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    Liesel sharing common interests with max and treating Max with kindness, Max takes the emotional power of these moments spent with Liesel into the book he makes. This event intensely impacts Max’s views and feelings for Liesel and causes him to have compassion for her. Finally Max is perseverant, as he yearns to overcome the hurdles of Hitler 's domination over Germany and dreams he can survive. Max spends many hours alone in the Hubermanns basement, and during this time he imagines that he is…

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    In The World Who God Is (Tattoos on the Heart, p. 67) I am a spiritual non-theist who has come to treasure a parable-filled memoir celebrating a vision of God in the world, authored by a Jesuit Priest. In 2010, Father Gregory Boyle, pastor of Dolores Mission since 1986 and founder of Homeboy Industries, serving to uplift the lives of gang members in Boyle Heights near downtown Los Angeles—a thoroughly savvy, engaging, astonishing writer and man, who holds degrees in English, and has been…

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    feel as though compassion is very paramount. The sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others is so paramount that a large number of the world is surrounded by it. Not only do I believe compassion is important, but compassion means an extraordinary deal to me. In my heart, compassion means so many different things to me. There are so many different varieties of words, descriptions and thoughts that fulfil the meaning of compassion. For example, to me compassion means…

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    Compassion Essay There are many times in which we need others to be compassionate towards us, and there are many times in which we need to be compassionate to others. We are able to see many acts of compassion through many excerpts such as the book Night, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and in real life. Throught these excerpts, compassion is what kept most of the characters going even when they were in their darkest times. In the memoir Night, Elie Wiesel shows compassion through his own…

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    I am naturally a compassionate person, so I thought this task would not be challenging. However, I was wrong. I tried not to limit myself to one act of compassion and to do this I had to be more aware of my surroundings and the needs of others at all times. Which was a challenge in itself because, I soon realized the challenges of being compassionate all of the time. Suggesting that trying to help others through their suffering has the potential to cause suffering to the helper. Also insinuating…

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    The love they had for each other flourished and endured until the end; even till death. The father thought the world of his son and loved him with his whole heart because he was “the best guy” out of the two of them. The son had more empathy and compassion for humanity and saw the world differently than his father. Therefore his father respected him for that and their relationship grew deeper. Through the trials and tribulations of traveling South the father and son’s love for each other…

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    Essay On Veterinarian Job

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    Sierra Back My dream job would be to help animals and ultimately save the lives of animals, which would be done as a Veterinarian. There are many characteristics that I attain that would make me fit for this job and I can accurately explain how and why they are important to be a veterinarian. A veterinarian is a person who is qualified to perform procedures on animals that are injured or sick. I would like to be a small animal veterinarian which means I would work with cats, dogs and other…

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    Ideal Of Compassion

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    today’s Western and North American societies see compassion as another commonly used word, when it has so much more meaning than that. Compassion is what brings people together, makes the world a better place, and allows others to connect with each other. Compassion is a necessity to the human experience because it keeps the world emotionally connected, whether we notice it or not. This is how I would identify the Ideal of Compassion. With compassion, people come closer together. Based on…

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