Blog #14- Due December 6

12/2/2019

We talked about the quote above quite a bit while reading Wonder. What's the difference between kindness and just being nice, and why does it matter? Why is the virtue of COURAGE sometimes needed when being a true friend to someone?

33 Comments

Teagan Quigley

12/2/2019 05:29:12 pm

I think this the difference between kindness and being nice to someone is that when you are being nice to someone you might not actually mean what you say, sometimes I do mean what I say when I am being nice to my peers, but sometimes it's just so people think you are nice. I think kindness is when you actually like someone and care about them. When a friend falls I think it’s kind to say “ are you ok?!” and help them up but when someone you don’t know falls I usually just say “oh my goodness I hope they are ok” and walk away. It is nice to make sure someone is ok or compliment someone even if you don't really mean it but its kind to help someone up and tell them that you love their shoes and where did you get them? It matters to be nice because making people feel good about themselves is important. Being kind is important so that friends or people you care about know that you will be there for them. I don't think it is necessary to be kind to everyone but I do think it is necessary to be nice to everyone. Being a true friend takes courage because it is kind of a big commitment. If your friend really wants to hang out with you but you have plans it takes courage to tell them no. Maybe there is something you don’t want to tell your friends so you lie to them, that takes a lot of courage.

Michael Meisner

12/2/2019 05:49:18 pm

Being nice is when you do a couple of nice things for someone. Being a true friend is when you like to hang out with them and do nice things all the time, not just a few times. So the difference between being kind and kindness is that being kind is a few time thing, and kindness is something that happens all the time.
To be a true friend to someone you also need courage. Courage is important in a friendship because if you were getting bullied and your friends didn't have the courage to stop the bully that wouldn't be what a friend would act like. A true friend would stand up to the bully, scared or not. In all a true friend should be someone that you like, that’s kind to you all the time, and has the courage to stand up for you.

Alaina McFarland

12/3/2019 10:10:13 am

I believe that there is a big difference between kindness and being nice. Kindness is always standing up for a friend and always being there when they need you, when they need to be cheered up, when they need someone to talk to, when someone is being mean to them. True kindness is choosing to be a friend over being popular and looking good in front of people. Being nice is saying hello in the hallways and not laughing behind someone’s back. Being nice is choosing popularity and looking good in front of people over being a true friend.

Kindness takes bravery and a big heart. If someone is bullying your friend and everyone is laughing and making fun of the person, kindness would be to take the courage to go and stand up for them and tell everyone that what they’re doing is not okay. Kindness is sitting at the new kid’s table on his first day when everyone is staring and whispering at him. Kindness is being a true friend.

logan jolly

12/3/2019 04:21:57 pm

To be a good friend you have to let them do the things that they want to do and they have to let you do things that you want to do that is being a good friend. There are other ways to to being a good friend one of them is giving and sharing. Those two things are the main things of being a good friend.

Emberley Thornewood

12/3/2019 07:36:07 pm

It takes a lot of courage to be friends with someone because that person may be being bullied and maybe you don't want to be bullied too or you don’t want people to not be friends with you because you're friends with someone they don’t like. Kindness is not the same thing as being nice because being nice is just maybe saying hi once in awhile but being kind means you hang out with someone everyday and your actual their friend not just hanging out with them because you feel sorry for them.

Josh.york

12/3/2019 07:38:06 pm

It matters because you need to take care of your friend and not let him do anything wrong.You need to have courage to help somebody because you can not just walk up to anybody and help him, that is why you need courage.Being nice is when they need help. Being kind is when you try really hard to help someone and being king happens a lot.

Sakura Konzen

12/3/2019 09:02:49 pm

There is a difference when it comes to friends and acquaintences. Acquaintances are people you aren’t closley friends with. Friends are people you are close with. When you are not very close to a person then you don’t hang out with them as much as you do with your friends. You just say “hello” and “wow, nice hair.” It takes courage to make a friend because you may not know them very well or maybe they have some problems. It takes a lot of courage to make someone close and a friend. Friends are hard to make especially when you or the other person doesen’t have a good opinion about one another.

Allie Bess

12/4/2019 04:23:03 pm

What i think the difference between being kindess and being nice is kindess giving without expecting anything in return. Going out of way to help someone. Is playing with everyone and accepting everyone for who they are and who they want to be. Nice is is when you are polite to people and treat people well and respectful .

Grace Meldrum

12/4/2019 05:10:24 pm

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Kindness takes courage, bravery, and a caring heart. Not all people have the kind of personality to take on such a big thing. Actually, everybody has the personality, they just don’t know yet.
The difference between being kind and being nice is way different. Being nice is to do something nice for somebody once or twice, but being kind is to be a friend, someone who does truly nice things all the time. It is so important for our world to be kind to one another because the world wouldn’t be a place I want to be if nobody were kind. If our generation doesn’t have any good examples of being kind, what will our world come to?

Maddie Gee

12/4/2019 06:13:10 pm

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Being friendly is just saying “are you ok?” Then just walking away being a friend is saying “are you ok? Do you need to go to the office/nurse?” While helping them up. That’s a big difference between being friendly and being a friend. Another example is in Wonder, Charlotte smiles at Auggie waves at him sometimes and be`s but she doesn’t take the time out her day to hang out with Auggie. Summer though toke the time ut of her day to hang out with Auggie without anyone telling her to, and that is being a friend.

