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Pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. By the nineteenth century, two different kinds of pity had come to be distinguished, which we might call "benevolent pity" and "contemptuous pity" (see Kimball). David Hume observed that pity which has in it a strong mixture of good-will, is nearly allied to contempt, which is a species of dislike, with a mixture of pride. It is an emotion that almost always results from an encounter with a real or perceived unfortunate, injured, or pathetic creature. [citation needed] A person experiencing pity will experience a combination of intense sorrow and mercy for the person or creature, often giving the pitied some kind of aid, physical help, and/or financial assistance. [citation needed] Although pity may be confused with compassion, empathy, commiseration, condolence or sympathy, pity is different from all of these. In regard to humans, pity may be felt towards the homeless, orphans, people with disabilities, those with terminal illness, and especially victims of rape and torture, by non-sufferers of these and similar things. Because pity will often result in the pitier aiding the pitied, some people equate pity with sympathy and assume, therefore, that pity is naturally a positive thing. However, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche believed that pity causes an otherwise normal person to feel his or her own suffering in an inappropriately intense, alienated way. "Pity makes suffering contagious," he says in The Antichrist, meaning that it is important for the pitier not to allow him/herself to feel superior to the pitied, lest such a power imbalance result in the pitied retaliating against the help being offered. Nietzsche pointed out that since all people to some degree value self-esteem and self-worth, pity can negatively affect any situation. Additionally, pity may actually be psychologically harmful to the pitied Self-pity and depression can sometimes be the result of the power imbalance fostered by pity, sometimes with extremely negative psychological and psycho-social consequences for the pitied party. Though in his later works he reverses his position and sees Pity as an emotion that can draw beings together, Mystic poet William Blake is known to have been ambivalent about the emotion Pity. In The Book of Urizen Pity begins when Los looks on the body of Urizen bound in chains (Urizen 13.50-51). However, Pity furthers the fall, "For pity divides the soul" (13.53), dividing Los and Enitharmon (Enitharmon is named Pity at her birth). Analyzers of this work assert that Blake shows that "Pity defuses the power of righteous indignation and proper prophetic wrath that lead to action. Pity is a distraction; the soul is divided between it and the action a 'pitiable' state demands. This is seen as Los's division into active male and tearful female, the latter deluding the former." Again railing against Pity in The Human Abstract, Blake exclaims "Pity would be no more, / If we did not make somebody Poor" (1-2).
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1. External Factors Affecting Your Hair Damage
October 20, 2008
Hair is one of important determiners for you to appear attractive or not. With your beautiful hair, you will easily appear better looking, arrange you hair, and change the style you want, so, it will build your confident. Moreover if your profession deals mostly with public affair that you should look attractive, it will be very pity if your hair is not in a good condition, although only one piece.There are many factors that are responsible for hair damage. Those factors, however, can be classified into two categories, namely internal factor and external factor. Internal factor that influences... (read more)
Author: Marsudi Suwarnaadi
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2. Tiviram Tales 2- Girls and Asian Girls:
October 14, 2008
If all men loved me-I’d choose the kindest one:
The government lease area where we all lived was also very near to the army base in Chiang Mai. And although we rarely saw the soldiers, we could often hear the guns and sometimes even bombs going off at night. The young men had to join army for at least two years, which was a pity because some of the women would love to have had relations with these young men. But unless you were rich enough to buy yourself out of it, conscription was unavoidable. One day there was quite a large explosion near to the boundary of our village. A tragedy wait... (read more)
Author: Hedin Johan
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3. How to Ask Questions That Get The Results You Want
October 07, 2008
The quality of outcomes depends greatly on the quality of the questions asked. The lack of personal accountability is plaguing organisations and preventing real solutions being found. In turn, our sense of accountability determines how we frame the questions we ask. Too often questions are framed in the context of blame or complaint. Questions beginning with 'why have' often end up in a pity party. Asking 'why' only seeks to place blame elsewhere instead of taking ... (read more)
Author: Nicola Carr
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4. Adult Party Games at Swinger Parties
October 02, 2008
A question that newcomers to the swinger scene quite often ask is whether adult party games are played at swinger parties.
