Selfless

danger to sacrifice themselves for others. They are able to stand alone when they are selfless, because by being selfless it shows how much they care about others and emotions are a very persuasive in deciding to risk your life to protect others. When one is willing to sacrifice their life for others, it definitely makes them stand out as a hero for the reason that not many people would be willing to be as selfless as a hero would be. For instance, in “Li Chi Slays the Serpent”, Li Chi has no qualms

during the book. One of these traits is that Jonas is a very selfless character. He has expressed this by worrying for Asher in the beginning of the book, he has taken away lots of the pain that The Giver has to experience throughout his everyday life, and he ends up risking his own life to save Gabe. There are many other examples that could be shown to express that Jonas really is a selfless character, but these are some of his most selfless acts that he showed during the book. Jonas was going through

When one sees the word selfless-service, he or she literally sees the words self and less, followed by service. Self refers to an individual (in this case, it refers to one’s own interests) and less indicates a lack of, or without. Service can be a synonym of the word volunteering or duty. Therefore, the term selfless service must literally mean the lack of the pursuit of one’s own interests for the betterment of others. There is no measurement of selfless service. No matter what the scenario or

The article states that altruism is a selfless act and individuals who perform altruistic acts do not gain anything for themselves. The author illustrates this with an example of the meerkat, which appear willing to sacrifice food and life for the other members of their group. However, the professor explains that even altruistic acts can sometimes be selfish and refutes each of the author's points. First of all, the professor says that a close study of the meerkat behaviour showed that the sentinel

Philosophers have debated for centuries the question “Are humans are selfish or selfless?” There are two main arguments for debating human nature, ethical egoists and ethical altruists. Ethical egoists believe that “even though we can act in others’ interests because we are concerned for others, we ought always to act in our own interest” (Solomon et al 2012 p. 460). Ethical altruists believe quite the opposite; ethical altruism is the belief that “people ought to act with each other’s interests

Trojans, exhibits a selfless leadership approach, which contrasts to Achilles’ selfish actions as a leader. In order to be a great warrior, one’s loyalty must belong to something outside of themselves, and it’s through Achilles’ self-centered actions, that he loses the title of the greatest warrior to Hector. As the two capital warriors of the different sides of the Trojan war, Hector and Achilles provide an interesting contrast between two powerful leaders. Known for being loyal, selfless, and dedicated

family safe Najmah still steps up “ I creep to the purdah with it clutched"(57). This is an example of Najmah getting more responsibility and trying to take care of her remaining family members without disturbing any of them. (STEWE-2) Najmah is selfless because she left

is not simply of the person; it also demonstrates the quality of Jesus that I see the most in them. Jesus was selfless, encouraging, welcoming, accepting towards little children, and went to all the nations proclaiming news of salvation. All of these pictures make up a large portrait of Jesus because, together, these characteristics help to convey who Jesus was. Jesus was the most selfless person to ever walk this earth. In Matthew 17:25, Jesus called his disciples to leave their families in order

The Odyssey- Odysseus: Selfless or Selfish? The epic poem The Odyssey by Homer is the tale of Odysseus and his men sailing home towards the island of Ithaka from Troy. On the men’s valiant journey home they encounter several curses and diversions that kept them from reaching Ithaka for years. The gods influenced the meeting of several people and places they come across on the trip home from Troy, but of the obstacles they come across that are not god-influenced, they are because Odysseus was

story “ The Quest of the Golden Fleece” is a hero for the following reasons, he is brave; he is selfless; and he is generous. Jason is selfless because on page 129 the text states, “Finally he answered, ‘I will make the trial, monstrous though it is, even if it is my doom to die’” (Hamilton 129). The text shows how Jason was willing to give his own life if it will benefit the life of another. Jason is selfless because he puts the lives of others before his own life and willing to risk his own life just