Hunter Chavez

12/4/2019 06:15:40 pm

The difference between kindness and just being nice is that kindness is when you help someone up if they fall without anything in return. Like being friends with a new kid at school and showing you care. Being nice is when you say “hey I like your shoes” or “do you need a pencil?” The difference between kindness and being nice is kindness can change a relationship between people where being nice is a simple act.

Courage sometimes is the ability to do something that frightens you to take a stand for something. In friendships courage is important because courage can help many people like if someone is getting picked on being brave to go help them takes a lot of courage.

Lexi Gee

12/4/2019 06:16:23 pm

The difference between being friendly and being a friend is that being friendly means that if someone falls you are there for them by helping them up or something. Being a friend means that if someone falls you are there for them and maybe even check on them later.

Lillianna Rowe

12/4/2019 06:50:13 pm

There is such a big difference between being friendly and being a friend. If you are just being friendly then that means you won't take the time to get to know them. You might just say hi or give them a high five. When you are a friend then that means you will take the time to hear what they are saying, and help them get through whatever there problem is you would be really lucky to have an amazing best friend through your life. If someone tells you to be nice to a certain person and that's all you do No! Don’t just do that if someone tells you to, you should be the one going up to them starting the conversation. If someone is sitting alone go up to them! Be the bigger person, that everyone is scared to be.

Aaron Davis

12/4/2019 07:34:48 pm

There are a lot of reasons why Kindness is more than just being nice. I think one difference from kindness and being nice is that if you're kind and you have kindness for someone you're there for them and you stick up for them while being just nice to someone you might not always be there for them. Sometimes you might just be nice to not be rude. kindness is something totally different and being kind doesn't mean you're being a friend all the time it can mean sometimes your kind to them just to not be rude or just to make them feel better. Kindness is something that no matter what your there for that person and you're a real friend. You want to help them out not just so that others recognize you but to be there for them and to be kind and have kindness for them. kindness matters because if everyone was just being kind to each other we wouldn't have anyone to be there for us every single day no matter what. People who are kind don't try to show it but it's just there so somebody who they're being kind to feel a different way than if someone was just being nice to them. The virtue of Courage is needed when being a real friend Because you need your real friend to always be there for you and show kindness to you. Not just be nice you need your real friend to have courage to come up to you and be kind and not just sometimes be nice When people go on through life they need someone to have the courage to help them out when they need it and not someone just to be kind to them.

Davis Limbaugh

12/4/2019 08:36:14 pm

The difference between kindness and being nice is, being kind is actually caring and not just saying “I like your shirt” or something like that it’s like giving somebody a dollar when there a dollar short at a cash register. It matters because kindness is a good trait to have.
Having courage when having a true friend matters because sometimes you need to stick up for your friends or do something that you don’t want to do but your friends want to do. That is why it matters to have courage while having a true friend.

Ali Duitsman

12/4/2019 09:13:33 pm

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The difference between being kind and being nice is way different and here is why. Being kind is like helping someone up when they fall, or helping someone with their homework but being nice is like saying oh hello how are you or how was your day. It matters because when your being nice you're not really showing that you care about them but when your kind you’re actually showing that you care about that person. The virtue of courage is needed sometimes because if they are doing something they shouldn’t you need to have the courage to tell them, or if needed to tell an adult. Another example of needing courage in being a good friend is to stand up for a friend when someone is being mean to them, even though it is something you may not be completely comfortable with. You have the courage to do what’s right, even if it is hard.

Josiah Peters

12/5/2019 02:49:43 pm

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It’s not enough to be friendly, you have to be a friend. I think what this means is it’s not enough to just tolerate someone and be nice to them. You have to actually need to accept that person and be a true friend. To be a true friend you have to be there for someone and go out of your way for someone to help them.

elly blair

12/5/2019 04:18:20 pm

Kindness and friends are different because just being kind is not like how you act with your friends because you hang out with them more than just friendly people. Being friends with someone means that you are close. When just being kind means you aren’t friends and maybe just say hello down the hallways at school and aren’t really close to. It also takes a lot of courage to be friends with someone because you maybe don’t know them very well and their thoughts towards you. Courage is present even when just talking to people and not being friends but just talking to new and different people. Have a good day!!!!!!!

Sonny David-Malig

12/5/2019 04:53:38 pm

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To me the difference of being nice and being kind to someone is being nice is just not being rude or annoying your not really super nice your just talking to them every once in a while and not being like a friend. Being kind to someone means helping them and being their friend. That is what I think the difference is.

Fatima Vazquez

12/5/2019 05:44:49 pm

The difference between kindness and just being nice is that when your just being nice you could just be nice to a person in person but behind their back you could be saying stuff about them that’s not very nice but when your being kind your kind all the time to that person. The virtue of courage is sometimes needed while being a good friend because if someone is saying not very nice stuff about your friend and you step up for your friend and say that you shouldn’t be saying that stuff about her, it takes courage to do that. That’s the difference between kindness and just being nice and why it takes courage to be a good friend.

