Kindness is something that takes effort. I was never exposed to much growing up but as soon as i saw alittle I could recognize it immediately. It sticks out like a cloud in the sky. One person who helped me understand kindness is my life mentor Tom Alkema.In my housing program for former foster youth we get volunteer life mentors. He volunteered to be my mentor
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In An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott‚ Polly Milton is a simple country girl who journeys to the city to spend a month with her friend‚ Fanny‚ and her family. In the beginning of her stay of her stay‚ she was fascinated by all the pretty things that came with the life Fanny had lived‚ as she had been so used to a basic life in the country. However‚ as the days go by‚ Polly finds herself more and more uncomfortable with the city life and all that comes with it. After what seemed like countless
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Schaefer‚ the character of Shane is mysterious‚ kind‚ and hard working. Shane was a very mysterious person from the first day he arrived at the Starrett’s home and displayed this through his personality and appearance. Shane also displayed kindness not long after his arrival at the Starrett’s farm and quickly became friends with the Starrett family. Shane illustrated how he was hard working when he agreed to help Joe Starrett work around the farm and help run errands for him. The
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Forgiveness and compassion have the power to greatly impact a person’s life. This can be observed in the short story “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes. Mrs Jones’s kindness towards Roger changes him in many ways. Roger learns to be more trusting‚ learns that people are willing to give second chances and he als learns that he is not alone and other people have had similar experiences to him. Roger starts out as a poor boy trying to steal a woman’s pocket book‚ but as the story continues‚ readers
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Commencement Address Essay by Tone M. H. Petersen Most people know that it is important to show kindness towards other people and it might seem like a very trivial piece of advice to give people if you tell them to remember to be more kind. However sometimes in the grand scheme of things and in the overpowering and overwhelming light of our own ambition and need for success we still let opportunities of kindness pass us by. This is what George Saunders1 addresses in his commencement addres that he delivered
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famous but because of his attitude. He was popular‚ well- known and successful‚ but he did not develop the attitude of being greed. The man who has an attitude of being humble‚ something that we must be learned. Many people admire his generosity‚ kindness and goodwill. It was easy to approach him‚ a man
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associated with the giving of money to those less fortunate than ourselves‚ which‚ in my logical brain can only be done with a sense of love and kindness‚ so the word charity remains true to its original Latin meaning! Now‚ why Oh Why I hear you ask am I giving you a Religious Education based post! Well‚ Charity is something more than mere kindness. It is not a beggar’s dole that we offer and then pass on and forget. It is not mere composition based on feeling of superiority‚ as though conferring
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Pay it Forward Film Questions Name:______________________ What are your first impression of Trevor and his teacher Eugene? What personal qualities do they demonstrate in the film that show they believe in the beneficial powers of helping out and caring? My first impression of Trevor was that he was lost soul who lived in the shadows of his parents demons (especially his mother). Mr. Eugene seemed to be a man with a very kind soul and really wants to get his kids thinking about how they
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He will do an act of kindness to three people and instead of being paid back with gratitude‚ he will ask each recipient to pay it forward to three more people. They in turn must pay another good deed to three other people‚ and so on. Trevor works on a homeless man‚ his teacher Simonet‚ and his classmate Adam. Four months later‚ a reporter’s car crashes while on a beat and a stranger gives him his Jaguar to keep. A bit unrealistic‚ yes‚ but a great action to represent kindness. Being kind usually starts
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Though many of these businesses do succeed‚ employees who are treated like replaceable commodities act like replaceable widgets.A pat on the back‚ service support‚ and kind words go a long way with staff‚ but what goes even further is kindness and generosity. Get creative. One restaurant I worked for gave gift certificates and frequent flier miles to staff members who racked up a significant number of unsolicited compliments from guests. Set up a gift card exchange with neighboring businesses
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