Our answer is always a qualified no. The vast majority of British swingers would not want to participate in adult party games at a party; and for this reason most swinger party hosts do nothing to encourage them being played. For the minority of swingers who do enjoy them, this is a pity because adult party games can be a great way of getting things going. They can also facilitate the playing out of sexual fantasies that might otherwise remain buried, even within the ... (read more)
Author: Aphrodite Palmer
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5. Drive By Truckers Tickets- On the Road Again!
September 24, 2008
StubHub.com is your best source for Drive By Truckers tickets.This has nothing to do with a truck drive by shooting, nor does it mean that all truckers are part of a massive gang war. This, believe it or not is the name of a band that has steadily risen to popularity over the years. They are considered a rock, alternative country and cowpunk band. This band is perhaps different from any other group that you have heard of thus far. Their lyrics are a far cry from self-pity or long lost loves, mainly their tunes revolve around drifters and criminals who are trying to survive in economically... (read more)
Author: Alexa Trotta
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6. Drive By Truckers Tickets- On the Road Again!
September 24, 2008
StubHub.com is your best source for Drive By Truckers tickets.This has nothing to do with a truck drive by shooting, nor does it mean that all truckers are part of a massive gang war. This, believe it or not is the name of a band that has steadily risen to popularity over the years. They are considered a rock, alternative country and cowpunk band. This band is perhaps different from any other group that you have heard of thus far. Their lyrics are a far cry from self-pity or long lost loves, mainly their tunes revolve around drifters and criminals who are trying to survive in economically... (read more)
Author: Alexa Trotta
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7. Adult Party Games at Swinger Parties
September 19, 2008
A question that newcomers to the swinger scene quite often ask is whether adult party games are played at swinger parties. Our answer is always a qualified no. The vast majority of British swingers would not want to participate in adult party games at a party; and for this reason most swinger party hosts do nothing to encourage them being played. For the minority of swingers who do enjoy them, this is a pity because adult party games can be a great way of getting things going. They can also facilitate the playing out of sexual fantasies that might otherwise remain buried, even within the ... (read more)
Author: Stewart Palmer
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8. Deep-Sea Fishing In Mauritius
September 02, 2008
Mauritius is one of the most ideal places for deep-sea fishing. It is a pity if you have not come across deep-sea fishing, as it is possibly the excitement of your sea faring experience. In Mauritius, remember to lay down some time for this atypical holiday experience.
If you are still skeptical about Mauritius as an ideal spot for deep-sea fishing, then you must that Mauritius holds many world records in deep-sea fishing. The varieties of fishes are astounding and much bigger and better than [many places that offer the thrill of a lifetime.
That yellow and white tuna that you can ... (read more)
Author: Jhye Jhyiong
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9. Taj Mahal Review
August 26, 2008
Our main aim is to publish the poets and writers in English all over the world. The critical articles, essays, and poems should exhibit the post-modern trends, without obscurity, artificiality and violation of laws of criticism. Taj Mahal Review does not accept compositions founded on violent self-pity, or feelings of egocentricity. We will accept published, unpublished and also simultaneous creations, but Taj Mahal Review does not publish anonymous writings.
Editor Dr. Santosh Kumar (India)
Editorial Advisor María Cristina Azcona (Argentina) Ban'ya Natsuishi (Japan) Rebecca Gu... (read more)
Author: Karunesh Kumar Agrawal
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10. 3 Imprudent Mistakes to Avoid During a Breakup
August 20, 2008
When you have broken up with your ex, you may think it is incredible difficult to get your ex back. However, there are several things you can do to get him or her back. Yet, if you don’t avoid 3 mistakes, you could lose them forever. These things are: text message terrorism, drunk dialing and pity party.
