I am here today to talk about “Kindness” but first I need to discuss what Kindness means and how someone can be classified as a kind person. Well, Kindness means that you are considerate of other people, so you help them and ask them if they're okay, when there are feeling sad. So now that we got that out of the way, let's talk about this book, “Me, Earl and the Dying Girl.” The author Jesse Andrews introduces the character, Greg Gaines. A boy who doesn't like school and loves making movies with his friend Earl. And along the way, he meets people like Rachel and Earl. He gets put in a situation he could have never imagined. But what he learned from all his experiences is that he was very kind and caring to his friends, and he loves where he …show more content…
More into the book he then gets forced by his Mom to help make her feel better because she was diagnosed with leukaemia. He decides that he should help her, even though the last time they talked it ended very badly. The poems, shorts stories and other things I have read had things one big thing in common in the theme was either Courage or Kindness. Because when you are kind to people you expect the same thing back, like when you give your friend a present, you want them to give you present back. So basically we should all be kind to each other help each other succeed in life and like what this Anonymous person quoted “Kindness is a gift everyone can afford.” This quote is implying that being kind doesn’t cost anything, so there is no excuse why you shouldn’t be kind. That doesn’t mean we can’t be negative at times, because sometimes you have to tell the truth, and it may not be the kindest thing you’ve ever said. So what I myself and the character learned is that you don't always have to lie to someone to prove to them that you are kind and you shouldn't need to prove it because you should show this …show more content…
But there are always times for new things, including new steps. I was thinking, what is the author's message and how can we use this message to benefit us with our future? I think that the author’s message was this basically what this quote means “Kindness is a gift everyone can afford.” Because in this book Greg Gaines and Earl worked very, very hard on helping this girl out, that he didn't even like before this happened. And after it gets presented at this his school pep rally everyone, just said it was bad and stupid. So you're saying that this kid helping a girl that is sick and risking his high school career to help her was stupid. Although that they were being bullied in school what was their last day, so they focused more on their future. Proving that they did not get affected by what other people were saying about him. And that's particularly my reason for coming here today to present and discuss this
This novel teaches the reader that in order to make a change in the world they must help one another, just like Grant did with
Kindness is often overlooked in society yet it still manages to hold a great deal importance in the lives of many. Kindness is an empowering emotion that can change perspectives and alter destinies. In The Glass Roses by Alden Rowan the true importance of kindness is personified throughout the story. In the story Stephen is encapsulated by the kindness of his fellow worker and greatly impacts Stephan’s ability to determine his own destiny. The Glass Roses shows that individuals tend to hide their true emotions in order to gain respect from their peers however kindness, once truly unveiled can play a huge role in determining ones destiny.
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.
His belief in kindness was shredded by Mr. Gilmer’s evil ways. Innocence was once a part of everyone’s lives. It is important to be able to recognize how it can be saved. Do not be the evil presence that knocks somebody else
Why were the Lithuanians treated like slaves; why did the community allow the Lithuanians to be treated in this horrible manner? Ruta Sepetys wants to teach us to stick to who we are and to not change for anyone, just because of your nationality. Ruta Sepetys, I am writing to you about Lina. I was wondering how you came up with a character like her? Also, how did you make her character feel so realistic?
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
So finally one of his major lessons in this book is that we need to persevere the negative social pressure that we all face in our daily
Compassion is a theme that is demonstrated in many different ways throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Compassion is represented by people who are looked down upon within a community in both the book and today. Jem shows compassion in the novel when he recognizes the unfairness of Tom Robinson’s verdict just because the color of his skin. Atticus expresses compassion for Mrs. Dubose who has a hard time controlling her actions because of her disability. Also, Scout demonstrates compassion for Boo Radley who is an outcast of society because of rumors spread about him.
Then he realizes that he was not going to stay with his money when he die. At the end, he helped his employee with a monetary situation. Further, he went to his nephew’s Christmas dinner. Significantly, this novel helps people retrain the meaning of being humble and kind with others. Something that is very important about this novel is that it teaches a lesson of helping others, because you are not going to stay with your money when you die.
For example, in the end of the book when Jim is on the verge of death, Will and Mr. Holloway uses their great love for Jim to help him stay alive. This shows how when in situations where solutions are nearly impossible to find, sometimes love and friendship can help groups stay together. This hope and love is also used as the final death sentence for Mr. Dark, as Mr. Halloway's hug overwhelms him with kindness and kills him. This is one of the many overarching themes in the story and shows how the author’s uses of language and storytelling can show a moral lesson. The message of Rad Bradbury’s story is one about care and cooperation to solve problems.
In conclusion, the author of this story has shown that the theme of this novel is to know people before you trust them, for not everyone can be
It is the cure, the inevitable end, and savior in the speech. After his biggest regret, as well as the plague of the world, selfishness, the key to life is a kindness. Kindness can cure the selfishness that afflicts us all. Kindness is what is remembered. It is also the inevitable end.
It’s a story that tells about everything from “guks” (nations) during the Korean war, the difficulties in that time, bad decisions in our life, crime, mistakes, love and hate, mother care, being “retarded” in the eyes of the others and its feeling, diary to different tastes from vanilla to chocolate, timing, etc. After reading the book I was so sad after one point, but happy at the same time that somewhere we have people who can help us like many other people trying to protect Jimmy who was disabled, couldn’t move and speak as a normal person. He was one of the main characters and he lived a life in which he didn’t believe there would be the notion of “bad person or badness”, all he knew was the World is full of kindness as her mother treated and cared for him in a way like this; he was the symbol of innocence for me in this story. But, not everyone lives a life full of the good things, he was pure but he died very quickly while he was really young which I felt like real good people leave this life quickly compared to others. In a Christmas night he lost his euphoria when he was a baby, the second time was his real death while he was yelling at his best friend riding his favorite bicycle.
Family Family is one of the greatest gift and blessing from the Lord. Without family you can not feel love, care , satisfaction and happiness. They are the most treasured blessing that no one can take away from us. It is also like a fragile thing you consider as the most precious gem in your whole life. Family is a basic unit in the society traditionally consisting of parents and children.
Every little smile can touch somebody’s heart. No one is born happy, but all of us are born with the ability to create happiness. A very good morning to master toastmasters, fellow toastmasters and the evaluators.