A Complicated Kindness

My Scarlet Letter Everybody has the tendency to be nice. Some people are just too rude. We see people who have one side of them, helping the elderly walk across the street, or help them with their groceries. Like me, some people are just too nice to others. I am the type of person who wants to please people. My letter is P. I am a people pleaser. Like in the scarlet letter, the women who had committed adultery had to wear the letter A. The woman was Hester Prynne. She wore the scarlet letter…

Can kindness be taught ? Is kindness inherited or does it need to be taught? For years people have spent time after time seeking the answer of this question. I have researched a little bit on this topic according to the article titled “Can compassion and empathy be learned” by Dorrie Fontain. I have found the answer and it’s simple, kindness can be taught. A person can teach them self to be kind by implementing these three traits: respect, empathy and compassion. To start it seems nowadays that…

the difference between an angel and a demon? They began in the same place, and are powerful in doing what they want. Both are persuasive and influential in their dealings with others. The difference is their goals and their motives; angels protect kindness and order and demons advocate chaos and cruelty. Many times in literature, characters will represent the idea of angels versus demons. One such case is The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. In this book, Simon represents all things good…

ability to show kindness; although some refuse to ration off their kindness to others, holding it hostage and keeping it pushed down in their minds. Kindness or lack thereof is a topic largely present in The Glass Roses by Alden Nowlan. Stephen, the protagonist of this story, has had his destiny shaped by his father's lack of kindness, suddenly the outcast Leka exposes him to the beauty of kindness, all of these new ideas lead Stephen to reconsidering what he thinks of kindness and questioning…

Mrs. Rowlandson a Women of Great Complain! In Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Rowlandson, descriptions of a captive woman are incorporated, in order to depict the truth behind Indian relations with Americans. In specific, I will analyze the most important aspects addressed by Mary Rowlandson to further explain the overall results of her captivity and her impact of fighting for survival. Many times Americans may not have a deep understanding of the cruel reality of what…

Suggestions for Success Essay Success is thought of in different ways to different people. Some people think living a happy life is success while others think that making a lot of money is success. Success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. There are many different suggestions for success that will help people accomplish their goal or purpose and live a happy life. The three suggestions that I believe will help people achieve success is have a grateful heart, treat everyone you meet…

or anything else to survive. A book is not a living organism, Lydia writes, “Maybe I am kinder to things that are not alive. Or rather if they are not alive there is no question of kindness”. Kindness is something not everybody is good at. Therefore, some people are kinder than others. Compassion comes with kindness. If one is not kind then one is not compassionate. Compassion is caring for somebody, it is opening up your life to another person’s life. The last thing Lydia writes is, “I leave it…

God. After Andy and Tom gave Mr. Duvitch the fish, Mr. Duvitch, “...seized our hands and bowed his head over them. There was something Biblical in the man’s gesture” (12). Mr. Duvitch demonstrated his astonishment and humility at the gesture of kindness and acceptance from the narrator’s family. Not only were they in his home as guests but they treated him and his family as equals. The narrator later developed an admiration for their resilience in terms of their great suffering when he…

In the story “The Girl who was Born with only Two Arms and Two Legs” By “Stuart Baum” the character Quarta learns that it is good to give people a chance. Quarta learns this through being helpful to all even if they our mean,including everyone even if they're different. One important way that Quarta gives people a chance is by being helpful to all even if they our mean.The first piece of evidence is Quarta saw kako sneak off to watch some animals on the sand. Quarta told her teacher”He stopped…

Are you nice to others in the worst of situations? Well in the “The Diary of Anne Frank” there a few people that are good at heart, or nice in the worst of situations. In the play, “The Diary of Anne Frank,” the theme people are good at heart is developed most through the characters Anne Frank, Mr. Frank, and Miep Gies. To begin, Anne from does many things that are good at heart. In Act one, scene three, she offers to move out for Mr. Dussel. Anne did not want to be selfish towards Mr. Dussel.…