Kindness

In the movie “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, Death states, “I’m always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonder how the same thing can be both.” The Book Thief is an emotionally thrilling historical fiction tale that takes the reader through the Holocaust and World War II while following Leisel Meminger, a young girl about to embark on a life-changing journey. Throughout the book and the movie, vivid details are given to the viewers which portray…

She has quirky personality that she does not let get in her way. Along with she doesn’t let anyones negative attitudes bring her down instead she kills them with kindness. She also works and does things for her and not anyone else, because you need to prove to yourself at times that you can do it alone. Pam not only is a character that makes the show, but she is also one who can show young and older women how to embrace…

The Importance of Maxims Colin McGinn’s “Why Not Be A Bad Person”, suggest many life altering perspectives on possible thought processes when conducting oneself with another individual as well as oneself. He suggest many maxims that have moralistic values in which he believes will help motivate individuals when making rational decisions and having rational reactions in situations. For example, McGinn's maxim, “Don’t allow your temper to do what your reason can’t”, stimulates an individual's…

In the film Beauty and the Beast the main characters in the film are Belle and the Beast. The home of the Beast is enchanted with some sort of magic that aids the objects to move. But, before this occurs, what causes her to lead this fate is a rose. A rose could be seen as a motif in this film, yet it is not one of the motifs seen in the other fairy tales in the course. An additional motif in the film is the magic powers in the castle of the Beast and the magic powers the Beast has. Even…

done! Jesse Owens was born into a poverty-stricken family on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. The son of a sharecropper would soon become the fastest man in the world. Jesse Owens is considered a hero due to his work ethic, compassion, kindness, and because he was well respected. Jesse Owens shows many traits…

Banneker carefully crafts his words to be extremely persuasive by using a hyperbole. He states, “thus shall your hearts be enlarged with kindness and benevolence towards them, and thus shall you need neither the direction of myself or others, in what manner to proceed herein” (Banneker 50-53). Your heart will not literally enlarge with kindness and benevolence but figuratively it is something appealing that most people want to do. Reading that, leaves the reader wanting to do good, to reevaluate…

Service has always been an essential part of the Christian faith. Jesus himself served others by spreading the word of salvation and showing kindness to those around him. Essentially, to those that were thought less of, tax collectors, prostitutes, lepers and anyone else not fully accepted into society. This is stated in Mark 10:45, “for even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many” (NIV). Therefore, it is only right for the followers of…

Service to Eumaeus by treating him so kindly before he had left on his trip. Eumaeus acts with such a kind heart partly because Odysseus showed him so much kindness. He could have learned this behavior from seeing someone with such a high ranking being kind to someone with a lower ranking. It is rare that you ever see a King showing kindness and respect to one of his low-level…

Hobbes bases his argument about morality on self-interest (Feinberg 32). He accentuates the acts of kindness are motivated by egotism and not majorly the moral purpose. Additionally, he claims that those who sacrifice their lives and finances are not devoid of self-absorption. He states that such individuals believe that their own good is coined to that…

ownership of strong moral traits such as generosity and overall kindness. The ownership of an ability or skill is effective for building…