...Female Friends vs. Male Friends Everyone chooses who they will become friends with very early on in his or her life. If one is a male, he tends to choose a male friend over a female friend. On the other hand, if one is a female, she tends to choose a female friend over a male friend. Although many people choose a friend simply based on what common interests they share, others will just choose a friend just to have a friend. Female friends are by far the best kind of friend to have if one is a female herself. Having a female friend is more beneficial than having a male friend because female friends give better advice, relate better to another female, and have more things in common. There are many differences in having a female friend compared to a male friend. One example is having a female friend gives better advice. Hair and makeup is something a male will not know anything about whereas the female will know everything about hair and makeup. For example, if I ask my fiancé,” What color should I dye my hair?” He will look at me strange, and say nothing. On the other hand, a female friend will give her advice and input to as what color it should be. Dating can be a hardship in a young female’s life. She will always have her female friend to give her dating advice. For example, female friends would come to other females to give them advice because she has already gone through what the other female has gone through, so she will have better advice to give although the man...
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...* Real test problem: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People in the past ate foods which are better for their health than people at present. (Not sure correctly) *Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Classmates have more influences on a child’s success in school than parents do. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Child’s success in school is affected by a vareity of factors. Some people asserts that parents have more influences on a child’s success than classmates do since parents support children materially and psychologically to encourage them to perform well in school. However, I agree with the statement that classmate have more influences on a child’s success in school than parents do because children spend more time with their classmates, relationship among friends affect children’s performance in school, and teenagers tend to listen to their friends rather than their parents. One reason why classmates are more influential to children’s performance in school than parents is that children spend most of their time with classmates when attending classes. The time that children are with their parents seems long since children stay longer in their home than school. Nevertheless, students have less hours to communiate or interact with their parents since the number that both parents have jobs has increased sharply in Korea. On the other hand, in the case of classmates, they listen to same classes under same...
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...word as my topic. That word is friend. According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the definition of the word friend is one attached to another by affection or esteem, acquaintance, and one that is not hostile. In other words, friends are people who love each other in a friendship way. In my opinion, many people see friendship as a bond that is all about having a lot of things in common, spending time together, and hanging out with each other. A friendship is a relationship that does not only occur between friends, but it might also exists among classmates, co-workers, siblings, parents, neighbors, and etc. The definition of this word as defined in the dictionary is acceptable and meaningful but not completely adequate. In my opinion, the meaning of the word friend means more that what is defined in the dictionary. First of all, I do not think an acquaintance should be considered as a friend but the acquaintances could become friends later. For instance, the classmates or co-workers could be your acquaintances because you might know a little bit about them such as their names, their ages, and where they are from. Most of the time you usually see them or communicate with them in the class or at the workplace or maybe you see them at some other places else too because there is one thing called coincidence which generally happens everywhere, but you do not actually spend time together outside of the classroom or the workplace like real friends do. Second of all, I think...
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...Friends or Dreams. “Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali. Friendship, a natural presence which society interacts with frequently throughout the day. What “defines” a friend can vary in different answers if given to high school students, from a person who has already graduated college; one of course is more experienced than the other, while the other still is gaining more knowledge . The characteristics of a friend can vary from being honest, respectful, understanding, and to sometimes...being full of life. Aristotle, a greek philosopher claims that there are three type of friendships: Pleasure, which is when both of the friends are in a friendship because of the way they look, Utility when both have attributes that benefit one another…and at last there is the goodness friendship which is when both are friends because both cherish each other’s kindness and try to achieve for kindness(Aristotle..).All three type of...
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...of 58 divorced individuals and 123 couples, this article explores how friendships change following divorce or a couple’s breakup from two different perspectives. Divorced people report that they more often retain, and in some cases strengthen, their individual friendships and that their friendships with both members of couples are rarely maintained. Most couples had other couples with whom they were friends divorce or break up and described losing a friendship with one of the members. Implications for practitioners are included. KEYWORDS friendships, relationships couple friendships, postdivorce People with friends have been found to live longer, healthier lives (e.g., DuPertuis, Aldwin, & Bosse, 2001; Netuveli, Wiggins, Hilden, Montgomery, & Blaine, 2006). Yet it is believed friends are often lost after a divorce, as Johnston and Campbell (1988) explained more than 20 years ago: “The social world of the divorcing couple is often split in two at the time of separation as common friends either withdraw in discomfort or take sides with one partner or the other in an attempt to support and help” (p. 24). The emotional, social, and economic disruptions that follow divorce or the breakup of an established partnership often reverberate through friends as well as family. Breaks with friends and in-laws are common, particularly if the split has been highly acrimonious. Whereas the effects of divorce on...
