'I left Auschwitz, but Auschwitz never left me.' Alberto Israel, originally from the island of Rhodes visited the school last week to talk to S6 students and staff about his life before, during and after the Holocaust. The settlement of Jews in Rhodes is mentioned for the first time in the Book of Maccabees and it dates back to the 2nd century B.C. Proof of the Jewish presence in Rhodes has remained immutable for many centuries. In 1941 there were approximately 1800 Jews living in Rhodes. Alberto, along with his family and the rest of the Jewish community of Rhodes were deported to Auschwitz on August 3rd, 1944. Their journey took approximately thirteen. On arrival at Auschwitz, the vast majority, approximately 1200, were killed immediately. Following liberation, only one hundred and fifty of the original community of 1800 survived. It was an extremely moving and powerful learning experience for all who had the honour of meeting Mr. Israel. Sho...
If we take into account our facebook friends then we definitely have "fake" friends.
ReplyDeleteThis really made me thinking. When can I actually say I am friends with someone instead of saying I just knowing them?
ReplyDeleteI would say that social media like Facebook and twitter can cloud are perception of whom we have a bond with
ReplyDeleteThis just proves that we shouldn't measure ourselves based on who we associate with but rather who we are and that you won't know who your real friends are until the day you die
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ReplyDeleteThis article should definitely define the term of "friend", otherwise it doesn't really make sense...
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to friendships, it is not the quantity, that counts. On the contrary, it is the quality of your friends, and the reciprocity of your relationship with them that matters.
ReplyDeleteIf think the moment you begin to question the veracity of your friendship with someone, that is the moment you should reconsider if they really are your friend at all.
ReplyDeleteI think you have to stay in good terms with everyone you like spending time with because your actual best friends might betray you one day.
ReplyDeleteThis article showed me that people you know and friends are 2 totally different things. Good friends stay with you until the end and the people you know will be a vague memory of your childhood.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that your circle of friends becomes smaller as you age. People come and go in your life and it is therefore normal to have some fake friendships , only your true friends will stay by your side and support you until the end.
ReplyDeleteThis article made me reconsider who is my "true friend" and who isn't.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we have a distorted understanding of our social circles, and I think this is because we can easily add people to our friend on social media, without going through a "get-to-know-eachother" stage.
ReplyDelete"Being popular" is so overrated these days. It doesnt matter if you have many friends as long as you are at ease with yourself and have a few people to rely on
ReplyDeleteI think that the point of view on friendship depends on your age and own life experience.
ReplyDeleteA friend is merely a facade that people show eachother, the real relation can be very different than shown.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you don't know if your friends are real but just enjoy the time you spend with them even if you're not aware of them not liking you.
ReplyDeleteWhat this text tell is totally true. And it make me think about my true friend.
ReplyDeleteThis article definitely makes you think, but in the end I think the author is making the issue bigger than it is. After all, if you have friendships that are one-sided from your side, it would be stupid to assume that no one else in your circle of friends thinks of you as the other half of a lopsided friendship.
ReplyDeleteI think that the word "friendship" has different meanings, since everybody can interpret it in their own different ways.
ReplyDeleteOften, the true friends are confused with the fakes ones. True friends are always there for you in any circumstances, even when it goes wrong. Fake friends are like shadows, they follow you in the sun but leave you in the dark.
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ReplyDeleteI believe it is true you can have a false idea of weither someone is your friend or isn't, however it depends on what is meant by "friend". Can you consider someone you have fun with a friend or do you have to really trust the person to call him that?
As we grow up, our interests and personnality becomes more defined. Therefore, there are some things that we don't have in common with our friends anymore. So perhaps, filtering our friendships is a natural process which is part of maturity and nobody is being hypocritical to anyone.
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