, the best friend I ever had" and "My dearest cousin and my dearer lord." ... Mercutio is also another friend that shares a fraternal bond with Romeo. This is especially true when he takes up the challenge with the violent Tybalt in defence of his friend's honour. After he dies Romeo feels that he must revenge the death of his friend and kills Tybalt. ... Yet once he has met Juliet his idea of love changes and he discovers true love. ...

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Besides those factors I understand that a true heart has to be with another true heart in order to have an understanding, virtuous, and real friendship. ... He asks Crito, as his "true friend- to raise them for him. ... Aristotle says that a virtuous person loves himself more than any other person loves himself, but that he also loves his friend for his own sake, and that the virtuous person, because he wants to achieve happiness, is willing to die for his friend. ... He did not fear to die for his friend, but he did fear to see what the people would think of him. ... You have to love be...

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, this shows that Jack is not thinking of himself, instead he only wants to help his friend. ... Jack does this deed for Perry, not because he feels guilty about what has happened to Perry's life but because Perry is his friend. ... But when he offers to help Perry, not for himself but as a friend, he has changed from being someone who feels sorry for Perry to his friend. ... Gillian uses the glasses as a symbol of Jack hiding his true emotions. ... From the beginning when he relies on materialistic objects to the end where he has achieved true happiness by becoming friends with Perry and...

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Smith stated, "That's exactly what my friend Lori expected when she slept with her friend/roommate Marty one night. ... This can be a big problem, especially if the friendship was very close and true before the sex came into the equation. ... From a personal experience, it began with a friend who went through this same friend with benefits experience. ... My friend got jealous and asked him about it. ... My friend ended up heartbroken and lonely. ...

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Forswear it, sight; / For I ne"er saw true beauty till this night." ... (I.i. 113-115) and "I would thou wert so hay by thy stay / To hear true shift." ... However, once she has discovered true love, Juliet changes and matures. ... The fiery Mercutio shows himself a concerned friend of Romeo before the ball and it is this close friendship that leads to the fight with Tybalt. Mercutio comes to the defence of his friend Romeo who, he assumes, is too cowardly to accept the Capulet's dare. ...

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This is not the only case were you are lead to believe something that isn't true. ... You cannot decide for yourself what is true or untrue. ... Joe acts as a father, a brother, and a friend throughout Great Expectations. ... As an adult, Joe acts as a friend to Pip. ... Jagger's clerk and Pip's friend. ...

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Being a brother is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. ... What friend would ever risk going to jail for another friend? ... Being a loyal friend is not only a theme in the book, but also related to our society today. ... "(p.154) He is willing to put his life on the line to save the life of his friend, Johnny. ... A true friend sees the pain in your eyes while others believe your fake smile, related to the relationship with Dally and Johnny. ...

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Although he claimed he was visiting a friend for business, in reality, Robert was only trying to get away from his love for Edna. ... After Edna receives a message that her friend went into horrible labor, Edna tells Robert to stay and wait. ... Yet, even though he was asked to stay, Robert left Edna's home because in reality, he knew that he would not be able to with his true love. ... By being a possession of Leonce, to society, she cannot be with her true love, Robert. ... Different from her friend Adele Ratignolle, Edna does not live a perfect life nor does she want to. ...

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Leonato realizes that Hero was not lying when she says she was loyal, faithful, and true to Claudio. ... and discovers the true meaning of love. ... Benedick, Claudio's friend and a Lord of Padua, is a confirmed bachelor at the start of Much Ado About Nothing. ... When Claudio deceives Hero, Benedick stays true to Beatrice and Hero by never once doubting Hero's innocence. ... He does this by trying to ruin the wedding of Claudio, Don Pedro's friend. ...

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Emilia is also seeking credit and acceptance from her mistress and friend, Desdemona. ... Believe me, I had rather have lost my purse Full of crusadoes: and, but my noble Moor Is true of mind and made of no such baseness As jealous creatures are, it were enough To put him to ill thinking. ... Iago does not tell her how he is planning on using it or why she had to steal it from her friend. ... True that Emilia is being taken advantage of, although it would have changed the plot of the play, once again, had she taken action against her husband. She knows her husband well, and knows...

