possibly improve one’s mood‚ life or health creates meaning and purpose for my life. It makes me feel like I am working towards my purpose. For example‚ in high school I was in a club called the Random Act of Kindness Club. While in this club I learned that just by doing small acts of kindness can really make a difference in the lives of others. While in this club I decorated a teacher’s door because she got teacher of the month. We surprised her by decorating her door. This may mean nothing to some
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Esperanza ’s mother to show kindness instead of selfishness. Along the lines of kindness‚ Alfonso‚ Hortensia‚ and Miguel were so close‚ they were thoughtful and compassionate like a family. For example‚ Papa’s roses were very important to Esperanza‚ so when Alfonso and Miguel brought his roses to California‚ it displayed kindness‚ which Esperanza is continually learning. “’Yes‚ these are your papa’s roses‚’ said Miguel” (123). As Esperanza is exposed to more and more acts of kindness and how wealthy she
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What goes around‚ comes around. Who here believes in that phrase? I believe that acts of kindness‚ no matter how big or small‚ cause ripple effects that are perpetually everlasting. A while back‚ I stopped by at the Starbucks drive-by to order my morning crack‚ 4 shots over ice. As I was pulling up to pay‚ the barista said that the woman who just drove away paid for my drink already. The look I had on my face was probably priceless‚ because she said it was my lucky day and the passengers
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Greek storyteller‚ once said‚ ”No act of kindness‚ no matter how small‚ is ever wasted.” Small acts of kindness can have huge impacts on others. First‚ small acts of kindness might cause the domino effect. Second‚ acts of kindness can make people’s day. Finally‚ doing small acts of kindness makes you a good role model for younger people. As a result‚ a small act of kindness can make a positive impact on another person’s life. First‚ doing small acts of kindness might cause the domino effect. If you
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give little or no money and go about there day not realizing how there reaction just affected someones life. Random acts of kindness are simply going out of your way to make someone elses day. They can be anywhere from paying for someones movie ticket in line behind you to mailing a random person a 20 dollar bill. Though they seem bizarre and unethical‚ random acts of kindness can virtually better a life. In addition‚ using your time to take part in charities or other volunteer services can have the
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Faith like potatoes Although it might be a cliché inspirational movie on the outside but in the inside there’s much more than that especially because it was based on a true story. The movie titled “Faith like potatoes “is an eye-opener to those people who are lost in their own way and that too many things kept them busy enough to forget God. From the start of the film‚ I wondered why the title was like that. Why is faith compared to potatoes? So when I learned about Angus’s life‚ from the
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As an adult‚ she has gained a new appreciation of her father’s saying‚ “Always go to the funeral.” It means more than just getting in your car and going to the calling hours or the funeral when someone dies. Sullivan believes that simple acts of kindness‚ such as going to a funeral‚ are just as important as grand heroic gestures. There are a great deal of beliefs that I have about this world‚ how to live‚ how to act‚ how me think. First as human beings we are emotional as well has rational beings
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The Effects of Altruism Altruism is one force that is generally thought to be a good and virtuous thing. On a basic level‚ it is the act of forgoing yourself and performing an act of kindness for someone else. But‚ like most things‚ altruism seems to be much more complicated than its surface would suggest. In most cases‚ the doer of such an act can easily derive a feeling of satisfaction‚ superiority‚ and even redeem their sins. It can also take on a larger role and spread like a benevolent virus
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Peter Buffet makes an interesting point that money does not buy kindness or trust therefore kindness is paid in hugs‚ laughs‚ gestures‚ etc. Peter Buffet writes‚ “The kindnesses that allowed me to trust people and in the basic goodness of the world could not be measured in dollars; they were paid for‚ in hugs and ice-cream cones and help with homework” (Pg. 12). Money does not buy kindness because there is no sentimental feelings when money is being used. For example‚ creating huge charities and
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he wasn’t Sir Ector’s kin. So instead Wart was appointed a less glorious status‚ to be the squire of his older half brother Kay. Wart the main character in the novel responded to his ever changing circumstances through curiosity‚ Fearlessness and kindness. Pulling the sword from the anvil on a stone would revolutionize his life forever. Curiosity can either be a good or a bad thing‚ depending on how far you go‚ the quote “curiosity kills the cat” was challenged by Wart thought the book. First
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