Many people have different definitions of friendship, but I have a very narrow view on the subject. Some people call someone they just met his or her friend. Others say their friends are people they very rarely see. I think the word friendship is a word is a word that is used too often. Friendship is something that is very special. It takes time to build up a relationship with someone. It involves give and take and understanding of each other. From my own experience, I have tried to deve...
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Simplicity is a word that defined my mother’s life. She always wanted things simple like: directions, information, and appliances. Her desire was to always have a few complications as possible.

One of the reasons that my mother preferred the basic of everything was that it made life easier for her. She did not attend school beyond junior high level and often struggled with reading and learning complicated tasks. She finally learned to tell time when I was young. But her tenacity on keepi...

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