... to do things from other people and really never have taught yourself how to do something, you can never be sure of yourself. You don't know your true self by learning from other people. Emerson says that "imitation is suicide", and it is. Nobody should go on living life if they aren't experiencing things ... really am if I keep experiencing things on my own and relying just on myself to learn things. Many people have a lot of "friends", but how many true friends do you really have? I think that we might think that we have many friends but if you think about it you only have one or two ...

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... great to ask questions and get answers from people who were going through, or had gone through, the same things as me. I have always valued my friendships and I give a lot to them, sometimes at my expense. My relationship with my mother took the most dramatic turn. Having children of my own gave ... so involved in all of these roles as wife, mother, daughter and friend, and I forgot to be me. For all of these years I was not being true to myself in the sense that I would do whatever I needed to do to make those relationships happy ones, while ignoring what I really needed. It was quite ...

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... in everything. Where happiness actually comes from has been a topic of debate for ages, and Kazantzakis speculates on that in this novel. Confucius also made a theory on the origins of true happiness in the following quote (an excerpt from a letter from the narrator's friend to the narrator): Confucius says: "Many seek happiness higher than man; others beneath him. But happiness is ... . It also means that contentment is not found in the material world, either. Rather, one attains elation from other people. When people form relationships and friendships with others, it is only then that ...

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... that will be there at anytime and is person that I can share my inner thoughts with. Many people are just acquaintances, yet they call it friendship; true friends know the difference. In the dictionary, "friendship" is defined as, "the state of being friend, and the quality or state of being friendly: ... a teenager. For some reason she stopped talking to me, and our friendship slowly vanished. It bothered me a lot because I considered her to be a true friend. I still don't know the real reason behind the ending of our friendship. The one thing that I learned from that friendship was that...

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... anonymity. Esther Dyson begins her article with her own anonymous role in life, and then talks more about anonymity in practice, problems with anonymity, her experience at the WELL, and true life experiments. In today's world most of the people have second identity. Anonymity is in practice since decades. People send messages via blank calls and unsigned letters. Often a person has ... the WELL, Dyson tries to show that how anonymity can be good or bad. On the positive side, people formed a tight little community, full of friendship and gossip, with deep friendships, and a few romances,...

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... educational destination: high school. A myriad of cultures, language, and color gave me a sense of belonging I couldn't pinpoint in my past. The multi-faceted friendships I established helped reinforced my parents' message, "Be who you are"; the importance of staying true to yourself. Motivated by scarred experiences, I learned to shine in everything I did because I knew all too well the painful mistake of regret, of ... ...

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... they are drawn to each other. So, they sought out each other to fill their void. As the events unfold their bond is put to the test. For example, one true test to see if their bond would last was when Finny was pushed out of the tree by Gene and broke his leg. Their attachment was strong because of the ... . John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. Without the settings of war these boys would not have been as significant. In peace times friendships would not have as many rough edges. So throughout the war the boys realize what friendsh...

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... they are drawn to each other. So, they sought out each other to fill their void. As the events unfold their bond is put to the test. For example, one true test to see if their bond would last was when Finny was pushed out of the tree by Gene and broke his leg. Their attachment was strong because of the ... . John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. Without the settings of war these boys would not have been as significant. In peace times friendships would not have as many rough edges. So throughout the war the boys realize what friendsh...

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... they are drawn to each other. So, they sought out each other to fill their void. As the events unfold their bond is put to the test. For example, one true test to see if their bond would last was when Finny was pushed out of the tree by Gene and broke his leg. Their attachment was strong because of the ... . John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. Without the settings of war these boys would not have been as significant. In peace times friendships would not have as many rough edges. So throughout the war the boys realize what friendsh...

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... they are drawn to each other. So, they sought out each other to fill their void. As the events unfold their bond is put to the test. For example, one true test to see if their bond would last was when Finny was pushed out of the tree by Gene and broke his leg. Their attachment was strong because of the ... . John Knowles carefully intertwines the themes of war and friendship carefully for the reader. Without the settings of war these boys would not have been as significant. In peace times friendships would not have as many rough edges. So throughout the war the boys realize what friendsh...

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• Grade Level: High School