Random act of kindness

about different acts of heroism. John Quinones chose specific scenarios that best represented his opinion of heroism. This book was very interesting because it displayed random acts of heroism and bravery. Some of the heroes in this book encountered dangerous and fearful situations to help others in need. It takes true bravery to risk your life to help others. Not all heroes in the book risked their life for another; some individuals showed bravery just by showing an act of kindness. There are…

would. This meant lying to the people closest to me. I felt like I had a moral failing. By living clean I have been able to bring my self-esteem up. I was told by a friend, “If you want self-esteem, do esteemable things.” I help others with random acts of kindness. I don’t do things anymore if I feel they aren’t the right thing to do. Even when I know I could get away with doing something wrong, I don’t, because even if no one else knows, I know, and that would diminish my self-esteem all over…

considering the interests of others, are the most successful middle market business leaders. Middle-market companies benefit from building a culture of givers where employees are willing to help colleagues and customers without strings attached. The acts of giving like in knowledge sharing, mentoring, introducing…

What are Millennials? Millennials can be many things: entitled, stubborn, or narcissistic. These things are stereotypes, and Millennials are very susceptible to many stereotypes. Instead of being a typical default Millennial, Millennials need to refute these characteristics and prove older generations that not all Millennials are only those stereotypes. Furthermore, with a little more guidance and parenting, some of the problems could have been avoided and may be able to be avoided in the…

Birnbaum’s Tenacity “You can ask me the hard questions. I can handle it,” I replied to the store manager when she came in to give me my Kohl’s interview. Over the past year, I have worked hours on my feet, answering those hard questions for a broad range of people. At the end of my shift, I look down the hill at the beautiful new hospital and think about how the hard work I do every day has prepared me to be the person I want to be: a capable doctor. The high intensity atmosphere that…

One day, John, Lorraine, and a couple of friends named Norton and Dennis, began prank calling people by looking at random number in a directory and seeing who could talk to the stranger on the phone for the largest amount of time. They used either Norton’s or Dennis’s phone, but they couldn’t use John’s or Lorraine’s because of their parents. John thinks that his parents…

One day I woke up to hear the insidious words “grandma’s cancer has came back” out of my mom’s mouth. No matter what my grandma is is going though she always stays strong. You can see her stumbling to walk, but she will continue. Whatever situation I am in my grandma gives me the best advice and can always put a smile on my face. Someone that is influential is someone that can impact another. Another influential person is Ellen Degeneres. From doing stand-up comedy in 1981, and starting her own…

Sacrifice St. Maximillian Kolbe was born in 1894 in the Kingdom of Poland. "He was a Polish Franciscan and martyr in the German death camp Auschwitz." His brother Francis and himself joined the Fransicans at age 12. He professed his first vows in 1911 at age 18. He then went on to earn a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontificial Gregorian University. (Terese) "He was very active in promoting the immaculate Virgin Mary and is known as the Apostle of consecration to Mary."…

Every hero has a flaw. The Random House Dictionary defines a tragic flaw as “the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy”1. Every epic poem needs a tragic hero with a flaw in order to create a conflict. Tragic flaws add depth and realism to a fiction story. Playwright William Shakespeare is famous for using this very concept and applying it to the heroes in his works. In his play, Macbeth, Shakespeare develops the concept of a tragic hero as the story unravels.…

equally as satisfying as his emotionally appealing works of art. Here are ten life changing quotes by the infamous William Shakespeare. There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Hamlet: Act 2, Scene 2, Page 11 This quote rationalizes…