Mistake Number (1) - Text Message Terrorism
It can be rather difficult to deal with not having your ex around especially right after the breakup. Loneliness and desperation can alter your actions you normally would not do. This includes flooding your ex’s phone with text or voice mes... (read more)
Author: Teecee Go
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11. Leadership Development Training Programs
August 15, 2008
If to look at the matter closer there is no connection between these two phenomena: the quotient of a person’s intelligence (IQ) and his successes. Very often the "cleverest" people don’t reach the tops of success. At the same time, very often gifted geniuses live a pity life and cannot understand the reason for it (I think, you know at least one professor about whom we can tell so). You see, our success depends directly not on our intellectual intelligence (IQ) but on our emotional intelligence (EQ). What is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence is a skill of understanding of one’s... (read more)
Author: Valencia Sharp
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12. Stop Newfolder plague without major efforts
July 31, 2008
The creator of Newfolder.exe infection definitely had a good sense of humor. It's a pity that most users doesn't know elementary ways of how protect themselves from Newfolder. You may open some folder, see a strange filename with Newfolder.exe trojan inside, and then it disappears in a second. Your university or corporate network may become great source of Newfolder trojan, so scan your flash drives regularly. You may already be infected with Iddono virus if you use your flash drive. Newfolder travels across the world in your thumb drive express. Copy-protect your thumb drive when working w... (read more)
Author: Vakula Haabsaalo
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13. Real Achievers
July 25, 2008
At the age 0f 17, I had lost all desire to carry on. Weighing a massive 115kg and wearing size 44, I was depressed, angry and lacked self confidence. I should have been enjoying my high school years, but I was so self conscious about my weight, I constantly felt overwhelmed by self pity.
Soon everything was affected and my downward spiral started. I failed five out of my six subjects, and increasingly withdrew from society, isolating myself from family, friends and teachers.
I soon realized that I had reached the point of no return – if I didn’t take drastic action, my whole life was... (read more)
Author: Sandra Prior
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14. NIGERIA SET TO PLUNGE THE WORLD INTO UTTER DARKNESS
July 17, 2008
NIGERIA SET TO PLUNGE THE WORLD INTO UTTER DARKNESS Nigeria is indeed set to throw the whole world into great darkness, because Nigeria has been persecuting the sons and people of God. She has afflicted and humiliated them; yes Nigeria has touched the apple of God’s eye, and must be destroyed without pity – Zechariah 2:7-13. Nigerian nation is a fraud that was conceived in utter hatred for the purpose of persecution, oppression, and humiliation of the Igbos - the people of God in order to provoke them to jealousy that they may return unto God. Nigeria is the making and handi... (read more)
Author: CHARLES ONYENWE
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15. Obama, The Pasteurization Of. Read All About It.
July 12, 2008
A few days ago, possibly during some drug-induced trance or, more realistically, after sleeping through a Lou Dobbs rant, one wrote a piece, here published, entitled “The Pasteurization of Barack Obama”
A few concerned voters with time on their hands, and pity in their souls, sent comments. On the whole, they were polite, as is befitting when corresponding with dementia of British origin. But the message was cruel. “Go take a hike, buster, you don’t know what the horsefeathers you babbling bout.”
One stood corrected.
One was chastened.
One played with the idea of going ... (read more)
Author: DAVID LOVATTSMITH
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16. Pity the Pretty: An Ode to Attractive Women Who Can't Find Boyfriends
June 10, 2008
Dear Evan,
I am 25 years old and have never been in a serious relationship. I am a very attractive girl and I tend to meet guys easily and go on dates mostly every weekend. My problem is that it never leads to anything more than that. I don’t know what I'm doing wrong, but the date will go really well and things tend to either move really slow, I won’t hear from them after our date for a week or so, or not at all. My friends all have boyfriends, and I'm really looking to settle down. Can you help me? By the way, it never gets farther than kissing with me. I realize that if they don’t... (read more)
Author: Evan Marc Katz
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17. Back-of-the-net Father's Day gifts
May 29, 2008
Let’s start with the simple things. Like mugs. Every man needs a mug all of his own. What he does with it is his business, but until he has been bought a mug (he’ll never buy one himself), he will have to endure curious stares and even pity from those around him. The best kind of mug, of course, is one that says a little bit about him on the outside – which brings us nicely back to football. Simply having some reference to his chosen club on his mug will instantly buy him respect and admiration and it could well become an invaluable conversation starter and social lubricant. It’s that importan... (read more)
Author: John Smith
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18. Activity to release stress.
