To begin‚ a great novelist‚ poet‚ and author once said “At times we feel outnumbered in our attempts to improve the world—to brighten and beautify‚ to preserve and heal and do what’s best for humanity. Selfless efforts can start to feel beleaguering‚ discouraging‚ even pointless with so little support. It is at these times I remind myself that I would rather be the last Good Samaritan standing than to join the ranks of selfish multitudes creating misery.” which gives us an image of being a good
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The story We Beat the Streets by Sharon M. Draper is the remarkable true story of how three kids from bad neighborhoods that were just full of drugs‚ gangs‚ violence‚ and crime and how they banded together to overcome these disadvantages to become doctors. They made a pact to do well in school‚ get good grades‚ go to college‚ and become successful doctors. They did this by always being there for one another and supporting each other whenever they needed it the most. Without the support of one another
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In Isabel Allende’s story “And of Clay We Are Created” she speaks of a woman who is telling the story of a man who is a news reporter and is covering the footage of a volcanic explosion. When he first heads out to the site he happens across a young girl stuck in a mud pit and desperately attempts to save her life. In the beginning of this story‚ we start out in the first person point of view from the woman’s perspective speaking in past tense‚ but by the end of the story the woman is speaking in
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Are We Evolution? Evolution is the thought process of different kind of organisms and how they came about. First Coyne begins to describe his version of evolution‚ he believes its nature‚ that’s plants and animals were perfectly created or designed for living their lives. Throughout the first page Coyne compares evolution to Willam Paley’s idea of a watch maker‚ he says if you see a watch laying on the floor you automatically know it’s a work of a watchmaker. In my opinion it compliments evolution
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of religion and each religion have their own beliefs and practices. I wanted to learn more about Jehovah’s Witnesses; this is a religion that I am unfamiliar with. Jehovah’s Witnesses consider themselves to be Christian‚ they base their practices and beliefs on their own translation and meaning of the Bible (Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania‚ 2013). Jehovah’s Witnesses call themselves this because God’s name is Jehovah; they feel it is only right to call him by his name. A witness
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The Changing American Family I chose the reading‚ "The Way We Really Are"‚ by Stephanie Coontz. The author’s viewpoint focused on the changes in family values over the years that have led to more single mothers and fewer successful marriages. She refers to several quotes from resources about the American family tradition slowly dying. More unwed mothers are emerging‚ and more women are single‚ as they believe marriage is secondary to their social and personal commitments. I believe psychiatrist
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“We Can Do It!” is a Wartime propaganda released by Howard Miller in 1943. It was part of the national campgain in the United States to put women in workforce.In the face of difficult war time and labor shortages‚ women were need to run factories‚ industries‚ civilian service and even the armed force. Government also launched few more advertisement showing that women can do more than they expect. Before War‚ women were treated as a baby producing machine and a caretaker‚ because women were only
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on around them. They decided to do whatever it took to keep each other in line and motivate one another toward their dreams. In an area where gangs are important and grades‚ not so much‚ they had to put blinders on and focus. The book‚ We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact led to Success‚ is their story. Rameck‚ George‚ and Samson ended up graduating from Seton Hall together. Rameck and Samson became doctors and George‚ a dentist. The three chose the harder road. The road less traveled
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most likely believe that we are products of our environment. “You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?” (W. Clement Stone) This idea could not be better represented than the two young boys that this story is about. In “The Other Wes Moore: One Name‚ Two Fates‚” written by Wes Moore‚ two fatherless
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As I have already stated numerous times‚ and I am sure that you are tired of hearing‚ The Other Wes Moore is a story of great emotion‚ about two children with the same name and very similar lifestyles‚ growing up‚ but ending up in two completely different places with their lives. The story tells of Wes Moore‚ the author‚ facing poverty and his ambition to receive a proper education‚ and Wes Moore‚ a man convicted of murder in the first-degree and sentenced to a life in prison. How could these two
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