Kindness Essay

Human nature has shaped the world differently. Human nature is defined as a characteristic which all humans share a type of feeling and behavioral traits of humankind. Policies and how a country function is determined by governing parties. In Karl Marx, Plato, and Niccolo Machiavelli, they all discuss human nature as a concept of how citizens should follow laws; however, it seems that their concepts of human nature are outdated as it defines ancient Greece and historical functional cities. In…

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It has only been recently that modern science allows for this question to be answered through extensive research. According to many university studies, happiness is a result of three main causes including work, friends, and kindness. Having a long term goal in some form of work is one cause of happiness. Another cause of happiness is having friends or having people around you. Finally, doing service and giving to others is a proven cause of happiness as well as the other. It…

and exploit their specific positionality as widows within the ashram. While there is oppression, exploitation and trauma in the lives of these Hindu widows, there are also moments of genuine female friendship, love (both platonic and romantic), and kindness.…

As I consider the results of my Seven Habits Profile, a number of things occur to me about not only my strengths and weaknesses, but my attitude, priorities, and general outlook on life. I realize that I may be more optimistic than I thought myself to be. I realize that I place people and relationships above tasks. And I recognize that I’m perhaps not as organized as I hoped I was. The intent, of course, in such an exercise is not only to diagnose the obvious within ourselves, but, through…

Mrs. Fletcher was my 5th grade general education teacher at Marvine Elementary School. Every morning Mrs. Fletcher came to playground to pick up her students and when she arrived she had the most welcoming smile to greet her students. Mrs. Fletcher was an extremely enjoyable and compassionate teacher. When you entered her classroom it was a friendly environment. There was not a day that Mrs. Fletcher was unprepared; she was extremely knowledgeable and well organized. Mrs. Fletcher’s compassion…

Seldom in my night dreams do I discern any real relation to my daily, waking life. So I am surprised that my final waking this morning came as a result of a poetry dream, of all things. There I was, walking along a sidewalk and I came upon that part of a front yard where the house stands close enough to the street that the front yard is narrow, in this case maybe just 15 feet from sidewalk to structure. Pine trees provided some shade with one in particular that offered a wide swath of shade…

because Tom and his friends have rescued them, Becky from a whipping, and Muff and the widow from possible death, even though doing so would put their own safety at risk. The model boys force their kindness and only help someone if they do not have to make a personal sacrifice to do so, so their kindness and good deeds do not really come from their hearts. Moreover, they often bring themselves up in the…

While Farah and her mother were waiting to cross the border, a stranger named Ghulam Ali, helped them cross.“Strangers have been kind to me when it mattered most. That really sustains a person's hope and faith.” Ahmedi was very motivated by the kindness of strangers because she lived in a country that was nearly obliterated with war and had a government that was oppressive to women. With this arduous life, it was nice for Farah to see that there was still good in the world. Farah felt salient…

often. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I think about the person who might be wearing my old clothes to keep warm. Sharing your wealth, and I don’t just mean your money with the rest of the community is very important to establish kindness and peace in communities, if everyone just helped each other with little things like donating clothes or volunteering at local libraries, change would be seen much…