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...with killing five people whom they did not accept her friend requested on Facebook. She told that if somebody in the same apartment building with her did not accept her friend request, she would kill them and that was true. She killed five people and left a “calling card” on murder’s bodies with menaces that being friend on Facebook was good but they did not accept so that is why she killed them. Nowadays with the development of Social networking sites, there are a lot of problems come from of that. Another example evidence of defect of social networking is appearance more and more “hero of keyboard”. Hero of keyboard is a phrase to describe people specially is younger people use keyboard to say their opinion with purpose of lowering and dishonor others. Hero of keyboard also describe people use the keyboard to flirt others and they talk a lot on Social networking site but in real life, when face-to-face reaction, they are different extraordinarily from Social networking. Two examples are specific demonstration of unhealthy way because of Social networking. Although social networking sites are places for user to promote their relationship, they have become an unhealthy substitute for developing face-to-face relationships. Some people argue that Social networking on Facebook, Twitter, for example, is a healthy way to maintain relationships. First of all, Social networking helps people keep in touch with family members or friends who live far from away. They have to do that because...
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...All Employees Current Employees Only 3.4 796 reviews 57% of employees recommend this company to a friend 796 Employee Reviews Bottom of Form Review Highlights Pros: * "Great environment combined with a perfect work-life balance" in 49 reviews * "Great work environment/culture which makes it a fun place to work" in 45 reviews * "Good benefits; Good company to work for till profits started to slide off" in 36 reviews * "Lots of great people at the company, learned a lot and inspired my career in technology" in 33 reviews * "Good pay, great management, I felt like the work I was doing was important for the company" in 30 reviews Cons: * "No work life balance, limited career advancement, lack of good benefits of tech companies" in 20 reviews * "Senior management (C-Level) does no communicate down to employees well" in 27 reviews * "Poor management decision making processes - not innovative" in 18 reviews * "Upper management doesn't listen to people lower down that actually know what they're talking about" in 15 reviews * "Many bad/useless middle management built up over the years but the layoff did some clean up" in 13 reviews Reviews Dec 8, 2013 “Loved the company and the people.” Software Development Manager (Former Employee) Rolling Meadows, IL I worked at BlackBerry full-time for more than 5 years Pros – BlackBerry was a great company with great people. I still believe the technology is the...
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...affection between two or more people. Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association. Friendship has been studied in academic fields such as sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles. A World Happiness Database study found that people with close friendships are happier. Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many types of friendship. Such characteristics include affection, sympathy, empathy, honesty, altruism, mutual understanding and compassion, enjoyment of each other's company, trust, and the ability to be oneself, express one's feelings, and make mistakes without fear of judgment from the friend. While there is no practical limit on what types of people can form a friendship, friends tend to share common backgrounds, occupations, or interests, and have similar demographics. THE DEVELOPMENT STAGES OF FRIENDSHIP Developmental Psychology In the typical sequence of an individual's emotional development, friendships come after parental bonding and before pair bonding. In the intervening period between the end of early childhood and the onset of full adulthood, friendships are often the most important relationships in the emotional life of the adolescent, and are often more intense than relationships later...
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..."Life without a friend is like death without a witness." -Spanish Proverb. We all have friends, different people have different tastes and temperaments and hence make different types of friends. They tend to bond with some and stay away from some. With time and growing trust, some people get really close to each other and remain true friends. They stand up for each other in times of need and provide full support when you lose confidence in yourself. However, every friend is not the same type. One might have more close friends than acquiantenaces, while others might have more acquaintenaces than close friends, but either way, majority of people that develop great friendships either fall into one of the categories, or even each of the three categories: best friends, close friends, and acquaintences. Every person has a best friend, if not more. They are your absolute closest friends in ife, and you wouldn't give them up for anyone else. This kind of friend is your nonromantic soulmate. You do everything together and can talk about ingrown hairs without getting grossed out. These are the people that you will grow old with. Friends in this category are usually very few, ranging from 1 to 5, depending on your popularity. Furthermore, a best friend will be there to support us during our struggles and obstacles in life. You can talk to eachother about anything and everything, without feeling embarassed. Whether they are very opposite or similar, generally they never run out...
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...Friends and the Realities of an Adult Social Life On television, the young adult, just beginning to make their own life is portrayed to have a family based on friends; while their contact with their biological family has diminished, their emotional closeness with their friends as a source for comfort and security has sky rocketed. However, in the Warner Brother’s hit sitcom, “Friends,” the life of Ross Geller takes the idea too far—those familiar with the show will remember the endless scenes of all six friends lounging around, often either talking in the coffee house, or in Monica’s apartment. However, the viewer will also struggle to remember where each character does for a living, and remembering any scenes that depict them at their jobs because, with the possible exception of Rachel during her waitressing years, the characters are rarely shown to work. Ross is the most unrealistically portrayed of them all: as a palaeontologist who also is a professor at New York University, and being a father sharing custody with an ex-wife it is difficult to understand how he has the time to socialize as much as the show depicts him too. “Friends” provides an unrealistic portrayal of how active Ross Geller’s social life is in comparison to his work and family commitments during the late 20th and early 21st century. Friends shows that most adults will frequently be able to engage in sexual intercourse regularly and with many different partners in the span of a few years. While Ross is...
