Alternative giving

The inspiration for this question is a video commercial that showed a man being selfless and kind, and though he did not have much, he had the joy he brought people through being kind. This video allowed the question to arise what is kindness. This question is the question chosen for research. When starting research, there is not much information on definitions or studies of kindness. Through researching under the topic kindness there needs to be more research done on this topic for future…

There are many reasons that have contributed to my decision to pursue Nursing. Starting with science and learning all the fascinating things the human body can do, then through my volunteer work, but there is one personal reason that made my decision to become a nurse a certain one. This reason is the passing of my younger brother due to Trisomy 13. I was only eight years old but I knew in that moment that I wanted to help people in need. I never want a family to go through what my family went…

Roselvia Escobar, mother of 22-year-old Cesar, begged for blood for her son’s transfusions. Cesar, diagnosed with a disease called thalassemia, needs this blood for his three monthly transfusions. “He’s in bed, drowsy, inactive, and terrified,” Escobar, said “ The right to live doesn’t exist in Venezuela. You just pray to God your loved one doesn’t die.” (Krygier 2). Many families in Venezuela are struggling to find medical supplies, food, and water since the beginning of the Venezuelan crisis.…

Marcel Mauss (2002) in his seminal work The Gift (2002) has said that even though gift-giving is technically a voluntary process and it is allegedly free of any egotism in reality gift giving and receiving is a social obligation and is inundated with self-interest. Mauss adds that the gestures associated with gift-giving, the mask of generosity and disinterestedness, are all mere fictions to appease our sense of propriety. In other words, when people give gifts they do so with the motive of…

America’s Gift To My Generation The gifts America has given us aren’t ordinary, they’re legendary. To be cherished to posses. However, America has given us gifts, to treasure. They have given us technology, freedom, and education. They have generously lost money to help us, and to thrive through the trials and tribulations. We shall be honored and cherish the gifts America because technology is growing, freedom has risen, and education has excelled. Technology has developed eagerly…

Giving back and helping others has been my number one goal in life which also has influenced my career choice as a psychiatrist. My mother always told me that it's okay to do things for others but to make sure it's from the kindness of my heart. I think I have contributed to my community to the best of my ability. I first started wanting to help others once I entered the third grade, so I joined girl scouts. In my group every year we would do a program that helped us give the less fortunate a…

NGOS/Charities When it comes to NGOS, charities and organizations everything appears really black and white. I feel that media really portrays it as that way. So I decided to put it in color and bring out some facts by providing certain certain incidents that take place in these groups. I feel that it is very important to do research before donating. In your mind you may think this money is going to individuals in need but in reality these groups may be using it for their own benefit. It is…

I feel that it is important to give back to your community because you get to see all the different families and their perspective on life. Also, you get to know your community better and start relationships that could last life time. When giving back to the community you realize many things. Such as, having food to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. While some people only eat one meal a day or couple days. Also, you realized how lucky you are to have a house to live in and a bed to sleep…

Community service is not as bad as some people make it out to be. I myself had an internal groan when I heard that community service was required and would be set as a grade. I had only known volunteerism as doing a dull boring task with no discernible reward. But after experiencing it for myself I found it quite the contrary. Volunteering is a way to meet new people and witness a group working toward a greater cause. Looking to the future I hope to volunteer at the local library and Humane…

The ad provided by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service; a humanitarian movement with the International Red Cross focuses on socialising donations of two varieties of assistance in medical treatments, cash, and blood. Through the use of visual analysis, one can determine the ads significance, purpose, and rhetorical strategies used to persuade and display the images overall message; no matter one's financial status or blood type, they can save a life. Significance is importance. The…