Kindness

an American rapper and businessman. He stated that "Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it but to try to understand it and to use it as a foundation to grow." In the novels, A Complicated Kindness and The Kite Runner, the protagonist Nomi and Amir, have to overcome challenging situations to develop their identity. Neither protagonists fully realise or accept themselves until they are faced with conflicts and difficult situations. It is…

Nature vs Nurture: Human vs Monster Written in a time of Romanticism, Mary Shelley brings to question the true defining factors of what it really means to be a human being. Shelley tells a story of a created being, not born of a mother, as he discovers the process of tabula rasa, or blank slate. The idea of tabula rasa is that every individual being starts out with nothing, like blank slate. As the being develops, the world impacts every aspect of his or her life: beliefs, behaviors,…

What is giving? Giving means to freely offer or provide a gift to someone. Whether it’s for a celebration or out of the kindness of your heart. There are many reasons out there why giving can be healthy for you. Yes, I said healthy. You might think it’s just an act of kindness but in reality there are many health benefits to giving and I’m here to tell you what kind of benefits they are. As you read keep in mind that these are just a few reasons why giving is healthy, there are plenty others to…

The apes are as much as capable of kindness as empathy as they are of violence, one such incidence of kindness is was shown by a bonobo named kuni in Twycross Zoo in Great Britain saw that a starling had hit her glass enclosure and had fallen, she went and picked up the bird and gently set it on its feet, but the bird didn’t…

something in their hearts. Even dead, he’d still do that.” (McCann 154) Corrigan impacts Kieran, letting him see the “light” in people, from his compassion and kindness. This is evident when Kieran does not express deep hate toward Lara, but forgiveness and love. Lara whom wants hate for her actions, received forgiveness, allowing her to see kindness in people, and move past her darkness. Receiving this “light” from Kieran, also allows Lara to open up after her traumatic experience, and…

In order to increase our happiness, we need to engage in happiness strategies. These strategies are daily activities statistically proven to increase happiness based on data collected from following happy people. However, before Lyubomirsky discusses her twelve main, recommended strategies, she prefaces part two with addressing the issue of individuality. Every individual has unique interests, values, and needs and, for that reason, every individual has an individual path to finding happiness;…

This week I had the opportunity to demonstrate my acts of kindness and love towards a member of the community who I have never spoken to before. The feelings that I obtained after performing the action were inexplicable. The action began when I was waiting for my sister to get off from school. Usually, when I get out of class early I have the habit of picking her up so that she does not have to walk home. Every time that I have the chance to pick her up from school I usually wait for her…

plainly all had happen´d, not without dropping out of her mouth an infinite number of diamonds¨ the author is using the word poor to give nobility qualities to the character. Because as the story goes the young daughter is described as beautiful and kindness, whom in this case is represented as poor for being sweetness and mistreated from her family. Words has different meanings depending in which sentence they are placed. And also what the author is trying to reflect from that word. For…

Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is branded with the letter “A” for adultery after she cheats on her husband, during puritan times. If I was to have a letter that was branded into me, to represent a flaw, it would be “K.” This symbol would be “K” for kindness. Most people would assume that this would be an excellent quality to have in your character. However, it can get bothersome and frustrating when people around you assume that you are always willing to put them before yourself a hundred…

Loss is an inescapable fact of life for every single person on the planet. There is not, nor will there ever be, anyone who has never suffered the loss of someone or something they love. I firmly believe, through personal experience, that loss is a crucial part in one’s personal growth. Though in the moment, it may seem like the world is crashing down, but in reality, new doors are opening, and change is made for the better, if one is simply willing to push through. In June of 2012, my life…