October 31, 2015 Friends and Peers
I think true, worth-while friendship occurs when two people or a group of people achieve a certain sense of comfort with each other. That sounds obvious, but let’s delve into that level of comfort. What good is it to have…
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October 2, 2015 Friends and Peers
The entire Harry Potter seriesseems to contain many lessons about friendship. Initially when the book series became popular and movies were released, people had mixed reactions towards the films. Many were worried that these movies would influence their children to…
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October 2, 2015 Friends and Peers
“We are advertis’d by our loving friends” – William Shakespeare I teach English and recently discussed this quote with my students. After a long discussion we came to determine that one’s true own character can be determined based on his…
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As a long time waiter, I have waited on several lone diners. Dining alone seems to be taboo with some people, especially those in the younger generations. I never quite understood this taboo, but I have deduced that it stems…
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July 17, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Often times in the accelerated pace of today’s society, families are discovering more reasons to separate. Each family member plays a specific role in the home; however, as the traditional perception of home gradually drifts toward extinction, families tend to…
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Remember in elementary school when we all felt the need to attach ourselves to a certain person or a group of people? We found different ways of publicizing this attachment. It began with friendship bracelets, and even for some those…
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Remember the 80’s? Most teenagers were too busy uncovering the complexiteis of the rubix cube, playing Atari, searching for the perfect swatch watch, or just trying to figure out what was Willis talkin’ about to worry about fashion or hairstyles….
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In my experience, family reunions are an opportunity for families that are separated by long distances to come together for a night or weekend and catch up with each other. Most family reunions involve several families meeting in one location….
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I am twenty five years old and over the past few years I have noticed a peninsula forming on my forehead. For those of you who are not up to date on your geographical jargon, a peninsula is a land…
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Metrosexuality has gone a little too far in this case. Attempting to market make up products towards men would be a huge mistake for companies. Imagine advertisers running make-up ads during football games, like the super bowl, instead of the…
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