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Relationships Relationships cannot be defined by a contract, a statement or a textbook. It is something that cannot be detected by our five senses; we just accept that it exists. A relationship is something which creates bonds between people and is unable to be broken by physical force or by spoken words. Like the formation, the ending of a relationship can only be achieved mutually. Although relationships are not concrete objects, it cannot be denied that it carries a certain importance. As can be seen from 'A Walk to Remember', Jamie Sullivan's cancerous condition had upset both her and Landon's lives. Yet it is due to each other's ongoing love and support, were they able to accept this as the truth and make the best of the situation. Jamie died without a single regret in her life, and Landon, through meeting Jamie, had changed from the local bad-boy to a successful man that Jamie would've been proud of. Another example is the movie 'Monsters Inc.', where we learn that interdependence is just as important as independence. Through the trust that comes with a relationship, best-friends Sulley and Mikey were successfully able to defeat the villains and save the day in the most clichéd way possible. However, we cannot overlook the presence of 'bad' relationships. Its importance is to balance the equation. Like everything in the world, relationships must also have the
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The untitled poem beginning I am very bothered... is based on his memories of an incident at school.
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Original Writing Poetry If you were mine You didn't knowAside my smiles there are enormous pain,
If you were mine You didn't know Aside my smiles there are enormous pain, Enormous sorrow and complain. You didn't know nor could you notice My heartaches for you every time it beats, Then leads me towards darkness and forfeits. You didn't know now, did you? When I begged you for love, begged you for mercy, You didn't even bother to look at my life's ecstasy. You should know the ultimate fact No one on the earth has the propensity To love you more than me, I guarantee. Every Morning I wake up With new hopes and possibility, I want you to love; not to pity. Once again life begins With bunch of flower on my right hand, Promise not to love but at least be my friend. I neither no nor think I know Why should I suffer for you? You haven't got the right, have
Poetry: original writing
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