Analyzing The Video 'Random Acts Of Love'

In Jean Kilbourne’s video, Killing Us Softly 4, Jean expresses how advertisements have been portraying women as a sex symbol or even as just a typical housewife. She talks about how the advertisements have sold various products by not necessarily selling the product itself, but by using women or men to sell the product for them. Ad agencies have used sex and body image to create a type of selling factor for their product. These selling strategies have shaped the way society views women and how women are treated (Killing Us Softly). When looking at two advertisements for Newport Cigarettes in both Sports Illustrated and Star magazine, we see a variety of differences. The Sports Illustrated issue is from October 26th, 2015 and the Star issue

Everyday I thank God and life for having a roof on top on my head , good health that allows me to work and study, food that I can share ,and a loving family that supports me. Without all these blessing, I would be like many others that unfortunately live without the privileges that I have today. The multiple acts of kindness from my neighbors were the first of many benevolent acts that I’ve witnessed throughout my life. As a result, I’ve reprocreated their altruistic actions by serving others.

I wasn’t aware of the importance of doing good for others, until recently that I witnessed it with my own eyes. It all started when was at Chicago, a random man helped out a homeless man and bought him some food. I noticed as I was in line that the cashier then gave the helping man a free choice to pick something he wanted due to the action he did. After that day I began to make an attempt at helping out more and being a better person in general.

As I grew and became more knowledgeable and I have a clear view of my morals toward life, helping people become more frequent for me. This is a story that happened to me not very long ago when I was a freshman at collage. One of the most thing I hate to see happening anytime and anywhere is people mistreating someone that is homeless or in need. once when I was just walking by down the street just a few minutes after sunset to get I some fresh air. And I saw from a far a group of young teens gathering around a small corner down the street and went to see what was going on? To see them around this poor person that seem very weak and vulnerable. Forcing him to act in a very disrespecting manner for a very small amount of money. The instance that I saw that I was filled with rage and anger and wanted to jump in and stop what was happing to that man. But they were a group and I was alone so this meant I am outnumbered and would be over whelmed. Even though all of that was true I headed striate for them with a mad face and a tight fist and with no hesitation I shouted to leave that man alone. And all their attention went to me as that shout startled them, they stud there for a moment but as I kept on getting closer they would spread further and further and when I got to them they started acting all innocent. I told them with a stern voice to leave this man alone and never do what they were dong again. I would have

For my random act of kindness, I helped a stranger who ran out of gas on the highway. A young woman riding a bicycle waived my husband and me down in front of the Support Site gate. She began to explain to us that she had run out of gas on the highway near the Carinaro exit, and needed assistance getting to the closest gas station. Usually, I am a naturally suspicious person and would have made up some reason for not being able to help her but this time I figured why not. The women got into my car and we began heading to the nearest gas station. During our ride, we exchanged pleasantries and made small talk.

This small act of kindness has made a big impact on me and was very important for me. Without their help, I couldn't have saved my image among all the national competitors I had to present to. When I look back this, I'm glad to have experienced this obstacle. Though it was stressful, I learned the importance of the act of kindness. Perhaps for them, them it made no difference, but for me, it made a big impact on my day and

My service has impacted my community by presenting myself to volunteer and help those that are in need of a help. It allows those to learn more about there is a citizen out there that is willing to help out. While I was doing my two hour service learning at the Thrift Shop, I was able to broaden my horizon out further than usual. This elder man came up to me after I had just placed a heavy couch onto the back of his truck; he thanked me so much and kept thanking God that everything fell right into place. He began telling me how he traveled all the way from Chapel Hill just to pick up this particular couch for his youngest daughter. He was very devastated by the fact no one was able to go with him to pick up this couch. He was concerned of how

My community service in this case helped not only he less fortunate, but myself also. Those people were grateful that they did not have to worry about their next meal, and was able to keep that extra change that

