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ome people think it's better to choose friends who always have the same opinions as them. Other people believe it's good to have friends who sometimes disagree with them. Discuss both views and give your opinion

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Friendship
 is one of the most important social relationship for human beings. The importance of friends cannot be overstated and
that is
 why friends are often clubbed with family in the expression “Friends and Family”. People have different views about the type of
friendship
 one should have. Some people think that an individual should only have similar minded friends as they will be able to enjoy more with similar minded people.
However
, the other side thinks that having friends with independent opinion improves individual judgement and leads to personality development. In
this
 essay, both these arguments will be discussed. In many cases, individuals try to have
friendship
 with like minded people around them. It is believed that when all friends have similar opinions, they will enjoy more in each others company. These
set
Suggestion
sets
 of people with similar opinions are
also
 expected to have similar interests like sports or fashion. Thereby, these friends can take part in common activities and enjoy together.
Further
, there will be no disagreement, conflict or fights between these friends since all of them have
same opinions
Suggestion
the same opinions
 and interests.
However
,
friendship
 with people having
independent opinion
Suggestion
an independent opinion
 often leads to better individual judgement. During the course of life, our judgement can cause us to participate in ethically questionable activities. We may not be self aware about our conduct. In these situations, friends can help to establish correct ethical conduct for us.
For example
, in ninth grade, I was not prepared for my mathematics test and asked my friend to show me the answers during the quiz. My friend did not only stop me from plagiarism, he
also
 helped me to become self aware about the ill effects of plagiarism on myself and the society. The
second
 important benefit of having an opinionated friend is the personality growth. The presence of different opinions may lead to conflict between friends.
However
, to maintain the
friendship
, friends
often resolve
Suggestion
often resolves
 these conflicts.
Therefore
, individuals develop conflict resolution skills. Having friends with different opinions
also
 helps to make individual more accepting and accommodating towards different thought process.
This
 helps in
overall personality development
Suggestion
the overall personality development
 of individuals.

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