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Claire Bennet vs Samantha LaRusso: Two Teenage Heroes, Two Completely Different Battles

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 Two teenage girls. Two hugely popular television franchises. Two very different ideas of what it means to survive. Claire Bennet from Heroes and Samantha LaRusso from Cobra Kai may come from completely different worlds, but their stories share more DNA than it first appears. Claire is the cheerleader who discovers that her body can regenerate from almost any injury. Sam is the daughter of Daniel LaRusso, raised in the shadow of one of cinema and television’s most recognizable martial-arts legacies. One possesses an extraordinary supernatural ability. The other has to survive with nothing more than training, determination, family support and her own ability to overcome fear. That difference makes their comparison fascinating. Claire Bennet: The Girl Who Was Never Allowed to Be Normal When Heroes introduced Claire Bennet, she initially looked like an ordinary American teenager. She was a cheerleader. She worried about school, relationships, popularity and her family. Then she dis...

What it means to be empathetic

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 People who are very receptive to the emotions of others are known as empaths. They are also susceptible to noise and odors. This means that they are exhausted in social situations and crowds.  Empathy is the ability to understand how someone else is feeling. Unless you are a psychopath, narcissist, or sociopath, you will have the ability to empathize with other people to some degree. People who think empathy more intensely than others are called empaths. They are like emotional sponges, absorbing stress and positive emotions from other people into their own bodies. Being empathetic is not just about empathizing with others. In many ways, empaths do not have the necessary filters that other people have. They experience emotions intensely and are disturbed by strong smells, noise, and excessive talking. Empaths are quickly and easily exhausted in crowded and social situations. Empaths have a strong intuition. They really care about other people and deeply sympathize with them. ...