1、Courage of the HeartKindness can be described as “courage of the heart”. In the space provided below, please discuss a time when you demonstrated an act of kindness and why you chose to do so. Then, explain why you think “kindness” is important in todays world.Student Name: Reyna RodriguezI remember
2、 a time when I demonstrated an act of kindness was when I stood up for a girl that was being picked on by bigger and more popular kids at school. I was just walking in the hall one day in 8th grade and I saw a poor little 7th grade girl being bullied by other 8th graders. They were pushing her, look
3、ing through her stuff, and making fun of her. The girl didnt know what to do because she was so much smaller and they were older and bigger so she was just standing there almost about to cry. At first I just saw her and I told my friends to look at what was going on. They didnt care much they just s
4、aid, “oh well, shes a dork any ways and thats what she gets for looking like that.“ I was actually shocked that my friends had said that and that everyone in the hall was just standing around laughing. Finally, I got mad so I went up to bullies and told them to leave her alone and stop picking on sm
5、aller kids just so they could feel powerful. They stopped immediately and asked me, “Well, why do you care?” All I said was, “You wouldnt want someone picking on you just because you were smaller than them. Whats wrong with you all!“ They looked me and didnt say anything. They just walked away and s
6、topped bugging that girl. The girl thanked me. I chose to do this because I wouldnt want anyone picking on me and giving me a hard time, and I was getting mad that no one was doing anything about it, so I had to.Kindness is very important in todays world because you dont really see much of it anymor
7、e. You just see girls and boys getting picked on and no one doing anything about it. Not a lot of people care about it and they just ignore it letting it happen more and more. I think if we try to stop that kind of behavior now then it will get better and there will be more kindness. If more people
8、start being even a little bit kinder than it will change the world as everyone will learn to stand up for each other and themselves to stop the people that arent so kind. Courage of the HeartKindness can be described as “courage of the heart”. In the space provided below, please discuss a time when
9、you demonstrated an act of kindness and why you chose to do so. Then, explain why you think “kindness” is important in todays world.Student Name: Ruby LopezA time when I demonstrated an act of kindness was when I was volunteering at a local nursing home. Initially, I spent time at the nursing home t
10、o earn community service hours for a school program. Then I realized that I can use this opportunity for a lot more than just service hours. I started to think about not what I could gain from this service, but rather, what I could give to others instead. I then made a conscious effort to put my who
11、le heart into my position. Soon, I got so caught up in participating in the activities at the home that I forgot that I was even doing it for service hours! I spent the day playing board games with the elderly and giving manicures to the ladies. I learned a lot about their families and themselves as
12、 they just loved to talk to me. I was really proud of myself for putting my heart into my actions and, to me, that is kindness. Todays world could definitely use a lot more kindness. Kindness brings comfort to those who are struggling, those who feel like they are alone. In a world when everybody is
13、 working so hard, trying to build a life for themselves or their families, we often lose sight of caring for others. Suddenly, it seems as if it is too time consuming to be kind. People feel like they have to volunteer at a shelter or give away money to be kind. That is not the case. Kindness can be
14、 simple. Kindness occurs in every day and can become a part of everything we do. The idea behind kindness is to do something for somebody else without the expectation of a reward. If people were more concerned about their neighbors or even strangers, this world would transform and peace would be ine
15、vitable.Courage of the HeartKindness can be described as “courage of the heart”. In the space provided below, please discuss a time when you demonstrated an act of kindness and why you chose to do so. Then, explain why you think “kindness” is important in todays world.Student Name: Amber WestbrookTh
16、ere are tons of different ways to demonstrate kindness, but a lot of the time you dont even realize that you are being kind. For example, this past weekend, I was playing with my little sister in the park when I say a woman walk by and drop her car keys. I ran over, grabbed them off the floor, and r
17、an them to her. She said, “Thank you, I really appreciate it!” Kindness is very important for everyone to share because if we didnt help each other out, this would be a hard and hurtful world to live in. The smallest act of kindness could make someones day whether it is helping someone find somethin
18、g or buying someone lunch who doesnt have money to do so for himself. No one can do everything by themselves, so by helping on another out, we can all get by alright through showing a little bit of kindness.Courage of the HeartKindness can be described as “courage of the heart”. In the space provide
19、d below, please discuss a time when you demonstrated an act of kindness and why you chose to do so. Then, explain why you think “kindness” is important in todays world.Student Name: Alejandra VenzorAn act of kindness Ive done is helping my little sister with some things like her homework or picking
20、out her outfit for school. Usually, it is very easy for me to ignore my little sister because.shes my little sister! But, when I do spend time with her I know that it means a lot to her since she knows that I dont really have a lot of time to spare. When I do spend a little quality time with her, ou
21、t of nowhere, shes say, “Youre the best sister ever.” That just gives me a happy feeling inside and makes me realize how much I really mean to her. To continue my kindness towards her, my sister and I have started a keychain collection as a sister bond.Kindness is important in todays world because i
22、t makes people feel better. These days, people are losing respect for each other and spend more time discriminating, being rude instead of kind. They awkwardly pass each other on the street to avoid saying hello when, instead, it would be much kinder to just look up, smile and say hello! Kindness ge
23、ts us through the day. This world should just take their time to give a smile to anyone who passes by no matter what they look like.Courage of the HeartKindness can be described as “courage of the heart”. In the space provided below, please discuss a time when you demonstrated an act of kindness and
