...The qualities of a good friend There is a saying that goes "A friend in need is a friend indeed". This proverb means that true friends are those who will always be there for us and will stick by us through thick and thin. I believe that every human being in this world MUST have friends in order to lead a happy life. In other words, nobody can survive in this complex world as a loner or a hermit crab. We have all kinds of friends, but good friends are the ones whom we always depend on and we cherish the happy moments we spend together. So, what are the qualities that we should look for in a person to be considered a good friend? In my opinion, a good friend is a loyal and truthful person. He will not speak badly of us behind our backs or back-stab us. He will always support us no matter what happens. He is not a traitor and definitely not malicious. Good friends are also truthful to each other. There will not be any lies between good friends. This quality is extremely important as lies can lead to trouble and strain a close relationship. A good friend cares for us and is concerned for our welfare. A good friend always hopes for the best for us. He is the one with whom we will be able to share our joys and sorrows. A good friend provides a shoulder for us to cry on whenever we are depressed. For instance, we always feel better after pouring out our woes and worries to our good friend. That should be the role a good friend plays - lend a helping hand and help us get on with...
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...Essay: Qualities I look for in a friend Frankly speaking, I do not believe in the strict criteria of qualities when it comes to looking for a friend. It is not like the beauty pageant contest whereby someone has to fit the bill. However, to me, there are some basic qualities I look for in a friend. Friends are the people whom we turn to when our spirits need a lift. In other words, friends can be our rock and we can count on them whenever we need them. They will be there for us to have a share of our triumph and our frustrations and they are by our side through the thick and thin in our lives. Friends play a vital role to make our arid, monotonous lives more eventful and friends will definitely infuse our perspective towards our lives. I am looking for a friend who is caring and kind-hearted. A caring friend will be percipient to my feelings and will be glad to be my confidante who is always at the receiving ends of my woes and grievances. Of course, I will reciprocate her or his innate kindness and I will be in attendance whenever they need my assistance. I think this is the best way I can do to convey my heartfelt gratitude to what they have done for me. I personally think that it is important to express our gratitude because a gratitude that is not expressed out is just like wrapping a present, but not giving it and I truly believe that a good turn deserves another. A friend who is kind-hearted will be more considerate and selfless. He or she will take an interest in the...
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...What is a leader? A leader is a person who strives to better themselves and those around them. Good leaders are loyal and stay true to their word. They do what they think is right, no matter the consequences. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar gets assassinated by his so called “friends”, who turned their backs on him. Mark Antony shows many of the qualities that leaders hold in the scene of Caesar’s funeral. Mark Antony was a close friend of Julius Caesar. In the scene of his speech, he proves to be a loyal friend to Caesar. Not only is he confident and noble, but he is also very persuasive and strong minded. When Brutus and the conspirators assassinated Caesar, Antony promised Brutus that he would not speak against the conspirators....
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...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 in life. The absence of friends can be emotionally damaging. The evolutionary psychology approach to human development has led to the theory of Dunbar's number, proposed by British anthropologist Robin Dunbar. He theorized that there is a limit of approximately 150 people with whom a human can maintain stable social relationships. Childhood In...
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...intellect, and pushes our limits.” Pat Tillman went to high school at Leland high school and went to college at Arizona State University. Pat Tillman played football for Arizona Cardinals. Because Tillman was loyal, hardworking and had good friends he was a nice person and such a caring person. Pat Tillman showed he was loyal throughout the years he played for the Cardinals and went he went into the army. Pat Tillman was always giving a 100% in every single game that they had. Tillman exhibited this quality when he was on the field playing and was always being positive never putting anyone down. Tillman exhibited this quality when he was always reliable because he was always there is you when you needed him or wanted to...
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...Term Paper On Marketing Plan Name | ID | Abir Rahman | 111103041 | Fahad Hossain | 111112072 | Sharmin Kazi | | Khadiza Nahar | | Arafat Bin Mahbub | 111112015 | Julficar Jishan | 111112030 | LETTER OF TRANSMITTALL 31/Aug/13 Sarker Rafij Ahmed Ratan Course Instructor Introduction to marketing Faculty of School of Business and Economic United International University Subject: Submission of plan on “Creating a New business firm ”. Dear Sir, We would like your precious opinion regarding the Report for ‘Introduction to marketing’ course. We have the pleasure to submit our plan on “Friends Fashion house”. Preparing this plan was an arduous task for us but we enjoy it. At the end, we want to say that, in completing this plan will have been a pleasure for us and hope you will also enjoy it. We are very grateful to you for giving us the opportunity to work on this topic and for guiding us all through in the preparation of this assignment, without your support this assignment would not have been possible. Thanking with Yours sincerely Abir Rahman Fahad Hossain Julficur Ali Arafat Bin Mahbub Sharmin Kazi Khadiza Nahar Acknowledgement It gives us immense pleasure to thank a large number of individuals for their cordial cooperation and encouragement who have contributed directly or indirectly in preparing this report. Firstly, we express our gratefulness to Almighty Allah who has made be able to pursue our study. Our...
