“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” This quote is attributed to Mark Twain, but isn’t exactly his. Regardless of who said it in the first place, the quote tells us that even if one is missing one of their five senses, they can still sense the power of kindness. In the novel Unwind written by Neal Shusterman, many characters commit acts of kindness that shift the course of the plot in impactful ways. In real life there are individuals who make decisions and take action to make another person's day that much better. Often unrecognized or considered insignificant, these deeds go a long way. Acts of kindness, no matter how small, can impact people and their environments in immense ways. There are several
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When Lev escapes and eventually pulls the fire alarm, everyone begins to evacuate. However, Risa and Connor evacuate the bathroom simply to hide in a lab, where they are found by a teacher named Hannah. If this teacher decided to turn them in, they undoubtedly would’ve dealt with serious consequences. Instead, she reaches out her hand and says, “‘Come with me… If they’re looking for you, they’ll find you once the building is empty… If you want to get out, you have to leave with everyone else. C’mon, I’ll help you’” (84). Afterward, Hannah takes the baby in order to help Connor and Risa exit the building without looking suspect, since Lev had informed the school about the baby as well. Although Lev ended up accidentally revealing them to the police, they do escape. If Hannah hadn’t helped and taken the baby, it’s possible that Connor and Risa would have met their end sooner than they’d like. Then, she sends the two off to Sonia, who commits a major act which continues to prove the impact of being kind. Sonia is a woman who keeps fellow Unwinds in a cellar below her antique shop. “‘There are canned goods on these shelves… Eat whatever you want… I’ll go out in a bit and …show more content…
There are a variety of things people do to mold the world around them into a better place, but we chose to highlight acts of kindness within our community due to the simultaneous diversity and specificity of the topic. In particular, we chose to recognize a junior boy named Carl Fraser who holds the door open at the east wing of our high school each morning. Rain or shine, it doesn’t matter, there is rarely a day he is not standing in that doorway doing a job he doesn’t need to do. However, that is what is special about acts of kindness: They don’t need to be done, but they’re done out of the goodness of people’s hearts. Another student we recognized is a senior girl named Snigdha Kalathur. Someone submitted to our kindness survey and explained that “when I fell down the stairs, Snigdha was going to her study. She helped me up and brought me to the nurse’s office. She ended up skipping her study, despite the fact that she had a lot of homework to do”. Once again, out of the goodness of their heart, another individual in our school carried out a good deed. Snigdha assisting a fellow peer like this isn’t a consistent occurrence like Carl holding the doors open, but it matters just as much. The difference between Carl and Snigdha’s benevolence shows us that acts of kindness come in all different shapes and sizes but still impact people and the environment around
When Lev escapes and eventually pulls the fire alarm, everyone begins to evacuate. However, Risa and Connor evacuate the bathroom simply to hide in a lab, where they are found by a teacher named Hannah. If this teacher decided to turn them in, they undoubtedly would’ve dealt with serious consequences. Instead, she reaches out her hand and says, “‘Come with me… If they’re looking for you, they’ll find you once the building is empty… If you want to get out, you have to leave with everyone else. C’mon, I’ll help you’” (84). Afterward, Hannah takes the baby in order to help Connor and Risa exit the building without looking suspect, since Lev had informed the school about the baby as well. Although Lev ended up accidentally revealing them to the police, they do escape. If Hannah hadn’t helped and taken the baby, it’s possible that Connor and Risa would have met their end sooner than they’d like. Then, she sends the two off to Sonia, who commits a major act which continues to prove the impact of being kind. Sonia is a woman who keeps fellow Unwinds in a cellar below her antique shop. “‘There are canned goods on these shelves… Eat whatever you want… I’ll go out in a bit and …show more content…
There are a variety of things people do to mold the world around them into a better place, but we chose to highlight acts of kindness within our community due to the simultaneous diversity and specificity of the topic. In particular, we chose to recognize a junior boy named Carl Fraser who holds the door open at the east wing of our high school each morning. Rain or shine, it doesn’t matter, there is rarely a day he is not standing in that doorway doing a job he doesn’t need to do. However, that is what is special about acts of kindness: They don’t need to be done, but they’re done out of the goodness of people’s hearts. Another student we recognized is a senior girl named Snigdha Kalathur. Someone submitted to our kindness survey and explained that “when I fell down the stairs, Snigdha was going to her study. She helped me up and brought me to the nurse’s office. She ended up skipping her study, despite the fact that she had a lot of homework to do”. Once again, out of the goodness of their heart, another individual in our school carried out a good deed. Snigdha assisting a fellow peer like this isn’t a consistent occurrence like Carl holding the doors open, but it matters just as much. The difference between Carl and Snigdha’s benevolence shows us that acts of kindness come in all different shapes and sizes but still impact people and the environment around