It was my spring break and the weather outside at 6am was wet with wind chills in the 30s. Snow had covered all our supplies and lay as a thick blanket atop our pile of two by eights. This was the first time I had ever seen snow and my first experience with a sawzaw. Our mission trip this year had brought us to Floyd County, Kentucky to help rebuild homes for those who live in areas that are considered to have some of the highest poverty rates in the nation. The people here do not have much, so they were very grateful that we were able to come out and provide them with the help they needed in stabilizing their homes after the rough winter. I was working on a home belonging to Porty, a man responsible for providing for his family of eight when he became disabled after a back injury in the mines years prior. We had gotten a few chances to talk while I was there and he spoke with such enthusiasm of how truly grateful he was that we were helping his family. It was towards the end of the week and we had sat down for a moment, and while I was sitting on the floor playing with his granddaughter, he thanked me. It was such a simple moment, but my spirits were lifted and I realized that I was making a difference with my involvement here. It might be a small contribution in the scheme of it all but it

To be honest, this video was pretty depressing, even though I don’t really agree with its message fully. The creator of the video defines love in a very harsh way, as some sort of distraction we imagine to be a connection. Near the beginning of the video, the creator says to the viewer, “You are irredeemably alone”. I think what the creator is saying with this is that everyone is looking out for themselves, and you as an individual, are completely on your own. That hints towards what this creator thinks love is, but she truly gives her definition of love when she says “The idea of love distracts us from an existential loneliness”. The creator has already said that everyone is on their own, and she is adding on to that by saying, because of that, humans have come up with the idea of love, to take our minds off the

“One single night in January 2014, there were 578,424 people experiencing homelessness in the United States” (“Facts On Homeless”, Project HOME). There is not a day that goes by were someone does not see a homeless person on the side of the street holding a sign describing what they need, trying to provoke you into giving them money. In many situations this tactic has several individuals handing out their money left and right. Within themselves they feel by doing this action they have helped someone in need, made someones' day, or maybe even thought of themselves as a good Samaritan. But has it ever crossed your mind if giving them money was the right thing to do? Examination of the uses behind

How many times has each and every one of us driven or walked right by a homeless person holding a cardboard sign blessing you and asking for food or money? Mother Teresa once wrote, “The people in the parks, the alcoholics, the homeless, they are looking at you. Do not be those who look and do not see. Look and see.” These people are servants of God that praise him, just like you and I. And without realizing it for the majority of the time, as we pass by this man or woman, we pass by an opportunity to brighten the despondent life of someone who is less fortunate than us.

Before encountering this homeless man, I had always been taught and had always believed that I should be concerned with the needs of others at least as much as with my own. Perhaps the strongest factor influencing this belief was the Biblical story of the Good Samaritan. As a Jewish man is traveling down the road, some thieves mug him and "leav[e] him half dead" (Luke 10:30). A few religious but arrogant men approach the man as they walk down the road but quickly pass on the other side of the road. Finally, a Samaritan man, a member of a race that hates Jews, stops to help the injured man, takes him to an inn and pays the innkeeper to care for the man until he heals. After telling this story, Jesus instructs, "You go, and do likewise" (Luke 10:37). Just as the Samaritan man assisted his social enemy, a Jewish man, when he needed care, I learned that I should act likewise and help and care for those who aren't necessarily liked by others. Whether these people are simply shy and lonely or homeless outcasts like the man I recently encountered, I knew I was to look for ways to serve them.

This video makes you think of how you want to become a nicer and kinder person. It made me feel like I wanted to go help someone out who is having harder times than me. The video shows three days the guy would help out someone or something each day. After every day, the thing or person would get better and happier, which is shown as a reward. The leap of happiness, in the end, makes you smile at how kind and caring some people are, and how some people are so

Have you ever done something kind for someone else? Did you get them something, did you say something nice, or did you just help them out? One time my family and I were on a vacation in Billings, Montana. We went shopping at many different places, but we did go to Target. As a kid everyone loves toys and games, so my brother, Dayton, and I raced towards the section full of toys and electronics. We stopped and stared into the section full of toys with awe. Then we walked down the aisle looking every direction for something interesting and fun. When I was looking around, I found these little stuffed animal things. I checked them out for a second, but wasn’t really interested. I moved on to see more toys and things. Dayton and I kept looking for