Descriptive Essay About Relationships

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The snow-white orchid was laid so perfectly. There were clusters of whites and pinks scattered across the room, but this single orchid seemed different then all of the others. This one seemed to be more symbolic of all of the groupings, rather than just a decoration. Each flower seemed to be a different shade than another. The aisle was lined with solely white orchids, in clusters of three sitting in white ceramic pots. The whitest orchid in the room was laid, in such a contrast, atop the deep mahogany wood. Such a symbolic item to lay there, as orchids say, “I will always love you.” A tall blonde woman picked up the flower gently and carried it to the podium. She was joined by her husband, who hugged her tightly before she began to speak. …show more content…

I mean, if you don’t have relationships, how will anyone know anything about your character? Relationships are the most important thing in life because you can have all the nicest things in the world, but how great is it without people to share it with? The relationships you make today may or may not be the relationships you have forever. Though, these relationships over the span of your life will define who you are by the end of your life. The type of friend you are and your character today will be what everyone remembers you by tomorrow. There was a young boy, Scace D. Roshell, who was just beginning to get his life back together. His judge had helped him stay on track and better his life, causing them to become great friends. Though, soon after Roshell was shot in the chest at a birthday party. At his funeral service nearly 200 people attended, but who stood at his casket and wept was the most surprising. Roshell’s judge stood in front of his casket weeping and saying goodbye to his friend (Knoche 1994). Roshell made such an impact on his community that even his own judge mourned his death. This shows, life has no purpose if we don’t make something out of ourselves and do something with our lives. There is no point to living if we don’t aspire to be a positive part of someone else’s life over the span of ours. It doesn’t have to be through founding a charity or flying to Honduras for a mission trip. It can simply …show more content…

First thinking about that question was very puzzling, because if you’re in a history textbook you obviously did something big in history and something great. Though, that is not always the case. When we read about Adolf Hitler, we think of him as such a horrible man who did such vulgar things to the German though he still appears in history textbooks. So the only thing required to be in a history textbook is to be a part of a life-changing event in history. So after thinking about that I decided, If I was in a history textbook, I would first and foremost want it to say that I was a great person. You can very likely make history, throughout the world or just people you are acquaintances with, and not be a good person. If you make history, what does it matter if you’re not a good person? Best learned early, when we die we could be remembered, but we would like to be remembered by our great aspects more than our not so great

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