Jhanae, Literary Essay
Friendchip. Generosity. Kindness. Qualities that many, but not all people posses. What would life be like if everyone was kind and helpful all the time, and there were no bullies or even evil people in this world? In other words, people treat you how they would want to be treated; with kindness, respect, and equality. In the United States, the reasons for being bullied reported the most by students were 55% looks, 37% body shape, and 16% race (Davis & Nixon, 2010). Imagine all that; gone. The author of, “Camp Cruel,” and the artist of “Kill em with Kindness” try to persuade people to stop the bullying and the mean behavior. The message of treating others the way people want to be treated and being kind to everyone is
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The theme of the song “Kill em with Kindness” was to be kind to everyone; and the theme from the story “Camp Cruel” is treat others how you want to be treated. These themes are identical because they go hand in hand when be nice and friendly to one another. What the author means by this is, is that if you are treating people how you want to be treated, and you want others to treat you with kindness, then you must be kind as well. In the song “Kill em with Kindness,” one of the lyrics read, “Put out the fire before igniting; Next time you’re fighting; Kill 'em with kindness.” When the writer of this wrote those lyrics, what she was trying to say was, before letting all the bad and mean words try to control you, overwhelm the person with kindness before it gets bigger. Treat that person how you would want to be treated, so be kind to them. In addition to the song, the story, “Camp Cruel” the dynamic character Moran announced, “I was not going to give them the satisfaction.” This was said by Moran after they had humiliated her at the lake. Even when people were mean to Moran, she held her ground. She did not treat them mean back or call them any name. She did this because she knew she that doing something mean back would make her just like them. Instead, she did not do anything, but still she was kind to them. Yes, it is hard to not try to defend yourself, but when your always kind, …show more content…
The author of Camp Curel used the strategies of character change. At first, Moran, the main character, was bullied and tormented by the kids at her summer camp. Even though she did not allow them to have any satisfaction over her, the kids were still bullies. The text states, “Hey Moron. Why’d you come here? Nobody likes you.” This was said by one of Moran’s not-so-nice friends at camp and as you can see, those are not the first words you want to hear when you walk into camp. However, this is now Moran changed. She did not let those people taunt her the rest of her life, instead she used it to motivate her to push farther. At the turning point, the text states, “I turned my Korean name, Moran, into one of my most memorable routines.” Moran is famous now. She is not liked by nobody anymore; everyone likes her. So that is how Moran had changed her life around. On the other hand, Selena Gomez used a different strategy. Her strategy was symbolism. In her song, “Kill em with Kindness” it states, “Your lies are bullets”, and “Your mouth's a gun.” Lies are not actually bullets and mouths are not guns, it was a metaphor for how people’s lies and what they say can affect someone; in other terms, it's a symbol. When saying that ‘your lies are bullets’ you are saying the your lies hurt. Lies hurt people's feelings, like how a bullet would hurt. Additionally, when you are saying ‘your mouth's a gun’
We are only cruel in certain situations and everyone is capable of brutality during the circumstances one is fitted throughout with the human nature of life. Wes, the prisoner, ended up killing a man named Ray after he beat him up because he was angry. “Those who shocked the victim at the most severe levels came only from the sadistic fringe of society” (Milgram 75). It just represents the type of hostility environment he was grown up in and that human cruelty is evident in every single person. If there is a power of authority present, you’re less likely to feel a sense of compassion because you are following the arrangement of your
Often times, many forget to be kind to one another. When we are performing out our daily activities we forget to think about other people. Individuals can be naturally selfish or self- centered. There are multiple obstacles working against our being kind to one another. Our own success being one of them. We must remember to put ourselves in the shoes of the other person, in order to understand the issues in front of us. It is not easy to become detached ourselves from how we usually are nor how we are born, but it is imperative that we try to ensure a brighter future.
Jamie Nabozny’s story proves that even though times seem dark, there is light. He fought back against his bullies in the most noble way, by proving them wrong and spreading kindness and positivity. Many students who feel oppressed felt encouraged to stand up, just as he had. (Restate Thesis Statement) Ultimately, the influence of Jamie Nabozny’s story reaches out to everyone, bullied or not, and proves that the victim can overcome their bullies. (Strategy: Summarize Major Points) Jamie Nabozny proves that bullying is rough, and it is difficult to keep your head over the water. However, there is always a way to come through and prove the bullies
Quote- Throughout the book we see mean people, although it is worth asking if they were always this mean. The reason that they are mean is because of the time they are living
Cruelty is a major theme and an apparent issue throughout the novel, due to the fragile situation depicted in the book. One very good example of human kindness is portrayed in the chapter “The Long Walk to Dachau,” in which there is a scene exemplifying the harsh
A character in ‘The Outsiders’ depicts this change through Randy, a common Soc, had become disheartened and unwilling to continue the detrimental ways of violence carried out by both gangs towards each other. Randy admits this through this quote, ‘“And tonight... people get hurt in rumbles, maybe killed. I'm sick of it because it doesn't do any good.” ’ After being involved in many cantankerous and chaotic, violent affairs, Randy realises the inevitable negative consequences of violence by using emotive and descriptive language by describing his feelings towards violence as ‘sick’. By one person deciding not to participate, others will follow as they become influenced by their change of heart.
