Ms Ranson From The Short Story 'The Sound Of Hollyhocks'

Parenting played a big role in shaping the two boys lives. Having a parental mentor is important because they assist and guide children to take the right decisions about their lives. The author had his two parents at the beginning of his life. Also, the author’s parents, especially his mother, tried to raise him in an effective way wanting him to know the right from wrong at an early age. “No mommy loves you, like I love you, she just wants you to do the right thing” (Moore 11). This quote was a live example of the author’s life with his parents. It reflected the different ways his parents used to teach him “the right thing.” Though his mother was upset from his action toward his sister, his father

People go great lengths to help the people they love or is it just their pride? In the story "The Scarlet Ibis", by James Hurst, Brother had a pride that made him insane. Brother always wanted a brother to play and do boy stuff with. His brother, Doodle, was born disabled though so he was limited to certain activities. Brother didn't care though, he was ashamed of having a handicapped brother, so he took matter into his own hands. Brother's ego took over and he knew it, he pushed Doodle out of his comfort zone. Brother should have been more gentle, due to all the actions and stress, he wore-out Doodle and is completely guilty of his death.

This woman’s actions help demonstrate the kindness that is in all individuals and the yearning that all humans have to help one

Throughout life, one is to see many people they don’t know Humans walk past each other and no interaction occurs. Depending on a particular situation one might be in, it can change the ability to react, help and care for a stranger in need. In the article “We are all bystanders”, by Jason Marsh and Dacher Keltner, it shows how in certain settings people don’t act to help another, even though one might want to. “Everyday Stuart would board the bus and a couple of boys would tease him. I would sit silent and watch. I wish I would’ve helped” (Marsh/Keltner 3). People develop a feeling that prevents them from caring for strangers. This is due to a thought of peer pressure or judgement that could be given to an individual for taking action.

Life is not what everybody expects as days pass life changes and gets harder every day. In Hope’s boy, Andrew Bridge was a 5 year old boy who had the love from her mother and share a deep connection with, who thought that nothing else mattered. However, ended up getting separated from her mother at only 7 years of age because of her mother’s mental illness. Nevertheless, Andrew suffered from her mother’s separation having to be placed in a foster care and deal with loveless foster parents. Andrew was placed with the family Leonard’s who refuse to identify him as one of their children. Andrew experience emotional and physical abuse in the Leonard’s household. Mrs. Leonard was such a heartless person to Andrew. There was a time when little things will make Mrs. Leonard mad such as maybe Andrew leaving socks in the floor, not picking up after himself or maybe nothing at all and take it out on him. Andrew Bridge stated “Digging into my arms or grabbing at my face, she screamed that the foster child in front of her was ungrateful, lazy, obnoxious, confrontational, stupid, and undeserving. With her hand at my ear or at the base of my neck, she pulled me to the floor and through rooms” (181-182). This shows how the Leonard’s treated Andrew using physical abuse. Mrs. Leonard wanted to make Andrew feel what she felt when she was a young girl. As if Andrew didn’t had enough with Mrs. Leonard’s rejection he had to suffer being emotional abuse, bulled by Christopher Mrs. Leonard’s son.

The author gives humanistic reasons on why people are compassionate. For example, a poor man was in the way of a mother and her baby so the mother scrambled around her purse to find change to give him. After the money was given to him, he stood there not knowing that taking the money and saying thank you was the end of that situation so he just stares at the baby, until the mother gets impatient and scrolls away. “Was it fear or compassion that motivated the gift?” In the passage she explains to the audience of a fresh bread shop and an old man. Entering

When I was about 7 years old I would walk around Holland and I would see a homeless man at the corner of every street holding a sign that read “Anything helps God bless”. I felt sad because there was little I could do as I was only 7 years old and had no money to give,but one day as me and my family were walking I saw a green piece of paper on the ground. I picked it up, and as I unfolded I noticed it was a one dollar bill. The first thing that came to mind was to buy candy at the store,but something came to mind. What about if I walked to the corner of the street and give the homeless man the dollar,so I walked down the street and handed the bill to the man. He smiled and said “thank you”.That night I had a good feeling,the type of feeling a person has when you accomplish something. By giving the man the dollar it gave me the motivation to be caring to everyone. Caring for people can hurt us or be good to us. The characters Marin from “Geraldo No Last Name” and Finley from the novel Boy 21 are both caring because they both worry about someone that in their hearts and care about what happens to them.

