Analysis Of Kindness Contagious By Zaki Jamil

The short story"Aha Moment" by Julia Alvarez demonstrates that the point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on. The story expresses the idea that simple acts of kindness can make a great impact on people both mentally and physically. It can turn frightening and tense situations into assurance and aplomb. In paragraph 8, it is stated," no one screamed,no one panicked. I could hear small pockets of soothing conversation everywhere." By holding the hands and by chatting about everyday life, the passengers emboldened each other and created an optimistic atmosphere. The author points out,"someone was comforting me and kept asking me,'Are you okay?" According to Julia if someone does something good and beneficial for you, you should pass

Many acts of war occur under desperate circumstances, leading people to act out against their conscience and do immoral things. On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs onto the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, destroying about 90 percent of each city. Ironically, the nuclear weaponry was originally built in self-defense against Germany, where an attempt at creating an atomic bomb was made, but ultimately failed, leaving the United States as the first and only country with nuclear weaponry. Upon the dropping of the bomb in Nagasaki, eighty thousand people died instantly, and tens of thousands died later on from the radioactive fallout. A Japanese newspaper, called The Nippon Times, questions why the bomb was

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In a study done by Nicolas Guéguen, he was determined to find out whether or not pleasant odors played a part in prosocial behavior. He based his research off of other similar research that was previously conducted, but Nicolas was specifically interested in ambient odors and spontaneous helping behavior “without any romantic connotation” (Guéguen, 2012). He expected to find some type of influence regarding odor.

Throughout the week of January 9-13, Mrs. Thompson’s Language Arts classes conducted a Kindness Experiment. Students were asked to complete kind gestures and encourage recipients to pay them forward. This task created a kindness chain that is still going on today. Students and teachers are passing the torch of kindness and doing amazing things. This proves that kindness is contagious!

Genuine altruism is our willingness to help which is influenced by self-serving and selfless considerations. Genuine altruism is a divided subject because many people noted that people commit to the help actions for egoistic manners (Myers, 2013). As noted in the textbook, Schaller and Ciandini stated that we are not likely to help out if another variable is able to help out with empathy (Myers, 2013). On the other hand, the people that do believe that genuine altruism is real; when a person is very empathetic, they will help without others knowing that they are helping. An example would be a homeless person asking for spare change. There will be a person that is willing to give extra change and not expect any reward in return.

As Albert Schweitzer once said, “Constant kindness can accomplish much.” Kindness is important because it increases morale and makes success more attainable.

In chapter 11 we learn about prosocial behavior. According to the textbook, prosocial behavior is any act performed with the goal of benefitting another person. The textbook then explains the prosocial behavior called altruism. Altruism is the desire to help another person even if it involves a cost to the helper. These prosocial behaviors bring to question, why do people help? Some social psychologist could agree that altruistic behavior can be based on self- interest. The textbook describes that people in their relationships with others try to maximize the ratio of social rewards to social costs. People are less likely to help when the stakes are higher. Daniel Batson introduces the idea of empathy. He mentions that when we feel empathy for the person in need of help, putting ourselves in the shoes of another person and experiencing events and emotions the way that person experiences them. Later the textbook goes on to explain why do some people help more than others. It describes that personality alone does not determine behavior and

Acts of kindness affect the giver, the receiver, and any onlookers. For example, in the article, “Teaching Kindness” the author states, "This boost in happiness occurs not only in the giver and receiver of kindness, but also in anyone who witnesses it.” This shows that whenever a person gives, their own happiness is boosted. The receiver is happier because they are receiving, and anyone who sees the act of kindness becomes happier too. This happens because kindness is contagious; seeing an act of kindness makes the witness want to be kind as well. Furthermore, in my kindness journal I mentioned how I listened to someone tell me about a rough time they were going through. This effects me and the person because whenever I listened to his problems

The experimenter would smile or remain neutral to passersby who were alone and asked if they would participate in an investigation (Vrugt & Vet, 2009). There was an observer off to the side recording if the participant would smile or remain neutral. The results showed that 50.4% of the participants who were smiled at would return a smile (Vrugt & Vet, 2009). If participants were given a neutral expression, only 33.3% of participants smiled at the experimenters (Vrugt & Vet, 2009). Further, 31% of the participants who smiled agreed to help in the investigation and only 23% of those who did not smile helped with the investigation (Vrugt & Vet, 2009). In order to broaden the understanding of reciprocity, this study set out to see if creating a positive emotional feeling would cause people to feel like they needed to return a favor. The results show a strong support of the hypothesis that people are more likely to help even if the gift given is a simple smile (Vrugt & Vet, 2009). Moving away from a simple gesture to a physical gift, researchers Whatley,Webster, Smith, and Rhodes (1999) studied how much reciprocation is tied to public or private consequences and if having received a gift further impacts reciprocation in those situations. Researchers believed that they would see

There are three main parties that are affected by thoughtful acts of kindness. The giver, the receiver, and the bystander. The giver is the one giving the kindness. The receiver is the one receiving the kindness. The bystander which is not always there, is the one who witnesses it.

The theory of psychological egoism shows that, at the center of each willful human activity, there is the inspiration of self-interest – that we do things on the grounds that they profit us. It doesn't propose how to live, yet rather how individuals do really go about their lives, regularly. This theory is extremely controversial because of the ease it decreases all activities to egomaniacal thinking. Extracting from that perception, we can extend that all the great done by individuals is an outcome of egotistical intentions. The theory utterly denies both the present altruism, and the self-less noble in individuals. Altruism is the bestowal of a profit by one individual to an additional in a caring manner. Such practices cost the individual

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Altruism, in which one selflessly devotes to the welfare of another without expecting anything in return, often elicits an inexplicable and intangible surge of joy, in which one gains a sense of purpose. For example, I have observed the therapists at PRANA, whom altruistically devote up to an hour, when initially only allotted a half-hour time slot, programming individualized treatments for each patient. In their hour- long treatments, they create a non-fraternizing relationship with their patients that is fully functional on trust, empathy, and generosity. Devoting that extra time to each patient gives not only the