Ironically, it takes more strength to be kind and gentle and being mean shows a weakness. (cite goodreads) Crooks is kind and gentle, but he is emotionally weak because he is lonely . No one likes him because he’s black and he felt weak because nobody cares about him. He has strength too because he resists looking Curlys wife in the eye. He has learned to be strong and watch what he says and what he does. Curlys wife told him she could have him lynched, "Well, you keep your place then, Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain't even funny”.She is going to have someone else hang him and that shows she is weak and she depends on someone else to hurt Crooks. Crooks seems so small and weak then. He was controlling his emotion and that takes a lot of strength. He said, "Yes, ma'am," and he had no expression in his voice..
(Conroy, Mary James, Claude McKay) His human pity was the foundation that made all this possible McKay also wrote on a variety of subjects, from his Jamaican homeland to romantic love, with a use of passionate language. If we must die-let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, while round us bark the mad hungry dogs (MacKay) 1-2 who wants to die losing a battle with no pride most of all without dignity but if we must go we may as well go down fighting and be honored with dignity afterwards instead of losing everything and be forgotten without a purpose give them something to talk about remember us by. They must die. No choice about it; no question about it The attackers harass in a humiliating way, almost celebrating their dominance over their victims. The poem uses quatrains iambic pentameter in majority of the poem. It seems to be conditional to begin each sentence in the octave There is an extended simile where African Americans are being compared to hogs He calls on them to fight back even though they have no chance of winning. The attackers harass in a humiliating way, almost celebrating their dominance over their victims. "Mocking" is making fun of someone, except there is no fun in mocking (MacKay) 4 The poem uses this simile to show how the brutality and un-human nature of the attacks on African Americans were. McKay shows how he doesn 't want to end up beaten and battered like a wild animal no one
“Hamlet” is one of William shakespeare's best works. The story has murder, but in the end this leads to the killing of almost every major character. It is a huge controversy whether or not Hamlet is actually insane. I believe that hamlet was not crazy. Starting out Hamlet fakes his insanity to distract Gertrude and Claudius from his true intentions of exposing his uncle for the murder of his father. We know this is pretending to be crazy because he mentions it several times to Horatio.
Being kind means to be selfless, caring and giving. An example of kindness in the book Tree Girl by Ben Mikealsen, is when Gabriela gives the tarp back to the old ladies. Gabriela had fought the old ladies for the tarp, but upon realizing how much harder it was for the old ladies to get supplies, she gave the tarp back. Gabriela demonstrates being caring and giving to the old ladies, even though she also needed the tarp. Another example of a kind person is in the article "I wanted my life back..."
Imagine being away from love ones and not knowing anything about them. What if they not doing well or they are in danger? Being far away would be hard because one won’t know if his or her love ones are safe or not. Kindness helps to improve a friendship no matter what people can be kind to one another. In “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” Jhumpa Lahiri presents the idea that kindness can be helpful for a person that needs it. No matter what situation one person can be in always be kind it can make them feel better.
“Seek the good in others and the best you will find.” In the short story, “Thank You, Ma'am” by Langston Hughes, Mrs.Jones lives by this quote. When a raggedy boy runs up behind you and steals your pocketbook you naturally would think,”he is not a good boy.” Well when this happened to Mrs. Jones one night she had a different approach. She sought the good in others by looking past the bad, giving second chances and kindness. She shows this when she took Roger in and taught him a lesson. From this story, we can all learn the important lesson of seeking the good in others.
Stuart mentions that the Institute for criminal Justice Education found that over 78 percent of law enforcement respondents had a social media account and of those, over 38 percent identified themselves on heir profile as policing professionals", it shows how the law enforcement have interest in social medias, even the social media can also be part of their benefits. They can use social media for public relations, crime prevention, and criminal investigation he claims. That way people can help inform the police with a more easy access if they have something to tell them about a crime.
Treating others with kindness benefits everyone involved. For example, in the story “Angel in Disguise”, the author states "We'll keep her a day or two longer; she is so weak and helpless," said Mrs. Joe Thompson…” She was starting to open up to Maggie and realize that she loves her as if she were her own child. This helps lift Mrs. Thompson’s sprits and shows her that she can feel feelings. This shows how being kind to Maggie made her a more loving person in the end. Additionally, in the article, “Teaching Kindness,” the author states that “As minds and bodies grow, it’s abundantly clear that children require a healthy dose of the warm-and-fuzzies to thrive as healthy, happy, well-rounded individuals.” This is proof that children need kindness
The basis of the project was to conduct a financial analysis of the company’s balance sheet and profit and loss statement through a ratio analysis. This would determine the financial