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…
Furthermore, Kiowa’s kindness and bravery have supported and impacted all of the soldier’s lives. Kiowa’s kindness not only helped other’s personally, but it also helped himself. His ability to exert kindness to others was through his New Testament. With his New Testament he was able to open and appreciate all the things he has done to positively impact others’ lives. The ability for Kiowa to positively impact one’s life was his most prized possession and he knew that God was proud of what he…
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” This quote is attributed to Mark Twain, but isn’t exactly his. Regardless of who said it in the first place, the quote tells us that even if one is missing one of their five senses, they can still sense the power of kindness. In the novel Unwind written by Neal Shusterman, many characters commit acts of kindness that shift the course of the plot in impactful ways. In real life there are individuals who make decisions and…
Kindness is defined as having the quality to be generous, friendly, and considerate.Being kind to someone, and even yourself shows that you are driving a positive vibe into each other’s lives. Being kind can be difficult in certain situations, but sometimes it is necessary in order to be the “bigger person”. However, kindness is a win-win for both people, the one showing kindness, and the one receiving kindness. Some may argue that in today’s society, kindness is dying away, because of the…
In the novel A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews, a teenage girl named Nomi Nickel has just lost her sister and mother to an unforgiving and judgmental town. Her father Ray is a high believer in the town’s religion and way of life. This oppression stunts human potential, but with faith and love can grow and fulfill your potential. Nomi has believed in the town’s way of life until her sister and mother leave Nomi and father. Nomi starts to question her beliefs and her place in the town. In…
However, the opposite side of kindness shows us how vulnerable people can become when you are kind to them. It has also been a part of our culture but not one that we teach to children. Being kind to others was a central theme in certain literature such as The Open Window by Saki, The Tell Tale Heart and Poe and The Cask of Amontillado, both by Edgar Allan Poe. Yet in these stories the other side of kindness, the lying is made easier by it and the presence of kindness in these pieces of…
Demonstrations of kindness illustrate, in the clearest conceivable way, that we are helpless and subordinate creatures who have no preferred asset over each other. In the event that kindness beforehand must be legitimized by a God or by divine beings, or situated in ladies and youngsters, it is on account of it has must be designated—and authorized, and sacralized, and romanticized, and sentimentalized—in light of the fact that it originates from the piece of ourselves that we are most…
stave off depression and increase your sense of well being. Best of all? Kindness is contagious, he says. “When we behave kindly toward others, we create a very strong norm or expectation that others will respond, ahem, in kind.” In other words, when we are kind to someone else, it is very difficult for them not to be kind in return. Of course, unkindness works in the same way. So our behavior can trigger a virtuous cycle of kindness, or a vicious cycle of…
Our first “Anti-bully Day Committee” meeting led to a goal: fight unkindness on a large scale. We called it “Kindness Is Contagious (KIC) Week.” Suddenly, I found myself the Director of the event which included thousands of students across six high schools. From the beginning, I imagined the actual event planning would be the hard part, but as a family member told me, “The hardest thing, not just in KIC Week, but in life is working with other people.” Over the course of a myriad of planning…
This poem speaks to my perspective on altruism and acts of kindness. I believe that a person should help others in need whenever possible and not expect anything material in return. Helping others makes me feel fulfilled and gratified and that alone is more than enough. This poem highlights the belief that acts of kindness do not demand anything in return and that they benefit both parties. Without the Sun, the Earth and everything on Earth would cease to exist; the Sun is sustaining life.…