forecast that morning. A part of me wanted to ask this stranger if he’d like to share my umbrella. Another part of me‚ however‚ didn’t want to stand that close to someone I didn’t know. I argued with myself for seconds and then minutes. Eventually the bus came‚ and so did my guilt. As I sat on that bus and stared at that poor wet man‚ I couldn’t help but obsess. Here I was‚ a health journalist. If anyone knew about the healing powers of kindness‚ generosity‚ and altruism‚ it was me. On a spiritual
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travel as their main way of transportation. Due to this‚ journeys were much more lengthy and dangerous; therefore‚ travellers depended on the hospitality of others during their long nights away from home. Hospitality‚ otherwise known as xenia‚ was the stranger-host relationship between members of different regions. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ the poet shows that a character’s desire to be elite in society is what drives them to be hospitable. In particular‚ hospitality is shown to influence one’s social life
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Rape is not a crime of irrational‚ impulsive‚ uncontrollable lust‚ but is a deliberate‚ hostile‚ violent act of degradation and possession on the part of a would-be conqueror‚ designed to intimidate and inspire fear (Susan Brownmiller). In Tennessee Williams “A Street Car Named Desire”‚ one of the main characters‚ Blanche‚ in this play goes through the experience of being raped and the effects that come from it. By Williams allowing Blanche to get rape in the play‚ it resulted in having a massive
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act of kindness. Opening doors for strangers‚ or helping load groceries into a car‚ even saying hello‚ or smiling at someone who is having a bad day. Its so simple‚ and yet so beautiful. My dance teacher is who inspired me to commit to doing random acts of kindess. She found a website http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/ its a foundation thats goal is to insprire people to practice kindess and pass it on to others. They have stories‚ goals‚ even classes on different aspects of kindness. She encouraged
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asks ‘Where is everyone?’ As no one comes to greet her when she arrives home‚ showing how they are uncaring towards her and do not regard her as family‚ not even welcoming her arrival or asked if she would like anything. It is almost as if she is a stranger‚ even to her biological father and siblings who continue to play ‘by the swimming pool’‚ no one caring about her coming back home. In addition‚ she is not informed about her family moving home when she asks her Father’s chauffeur in line 23 ‘Where
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are times when reciprocation is given when traveling. Furthermore‚ the Greek people show xenia because Zeus demands hospitality from humans. Lastly there are many times when hospitality is shown to strangers even though the hosts do not know the travelers. Reciprocation is given to strangers in hopes that when the hosts are travelers the favor will be returned. To begin with‚ Menelaus welcomes the travelers and has the gatekeepers groom and unhitch their horses‚ saying to his servants‚
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But this brings up an issue: most of morality is considered partial. It makes sense to care more about your children‚ family‚ and friends than complete strangers‚ but utilitarianism rejects this. If giving money‚ time‚ etc. to total strangers while “sacrificing the important needs of friends and family” results in the least amount harm than you are morally obligated to do so. We need to count everyone’s well being and interests equally. But this
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believes that human nature is cruel and unforgiving‚ that man does things out of hatred and cruelty. Our other author‚ Stephen Jay Gould‚ who wrote A Time of Gifts believes that for every one wrong a human does‚ will be replaced by ten thousand acts of kindness. As you can see‚ both authors have very different points to be made‚ but I agree more or less with Mark Twain on this one. Most of the time humans are cruel‚ whether we see and recognize it or not. Now let’s move on to Mark Twain’s point. First
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The relationship between Jane and Mr Rochester is explored for the first time in Chapter 12. Mr Rochester’s entrance into the novel in Chapter 12‚ unbeknownst to Jane until the final paragraphs of the chapter‚ acts as an interesting way for the reader to explore both Jane’s and Mr Rochester’s characters and Bronte uses this as an initial indication of the relationship that develops through the rest of the novel. It is clear from the beginning of the chapter that Jane is frustrated by her situation
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Kids today are different from the previous generation because they have been raised differently. They are part of the me generation that forgot about common everyday matters that produced a more thoughtful and caring human-being. However‚ all is not lost. Parents must take control of their child during the early stages of their life and teach them the wonderful value of thoughtfulness and consideration for others before they are heavily influenced by outside forces like peers or the media. Start
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