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...like In the play 'The Merchant of Venice' by William Shakespeare, the character Bassanio is Antonio's friend. He is a bit dithery about money and tends to overspend. Nowadays we would call him a spendthrift. Any money that may have been left to him to build his future has already been wasted so he casts about for someone else's. Then he gets to hear about a girl called Portia and her amazing fortune of a dowry. In those days, a woman's finances, capital and property almost always went to her husband on marriage - even if it had been left to her by her own family. However, there is one problem. He knows he will not 'look the business' as a good potential match himself as he may not even be solvent himself. So he uses people. He tries to get the money to look good off someone who is supposed to be his friend. He is also arrogant and thinks too highly of himself, thinking he has noticed admiring looks from Portia - all in all, he does need taking down a peg or two! Karen P.L. Hardison | College Teacher | eNotes Employee Posted January 23, 2010 at 4:30 AM (Answer #2) dislike1like Bassanio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is the central instigator of all the follows and he not the most steady young man in Venice. He has considerable bad qualities but he also has considerable good qualities, although the good ones may not be of a nature that they can counterbalance the bad. First, Bassanio is a reckless youth with no wisdom or thought for the future. He has spent whatever...
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...“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”- Walter Winchell. This quotation correlates so well with George and Lennie in the book Of Mice and Men. When everyone is against Lennie for his semi-innocent crime, George is still strong at his side. There are countless qualities one can see throughout this novel, but there are three friendship qualities that best suite these best of buds. In this novel you see how loyal Lennie is to George one can also see that George is so understanding of Lennies childish stature and lastly you see how thoughtful they both are towards each other. For example in this story a quality of a good friend is loyalty. Loyalty is something that just means one person would always be there for the other no matter what the circumstances. An example of loyalty is when George stayed with Lennie after Aunt Clara passed away and kept his promise. This is an example of loyalty because George could’ve very easily just have got up and left him, but he didn’t, which is just astounding and shows that he does care for Lennies well being. Another example would be when Lennie scared that girl to death in Weed and George...
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...Ethical Dilemma (Author’s name) (Institutional Affiliation) Abstract This research paper seeks to resolve a particular case of an ethical dilemma. This has been necessitated by the fact that ethical dilemmas are a recurrent part of life. Moreover, ethical dilemmas have become a key point of argument in the field of ethics and interestingly, philosophy as well (Garsten & Hernes, 2009). As an inividual, I find myself facing moral dilemma situation quite frequently which makes the exploration of this subject a fascinating intrigue. This exhaustive research thus attempts to integrate all the possible actions that can be undertaken to lead towards the understanding of ethical dilemma. Methodologies used to accomplish this include the three stage ethical dilemma solving process that duly applies two main approaches. These approaches are consequentialist and deontological which have been widely applied to give step by step details on how to handle the given ethical dilemma. The article dissects on subsequent decision making after thorough strive to balance between what is morally acceptable within a person’s surroundings and self interests entrenched in a human being. A thorough discussion on the particular viewpoints of ethical dilemma has unearthed the common result of individuals getting torn between self morals and societal expectations.. Finally, the research concludes that there is a need to evaluate decisions based on viewpoints arising...
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...you? Many people avoid thinking about the inner qualities they poses that makes them a good or bad leader. Most people, in fact, believe that being a good leader is just a natural trait born to those select few who are lucky enough to be chosen. Everyone needs to sit down and look at their own abilities and recognize what is helping them to achieve their leadership goals or what is actually holding them back. In order to understand your own leadership qualities though, you must first understand what leadership is. There is no definitive definition of what leadership actually is. We must look at each quality and characteristic that shapes the image of a leader. There is no better example to follow then the lessons learned from the one and only Winnie the Pooh. “ Created by Alan Alexander Milne and was first published on October 14th, 1926. The characters in the book were based on Milne’s own son’s adventures with his stuffed animals and were featured in 4 books written by Alan Alexander Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shephard. The books were a favorite by millions, but the most influential people they touched were the daughters of the famous illustrator, Walt Disney. Their love for the books inspired Disney to bring the characters to life and in 1977 “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” was released as the first feature-length animated film. Since their first introduction to the animated world, Winnie the Pooh and all his friends have been featured in multiple cartoon series...
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...Mrs. Kimberly Windsor English 101 Descriptive Essay 25 February, 2016 Friends If someone asks me who is the most important persons in my life, my answer would be: my family and my friends. The reason why I say this is because those are two relationships that have ever made me happy and taken care of me. In the dictionary, a friend is an acquaintance. To me a friend is someone who cherishes the special moments and memories of life with another person. Everyone has a lot of friends around the world. Even though some people might think that they have great friend but they might be wrong. To me friend will always appreciate you no matter what happens, with no expectation in return. A true friend does not try to change you because of your negative qualities. Also a friend should do things that you are passionate about with you and help you solve problems that might be difficult. Appreciation is key when it comes to friendship. If any individual does not feel appreciated in any relationship it will cause adverse effects. Friends are there to appreciate you for the beautiful and taleneted indivudla that you are. When friends do thijngs for one another whether it be finaical or supportive its nice to feel appreciated and loved. The feeling of appreciation helps the friendship grow and progress into something beautiful. A friend should not try to change you because of your negative qualities. If they try to change you, they are not worth your time. A way someone can try...
