his own‚ distinct method of community organizing. Additionally‚ his late work with the Citizens Action Program (CAP) provided some of his most whole and conclusive practices in organizing through the empowerment of the poor‚ though not well-known. Saul Alinsky understood community structure and the impoverished and the importance of their empowerment as a successful element of community activism and used both as tools to create powerful‚ active organizations. He also used shared social problems as
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Saul was the first king of Israel‚ made so by Samuel at the insistence of the populace‚ and anointed by God. However‚ Saul did not trust in the Lord fully‚ and he ended up being rejected by God for not following‚ among other things‚ his strict orders about the Amalekites. (1 Samuel 15:9‚ New International Version) Saul disobeyed God’s instructions to kill all the animals and people of the Amalekites. He made an offering to God of the animals‚ and the King (Agag)‚ but this was not what God had told
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I. Saul disobeys in battle 13:1-15 A. Background of Saul 13:1 1. Saul’s age 13:1a 2. Number of years Saul has been king 13:1b B. The start of the battle 13:2-7 1. Saul’s strategy 13:2 a. Saul takes 2‚000 men 13:2a b. Jonathon takes 1‚000 men 13:2b 2. The first attack 13:3-4 a. Jonathon attacks Philistine outpost 13:3a b. Saul summons the Israelites 13:3b-4 3. Philistines prepare to fight 13:5 4. The Israelites fled and hid 13:6-7 a. Israelites hid in caves
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Before publication in “Acting on Words”‚ the excerpt “The Roots of Continuous Negotiation: In Praise of the Courts” by John Ralston Saul was published in his book “A Fair Country”. John Ralston Saul holds a PhD from King’s College London‚ and has written extensively on the subjects of economics and politics. While in this piece the author doesn’t directly state any credentials to establish himself his credibility on the subject‚ I believe that in this selection his ethos is expressed in the even
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In Saul Wagamese’s Indian Horse‚ Saul finds his escape and joy in hockey‚ contrasting against the horrors of St. Jerome’s Residential School. Wagamese uses the literary devices of metaphors and imagery to express the joy and escapism found by Saul when playing hockey. It is mentioned that his thoughts are that “There wasn’t a nuance that I didn’t try to incorporate what felt like flying‚ being borne across the sky on great wings.” This metaphor shows how much joy hockey brings him‚ as one would usually
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equal and have as humans the immutable rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. This statement is a promise to all people that the United States is a country where everyone should have the opportunity to reach their greatest potential. Saul Alinsky states in his book Rules for Radicals‚ “The spirit of democracy is the idea of the importance and worth of the individual‚ and faith in the kind of world where the individual can achieve as much of his potential as possible.” (Alinsky‚ xxiv)
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activism played a major role in. A new generation of radicalism in America was emerging and along with them came the publication of Saul Alinsky’s book‚ Rules for Radicals. During her senior year of college‚ Hillary chose Alinsky’s book as the topic of her senior thesis‚ which raised more than a few eyebrows over the years - and with good reason. Who is Saul Alinsky? Saul Alinsky was a writer‚ an American community organizer‚ and a political activist. He authored the book Rules for Radicals in 1971
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Is there a God? The problem with this question is‚ there is no definition of God‚ the perception of God is different in everyone’s mind. This is the one question that every human being asks themselves. The ultimate question. A question with a million answers‚ therefore I cannot tell you the definition of God‚ as an Atheist I don’t have a definition of God because I don’t believe in any gods‚ every concept of God I’ve been presented with‚ I have rejected as baseless‚ if I make up my own definition
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and Immortality‚ Perry uses a conversation between friends Gretchen Weirob‚ Sam Miller‚ and Dave Cohen to discuss four theories: soul theory‚ body theory‚ memory theory‚ and brain theory. This paper is going to cover memory theory and why Weirob rejected the theory. I will raise an objection to the reasoning behind Weirob’s rejection of the memory theory. To explain the memory theory‚ I am going to use two people‚ person A and person B. The memory theory‚ put simply‚ states that person B can be
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Saul and the Israelites drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. The Philistines occupied one hill and The Israelites on the other‚ with the valley between them. Goliath was the champion that was to fight for the Philistines. Goliath was 9 feet tall and he had a bronze helmet on his head. Goliath had about 5000 shekels of armor that he was wearing which is 125 pounds. The blade of his spear was 15 pounds! Goliath shouted to all of Israel and said that he was a Philistine and the servants
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