Lexi Gomes

12/5/2019 07:31:39 pm

The reason that it is important to have courage is because you will need to have it many times in your life, such as when you are trying to get a job. In Wonder I think that Charlotte was not a friend to Jack or Auggie. She was not mean throughout the book but she also did not go out of her way to sit at the same table as Auggie. When she was telling Jack about what Julian had said to her about him she locked the door. On the way back out she looked back and forth so no one would see her and Jack going out of the classroom together. The difference between kindness and just being nice is shown with Charlotte. She was being nice by telling Jack about what Julian had said about him. Kindness would have been standing up for Jack because she knew that Julian was wrong. If she had stood up for him then the rest of the book might have been different in their perspective. Charlotte would have been Jack’s friend if she would have stood up for him because she knew it was the right thing to do. It does take courage to stand up for someone. I have done it myself and it is not easy but if you have the courage you and the person you stood up for will be glad you did. Overall, I think it takes a lot of strength to have the courage to do some things such as stand up for someone or push through uncomfortable situations. There’s no doubt that courage is important for many moments in life.

Caitlin Cooper

12/6/2019 11:41:15 am

Kindness and being nice are two different things because, kindness is going up to someone and showing them how to be a friend, or helping them when they need help. Being nice is saying hello to people, and not having the courage to go up to that person and show kindness to them. It matters because kindness is doing something ,and being nice is not. You can be be nice but, kindness is stronger. Courage is going up to someone and being there friend.

Allison Freimuth

12/6/2019 02:14:37 pm

I think the difference between being friendly and being a friend is when you are friendly when someone falls you just say oh are you ok and help you up but when you are a friend when your friend falls you don't help them up you just laugh and say are you ok?

Jayden Bunch

12/6/2019 02:39:33 pm

I think there is a difference between being friendly and being a friend. Being friendly is that you are nice or kind to someone, but you don't really play with that person or care about that person. Being a friend is you care about that person and don't fight with them. A friend is someone you play or hangout with and someone you spend time with. That's what I think the difference of being a friend and being friendly is.

Brysen Lee

12/8/2019 02:21:41 pm

I think there is a big difference between being friendly and being a friend. I think that being friendly is like saying hi to someone in the halls or just being nice to them. I think that being a friend is like spending more time together and going places with each other.

Jillian Duran

12/8/2019 09:12:45 pm

I think the difference between friendly and being a friend is if you were someone's friend you would have the courage to hang out with them or sit with them at lunch. I think being friendly means saying hi or giving them compliments but you wouldn't hang out with them or sit with them. If you were someone's friend and your friend told you a secret you wouldn’t go around telling people but if you were just friendly you might go around telling people.

Warren Banks

12/9/2019 08:24:34 am

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The difference between kindness and being nice is the same because being nice is just being nice to people and you can talk to people when they are sad. Kindness is like hanging out whenever and lending a hand if the person needs help. I think both takes a lot of courage because both is being a good person. So I think they are the same.

Joseph Vasquez

12/9/2019 06:22:04 pm

It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend. This means to me is to not just be friendly to that person and then talk bad behind their back. It is ware you help them every step of the way and they would help you to and you and your friends wold stand by each other and take care of each other to show how much they want to protect you.

Adrik Dyer

12/10/2019 09:54:47 am

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What is the difference between being a friend and being friendly? Well if you are gonna be friendly that's just hanging out with you here and there but never inviting you over to your house or hanging out with you over others they might help you or be nice to you every so often but their just doing it for popularity. A friend is someone who decides to hang out with you more than someone else or equal to them. If they are your actual friends they’ll invite you to birthday parties they will help you when things are hard they will stay with you and help you when you are hurt they will stand up they’ll be the one to tell people to stop when everyone is laughing at you and they’ll ask you if you want something when they are eating and you don't have food. That is the difference between being a friend and being friendly.

judd williams

12/11/2019 03:04:09 pm

To be a good friend you have to let them do the things they like to do and they have to let you do what you want to do. There are other ways of being nice one of the ways is giving and sharing. Those two things are an example of being a good friend

MICHAEL ANDERSON

12/12/2019 11:41:20 am

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Kindness is truly being nice like being nice from the heart but just being nice is kinda a fake niceness. meaning they do that and then they don’t ever do it again but being kind means you do something nice then keep doing it and don't stop. That what it means.

Aaron.H

12/18/2019 09:39:37 pm

When you are friendly with someone, you are approachable and polite but you don't actually have to like the person. You may be willing to spend some time with them if it suits you to do so. A friend is someone with whom you choose to build a relationship. They are somebody whom you like and enjoy spending time with.

Noah

12/19/2019 03:43:56 pm

The difference between being friendly and being a friend is that a friend would do anything for another friend, but when your being friendly you are doing it for a reason, not out of the kindness of your heart. This matters because if everybody was only friendly to people than nobody would have true friends and would trust each other. The virtue of courage is needed when being a true friend because without courage your friend could be being bullied and you wouldn't help him/her or stand up for them. That is the difference between being friendly and being a friend.

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