they want to believe in the ideas presented or if they want to refute them entirely. Speaking for my group, we believe in the ideals presented in the book and wish to bring some of them about through the span of our lives, showing compassion and kindness when we can and trying to spread happiness to everyone around us. But some people may not believe in these ideals and may think that the world is just a cruel and ugly place and nothing is ever going to change that, so they decide not to step…
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…
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…
In fact, it is more than arguable that life shows even less kindness to real people than those existing between the well-worn covers of books. After all, The Alchemist (or most novels for that matter) wouldn’t be much of a story if our protagonist Santiago ended up dying in the desert rather than finding his treasure…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Downdraft 5 Someone once asked me if I could write a book about myself what would the title be and how do I see the ending of my life. I would title my book, “Why Naughty is the New Nice”. The reason for this title is because I am probably one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. I would do absolutely anything for anyone. Always being the nice girl means I work my ass off to get others to like me because I cannot stand to think that anyone hates me. I usually go out of my way to do favors for…
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…