Five Characteristics of an Effective Volunteer This Saturday I saw how our class helped people through the Hurricane Relief food drive and how people from the community volunteered some of their Saturday to help. As I watched all of these wonderful things occur I could see five characteristics that stood out to me in every volunteer. Confidence- trusting firmly; positive; bold Each person that came out on Saturday had a positive attitude that they could make a difference by devoting a little bit
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(Student’s Name) (Professors’ Name) (Subject) (Date) The Nambikwara’s way of life The Nambikwara is a Brazilian group of indigenous people who live in the Amazon. Presently‚ there exist about 1‚200 natives of Nambikwara society occupying the indigenous territories of Mato Grosso state in Brazil. Most of Nambikwara people live along the Juruena and Guaporé River. One can easily access their village by using the Pan-American Highway (Kroeker 1). At first‚ the Nambikwara
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into their opposites‚ greed would become generosity‚ anger would become compassion‚ and lastly‚ ignorance would be converted into wisdom (Grubin). In my experiences converting the three poisons to their opposites would make a positive impact on someone’s life. If I would have grown up being full of greed‚ anger‚ and ignorance‚ my life would not be ideal. I wouldn’t be able to be successful‚ happy‚ or even content with my life. I have always favored generosity‚ compassion‚ and wisdom over their opposites
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Aristotle divides virtue into two components: intellectual and moral. Intellectual virtues are about learning to be the best you can be by understanding the world and achieving goals. Moral Virtues are about doing the greater good and being a better person‚ we can reach moral perfection by learning from our mistakes and doing what feels right naturally. According to Aristotle‚ happiness is our ultimate end toward which all our actions are aimed. Furthermore‚ Aristotle suggests that we might discover
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Silverstein is best known for his collection of children’s poetry in both “Where the Sidewalk Ends‚” and “A Light in the Attic.” He is also known for his classic children’s story “The Giving Tree” which raises many questions on the message of kindness and generosity that it sends to children who read the story (Spitz). Although some people may have a bias opinion towards Silverstein and his very simple yet appealing poetry‚ he still lives on as an honorable poet and author. The excellence of Shel Silverstein’s
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analects. Politics was Confucius’s prime concern. Listed with examples of emperors‚ 20.1 talked about how to be a successful philosophical king. People‚ food‚ mourning‚ and sacrifice were all the elements important to the rule of a country. Generosity‚ good faith‚ industriousness‚ and justice were the dispositions of a king‚ which Confucius praised highly. All those similar ideas ran through the entire book. 1.5 and 12.9 emphasized how important it was to love people in order to govern a state
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of life they could‚ while other americans become more divided and began to turn against each other. During the Great Depression and World War II‚ some American’s became more unified through things such as FDR’s New Deal‚ the Bonus Army March‚ the generosity of farmers and the Salvation Army and Rail Riding‚ while other American’s became more divided due to cultural differences‚ the implementation of Japanese-American interments camps and the disownment of family members due to a lack of resources to
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Julie . Isrrael . Toni . Danielle . Julie: Welcome to the royal debate for our prince. Today we have Candidate 1‚ Prince Giuliano de Medici and Candidate 2‚ Prince Lorenzo di Piero de Medici. Toni: Candidate 1 will be asked their views regarding a topic. Following Candidate 1’s response‚ Candidate 2 will be given a chance to provide a rebutal. We will begin the debate with military matters. (?) Julie: As our beautiful cou
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Introduction Literature has played an important role in our attempt to understand reality‚ and it does this through portraying thinking patterns and social norms that are existent and important within a society. In this sense‚ literature is important because it portrays different stages that man encounters in life; some of the great literary work provides society with a certain level of guidance through life. Reading literature entails more than just acquiring knowledge which too is important but
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The Merchant of Venice In The Merchant of Venice‚ William Shakespeare portrays Shylock as a covetous Jew. Shylock charges interest to those who borrow money from him when they are in need. Shylock is mercenary. Shylock’s love for objects overweighs his love for his own daughter. This character trait shows that in Venetian times‚ it was a time of greed and selfishness. In The Merchant of Venice‚ Antonio discriminates against Shylock because he is a Jew. Shylock shows us his human moments –this embodies
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