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    Politics is a bloodsport, one big game of corruption, muckraking, prostitution, and defilement, which is played by the politicians, the media, and the seemingly innocent public that tends to forget that politicians are humans also, no better than the masses except for one thing, the ability to play the game. Primary Colors by Anonymous portrays this fraudulent game perfectly, exhibiting all of the dark aspects of a political campaign: from the vicious media in their pursuit of scandals, to the traitorousness

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    In many ways, there has never been a better time to be alive. Violence plagues some corners of the world, and too many still live under the grip of tyrannical regimes. And although all the world’s major faiths teach love, compassion and tolerance, unthinkable violence is being perpetrated in the name of religion. And yet, fewer among us are poor, fewer are hungry, fewer children are dying, and more men and women can read than ever before. In many countries, recognition of women’s and minority rights

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    meditation and uses some of these ideas in her programs to teach self-compassion, after listening to one of the meditation podcasts, I can see the benefit. The meditation practices she developed helps one relax, become more self-aware, and focused on thoughts of love and compassion not only towards oneself but also towards others. Another aspect that I had not taken into consideration is the difference between self-compassion and self-esteem. As Neff explains, self-esteem is basically one’s perceived

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    What is a compassion? Is that ordinary people could not have or achieve? I do not think so, because I have a superpower, healing touch called compassion. This superpower makes me feel good and fully human about me.  It is like fresh air  without which I can not live here on earth. I would not believe anyone who said that oneself does not have any superpower. According to Sam Ferrigno “Everyday Heroes:8 Real Super Powers Every Human Has (And Sometimes Takes For Granted)” there are eight kinds of traits

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    Compassion at Play Are people born with a complete quandary when it comes to compassion or is it something that has always been there? Barbara Lazear Ascher, born in 1946, writes, “On Compassion.” Having lived in New York City, Ascher is able to take first hand examples from the city to show the affection people have towards each other. Ascher is able to illustrate that compassion is something that has to be taught because of the adversity at people’s heels by including tone, persuasive appeals

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    The Funny Thing About Adversity Recently, I was reading an article that is called “The Funny Thing About Adversity” which is written by David DeSteno who is a psychology professor at Northeastern University. DeSteno’s purpose is to convince the reader that experiencing hardship makes a person sympathetic or unsympathetic depending on the case of hardship that person has experienced, and being a compassionate does not occur by chance. DeSteno makes two primary claims: one is by illustrating that

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    My Mother, My Hero Essay

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    that statement because of experiences I’ve had with my own mother. I have learned more about life from her than from my 15 years of schooling. Over the last 20 years my mother has taught me many valuable lessons just by being a living example of compassion, thoughtfulness, and generosity. She is an angel that has protected and carried me throughout life. In the book, One Day My Soul Just Opened Up, Iyanla Vanzant said, "a truly compassionate person is one who can feel what you feel because they

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    of the key traits Reuven reveals are the gifts of compassion and the mind for logic. In the beginning of the book Danny tries to kill Reuven by hitting him with a baseball, however, he later comes and apologizes to him and Reuven forgives him (Potok, 70). Not everyone, when provided with a chance, will forgive someone who wronged them. Instead pf clinging onto his resentments Reuven graciously forgives Danny, an act that requires great compassion to fulfill. Another example of Reuven’s gifts is his

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    Night Reflection

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    maybe even making less compassionate and changing our outlook of the world. In Elie Wiesel’s, Night, we watch as Eliezer goes through brutal events and attempts to remain faithful to God and his Father, and he only slightly succumbs to the lack of compassion of the other prisoners, towards the end, as he loses hope but soon regains it after he is saved. Before leaving his home, Eliezer was a very religiously devoted boy, even going against his father’s wishes and studying Jewish oral law with a pauper

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    responding to our own needs. We are, as infants, not even capable of realizing that other people have needs, desires, or a life outside of us. As we grow up over time, ideally, we learn compassion it becomes natural to most of us, but only to a certain point. As such, most people never genuinely become good at it. Compassion is the ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, imagine things from their perspective, and then to feel kindness for them and seek understanding of them even if what they

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