Brotherhood Paper

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William E. Dennis
Brotherhood
Everyone has their own way of interpreting what a brotherhood is. The dictionary alone has five different ways of defining the word. But out of all the definitions there are two that stand out. The first says brotherhood is the condition or quality of being a brother or brothers. I chose this because I come from a real big family. I have three younger brothers that all look up to me to be that role model big brother. My first idea of brotherhood came from this. Growing up my mother use to tell me that the only friends you have in this world is your brothers and sister. My mother happened to be right because when I was young it seem like the only people I could trust were my siblings. Just how they know I would do anything for them is how I know that they would do the same for me. As I got older the bond between me and my siblings remained strong. But then I starting find friends who were like brothers to me. Even though we do not share the same blood it is like they are a part of the family. That is why I also chose this definition of brotherhood, which says a brotherhood is all those engaged in a particular trade or profession or sharing a common interest or quality. Those who I call friends we all look after each other as if we are family. We have some of the same interest but different characteristics which make for a better friendship or brotherhood. I guess what I am trying to say is as long as you have people who are like minded and