True Meaning of Friendship

     In the book, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin is about how Naomi has an accident and loses her memory from sixth grade and backwards. Everybody that she meets has pity on her because she lost most of her memory. Many people try to make her fit in and try to fill her in on what has happened in most of her life. The one that helps her the most is her best friend, Will. Will tries to keep Naomi up to date with about everything that has happened in her life and let's Naomi decide her opinion on each event that has happened in her life. Also, in the book there is James who sent her to the hospital after she fell and stood by her side at every moment until he knew that she would be okay. Sometimes even though the truth is unpleasing Will tells her everything, even if he knows that she will not take it necessarily well.  Friends should always be by our side no matter how rough the times we spent are. 

     In the beginning of the book, when Naomi was brought to the hospital by a boy named James Larkin she thought actually that he was her friend. She thought that he was her friend because he was the one that took the risk to take her to the hospital. He was technically the one that rescued her. In the book it said, "'If I had been thinking at all, I would have said you were my sister. No one would have ever questioned that.'" Even though he did not prevent the fall, he was the one to take her to the hospital. Before this accident, Naomi didn't know who he was he was "invisible" to her. True friends would risk anything to see that they are okay. There are also some friends that seem to care about us, but when the moment comes to help us; they'd ditch us and let us suffer. These aren't true friends because they should always stick by our side Sometimes friends are unexpected and sometimes people don't realize who our true friends are because we don't want to be the one that sticks out. Friends should go through the rough and smooth moments together.

      Another part in the book is when Will gives Naomi a ride home. It was raining pretty hard and Naomi saw James again walking in the rain alone and soaking wet. In the book it said, "'I don't mind the rain!' he yelled. His hair was already soaked. 'James,' I said, 'get in the car, would you?'" We locked eyes for a second. I raised my eyebrow. He shook his head the tiniest bit. 'I'm fine,' James repeated. 'But it's storming,' I protested." Many people would say that this doesn't really matter, but actually it is the small moments that people spend with one another that count, especially with friends. Even though Naomi doesn't know James that much, but only the fact that he saved her and took her to the hospital, she takes him out of the rain. It is almost like she wants to take him out of the darkness and into the light. Since James is also having troubles in his life with fitting in, she tries to lend out a helping hand.  True friends try to help them whenever they need it. Something as simple as helping them with their home work to saving their life. Friends stick by their side no matter what.

      In conclusion, I feel that friends are sometimes hard to define. Everybody has a different definition of friendship. I think that the true definition of friendship is a person matter what gender that are but a person who sticks by your side and help you when you need the help, but also help them as well. A friendship is like a perfect machine, and when one of the parts don't work anymore; there is no longer a friendship. A friendship should also involve work from both "work" from both people. Not only one friend helps one of the friends, but both of them helping out each other. I guess also friendship involves confidence; how much one friend can tell the other. Also how a friend helps the other one out. If one of the friends is helping them to get hurt, then it is not a friendship either. To you, what is your definition of friendship. 

Less Stress with Dogs By Your Side?

     The article, "Take Your Dog To The Office And Stress Less" by Nancy Shute was about how some employees in north Carolina took their dogs to work and felt less stressed. For the people that don't own a pet or the employees that did not bring their pets felt even more stressed. Though the stress level decreases when the dog is not interrupting the employee; which makes perfect sense. Anyone would feel less stressed when they are able to do their work without being disturbed. For the non- pet owners they found the dogs pleasing somewhat also. They were able to have fun in their break. It helped them be much more relaxed, but it also depends if they are the type of person that actually like dogs.  For a person that detests dogs well then the fay would dread be be filled with stress the whole day. Dogs do make you relax because they just make people want to have fun.

     The main idea of this article was that when even there is too much work there has to be time to relax. I mean what is the point to over stress. There would not be that much stress if people would not procrastinate. Procrastination can lead to a lot of stress, but sometimes there is a lot of work unexpected. The author also wanted to state that dogs are your best friends. Dogs make you want them to want to spoil them; in which helps you relax somehow. They are your best friend because they know the way a person feels today and everyday. When a person feels down they somehow start to "show-off" what fun actually looks like. Actually the only thing they usually want to do is play the whole entire day. Dogs are like humans, but only better. They are better because they are loyal and would always stick by your side whenever a person is in danger.

     This article made so much sense to me. It made sense because since I have a dog that is always where I am, I understand. Usually when I am overstressed with homework, he always comes by by side and starts to roll around, or would bring one of his favorite toys to throw. He knows when play time starts and ends, but there are times when they want people to be content. I don't feel as stressed as I was. It actually makes me look forward to play with him. It makes me want to finish my homework faster in order to play with him. He is also like my best friend because even though he is still new he knows what goes on. He helps our whole family relax and have fun.

Friends- What if they die?

     In the book "Winter Girls", by Laurie Halse Anderson Lia's best friend dies so Lia starts to hurts herself. She starts this off by first not eating She believes she is so strong she can over pass anything, but can she? We are strong, but we all have a weak point. I think that Lia is behaving like this because even though she still can't accept the fact that Cassie, her best friend, died so she acts as if she can overcome everything.  We all are strong, but we aren't permanently strong.

      In the book, Lia starts to become "strong" by first not eating. She is becoming anorexic. When Lia does this, she always remember the words "...body found in a motel room, alone...". I think these words really impacted her because she starts to hurt herself just like her friend. I think that Lia would do anything for her friend Cassie. For some reason I feel that Lia is going to try to kill fer self in a room alone. It seemed like it, but I am not so sure. Earlier in the book, it says that Cassie ditchedLia when she was almost dying. I think that for that reason Lia is trying to stay strong. It syas that her brain is controllinh her, but I think that it is herself doing the damage. Instead of healing, she is falling apart.

     I realized that we would anything for a person that we loved. I think that we should care for the people we loved, but is it worth killing yourself for someone that you know won't come back? I think that people should try to accept the fact that the person they cared for died and that they need to move on. Many people now a days think that hurting themselves is the right thnig, but it isn't. I feel that you shold see if you are okayand then care for the others. It does sound kind of selfish, but you sometimes need to think in your self rather than others when they leave you, even when you are on the verge of dying.