"Unselfishness" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 8 of 31 - About 304 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Jane Doe Sacrifice

    • 589 Words
    • 3 Pages

    because there are many people out there that needs help. Although she didn’t get help the way she may have wanted to‚ she’s willing to help contribute to another human being by blessing them with her gift. By donating her money‚ Doe’s act of unselfishness is evident. Jason Tankard‚ 14‚ was the recipient of her gift. He was born with a rare heart disease that disabled him from partaking in activities that his peers partake in. Doe’s blessing is what makes this story angelic. It’s not often you hear

    Premium Family Mother High school

    • 589 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    marriage crisis

    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Lured by seductive promises of freedom and independence‚ exposed shameless disregard and believe that divorce will lead to happiness. Doubtless this is because satisfying marital relationship result from unselfishness

    Premium Marriage Family Divorce

    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    "The Gift of the Magi”

    • 724 Words
    • 3 Pages

    blue-collar worker that has fallen on hard times‚ taking a pay cut‚ but struggles on gracefully‚ looking forward. Deeply saddened that she is unable to purchase a Christmas gift for Jim that she feels is worthy of his sacrifices‚ loyalty‚ love and unselfishness‚ Della sells her beautiful‚ long hair in exchange for twenty dollars‚ feeling the need to show her love for her beloved in a material way. The tale culminates in a quintessential illustration of cosmic (and/or situational) irony‚ as is trademark

    Premium Gift Sacrifice Short story

    • 724 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Rural-Development keeping intact ancient values of Indian heritage Topic of my discussion is Rural-Development keeping intact ancient values of Indian heritage.  Rural development means development of lifestyle of people of village. But there are so many rural people who come to town and spent their day and night at footpaths and slums for the food and money. So while discussing about rural development‚ we must not forget their case also. Recent statistics says that out of 123 crores of Indian population

    Premium Hinduism Poverty

    • 746 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Hobbit Essay

    • 690 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Life has its challenges‚ and savior figures are here to make those challenges easier. In The Hobbit‚ J. R. R. Tolkien puts in savior figures to show that if one is lucky enough to get saved‚ they must learn from their experiences and be prepared to help others. Gandalf‚ Elrond‚ and Bard are all savior figures because‚ among other attributes‚ they are compassionate‚ courageous‚ and wise and because of them‚ Bilbo becomes faithful and unselfish. Gandalf‚ Elrond‚ and Bard are savior figures because

    Premium The Hobbit One Ring J. R. R. Tolkien

    • 690 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Composition 2 GE 127 Week 2 minor assignment December 28‚ 2011 Locate examples for 8 of the 15 logical fallacies discussed in this lesson in your "Dialogues: An Argument Rhetoric and Reader‚" 4th Ed.‚ by Goshgarian‚ Krueger‚ and Minc 1. Ad hominem; An Ad hominem argument is a Latin phrase that attacks the man instead of the argument. Example: You are so stupid your argument couldn’t possibly be true. Logical Fallacies or Fallacies in Argumentation retrieved on Jan. 1‚ 2011 from http://carm

    Premium

    • 643 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Cow of Barricades

    • 696 Words
    • 3 Pages

    a picture of India’s struggle for independence under the inspiring leadership of M.K. Gandhi. In the story‚ the Master is not other than the Mahatma. Gauri-death symbolizes the enduring source of energy that lies in purity‚ peace‚ goodness and unselfishness. The people of Suryanarayana Street paid high respect to Gauri who used to visit the Street in the interval of seven days‚ on Tuesday. Her arrival gave a kind of awareness to the people who were very eager to know her. Being an animal‚ a cow was

    Free Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Indian independence movement Lakshmi

    • 696 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos are modes of persuasion often used to convince audiences. Ethos pertains to the speaker’s expertise‚ credibility‚ and honesty. Pathos relates to the speaker’s feelings and emotions‚ while logos is an appeal to reason and logic. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Antony uses these elements to nullify the effect of Brutus’ convincing explanation of Caesar’s murder and to change the minds of the plebeians. Antony’s speech had an immense impact on the

    Premium Julius Caesar Roman Republic Augustus

    • 686 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    men. "Perdiccas asked him‚ ‘But your majesty‚ what are you leaving for yourself?’ ‘My hopes!’ replied Alexander. ‘Very well then‚’ answered Perdiccas‚ ‘those who serve you will share those too." (p. 29) Alexander’s men found in their leader the unselfishness that inspired the Macedonians to fight whole-heartedly. But Alexander’s compassion did not end with the Macedonians. When he defeated Darius‚ the leader of the Persian Army‚ and learned of the capture of Darius’ family‚ Alexander demanded that

    Premium Alexander the Great Iran Macedonia

    • 646 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Gates Of Fire Analysis

    • 707 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Timothy 20140221 Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae In the novel “Gates of Fire”‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ the author describes a battle between 300 Spartans and the Persian Army who threatens to invade and take Sparta. A Greek‚ who goes by the name Xeones‚ gives his story to a scribe who works for the Persian King Xerxes. One main theme that presents itself very well is the act of Patriotism. Something that one would learn from this novel is very similar to the basics of what

    Premium Battle of Thermopylae Sparta Fiction

    • 707 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 31