Essays on Being a Good Person

What does it mean to be a good person? Being a good person is somewhat of an acquired quality, but also an innate characteristic. Deciding to be a good person is a complex task. It is far easier said in words than accomplished through actions....

What is Goodness? For most people today, being a good person simply means following a set of commonly agreed upon moral guidelines. However, those guidelines have increasingly been getting blurred and convoluted from culture to culture and generation to generation. The question remains whether the...

Over the years people have been teaching their children more and more that they should be kind to one another and generally strive tobe good people. This was a fantastic idea in theory. However, somewhere along the line being a good person has turned into...

In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the main character, Holden Caulfield demonstrates his life struggles between being a “phony” and a good person. The story begins when Holden is watching the football game from the top of the hill at his high...

Imaginary Worlds The Himba of Namibia share beliefs of an imaginary world, including the nature of the heart, the importance of ancestors, and the nature of the Earth. While they share this common worldview, individuals in Himba society differ in their perceptions of specific ideas....