In the novel, Rameck’s grandmother offers a very valuable piece of advice when she tells Rameck “You can’t help nobody till you help yourself”. Despite having only been on earth for a short while, we believe that it is impossible to offer assistance to another individual without having a strong foundation to support yourself. Often times individuals try to extend a helping hand to someone without first acknowledging the needs that they have. Attempting to uplift someone without first putting yourself in an elevated position can be extremely strenuous and in most cases results in one or both parties being destitute or emotionally distraught.

A few days ago I was talking to some of my friends, and one of them just needed to talk so I sat down with her and just let her rant about anything she wanted and after that she let me talk and say what I felt about the situation. I helped her through that but two days before that I was having the worst day of my life. Not many of my friends cared that I was hurting and still to this day i’m hurting nonstop. At this point in my life I helped others who needed help instead of helping myself when I need it. I care for others to much that it hurts me more than I know. But me caring for others helps them and that’s all that matters. The character Mary Newbary in the Witch Child and Marin from “Geraldo No Last Name” show caring because they both show concern for the other characters in both books.

The example that affected me the most was when there was a homeless man walking across the street towards a mother and child. Due to instinct, the mother held the carriage closer and harder. To ensure the safety of her and her child, she gave him money. It was not that she felt compassion for him, but instead, she thought that this would keep him from harming herself and her child. It was not that the man acted in any unacceptable way, but that the woman and child were the ones at risk. The author shows compassion as more of a transaction as “the man stands and stares.” The fixed stare made her feel uneasy and nervous. It is as if time stopped. it was not a genuine act of kindness on the mother’s part or that she felt sympathetic for him. There is symbolism of protection “[when the mother] passes a folded dollar over her child’s head.” The man “does not know that acceptance of the gift and gratitude are what make this transaction complete.” It is visible that the woman only offers to help the man out of

I didn’t truly understand it at the time, but as I grow older and mature I am beginning to understand more and more. Also, in that same conversation, my father told me about some of the people he works with and works for, and how they give back but often only in the spotlight. They will donate money when the attention is on them, or they will do charity events when the media is involved. Looking back at it, this is a very selfish idea. When do we hit that point in our life where we are so selfish that we can not help others; is it a conscious decision or are we just not aware of our actions? I have seen this same of idea of selfishness in my own experiences. I went to a very wealthy private school, with many students coming very wealthy families. Often these families would donate money to the school, but in return they expected a plaque or they expected something to be named after them, some kind of recognition. Some people will say this is not selfish because they are giving back; however, others will say this is a selfish action because they are only giving looking for a return.

I wanted to help because I thought it was the right thing and I don’t want to see people suffer.

“And yet, it may be that these are the conditions that finally give birth to empathy, the mother of compression. We cannot deny the existence of the helpless as their presence grows. It is impossible to insulate ourselves against what is at our very doorstep. I don’t believe that one is born compassionate. Compassion is

In our book groups we discussed two essays “The Connection Between Strangers” by Miles Goodwin and the essay “The People Who Love You When No One Else Would” by Cecile Gilmer. In my group we said that “no matter how big or small your act of kindness is, it could change someones life” was demonstrated in both essays. In the first essay, “The Connection Between Strangers”, shows this because this little girl walked up to this solider and congratulated him. Little did she know, that the small action had changed the soldier’s life, as he said in the essay, “That girl undoubtedly has no memory of what happened years ago… It doesn't matter why she gave me the magazine. The important thing is she did” (Goodwin 83).

Although theories that suggest the non-existence of true altruism may be persuasive, it does not explain the reasons for selfless deeds done by famous figures for their love and services to people such as Mother Teresa. Batson (1991) suggested a hypothesis and feels that some people are genuinely concerned about other people’s welfare. According to his empathy-altruism hypothesis, empathic concerns produce altruism motivation and relieving their sufferings is the main priority. This hypothesis is supported by several experiments where participants are typically given an opportunity to help those in need for whom they have been led to different levels of empathic concerns.