Classification Essay: Friends
In our life we come across many people, and of them we like some and dislike some. People we like, we consider them as friends and people we do not like, we consider them as foes. As of now, let’s consider friends. Dictionary.com defines friend as “A person whom one knows, likes and trusts.” We can categorize friends based on the intensity of our friendship. There are three kinds of friends: Acquaintances whom we meet and see only at school, friends whom we loose as we grow, and best friends who are there for us no matter what kind of situation we are in.
First, the Acquaintances we see and meet only in school. We might have known them for ten years straight but the most we must have spoken to them about is their name and what classes they are taking. These school acquaintances are nice people to talk to, but there is never an effort to do anything more than that. If we happen to see them out of school we act like we don’t even know them. At most we will throw a smile at each other. We would never have a problem with parting company with them.
Second, the friends that we’ve known and will know once upon a time, who will bring back memories that people think are forgotten. When we are around with these friends, we do any thing to have a good time and a good laugh. The most we speak to them about is school, work, weekends, gossip and some parts of our life, but never our personal life and our feelings. We have fun together most of the time and we don’t mind seeing and hanging out with each other out of school. They are ready to help us with our general problems, but any further, they are most likely to step aside.
Final, our best friends, who are there for us all the time and try to help us out even through our deepest troubles. These friends are always ready to spare their time, joys and sorrows – may it be ours or theirs, and even their lives for us. They have seen us shed tears, embarrassed us, have been mean to us, and also have hurt...
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