Humility

In an excerpt from Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists about Michael Angelo, Giorgio Vasari successfully convinces the reader Micheal Angelo not only excelled as an artist, but was also a highly esteemed man with many admirable qualities. Vasari draws this conclusion and is able to convince the reader of this through the stories he shares of Michael Angelo. Angelo became an esteemed artist in his thirties and worked for royalty, great families, and Popes, one after the other. Vasari notes that…

A learned learner Rap-song aficionado, exists.’’ Most of us find it challenging to live our lives engaged in constant inquiry—to admit humility and not rest on our laurels as the smartest person in the room Grace really was always the smartest person in every room, but Brilliant in many ways but uncomplicated in her kindness. “It’s really great to meet you.” With those words spoken last year on my first day at a new job, I was invited into what turned out to be a beautiful friendship.…

The scriptures you used are very insightful. I agree that the ethical requirements of human service professionals in many ways coincide with biblical principles. According to Martin, it may be conducive, to the client relationship, to incorporate spirituality in our counseling practices (2018, p.281). So how do we, as Christian professionals, incorporate our belief system without impinging on the ethical requirement of not imposing our belief system on our clients?(National Organization of…

Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella the “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is an interesting story set to originally be published around Christmas time as horror stories instead of Father Christmas was popular during the Victorian age. Stevenson’s story however was quite popular for exploring a topic that no other novelist had covered yet in a horror story. Stevenson wrote about the split personality of Dr. Jekyll, who encompassed both himself as the original and the worse qualities that he…

“Be completely humble and gentle; Be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace”(Ephesians 4:2-3, New International Version). Patience, love, and humility are important virtues in the sacred vow that is marriage. An absence of these virtues often leads to a destructive relationship between man and wife. Due to extensive abuse by their partner, there have been many instances in which victims of Battered Women Syndrome…

Portfolio Introduction From what I have learned so far in this pair it is apparent that the various skills and concepts discussed will correlate directly to our relationships with our Reading Friends. While working in this setting I recognize how important it will be to remain ethically aware and that the cultural diversity found in this type of setting is one to be cherished. Skills and Concepts Literacy skills, social work skills and social work concepts are bits of information that when put…

Mitchell Showalter Honr. 202 October 30, 2016 Critical Essay When reading both Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, it becomes evident that the two heroes center themselves around different values. Beowulf focuses on pride, strength, and his own mortality; Sir Gawain focuses on respect, principles, and servitude. Although it may look like they have differing outlooks, their stories share many similarities within their themes. When comparing the two characters, we see that they both…

explorer who was involved in the attempt to settle a Spanish colony in Florida. When comparing de Vaca’s writing to Columbus’, the reader can easily grasp the humility and respect that de Vaca feels for the native populations that he encounters throughout his travels. In de Vaca’s The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca, he demonstrates this humility by describing the natives’ cultural norms in a respectful and unbiased language (4). Even when faced with hardship, de Vaca expresses himself respectively…

the Egyptian captivity and became an amazing soldier and a monument of the Jews people. According to the book of Exodus, Joshua became the leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of Moses. Joshua was known for his humility, his obeisance and his bravery. Humility is a prerequisite to good leadership. For…

I am compassionate because people pain becomes mine and it what drive me to help people. I know this quality is needed because I need to be able to understand the concerns of the patients and the family members. Humility is a quality that is needed to be able to keep learning if I am haughty and not willing to learn I can cause harm to the patient and that is not something that I do not want to risk. Being attentive is a quality that I need to develope because I…