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Upon her arrival, she comes to the realization that nothing she thought she knew about New York was true. All the movies she had seen and books she had read had not given justice to New York's true character. ... Early in her stay in New York, Didion describes a party she wants a friend to attend as an opportunity to see new faces. The friend, upon hearing this, laughs until he chokes at the idea that there were new faces to be seen. ...

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He shows his true love for her at her funeral when he states : I loved Ophelia, forty thousands brothers could not with all their quantity of love, make up my sum (V, I ). ... Horatio is Hamlet's close friend. ... A friend is someone we share our feelings with and they are the ones who give us suggestions if we are facing any crisis .Horatio is that person to Hamlet. ... This shows his concern for his friend. ...

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His journey brings him to an attacked lion, whom he saves and makes a friend of. ... The encounter between these two most noble knights serves to give the reader a picture of true friendship between men of the Middle Ages. ... In offering victory to his friend, Yvain stands to lose his honor, as well as that of the damsel he hoped to defend. The very thing he claimed he had to seek out of love for his wife, he is willing to give up out of love for his friend. ... It is not a decision based in either logic or emotions that brings Laudine back to Yvain, but only the clever scheme of her trusted ...

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However, his speech does not show the true nature or love. ... The balance of these two is describes true love. ... As expected from a master poet such as Agathon, the words are perfect and create an impression of love as the ultimate God, a person's best friend and everything good about the world. This, of course, is not true. ... There is no understanding the absolute, true nature of love. ...

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Austen's main Character, Elizabeth, is an extraordinary asset to her society, by being polite, educated, beautiful, and in search for true love. In contrast, Austen depicts Elizabeth's best friend, Charlotte Lucas, as being the "girl next door". ... Bingley to get married, in spite of the couple's true love. ... Whikham, while her sister Jane marries her true love Mr. Bingley, and Elizabeth falls in love and marries her true love Mr. ...

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As such, Robert's true personality is never lucid or fully developed for the reader. ... Therefore, the reader is left feeling unfulfilled in its account of Robert's true emotions and aspirations. ... Through changing Robert's environment I intend on illustrating his true personality. ... He thought Jake was a good friend to him, and putting the fight aside Jake and the others had mistreated him during the entire vacation. He knew all along that Mike would dislike him, yet he was certain that Jake was his friend and Brett would love him. ...

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Another example is that, he could care less whether he was a friend with Raymond or not. And then Raymond becomes a friend just to hang out with. ... Which by no means is true. ... In conclusion, this book basically demonstrates how society is closed to open-minded to the unknown, which is still true of today's society. ...

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Just after realizing this, your best friend bursts into your office bubbling with joy as she recounts the events of her weekend adventure. ... Just as you finish reading the attached love letter, your best friend bursts into your office bubbling with joy as she recounts the events of her weekend adventure. ... The setting of this story supports the theory that true love is based on fate. ...

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(Bloom,85) Finding out the true story behind Beloved's death allowed him to act out his true identity. ... Sethe gets flashbacks that literally haunt her true identity. ... Baby Suggs was the Sethe's first close friend and companion after escaping Sweet Home. ... Beloved brings forth Sethe's true identity. ... She confesses her true feeling that have bee...

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He was such a handsome man, he stood with such confidence and had style for days; I couldn't help but stare,I caught a glimpse of his smile and my heart jumped a little bit, I fell in love with his big eyebrows that framed his small eyes, and who knew that this man I was looking at was my soon to be boyfriend/headache/lover/friend/fiancé, and now ex. We met during Super Bowl weekend, at his house, where I never thought I would be; thanks to a friend who cant travel alone she dragged me and a couple of my friends to his house for a super bowl party. ... But that was the sunday that...

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Being the only child for 13 years; my dog became my best friend. ... "I think you learned and became an animal lover because you were an only child for 13 years and outside of your friends, you had a friend in your dog, Chucha. ... She was more than a pet to me, she was like my best friend. ... My love for animals was really true. ...

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After Orlando graces Rosalind and her dear friend Celia ( daughter of Duke Fredrick) the two women discuss Rosalind's new infatuation . ... Celia continues her efforts in comforting her friend with her depression until her father the Duke Fredrick banishes Rosalind from the court. ... Finally, Orlando's searches to fully grasp the scope of his true emotions. ...

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