La Rue 1 Rob La Rue Give Back America A great man once said “ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country.” That great man was John F. Kennedy‚ our thirty-fifth President. Personal freedoms‚ along with democracy and other American traditions‚ require more than just knowledge of the latter. Freedom is not free; every person who calls themself an “American” should‚ and have‚ an obligation to reciprocate a small portion of themself back to society. American individualism
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The Relationship Between Success and Failure by JONATHAN Do you believe that success is the opposite of failure? That’s exactly what most of us have been conditioned to think. If someone makes an all out effort to achieve some goal but doesn’t quite make it‚ what have they done? Have they failed? Well‚ that all depends on their concept (and yours) of success and failure. For some‚ the result alone is what determines if we belong in the winner’s circle or not. If life were a single‚ all
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“I told you so” is the phrase everyone loves to say when their advice or warning they give is ignored and ends up being the thing people should have listened to. We all have those triumphant moments of “I told you so” and in my case my “I told you so” moment was extremely funny to watch unfold. This past Christmas break my entire family and I took a vacation down to the beach house in Florida. On the first night all my cousins and I decided to walk along the beach while the sun was setting. Knowing
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most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes‚ they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart. Suddenly‚ an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said “Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was beating
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THE HEART OF MAN OR THE SPIRITUAL HEART MIRROR (An Allegorical Representation in Ten Pictures) This booklet originated in France in 1732‚ was revised and re-written for the mission fields of Africa by Rev. J. R. Gschwend in 1929‚ and has subsequently been translated and printed under copyright in over 250 indigenous languages by All Nations Gospel Publishers who are distributing it today in 127 mission countries. People of all languages‚ classes and religions are being led by this booklet to
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hunger‚ suicide‚ pollution‚ racism‚ violence‚ substance abuse‚ bullying‚ teenage pregnancy‚ poverty‚ global warming‚ and the list goes on. Mahatma Gandhi suggested‚ “You must be the change you want to see in the world.”Although there are many issues in the world that should be improved‚ if I had the power to do one thing to improve the world‚ I would probably establish world peace. According to Dictionary.com‚ world peace is defined as an idea of freedom‚ peace‚ and happiness among and within all nations
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Out a Helping Hand As I read between two articles‚ I will be explaining‚ comparing‚ and critiquing the ideas presented in two diametrically opposite articles: the late biologist and environmentalist Garret Hardin ’s article "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor" and controversial ethicist Peter Singer ’s essay "The Singer Solution to World Poverty" . In each article‚ the author uses an analogy to make his point‚ and in evaluating both articles‚ I devoted my attention almost entirely
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each day that goes by‚ I listen to the words of the song "I’ll Find You" and I think on how far I’ve come with my relationship with God. My parents raised me to go to church on Sundays‚ and to say my prayers every night. As a kid‚ it didn’t mean much to me until about two years ago when I hit my darkest days. One of the first verses in the song states "fight a little longer my friend‚ it’s all worth it in the end" and that’s exactly what I held onto during my rough times. I was always told God has
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be honest‚ I don’t really know what am I going to say in this letter because I’m not good with this. But for the sake of this scrapbook‚ I will try. I will‚ Chloe. Before I start this "kaartehan"‚ I just want to share something to you. Do you remember our conversation when you’ve said that your advisees didn’t surprise you on Teacher’s Day? Then‚ I said that I will surprise you because I felt that you’re a little bit sad of what they did. Yes‚ I’ve said that in a humorous way‚ but I mean that
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“What You Pawn I Will Redeem” is the story of homeless financially strapped Spokane Indian man named Jackson Jackson faced with the task of coming up with nearly one thousand dollars in twenty-four hours in order to reclaim his grandmother’s stolen regalia from a pawn shop. On the way to raise money‚ he meets with generosity‚ compassion‚ kindness‚ sympathy. “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” is a story of generosity. At the beginning of the story‚ Jackson passes by a pawn shop and sees a regalia that
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