In the text, “Abuela Invents The Zero”, by Judith Ortiz Cofer, the author explores the theme of being considerate of others through character learning. The text shows how the character, Constancia, is faced with looking after her grandmother while she’s on a visit. However, she treats her poorly and ends up being called out and reprimanded for her actions. By the end, she realizes that she should have considered how her grandma felt before acting the way she did. The text starts off with Constancia and her family at the airport waiting for Abuela to land.
If people don't form a line in a store everyone will be impatient and it will be chaotic in the store, everyone will start to push and shove. These rules help us like saluting for a soldier, staying silent in a library, and recycling plastic. Recycling is a society rule, this rule can help the environment or even make people better. In the book the giver there is a rule about no pilots can fly over the community, in some countries they don’t allow planes going over their country. These rules help us learn what kindness and patience means.
These instances are examples of how no one is born better than others or has to fit their title if they don’t want to. Each character in this book is human, with problems and struggles. They judge each other based on whether or not they
Kindness is one trait every individual desires to be treated with by others. It is , after all, the state of warm welcoming that helps us assimilate in a society. Besides, no one likes the feeling of getting rejected by a particular group based on their different backgrounds, culture, physique and/or experiences. The only way that perhaps heels this rejection ,due to the difference's in an individual, are the acts of when an another individual presents and treats others with their acts of benevolence. This act then also sheds a new light on an other individual's perspective, and gives them the knowledge to assert what they think is right for them to obtain their objectives.
Acts of kindness and treating others properly in general are examples of everyday behavior. These characteristics connect with the concept of The Golden Rule, which is to treat others how you would want to be treated. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Robert Hayden’s Those Winter Sundays, and Associated Press’ Amid the Las Vegas shooting chaos, many unwitting heroes emerged, The Golden Rule is clearly exhibited. Many characters follow The Golden Rule throughout the entirety of Harper Lee’s
Salvador the boy that is no one's friend, runs in that vague direction where the houses are the color of bad weather. In the Vignette Salvador Late or Early, Sandra Cisneros uses Style, and Characterization to show readers that there is more than meets the eye to Salvador and that he has many responsibilities. Cisneros uses style to keep the story interesting as well as giving the story Characteristics. Using long sentences to add syntax errors like in normal speech, and short sentences to add detail.
So constantly being kind and showing those kind emotions can show your character and build a reputation that you can uphold. In his quote, Elie Wiesel stated “Even on the edge of the abyss, it is possible to dream exalted dreams of compassion.” I believe he talked about
Living in a modern world many people get well educated and are making good changes in the world. But are we forgetting something in our busy society? George Saunders talks about the importance of kindness in his commencement address. Saunders is an American writer and university professor who made the commencement address at Syracuse University in New York state in may 2013. This essay will focus on the style of Saunders’ language and on the values he advocates in his speech.
For someone to gain kindness in his opinion was to “do well in school so we can get a good job” (“George Saunders”). He wishes for life not to be handed to us like those in the upper class, he wishes for us to work for it. His stories of Ellen relate more to Callie than Maria, who was part of the upper class and who went to pet the puppy and immediately trued to wash her hands, but
The book Wonder by R.J. Palacio was filled with eye opening precepts. As I read the book I felt that one precept stood out most of all. This was the September precept “When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.”- Dr. Wayne Dyer. I fell this means that you should choose kindness over the ability to be right.
The author’s message about kindness vs. bullying, been kindness to other people, they would respect you back. But, bullying to others does not work out with others because you don’t respect others and they would not respect you back. The thematic idea of kindness vs. bullying is shown in the novel Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli when Leo, Stargirl, and others show us the importance of been kindness and bullying through Stargirl’s act of kindness and Leo and others been rude behind Stargirl’s back. Stargirl’s act of kindness impacted Leo and the whole school proves the theme with kindness vs. bullying because she wanted to be an outsider.
There she shows them this book, The Book of Life. The guide reads to them the story that she expects will change the behavior of the school children. The story begins with three children Maria, Manolo, and Joaquin playing at a cemetery in a day of the dead celebration. The children are being overlooked
He believes that a lot of his success is also due to a strong survival instinct, one he believes he inherited from his father. Kindness is personified in many ways in this case – it is also about being kind to ourselves and our bodies by consuming food – snacking has a bad reputation for binge forming and junk food – that is healthy and kind to our bodies. The concept fits in well with today’s strongly socially responsible mindset concerning
Expanding kindness to all things is the trickiest part. But it can be done. Saunders mentions the most respectable names in history as an example of kindness like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Shakespeare. Kindness is what saves each of us. Each of us can recall the random act of kindness that was done to each of us.
“Bienvenidos a El Salvador,” the flight attendant announced over the intercom. I looked towards the windows and enjoyed the breathtaking scenery. I could see the long fields, the beautiful hills and valleys, and the volcanoes. The palm trees were bright green and the sky was filled with color. The land seemed to be filled with life.
