In life, people face challenging situations coping with them in different ways. Some respond by being assertive, compassionate, or discouraged. If we did not face challenging situations, life would be another dull, boring aspect having the same reactions. These are the cases in the short stories "The Star", "End of the Line", "What I Learned from Raoul Wallenberg", and "The Cool Crowd". In "The Star", the author writes in a point of view of a narcissistic and rude American star that is in-denial of the world ending. However, in "End of the Line" two twins, Liza and Frank journey to use the first telephone invented in a western town. They set on a journey to find rocks in a mine to trade into money, but get kidnapped by a robber named Zedekiah. …show more content…
Characters like Thea, act positively by confidently standing up for her friends. While Raoul risks his partners Toms life and Liza confidently persuaded here brother Frank into going to the mine with her. Raoul and Liza were both assured best way to deal with their situations. Wheels screeched as the car sped and sparks flew from the side of the of the train, in a matter of seconds Raoul yelled, “Tom! Jump!” But in Liza’s case she convinced her twin Frank assuring him that. “He had no choice and twins stick together.” In a negative light, both characters were either concerned for their partner and risked their life or concerned their own safety before others. Raoul did not have a choice as Tom would die either way and thought this was his only chance to survive, while Liza used Frank as an advantage for safety in both the mine and from her mom. Looking at a more positive light of confidence was when Thea stood up to Sarah when she excluded Amanda from sitting with them. Standing tall with her head high, Thea suppressed her boiling rage in her face and bit her tongue only to outburst, “Amanda can sit here if she wants to!” Seeing the defeat in her friend’s face sparked memories of the past, the betrayal of her trust, only if someone had stood up for her. She could be that person. However, being assertive causes a positive and negative impact, while being compassionate causes a positive
Pony and Johnny do not hesitate and jump in to save the children, Pony gets out ok but Johnny is hit with a piece of falling wood and serious burnt. The boys appear in the news as heroes, even though they are still wanted for murdering the Soc. Pony is fine, but Johnny is badly hurt. After a while, there is a big fight between the Greasers and the Socs.
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Compassion has became something rare in our society, and something that a lot of people lack. The author, Barbara Lazear Ascher, explains to us that compassion is not a character trait, but rather something that we learn along the way with the help of real life situations we encounter, such as the ones she encountered herself. Ascher persuades her audience that compassion is not just something you are born with by using anecdotes, rhetorical questions, and allusions.
“Making a Difference” by June Callwood is an expository essay created to inspire the reader to make a change in the world around them, and to stand up for what they believe in. By just doing simple, positive things, people can make a huge impact on their lives and the lives of people around them. June Callwood, author of “Making a Difference”, changes the way many people see the world by describing scientific research and telling the stories of people who performed small, random acts of kindness that made a huge difference in people’s attitudes and the community around them.
So if we want joy, love, and empathy in our lives, we need to let vulnerability into our hearts.... ... middle of paper ... ... But instead of reacting negatively, I was pleased to see that Anabella and Francisco and Santos – and all my other students – understood. They saw that I was trying my best, and that for any positive change to occur, we, all, had to put ourselves at risk in the arena.
...o him, and help others. Finally, after getting home, Dida presented Amit with a gift: a photo of her young self, holding an ice-cream cone. Feeling touched by receiving this gift, Amit gives her a gift as well: a bluish-purple stone with a yellow streak to remind her of him. Through all of this, Amit has shown how over a short period of time spent with someone can cause their negative traits to turn around, a hundred and eighty degrees, and become positive.
Life is a complicated process. It’s filled with many things that keep it interesting but at the same time, very dull. Life’s what you make it and for many, it’s something we all strive for. In the story, The Space Between, the author takes full advantage of the premise as there’s rarely a dull moment- as in life. The book is filled with many literary devices that work nicely with the plot and dialogue. These include; metaphors, similes, irony, personification, and many more. We follow a young man who is finding his way in the world. He has only a week to change his life for the better. But he will face many obstacles on the way that brings the readers into a startling and fun journey.
