Selfishness

Every so often it’s common to hear people talk about the qualities of the potential soulmate they want to be with. They say all the beautiful traits and quite honestly it is fair to wish for the best. What isn’t right however is failing to understand or accept that as human beings we are all susceptible to frailties? The understanding of this enables us to hold and treat others selflessly – the singular factor that destroys not only individuals but the essence of their existence relative to…

Imagine making finger sandwiches for your family. You open the fridge, take out the ingredients, assemble the contents, and finally serve the dish. As everyone starts eating, they taste something strange but are too hungry to evaluate their doubt. A few days later your whole family gets sick and you realize the ingredients you used were wrong. The lettuce you used was mold, the cheese was a post-it note, and the mayonnaise was glue. Fifty percent of the contents in the sandwich are toxic to the…

through the battle field, then his troop would be at risk of death. The colonel’s selfish decision would not only affect himself but also those around him. In conclusion, learning that anger affects many people and not just oneself, and that selfishness is a bad trait to posses made the epic even better because it taught me real life lessons that I can carry on throughout my…

Overcoming Selfishness: My Mom and I As a teenager, it is easy to feel like no one relates to you or even understands what you could possibly be going through. Even when your parents attempt to understand, in your mind they make it worse. I am no stranger to these concepts, as my mom and I had a bad relationship. We would argue at least once a day, every single day. It was strenuous for both of us, and it ended up putting a strain on the rest of the family as well. At the thick of it all, I was…

These actions are seen through Jason’s selfishness and Medea’s desire towards getting vengeance. Greed is seen through Jason’s desire and needs. One of the main characters in Medea was Medea’s first husband and first love, Jason. He is extremely selfish because based on the actions, he only…

reason. Fear is the root of all selfishness, as it is what drives individuals to place their own irrational needs before the wellbeing of those around them. Amir, the protagonist of Khaled Hosseini’s novel the Kite Runner, his father Baba and General Taheri are all examples of such individuals. The fear these individuals possess, cause them to damage and infringe on the lives of those around them. The validity of the statement that fear is the root cause of selfishness is clearly evident in…

Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour is one of selfishness and freedom. In the story, Louise Mallard, who has a heart condition, is informed of the tragic death of her husband Brently who worked for the railroad. Louise’s sister Josephine broke the news to her carefully with the presence of Richards, who was one of Brently’s good friends. Mrs. Mallard does not take the news very well and she shuts herself in her room to cry alone. However, once she has mourned the loss of her husband, a great…

"I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet." I think this proverb means that there are people out there that have less than what I have and that I shouldn't complain about what I have. I may not like the food on my plate, but I should eat it all anyways. There are kids in the streets that worry about how they are going to get food every day while I lounge around waiting for my parents to make my food for me. Some people - including myself - need to be more thankful for…

Macbeth’s selfishness came mostly from his desire for the Scottish crown. His first selfish act was the homicide of King Duncan. Although Macbeth’s had to persuade Macbeth to murder Duncan, it took very little persuasion as Macbeth, being the thane of Cawdor, knew he…

Throughout our discussion of French realism we see the concepts of materialism and selfishness prominently. Similarly we constantly see similar circumstances, values, and overall how society today has not differentiated from how it was in this period. While the means of these similarities have changed, you can still see the same fundamental principles in both times. One prime example of this is how material possessions dictate where we stand in society along with how we stand socially. In…