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...affect whether help is offered. People are "attached" when they like each other or when they have affection for each other. Sociologists consider attachments crucial for social life and have explored their importance in many areas of social behavior, such as conversion to religious groups and deviant behavior. Instructions 1. Decide on some objects to be dropped, such as books, notebooks, coins, or whatever. Several or more items should be dropped. 2. Drop the items in front of a stranger as the stranger passes by. Do so in a way that appears natural. 3. Below describe the circumstances (what you dropped and where) and record whether the stranger helps you pick up the dropped items. Note any other interesting observations as well. 4. Drop these same items in front of a friend. Do so in a way that appears natural. 5. Below describe the circumstances (what you dropped and where) and record whether the friend helps you pick up the dropped items. Note any other interesting observations as well. . Were friends more or less likely to help than strangers? Why? Did this vary under certain conditions? Explain. What conclusions can you draw about the importance of attachments for helping? Did this experiment raise any ethical concerns? Explain When I read about this task I got all excited because I always wanted to be this random and see how people would respond to it. I love trolling, it’s so...
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...Negative and Positive Effects of Facebook Use Facebook has taken the world by storm with more than 500 million users. The use of Facebook has many implications on self-esteem and personal relationships both positive and negative. 93% of college students have a Facebook account and spend on average 47 minutes a day on Facebook. My research on this topic is to inform the general user of the risks and rewards of Facebook. I believe this research is important as a Facebook user myself to know what potential risks I am taking and what potential rewards I can expect. The research question was what is Facebook and what are the positive and negative ramifications on self-esteem and social relationships as a result of using Facebook. My research is based on the literature review of scholarly articles. This research paper will show that Facebook use has many positive and negative effects on self-esteem and personal relationships. Review of the Literature Definition of Facebook Facebook as defined by Tokunaga (2011) is a social networking site (SNS) created in 2004. Facebook since its origination has grown have the largest number of users with more than 500 million active users. 30% of Facebook users are within the age 18-25 demographic. Social networking sites are web-based services that allow people to create a public or semi-public profile within a limited system, formulate a list of other user with whom they share a connection and view and navigate their list...
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...their new school. The exercise the class started with was to annotate the New York Times article Ditch Your Laptop, Dump Your Boyfriend written by Tim Novikoff, Willie Lin, and five others. The article was focused towards incoming college freshmen, though I believe some of it could be useful for those around my age. For example, Novikoff's passage was concerned with trying new things and learning who you are. High school and Middle school students are also at a great period in their life to explore. Explore new classes, hobbies, friends, and more. Maybe even explore the idea of having those...
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...positive impact it would have on me personally, I was more open to the ideas. This change gave me many new skills and experiences that I could never have experienced in middle school. My move from middle school to high school has changed my personality, interests, and standards for academics. P1: Being placed in a new unfamiliar environment has made me more social and has improved my attitude towards life. My middle school years were the worst years of my life. This had to do with the fact that I switched...
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...CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS: TESTING A MODEL OF HIV–DISCLOSURE DECISION MAKING VALERIAN J. DERLEGA AND BARBARA A. WINSTEAD Old Dominion University KATHRYN GREENE Rutgers University JULIANNE SEROVICH Ohio State University WILLIAM N. ELWOOD Center for Public Health and Evaluation Research This research examined the relative importance of reasons for HIV disclosure/nondisclosure with a friend, intimate partner, and parents. Participants were 145 men and women with HIV. Overall, catharsis, a will to duty/educate, and having a close/supportive relationship were endorsed as reasons that influence HIV disclosure. Privacy, self–blame, fear of rejection, and protecting the other were endorsed as reasons that influence nondisclosure. Both men and women endorsed testing the other’s reaction as a reason for disclosing more for an intimate partner, whereas they endorsed privacy more as a reason for not disclosing to a friend. Men (mostly self–identified as homosexuals or bisexuals), but not women (mostly self–identified as heterosexuals), endorsed similarity as a reason for disclosing more to a friend or intimate partner than to a parent. The results are consistent with a Model of HIV–Disclosure Decision Making that indicates how cultural attitudes This research is partly supported by a research grant (#R01DA13145–01A1) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health. The authors wish to express our appreciation to the men and women who completed the questionnaires...
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