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...1. Issues: ….as the top managers of their company, the brothers might usually deal with issues on: (1)quality control- the company is mass-producing their products to ensure that they meet daily demands. Since they are producing at very large quantities, they might not be able to have a very good quality control because producing at a high-rate speed can cause unavoidable errors by the machines or by their information system or by the employees in the production department. (2) … Management functions: …. 2. Managerial style: “Letting out the optimism in your heart”. This means they try to create in their company a light and joyful environment. This mainly targets the people who work in the company (employees in particular). Optimism is powerful and key to a productive company. When you are happy you tend to work well. When your employees are happy they tend to work well with others also. The brothers, trying to maintain the “culture” of life is good, named themselves as the Chief Executive Optimist and Chief Creative Optimist. Would this approach apply to other organizations? Why or why not? Yes of course. Happy people are more productive than pessimists. Just take this notion: would you do your assignments well if you are feeling sad? Or just compare your performance on a test when you’re feeling positive and when you’re not. Optimism really affects performance. This is great for employee management and customer relations management. Every business-oriented...
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...battlefield or in governmental deliberations, people who are natural leaders and who are chosen to lead, always have the same qualities of character and of outlook. In order to become the best leader the person should possess several qualities that will be described in this essay. Leadership is an indispensable activity, which every leader has tap perform for directing the people, working under him. It is the ability of the Leader to induce subordinates to work with confidence and zeal. In other words "Leadership is the process by which an leader imaginatively directs, guides and influence the work of others in choosing and attaining specified goals by mediating between the individuals and the organisation in such as manner, that both will obtain maximum satisfaction. As a matter of a fact many people choose their perspective leader by appearance, however it is their fault. Some people have a misconception that only those people who are physically strong can become good leaders, but this is not the fact. A leader may not be physically strong but he needs to be mentally strong and firm in decisions. For example, Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation was the greatest leader but he was active and had a firm desire to serve the Nation. He had the power of organizing and uniting people and attracting people towards him by his speeches. This is the best quality of a leader which he had in him. We can also say that, a person who can satisfy the basic psychological needs of his followers...
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...A very good morning to everyone present here.I am pavithra one of the member in (TEAM 2).Now I am here to give an introduction about my team members and also going to take a seminar on the topic of peers. I would like to introduce Fawaz, Kedaresa, Sabiq and Afiras. At this moment I would like to talk about “peers”. When you were a little kid, your parents usually chose your friends, putting you in playgroups or arranging play dates with certain children they knew and liked. Now that you're older, you decide who your friends are and what groups you spend time with. Your friends — your peers — are people your age or close to it who have experiences and interests similar to yours. You and your friends make dozens of decisions every day, and you influence each other's choices and behaviours. This is often positive — it's human nature to listen to and learn from other people in your age group. As you become more independent, your peers naturally play a greater role in your life. As school and other activities take you away from home, you may spend more time with peers than you do with your parents and siblings. You'll probably develop close friendships with some of your peers, and you may feel so connected to them that they are like an extended family. NOW I CALL KEDARESA TO GIVE YOU ALL A BRIEF IDEA ABOUT THE NEGATIVE WAY OF INFLUENCING THE FRIENDS:- “You grow to fit your environment, so make sure your environment breeds excellence and positivity.” KEDARESA:- You're older...
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...association of two persons through equal and mutual love and respect” (Kant 1965, p. 469). Friendships offer support, affection, companionship and a sense of connection with another being. Aristotle and Kant hold similar views on friendship and recognise that the notion plays a central role in a meaningful and happy life, and also has a profound effect on our moral obligations. As individuals, we experience three main types of companionship, namely the friendship of utility or need, the friendship of pleasure or taste and the friendship of good or disposition. These three categories signify that we love or like our friends on the basis of three varying motivations. Furthermore, these encounters impact upon our psyche and belief systems to various degrees, changing us as humans and augmenting our views and morals. The friendship of utility or the friendship of need states that each person does not love each other for their personal qualities, but rather that they derive some benefit from one another. “This friendship comes about when men can trust one another in the mutual provision for the needs of life. It was the original form of friendship amongst men, and is encountered mostly in the crudest social conditions” (Grunebaum 2003, p.71). Friendship of need or utility is similar in both Kant and Aristotle as the two agree that it does not survive changes in the individuals circumstances. These mutual advantages or needs form the base of the relation, and if this ground disappears...
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