When individuals face obstacles in life, there is often two ways to respond to those hardships: some people choose to escape from the reality and live in an illusive world. Others choose to fight against the adversities and find a solution to solve the problems. These two ways may lead the individuals to a whole new perception. Those people who decide to escape may find themselves trapped into a worse or even disastrous situation and eventually lose all of their perceptions and hops to the world, and those who choose to fight against the obstacles may find themselves a good solution to the tragic world and turn their hopelessness into hopes. Margaret Laurence in her short story Horses of the Night discusses the idea of how individual’s responses
... loss of loved ones like Junior in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Andi in Revolution or faced your own inevitable passing like Hazel Grace in The Fault in Our Stars, you are not alone. In confronting and facing death, these characters learn that death is merely a small part of living. It is an element of the human experience. To return to the wise words of the late Steve Jobs, “Almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important…There is no reason not to follow your heart.” Living is the adventure. In facing their fears and sadness, these characters learn how to be courageous, how to hope, how to love, and how to live. Join them on their journeys by checking out one of the spotlighted books at your local library.
In today’s society, acts of compassion are rare as we get more and more focused on satisfying our desire for success and wealth. However, humans do sometimes show remarkable acts that melts the hearts of men and women and restore faith in humanity within those who are less optimistic. But it might not always be a kind return that you may get from such action. In the story “Sweat” by Barry Webster, a young girl named Sue allows Jimmy as an act of kindness to lick her “honey” on her body. As a result, Jimmy chokes from the honey and Sue gets more rejected from the other students at her school. By using characterization, dialogue and narration, Webster demonstrates the theme that compassion and kindness can bring more consequences than benefits when these actions are done by those who are different.
...nd personal story that shows the pitiful characters of Arpi and Connie that are victims of bullying at school. Then she concludes the story with a “perhasping” image of Connie and her mother at 7-Eleven transporting the readers from a classroom setting of kids bullied in front of an absentminded teacher to a sad picture in front of a store window. Considering the future, Murphy encourages the reader to evaluate their stand on cruelty and to make that difference not treat one another different. Murphy through rhetorical and tonal elements of pathos, logos, and diction expresses that cruelty in any form is wrong no matter how one tries to justify it. Doing bad for good is never right.
A lack of practicing empathy can negatively impact relationships and society. In the short story, “All Summer in a Day”, by Ray Bradbury, portrays a little girl that is in a society where empathy is less important to encourage younger generations to have. Bradbury states in the 5th paragraph of the story, “‘Aw, you didn’t write that!’ protested one of the boys. ‘I did,’ said Margot. ‘I did.”’ In this quote, the little girl, Margot, just shared a poem with the class and her classmate, William, decided to basically call her a liar and say that she didn’t come up with the poem by herself. As all of this is happening, the rest of class sits there listening and not depending Margot as she gets bullied. The lack of empathy is shown here, because out of the whole class, someone most likely has been bullied before and understands the feeling Margot must be having, but yet no one stands up for her.
Although he promises to think about her “warm proposition,” the movie never again explores this possibility. Alternately, he can buy the engine, which serves both as an assertion of masculinity and—as his friend notes—as a signifier of class. While he opts to try this, the entire plan is ill-fated; the scene where he picks up the engine contains some of the most imbalanced sequences in the entire movie, and the extreme and off-putting diagonal of the street effectively communicates to the viewer that the engine will fall long before it actually occurs. His only ways out of his job slaughtering sheep are through unfaithfulness or by being an accessory to murder.
In an increasing liberal society, we must learn to become more tolerate towards others. The freedom for others to truly express themselves is vital as it’s apart of one’s identity. By embracing others, we become respectful and allow everyone to positively grow in an encouraging environment. According to Marta, though conservative values are diminishing, it is also important for others to also respect their ideals even though they may seem to be unpopular, as it too, is apart of their identity. Thus, although possessing a moderate perspective towards others may be difficult, we must lean to become more selfless. In turn, we all help foster a more harmonious generation that is filled with tolerance and
People don't truly accept life for what it is until they've actually tasted adversity and went through those misfortunes and suffering. We are put through many hardships in life, and we learn to understand and deal with those issues along the way. We find that life isn't just about finding one's self, but about creating and learning from our experiences and background. Adversity shapes what we are and who we become as individuals. Yann Martel's Life of Pi shows us that adverse situations help shape a person's identity and play a significant role in one's lief by determining one's capabilities and potential, shaping one's beliefs and values, and defining the importance and meaning of one's self.