MORAL DECADENCE IN THE CHURCH‚ A PREVALENT PROBLEM IN CHRISTIANITY; WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CURB THIS PROBLEM ? The moral decadence of the Nigerian society is no longer news to our ears. In fact the decay has eaten deep that it seems corruption‚ embezzlement‚ unchastity‚ stealing‚ dishonesty etc. are now a normal way of life and any behaviour short of such will be considered unusual and the individual will be treated as a societal misfit‚ this is a misnomer for a society that is considered to be one
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"What is on the minds of America’s youth today?" was the prompt for an essay contest. The top of the page hosted two images; one of the youth of 1968 protesting racism‚ and one of teenagers on Spring Break in 2004. The magazine claimed that 30 years ago‚ young people were so focused on sit-ins‚ protests‚ and what was happening in the world around them and today‚ teens are content solely with "watching their MTV‚ and following the love lives of Brad‚ Jen‚ Jessica‚ and Paris." I was intrigued by the
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Emmett Till was a young boy who lived in Chicago and was not used to all the racial issues in the South because he did not have to face them until he went to a small town in Mississippi to visit his relatives. He soon realized just how different the South really was. Emmett and a few friends went to a white-owned store‚ and on the way out he was dared by his friends to whistle at the white lady running the store. Later that day‚ he was taken from his uncle’s home by the lady’s husband and was shot
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History of Economic Thought 3303 What Can Be Added? An Essay on Poverty Written by Patrick Diamitani ‘12 What Can Be Added? Written by Patrick Diamitani ∙ History of Economic Thought ∙ Dr. Charles M.A. Clark "What can be added to the happiness of the man who is in health‚ who is out of debt‚ and has a clear conscience?” (TMS:45) In life we learn to realize that happiness cannot be bought by money. In fact‚ it didn’t even take the theory of diminishing marginal utility for man to realize
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Emmett Till Case "Getting away with murder - The true story of the Emmett Till Case" is written in 2003 by the author Chris Crow in hope of providing a better understanding of the Emmett Till case and keeping alive Emmett Till’s memory. The nonfiction book is narrated by a 3rd person narrator and takes place in Mississippi‚ more specific in Tallahatchie County and the small town Money where oppression and segregation between blacks and whites takes place. The book casts light upon a very dark
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Tomorrow Who knows what will happen tomorrow ? Do you even know ? Even me myself cannot predict what is going to happen tomorrow . I have no crystal ball . I am not a witch though . Today is the tomorrow for yesterday . What I have been predicting yesterday is not happening that well as I wanted for it to be . Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet ? Sure ‚ tomorrow is going to be a big surprise for us . Today is a gift . That is why we call it as present. Today
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-Emmett Till Story 1. What was the Jim Crow System? -These were laws that separated Blacks and Whites under every circumstance. 2. Where and when was the JC System? The system took place in 1955 in the Southern parts of America. 3. Why was this system created? This system was created to prevent the blacks from taking over the south. 4. How were African Americans treated and expected to act under such a system? African Americans were expected to abide by the laws which included not
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A Fable for Tomorrow The moment I read the first paragraph‚ I immediately was able to picture everything that the author had described in the piece. This story has spiked my curiosity and I would like to read the book to know more on what happens in this story. What the author writes about could actually become a reality some day. But overall‚ this was a great story and it really made the reader feel as if they were going through the beauty and tragedies. Maman and America This was a good
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What if… Without the impetus of the 9/11 strike on the World Trade Center in New York City‚ the Pentagon in Virginia‚ and a field in rural Pennsylvania‚ Congress might not have embraced the best rearrangement of the national security organization since the Truman years‚ sewing together the Department of Homeland Security from almost two dozen offices. Aerial shuttle travel would now have its inconveniences; however‚ greatly meddling security screening may not be one of them. American foreign
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and channelised into some constructive activity‚ the effects are permanent. This very thought lies behind Bangalore-based Janaagraha campaign’s recent ventures - Bala Janaagraha and Yuva Janaagraha. If the citizens of tomorrow are initiated into community building activities today‚ in all possibility‚ they will be sensitised and motivated in continuing with such positive exercises in their adult life too. Courtesy‚ Chandrika‚ Janaagraha A Bala Janaagraha campaign meeting at Bangalore Bala Janaagraha
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