Thursday, August 23, 2012

Definition Paragraph

Hi class! Write your definition paragraph below.

Friendship is accepting another person as they are.  Even if they have differences, true friends always see these as positive things. For example, if my friend has a different view on politics, it would be easy to get angry or be shocked and pull away. But as a true friend, I view that difference as something I can learn from. Her different opinion shows me something new and allows me to consider a topic in a new way. Sometimes people think different ways of living and thinking are scary, but a true friend does not want their friend to change.

This is me and my friend Erin! :)

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  2. Happiness is you satisfy what you have now,do not compare to the other people what they have that you do not have.For example,you must believe that there always someone who is better than you,more wealthy,more beautiful,etc.maybe you will feel unfair,but you should still know that you are more lucky than most of the other people around you.so,if you feel upset when someone better than you,just believe what you have is the best,and you will be happier.

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    1. sounds great!! I like it. We should live our life and enjoy.

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    2. I completely agree! This is called being 'content'.

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    3. I think this is the best way to have a beautiful life without abusing people

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  3. Mazen
    " Success is getting what you want , Happiness is wanting what you get". Dale Carnige. I believe these two definitions about success and happiness are the most appropriate definitions which define both of them in simple, short , and practical way. If we meditate about successful people in our community , we will find that the majority of them have gotten what they wanted after hardworking, and the strong desire to be successful , so all of these people have been considered as successful by themself and by the community members, because they reached what they really wanted, no matter what was it.The other definition about happiness means to be satisfied about what you have gotten from life. This definition is very helpful to understand happiness. We all have seen some people in the community or in our relatives members who have high position in a company, or who have a high salary , they sometimes do not look like happy or satisfied . On the other hand, we have seen many people with simple careers , jobs, or who lack money, or sometimes people with disabilities ,behave as they are earned from life everything they wanted, or they do not have obstacles witch strongly inhibit their lives, so the secret that makes them happy ans satisfied is that they wanted what they got from life happily without complaining or being despondent. As you can see, these are two of many definitions about success and happiness.

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    1. If you become a successful person, you will be a happy person!!

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    2. Great supporting sentences, Mazen!

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  4. Friendship is that someone helps you a lot and takes care of you. First of all,Friendship is not a state of mind, it’s an act. It’s something you do, it’s not about whether you’re good or not, it’s not a reflection of you, it’s a balanced relationship between people. That doesn’t mean it’s always balanced at every moment. Sometimes you “need a friend” and other times it’s the other way. It’s a trust that’s returned. When I was younger and thought I was in love, a friend said it’s not love unless it’s returned.Friendship and love are not quite the same thing, although there’s a lot of love around friendship. I learned that love isn’t even something about two people, it’s a state of being for one person. You aren’t in love, you are love. You are, whether you acknowledge it or not. The heart that’s pumping blood through your body is an act of love, 24 hours a day. As you can see friendship and love go together sometimes, I always thank allah ( god )for giving me a lot of friends.

    best, HAMAD ALSAEED

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    1. Full of thoughts ! that all what I can say .


      abdulrahman mugharbal

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    2. Very deep, Hamad! Sounds like you have great friends!

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    3. It seems that sometimes if you do not have friends, you can not take care about yourself and unfortunately I dis agree with you

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    4. Friend in Need. this is arbic adimios but i don't know in English this same or not

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  5. Friendship is all we need.People can't live without friendship.I need friends,cause I'm in social life,I can't eat alone,drink alone,walking alone and something like that.Sometimes I must do something with my friends' help,cause there are many things I could'n do alone.With my friends' help,I could do things well and successfully.There is a proverb 'A friend is easier lost than found".Because a true friend is really difficult to find and we must contact them often and honestly or u will lose a friend easily.So I agree with that proverb 'A friend in need is a friend indeed'. Do u agree with me Amy?

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    1. You must be an extrovert (I am too!). Extroverts love having people around them all the time. I agree with the "A friend is easier lost than found" proverb. It's important to take care of our relationships; otherwise, it's too easy to let them go.

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  6. Friendship means a person who know you.,care you and understand you . When you get into trouble, he can give you a hand.. Your real friend does not care your looks. Your real friend does not care how much money do you have. Your real friend cares your feel or mood and wants you have a bright future. Friendship is very important to your life. And it is indispensable part of life. (kiki)

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  7. Happiness is that you could do what you want to do. When you want to do something or speak something, and you can finish what you want to do, you will feel happy. In my opinion, people need happiness in their lives. When you stay with your parents, your friends, or when you have relationship with someone, those are all the original place that you can receive happiness. So happiness is really important.

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    1. I totally agree with what you said , because happiness is kind of like everything . If you didn't feel happy somewhen in your life , then why are you living for it ? That's how I see it in my opinion . Thank you.


      abdulrahman mugharbal

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    2. So, two things (family and reaching your goals). Great ideas! Tell us more!

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  8. I am going to define friendship by the way I see it . Friendship simply means life . We live our life through a lot of thing , we face many stuff wether it was good or bad . The only good thing that makes really difference in the way we live is friendship. I see it as the engine of the car . It might sounds weird for some of you , but the reason I said that is how is the car going to accelerate if it dosent have an engine ? Friends are the same for me . They are always there to back you up and make you feel better in your life . I was encouraged by my friends many times in many different situations , and I can say that it would have gone through rough time if they weren't there beside me. That's all what I can say in a simple way . In the end , I want to share this great quote that I like " It is a wealthy person, indeed, who calculates riches not in gold but in friends".


    abdulrahman mugharbal

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    1. Sounds like you have great friends! I agree that friends help us through tough times.

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    2. Friendship is also an important thing in my life!

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  9. In my opinion, freedom means more than just ‘free to do whatever I want’. Freedom is a kind of independence without any restraint. We could do whatever we want under the situation of what we do will not coerce or harm other people or against their wills. Everyone have the right to do as one pleases-to speak, believe, dance, fight until when you began to affected on another person’s freedom. Are you freedom to limit other people's freedom? That is an interesting thing to argue with it.

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    1. Class, what do you think? Should my freedom be limited if it disrupts/hurts someone else's freedom? Great point, Troy!

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    2. We are adult now, and no one will disrupt his friend's freedom. Also, we are friends and i do not think there is someone likes to disrupt his friend's freedom. So do not worry

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  10. My summer was wonderful and active. I traveled many places such as Los Angles,Las Vegas.Flagstaff and Phoenix. The most enjoyable journey was in Flagstaff. We visited our friends and we did many activity. Flagstaff is a beautiful city, but there is a reason that i hated it and the reason was that none smiles there and they are very rude and mean especially with the Arabic people. Mu friends who live there told me about this issue, but i did not believe until I went there and saw everything. Otherwise Flagstaff is an amazing place to spend holiday with relaxing without annoying and noise. Also, I will not forget the important thing, we had a Ramadan as we are Muslims.

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  11. In my opinion, success when i reach my gool such as, mangement job or open workshop. this is mean success. Also, anyone has priority principle i mean first thing i want get higher education second thing my dream job etc.. furthermore, success you can't buy it.

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  12. in my opinion, happiness can be difined that doing what i like. what i like is the best thing for me, and nobody can not define the meaning of my happiness.

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