Importance of Friendship

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Normally when thinking of asking a homeless person how they became that way, the most common way of thinking is that they went bankrupt or made poor decisions in life. However, many of them will say that they became that way because of broken relationships with people. America is seeming to ignore the importance of friendship in life. Friendship is much more significant for better health and stronger social connections.
Good friends will help you through life; if none seem to do that, they probably aren’t the best friends to help. However, it does not mean that they are not good people, they just might not be the best sort of friends. Many people have had best friends in their life. However, some have not. Best friends are people that can be trusted greatly; sometimes with another person’s life. There’s many different types of friends, though the classification may be offending to some. Just friends, true friends, best friends, role model friends, and other names are different types of friends you may have. Just friends are people who are kind, though not much is known about them. True friends are people that are trusted and help out often. Best friends are the people that spend time with you a bunch and help out whenever they can. Role model friends are the friends that you look up to; maybe someone older. Any friend could affect a person’s intellectual well-being until that person creates their own family or decides to continue being single for many or all years of their older life.
Friends can affect a person’s life, whether it be in health or general well-being. However, creating or keeping friendships is not exactly a “walk in the park”. Some people around may or may not want to get to know others. Friends may help celebrat...

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...Everyone needs a friend in their lifetime. It greatly increases in ways many do not think about, and reduces dangerous risks. Friends improve links to family, helping to increase the ability to socialize. Connections to people are definitely essential in life, because it is impossible to live comfortably with no friends or family connections. In short, friends are required for better health, greater relationships, and more connections to other people.

Works Cited

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