May 29, 2008
Stress is stress. For our greatest pity, stress is a part of everyday life. We all know that stress is the body’s reaction to everyday tension and pressure. Stress can increase a lot of problems in our organism. Therefore, stress management is the important part of the survival of the every person in our everyday surroundings. When I was a young girl, I usually gave myself a hot water shower if I have been under stress or if I have been in a bad mood. If this thing really didn't work then I grabbed some of my close friends and headed out for drinks. Sometimes it helps, but it is a very ba... (read more)
Author: Vladlena Nyzhnik
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19. Russians Playing Chess- The Agony of Victory
May 24, 2008
I wasn’t particularly excited about learning, but gave in one day after growing tired of staring out the window. I had seen the movie, “Searching for Bobby Fisher”. What more could I possibly need? How hard could it be?
After beginning the game, Robert took pity on me after I apparently made some moves that were questionable. He explained why he was making particular moves and the resulting implications for my king. The game proceeded slowly while he explained strategies to his inattentive student. Then the magic moment occurred.
I imagine every teacher suffers from the occasional ... (read more)
Author: Sahil Chauhan
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20. You Want To Save Money Easily!
May 19, 2008
Living on credit is fashionable. Indulging oneself is fashionable. Saving money isn't.
This is a pity, as it has much to recommend it. You have more peace in your life. The end on the month is simply a date on the calendar, rather than a countdown to the next pay-cherub. Purchases born of necessity can be made comfortably. Employment becomes a career, rather than a means of survival. You can look your boss in the eye, rather than dreading his gaze.
Why? Because you've saved up some money.
Take the cringe-factor out of your life. Erase the dread of the small hours. Put some mon... (read more)
Author: DIYA SOOD sood
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21. Use Minneapolis teeth whitening to eliminate discoloration of teeth
May 12, 2008
Smiling in a crowd for many people is a big task as they feel embarrassed to show off their discolored teeth. However instead of feeling pity for oneself, it is better to do something for this discoloration, like opting for some teeth whitening procedure to whiten your teeth.
There are different procedures adopted for teeth whitening, where Minneapolis teeth whitening is one of these procedures. To understand the concept of teeth whitening, you have to first understand how and why your teeth discolor. Most teeth stains are due to aging, coffee, tea and tobacco. Even too much of antibio... (read more)
Author: Matt Wittchow
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22. My Golf Swing Mechanics Were Fine (Until I Was Actually On The Course That Is)
April 23, 2008
My golf swing mechanics were so gorgeous, I would routinely get people standing behind me at the driving range. There they were holding their third or fourth bucket of splintered, battered range balls, just watching me launch one after another toward the 285 marker.
Pity those same folks didn't follow me to the first tee. There, in front of several anxious, waiting groups, I would routinely drive my first several shots of the day down toward the poor marshal in the woods asking us to play hurry up golf.
What was the problem, I would constantly ask myself trying not to use profanity a... (read more)
Author: kevin Browne
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23. M.L.M. Training - If You Think Network Marketing Is Hard...
April 14, 2008
As I travel the world doing M.L.M. training seminars I am often told by distributors how hard this business is. Here's a real - life story that will put things into perspective for you and help you realize that MLM may not be as hard as you think.
I was at a table where a bunch of distributors were talking between themselves and each got on the band wagon and threw in their own proof of how "hard this business is."
I let the pity party continue for a while then finally exclaimed,
"You're joking, right?"
If ever you could have heard a pin drop it would have been at that m... (read more)
Author: Tim Sales
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24. Vacations in Crete
April 03, 2008
I would like to write my first article for Amazines.com about Crete. Crete is the biggest and most populated island of Greece and is a great destination for tourists from all over the globe. Greece has many islands and each of them is really beautiful and has so many things to see. Take Mykonos, Paros, Rhodes and Corfu, for instance. Mykonos may be a top destination but is not as big as Crete and certainly has not the same culture. Crete's culture is great amd it is a pity that not many visitors pay attention to the history of the island. The museums, the archaeological sites and the traditio... (read more)
Author: Chris Moraitis
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25. Overseas Filipino Worker's Experience
April 02, 2008
I still remember last year of May when I was in Diosdado Macapagal International Airport while I am waiting for the arrival of my Auntie and her family I saw this scenario and my heart starts to cry. I saw a Father leaving to work overseas and I know this will be the saddest day in his family life. I pity her daughter because I felt that she is very close to her father and in my mind I was quite worried that she will be upset when her daddy leaves for a long time.
In the life of a typical Filipino family, this situation is very common because parents would like to give better future to th... (read more)
Author: Christopher Panlaqui
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