communities and non-profit organizations to help us out and gather as much as we could to be able to send to the victims of Hurricane Harvey‚ Hurricane Irma‚ and the victims of the earthquake in Mexico. All of us were able to gather as many toiletries‚ clothes‚
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himself with being Archbishop. I could become “a light in the dark world” by following God’s laws and accomplishing as many works of mercy as I can. I could do this by feeding the hungry ~taking up food collections ~‚ giving alms to the poor ~ donating my old clothes and toys ~‚ and visiting the sick ~ going and spending time with elders in my local nursing home ~. What I mean by following God’s laws is making sure I follow his commandments and act like Jesus would. I could do this by talking to someone
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I was sitting in the back of my friend’s new Jeep‚ brainstorming an apology with her brother since we were late for our pre-concert rehearsal in Chicago. We were cruising down the road‚ a bit over the speed limit‚ when my friend‚ Janet‚ suddenly shouted nervously that we were passing through an under-resourced part of town. The Jeep rolled to a halt at the stoplight and a homeless woman stood by the curb‚ holding a cardboard sign with “Homeless‚ anything helps” scratched into it. Seeing that we
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Bang! The door slammed shut as I made my way down the steps. A musty odor suffocated me as I began to sweat in the heat of my grandma’s basement. Looking around‚ I noticed that every inch of the concrete floor had an object resting on it. Mountains of rusty paint cans overflowed in the back corner while worn out jackets hung suspended on a coat rack. While I examined the piles of unnecessary belongings‚ I found yellowed papers‚ cracked Tupperware‚ shards of broken glass‚ and dozens of shoes that
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Peter Singer’s Article on “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality” Barbara Shinualt PHI 208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor Daniel Beteta March 25‚ 2013 In his article‚ “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality”‚ philosopher Peter Singer observes that that there are millions of people around the world who are leading misery lives and suffering death‚ because of famine ‚ war‚ lack of shelter‚ and adequate medical care. He states that although rich nations have contributed great sums of money for these
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right to say that consumerism has become too important‚ but I would say people still have their values. The world just functions on money and consumerism‚ so we must incorporate it into everything we do. For example‚ even to help other‚ often times donating money is the best way to help. A bunch of unskilled people could volunteer their time‚ but it would be much more efficient and effective to collect money and donate money. The power of money is immense. Money funds consumerism and ads play off the
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enough wealth or goods to support a normal‚ healthy society. If it is in our power to prevent something very bad from happening we should do it. If we see a child drowning we would morally obliged to save that child even if it means getting our clothes wet. If we can save something of moral significance without sacrificing something of equal or greater moral significance then we should do it. This is the view of Singer. In this situation Singer would make all of us Eggnonian give 10 percent of
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disabled neighbors lawn many times this summer when he was sick. Overall‚ I try to give to others and try to make their days. I chose my grandma to do a good deed because she is one to always do a good deed and I know she will do it. Her biggest one is donating hats‚ mittens‚ and scarves she has made to those in need‚ and others very much appreciate her doing
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basic human need which commonly includes nutrition‚ healthcare‚ education‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ and clean water. Peter Singer‚ author of ’The Singer Solution to World Poverty’‚ suggests that all Americans that are financially stable to donate should be donating all their non-essential money to the needy people across the globe. This seems like the morally right thing to do‚ however Singers argument overlooks many factors in his bias‚ and leaves to many questions unanswered to make his essay true or reasonable
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dies in a car accident‚ wouldn’t it be beneficial to give them their organs to better someone else’s life? Donating organs can result in saving someone’s life‚ “One donor can benefit more than 75 people and save up to 8 lives” (“Blood‚ Organ and Tissue”). "Blood‚ Organ and Tissue Donation." Government of Canada‚ Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. Donating organs is a very safe procedure. Say someone needs a kidney transplant. According to “Frequently Asked Questions”
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