When I think of conflict, I think of politics. Everyone disagrees about politics. For example, there is a girl whom I have AP US with and we have completely opposite political views. She is a nice person and an intelligent person, and I don't feel aggression towards her, I don't want to cause her harm, but we do often find ourselves at different sides of an argument. Of course we both get a wee bit frustrated with each other at times, because who doesn't like to be right? Oh crap. I act frustrated when I talk to her (sometimes), but I'm saying that I don't have any aggression towards her. Damn cognitive dissonance... anyway, in this case, this external conflict comes from challenging each other's values. There is no resolution as of yet, and I doubt there ever will be. We both believe different things and are sticking to them. No conformity here.
Altruism is an act of unprovoked or unplanned kindness towards another; altruism is selfless. I am a very motherly type of person, meaning I try to take care of people. For example, my friend Courtney had just gotten back to our lunch table and realized that she had forgotten a fork, so I went and got her one. It's not a big deal, it's not like I'm saving lives or anything. But it was minorly helpful. Anyone that improves the welfare of others without regard to their personal benefit or recognition displays altruism. Altruism may best be described as those little acts of kindness that make a person's day, though there are extremely large acts of altruism, like risking your own life to save another's.
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I hope you will work things out with the person you disagree with her political views. It's always nice to go pick up a fork for a friend :)
Shannon I love reading your posts. I used the same two words as you!
But i understand that you can have conflicts with people sometimes. It is unavoidable in some cases. no biggy. and you are such the motherly figure I can totally picture you offering to get the fork for your friend :]
Shannon, I love you. HAHA. And I love reading your posts. They usually bring a smile to my face. Thank you for getting me a fork, even though I forgot what I used it for.
*Oh wait I remember*
You got me a knive so I could put "Cream CHEESE" on my bagel. And then it broke in half, so you almost got me another one.
Shannon you are a riot.
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