service organization) I choose to research Habitat for Humanity for a “faith-based” social service organization. I was much uninformed of this organization‚ but thought I knew the services they provided. For example‚ I thought this organization gave away houses‚ but instead they provide reasonable mortgage loans. I also didn’t know this organization was Christian based. This organization also receives funding from the government. Habitat for Humanity provides many families with roofs over their heads
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The program Habitat for Humanity was brought to life by Clarence Jordan in Americus Alabama. On the Koinonia Farm‚ Millard and Linda Fuller dreamt up the idea of “partnership housing”. Partnership Housing is where someone who needs shelter works with other volunteers to build affordable housing that is also cosmetically and structurally appealing. The very first family involved with the program was a couple named Beau and Emma with their five children. They previously lived in a hobble that was not
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various organizations with my chorus class also volunteering at Buffalo’s chicken wing festival. The project‚ which I enjoyed most though‚ was volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and helping rebuild a home. The house which Fisher Price employees and I helped rebuild was located in South buffalo. The organization Habitat for humanity is a nonprofit‚ ecumenical Christian housing ministry. That seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world‚ and to make decent shelter a matter of
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The birth of Habitat for Humanity started with both Millard and Linda fuller’s visit to Koinonia Farm in 1965. Just outside Americus Georgia one of the most poverty stricken cities in the United states. Biblical scholar Clarence Jordan founded this small christian community farm. Here the Fuller’s learned the concept of partnership housing‚ a tool that habitat uses to create simple decent homes by working with volunteers. Milliard Fuller would leave his comfortable life as a young millionaire and
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Lust for Power; Destruction of Humanity “Power”‚ the literal meaning of this word is “control”. Unfortunately‚ we are living in a world where the lust for power has resulted in the destruction of humanity. From the lower class clerks to the industrialists of the highest class‚ everyone is involved in a race‚ a race to get to the top. And they are willing to use any means to get there. Leg pulling has become a culture now a days‚ no one can digest anyone else’s success. Everybody is blinded by this
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The Study of Humanity (Essentials Ch. 1) You can’t hope to gain an understanding of your own culture until you leave it for another. Only then do the unconscious habits‚ values‚ and standards of your own culture come to your attention. Edward T. Hall (1914-2009) Beyond Culture‚ 1976) ❑ Anthropology: a broad‚ comprehensive‚ ambitious scientific discipline
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Scope of The Humanities Humanities The word humanities comes from the latin humanus‚ which means human‚ cultured and refined. To be human is to be have or show qualities like rationality‚ kindness and tenderness. It has different connotations in different historical eras. Today‚ however‚ we know of humanities as a loosely defined group of cultural subject areas. Unlike other subjects‚ it is not a group of scientific or technical subjects. The Scope of Humanities The humanities is a many-faceted
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Humanity and how easily it can be lost Humanity is fragile and can shatter under the pressure of isolation and lack of basic infrastructure. Everyone needs a certain amount of security in their environment; it is generally thought that no matter what your surroundings‚ you are who you are. Although in reality without that security you derive from your settings people have a hard time retaining their normal‚ stable mindset. The humane‚ logical side of everyone can be manipulated by the influence
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Habitat for Humanity is a fundraising group that builds houses for the poor. Poverty is one of the greatest issues in today’s society. Habitat for humanity uses small donations for the better cause of creating houses that are cheaper and more affordable. Almost half the world’s population‚ or 3 billion people live on 3.50$ or less a day. 80% of the world’s population lives off of less than 10$ a day. And that’s not including the average citizen who still somewhat struggles. The top 62 richest people
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Globalisation is good for individuals but bad for humanity. While Globalisation may have many beneficial traits that have improved economical‚ social and political aspects of life here on Earth‚ I believe it still remains a detrimental operating method when applied to humanity as a whole. Globalisation itself is rife with international exploitation and promotes unfair practice in many ways. The term globalisation refers to a modern phenomenon based on the connection of nations‚ cultures or businesses
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