What are the important qualities of a good son or daughter? Have these qualities changed or remained the same over time in your culture? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
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Qualities of a good son and daughter have changed considerably over the time of some decades however changes are inevitable.
Parents love children very much but often converse may not be true. Parents do expect reciprocation which is quite natural after all “Man Is an Emotional Being with Love and Respect to Others.” Single most important quality of good children is that they learn to reciprocate amount of attention, love and respect to their parents. Love Begets Love” and once children follow this rule the situation becomes a win-win. Secondly a good son or a daughter must give love and respect to parents.
One major cultural change that has come up is about marriages. Earlier sons and daughters would depend on their parents to find a suitable match for them. Parents would negotiate with the parents of bride or groom and be reasonably satisfied about the quality of the person, educational, financial, and cultural backgrounds of the latter. Parents would then solemnize the weddings in a most customary and religious manner and feel honored about it. Contrary now, eligible sons and daughters choose their life partners and go for love marriages or court marriages bypassing parents.
Indian is a joint family culture wherein old parents would live their retired lives as dependents of their sons. During this span parents would take rest, relax and enjoy playing with their grandchildren that is immensely pleasurable. Unfortunately because of the rat race, children now find their parents as disturbance in their family and hence drive out old parents into “Old Homes” that is most painful.
In conclusion a good sons and daughters must reciprocate love and care to parents. Pay maximum attention to them that they need the most in their old age.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
“Qualities of Good Roommate”
Many students have to live with roommates while going to school or university. What are some of the important qualities of a good roommate? Use specific reasons and examples to explain why these qualities are important.
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While schooling we share accommodation with roommate and we both work for a common goal of acquiring knowledge and degrees through education. Hence our relationship must be amicable, cordial and friendly. In this essay we shall look at some important qualities that we expect our roommate to possess.
First of all in a good roommate it would be great if we like each other and have common interests. However one of the most rewarding experiences while in college is getting to know many different kinds of people and learning to tolerate or celebrate differences.
Roommates are individuals with likes and dislikes, priorities and peeves. To be a respectful roommate to our counterpart, we should not crowd them out of the room with our friends, or disturb them by typing all night, or devote ourselves to changing their minds about political or social issues or music. Although most people feel good about sharing their stuff with others, it is possible to take unfair advantage of someone's generosity. When something of roommate bothers us, we should be direct and respectful in bringing it up sooner than later. We try to phrase our concern in terms of specific behaviors that our roommate can work to change. It is good to bring up a concern right at the time that bothers each other. This way we can address it immediately rather than letting it continue and cause annoyance to each other and grow into a bigger problem. Sometimes, if such concerns are serious, we should take our roommate over a cup of coffee; discuss concerns in an effective and respectful way and resolve.
Summarizing, living with each other involves good adjustments to one another's needs and preferences that we must maintain amicably in the interest of our studies and careers.
(296 Words)
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While schooling we share accommodation with roommate and we both work for a common goal of acquiring knowledge and degrees through education. Hence our relationship must be amicable, cordial and friendly. In this essay we shall look at some important qualities that we expect our roommate to possess.
First of all in a good roommate it would be great if we like each other and have common interests. However one of the most rewarding experiences while in college is getting to know many different kinds of people and learning to tolerate or celebrate differences.
Roommates are individuals with likes and dislikes, priorities and peeves. To be a respectful roommate to our counterpart, we should not crowd them out of the room with our friends, or disturb them by typing all night, or devote ourselves to changing their minds about political or social issues or music. Although most people feel good about sharing their stuff with others, it is possible to take unfair advantage of someone's generosity. When something of roommate bothers us, we should be direct and respectful in bringing it up sooner than later. We try to phrase our concern in terms of specific behaviors that our roommate can work to change. It is good to bring up a concern right at the time that bothers each other. This way we can address it immediately rather than letting it continue and cause annoyance to each other and grow into a bigger problem. Sometimes, if such concerns are serious, we should take our roommate over a cup of coffee; discuss concerns in an effective and respectful way and resolve.
Summarizing, living with each other involves good adjustments to one another's needs and preferences that we must maintain amicably in the interest of our studies and careers.
(296 Words)
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