24、 why you chose to do so. Then, explain why you think “kindness” is important in todays world.Student Name: Felicia MartinezI demonstrate acts of kindness when I donate toys and clothes to mount Saint Vincents orphanage. My mom taught my sister and me how to give to those who are less fortunate than
25、us. I give back to these children to let them know that others do care about them. Also all my life I have gotten the things I want just by asking my mom for them. Above all, I got to have a mom. Knowing that these children cant tell their parents that they love them or that they want a certain thin
26、g makes me realize that life isnt easy. Life has its ups and downs and if I give a child a teddy bear to cheer her up then I have the power to give the gift of a smile. I even plan on volunteering at Saint Vincents when Im eighteen. So the main reason why I do it is because giving back to others sho
27、ws me to appreciate everything and everyone I have. Then, those that I have given can also show kindness by giving to somebody else. I think of it has a giving chain. Kindness is important to today because we all need a boost once in a while. In todays society we judge and put down and I think we ha
28、ve forgotten how to be kind. A smile can be a highlight of someones day. With all todays music corrupting young peoples mind so they are more worried about being COOL instead of being nice. Weve all got to do our part.Courage of the HeartKindness can be described as “courage of the heart”. In the sp
29、ace provided below, please discuss a time when you demonstrated an act of kindness and why you chose to do so. Then, explain why you think “kindness” is important in todays world.Student Name: Erin RomineSome people describe kindness as “courage of the heart”. One time I felt that I demonstrated a s
30、trong act of kindness was just recently with my ex-boyfriend Josh. I had fallen for him very early in our relationship, but unfortunately, he was an expecting father. Four months before his daughters due date Josh was charged with a huge fine for something that he did not even do. He needed $450 to
31、take care of the situation or else he would have to spend time in jail. Deep down I knew Id never see the money again, but I gave it to him anyways. I would want to be there when my child was born so I decided I could help him out. Well, he was able to take care of the situation with the money that
32、I gave him not in jail and his baby girl was born last Thursday at 11:37 pm. She is very sick though. Josh thanks me almost every day because he says he doesnt know what he would have done if he was locked up while his baby was sick. I wish him all the best and him and his daughter are in my prayers
33、 always.Its essential that we all show some sort of kindness these days. Random acts of kindness are always the best. In todays society we have negative images in the media every day, wars all over the world, and poor people are getting poorer. Being a mentor, like what Smart-Girls lets us do, is a
34、great act of kindness! We not only gain self awareness of our own actions, but we are helping out our community and the young girls in it. Sending are packages to the soldiers overseas is a wonderful idea. Those men leave everything they have; friends; family; and careers all to fight for us. Lettin
35、g them know we care brings up their spirits, and lets them know how much we appreciate them. Poverty has always been a problem our society. How can the homeless get their lives back together if theyre at ground zero, and their spirits are no higher. Sometimes all they need is a little help to get th
36、eir lives up and going. Random acts of kindness are the best ways to help create a better world for you and me.Courage of the HeartKindness can be described as “courage of the heart”. In the space provided below, please discuss a time when you demonstrated an act of kindness and why you chose to do
37、so. Then, explain why you think “kindness” is important in todays world.Student Name: Wendy SalazarAn act of kindness that I have done is being a supportive, understanding friend. I had a friend who kept to herself. She had never mentioned any problems she was having to anybody. She seemed happy; sh
38、e always had a smile on! One day she asked if she could sleep over my house, I said of course, no problem. She ended up staying with me for a week, which was fine, my parents loved her. When I asked her if everything was okay and if maybe there was a reason why she didnt want to go home, she started
39、 crying hysterically. All I could do was hug her. When she calmed down, she told me everything that was going on, all her troubles and problems at home. I listened to her, something she needed. I helped her with everything I could, and helped her talk to an adult. Four months later, she thanked me a
40、nd told me how much happier she is, and that if it werent for me she doesnt know what she would of done. It made me feel so good that I was able to help.Kindness is important in todays society because without it, a lot of people would be emotionally hurt. Its the tiniest things people do for one ano
41、ther, even if its just a smile. Kindness makes things better, and keeps you going. It gives you a little push up the hill, a small reminder that you are loved and are special.Courage of the HeartKindness can be described as “courage of the heart”. In the space provided below, please discuss a time w
42、hen you demonstrated an act of kindness and why you chose to do so. Then, explain why you think “kindness” is important in todays world.Student Name: Gema LoyaA time when I decided to demonstrate an act of kindness that came from the heart was when I threw a surprise party for my little cousin. It a
43、ll started when I found out that my aunty didnt have any money to throw him a party. Thats when I decided to do whatever I could to make it happen. I decided to throw him a surprise party myself. I decorated my house with balloons and I also made him a cake. I invited all of our family and they all
44、came over to celebrate. I was so happy when he had a huge smile on his face when he walked in! I know that money gets really tight for all of us and that we cant be expected to make it on our own. As a family, as a society, we need to help one another sometimes. Kindness is really important in today
45、s world because now in days people just want to hurt each other. We are surrounded by hangs and hatred. What we really need is more peace, more kind people that want to make a difference in the world and especially with young people. Helping young people make better life choices is a great way to continue spreading kindness where it is needed most.
