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A PICTURE OF A TRUE FRIEND

A RESEARCH PROPOSAL IN ENGLISH 123

Fabian, Joni-Lyn I.
Salvador, Vanessa P.
Sapnu, Melissa Diane G.

March 2015

Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
1.1 Introduction
Birds of the same feather flock together, Tell me who your friends are, and Ill
tell you who you are. These are some of the sayings about friendship.
FRIENDSHIP came from the Old English word freondscipe which means mutual
liking, and regard.
Friendship came from the root word friend which can be identified as
companion, acquaintance, confidant, company and so much more.
Now a days, it is impossible to see people without friend. In schools, streets,
restaurants and many other places, we can see a group of people chatting, having
lunch and so on.
The researchers are motivated to study about the characteristics of friendship
because of the benefits and problems that we can encounter in our daily life.
1.2 Review of Related Literature and Studies
1.2.1 Related Literature
A friend should be like your brother and your sister. You should be able to tell him
or her everything. Friendship is about getting each other out of difficult situations and
sticking by your friends side no matter what. It plays an important role in an ordinary
persons life. Having friends is like a blessing. Friends are always there for us, to
laugh with us in the good times and to provide us a shoulder to cry on in bad times.
They love you and care for you. They feel happy at your success and sad at your
failure. Youll never ever feel lonely when you have friends. A true friend inspires
you to live up to your best potential, not to indulge your basest drives. A friend is the
one who influence you in good things and not in bad.
1.2.2 Related Studies
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a friend is a person who you like and
enjoy being with. It is a person who helps or supports you. On the other hand, a friend
was defined as a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard

by the Dictionary.com. While 123helpme.com defined friend as a person whos


always there to support and help you. The one who makes you laugh and feel good.
1.3 Relationship of the Previous Studies and Present Studies
The present study is similar to the previous study because they both agree that
friends are always there for you all the time. Whether in good or in bad times. They
also agree that a friend is the one who you enjoy being with. They are also similar in
describing that a friend is the one who teaches you a good influence.
The present study is different because it focuses on the influences they see from
their friends and adopt. And the influences that they teach to their friends is most of
the time, a bad one.
1.4 Statement of the Problem
The research aims to identify the characteristics of a true friend from the students
of Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (DHVTSU) for the Academic
Year 2014-2015.
Specifically, the study will look answers for the following:
1. What is the idea of the respondents on the word friend?
2. What are the descriptions of a true friend?
3. What are the signs that your friend is a true friend?
1.5 Conceptual Framework
Input
1. Idea on the word friend
2. Description of a true
friend
3. Signs of having a true
friend

Process

Output

Questionnair
e

definition of a true friend

Interview

characteristics of a true friend

ways on how to identify a true


friend
Figure 1 Paradigm of the Study
Documents

Figure 1 shows the Input, Process, Output of the study. The input includes the idea
on the word friend, description of a true friend, and signs of having a true friend. For
the process, the research will use questionnaire, interview, and documents. For the
output, the study consists of definition of a friend, characteristics of a true friend, and
ways on how to identify a true friend.

1.6 Scope and Delimitations


The research aims to identify the characteristics of a true friend from the students
of Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (DHVTSU) for the Academic
Year 2014-2015.
The study will focus on the perception of the DHVTSU students on the idea of
true friend. It will focus on the Academic Year 2014-2015. And it will deal with the
definition of a true friend.
The study will not include other universities in the province as well as the
teachers and staffs of DHVTSU. Thus, because of financial and the time constrict.
1.7 Significance of the Study
The findings of the study will be important to the students, parents, teachers,
psychologists, and future researches.
The students will benefit in the study because they will have an idea on the
description of a true friend.
The parents will benefit in the study because they can guide their children, they
can teach and protect their child by choosing their confidants and acquaintance.
The teachers will benefit in the study because they can have a guide in counseling
about problem issue about friendship, they can share their knowledge about friendship.
The psychologist will benefit in the study because they will know the
characteristics of a true friend, they can identify the factors that affects a person in
terms of friendship and how a person cope with the issue.
The future researchers will benefit in the study because they will see the problem,
the difference and similarities of the issue.
1.8 Definition of Terms
The following are defined operationally and contextually for better understanding:
Friend. He or she is a partner, confidant, acquaintance, and loyal.
Friends are always there for us, to laugh with us in the good times and to provide
us a shoulder to cry on in bad times.
Friends feel happy at your success and sad at your failure.

Friends love you and care for you.


A friend is the one who influence you in good things and not in bad.
A true friend inspires you to live up to your best potential, not to indulge your
basest drives.
A friend is a person who you like and enjoy being with.
A friend was defined as a person attached to another by feelings of affection or
personal regard.

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