From the Teaching column of the December 2011 issue of Perspectives on History Instilling Civic Responsibility in the Classroom By Rebecca Bates Since the early 1990s‚ there have been calls inside and outside the academy for a reform of higher education. Reformers advocate teaching methods that include engaged learning and ethical training for citizenship‚ rather than mere knowledge acquisition and abstract speculation. In response‚ many teachers of American history have experimented widely
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CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME It is an old saying which holds good in every sphere of life‚ It means that a person’s first duty is to help the members of his own family. Any act of goodness can be in the right direction only if it spreads goodness all around‚ but a good act must be started from one’s own environment. Everybody should do good to his family members first. Charity to others at the cost of starvation at home cannot be appreciated. If a man ignores his family members and does good to others
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A Model of Christian Charity In 1630‚ John Winthrop led a fleet of 17 ships and a thousand puritans from England to the Massachusetts Bay. With a new place to call home‚ John Winthrop and the puritans hoped for a fresh start in the new world. The main reason for this new beginning was due to the fact that they had broken apart from England’s Church and had declared to start their own church. They believed that starting a new church was ordained by God and that the Massachusetts Bay area was given
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living in the same place‚ the significance of a community is far more complex. John Winthrop and St. Jean de Crevecoeur express their passion for an ideal world where the people are united and work for the good of the society. In A Model of Christian Charity‚ Winthrop lays out specific guidelines that must be followed in order for the Puritan settlers to live cordially together in this New World. He writes‚ “every man might have need of other‚ and from hence they might be all knit more nearly together
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was started in 1944 by a minister named Ralph Harris to let students that didn’t feel like being missionaries help out the efforts to spread the gospel (Speed the Light). Since then speed the Light has grown to be one of the largest church founded charity groups in the world. Although Speed the Light has become so large‚ it was once an emergency program for war time missionaries. Soon after the organization was founded‚ World War II was coming to a close. Harris thought that that would be a hinge
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On saturday‚ myself along with 3 of my friends went to an orphanage in Dapodi‚ Pune. It is located in a slum-like area and run by Mrs Tulve who started it in 2000. On reaching there we had a discussion with Tulve Kaku (or simply Kaku now onwards). The story goes like this in her words- "I was in affection with orphan kids from times even before starting the orphanage. Once I saw a small orphan girl raped by somebody and the girl was left on road with her pains. I rushed that girl to hospital
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Catholic Visit For my third religious visit‚ I decided to attend a Catholic Church‚ St. Mathews. I used to go to service with my friends when I was much younger‚ but never really had an understanding about it until my recent visit. Since It had been a while‚ I couldn’t remember what was appropriate attire for the service so I called the church before going to ask what I should wear. The lady on the phone said for women‚ they should wear something such as a nice dress‚ skirt or pants. When
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REPORT INDUSTRY VISIT AT “ YAKULT” Management students of the Delhi School of Professional Studies And Research‚ New Delhi visited On the 19 August’2010‚ we went for an Industrial Visit to “yakult” production plant at SONEPAT.. We was greeted by Ms.Charu mam‚ the Public Relations Officer of Yakult. WHO aware us about the yakult and showed us their production plant how the yakult drink is prepared. WHAT IS YAKULT? In 1930 a Japanese scientist‚ Dr.minoru Shirota discovered the strain of bacteria
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climb it. Botanical Garden has been lovers point and has been appreciated by all kinds of people alike. During summer there are several programs organized by the local crowd so as to attract the tourists to visit the place. Deer Park Deer Park is another one of the popular places to visit in Ooty. area’s pleasant nature spots where tourits can enjoy a rich collection of flora and fauna along with loads of deer’s. Deer Park is located about a kilometer from Ooty Lake. Doddabetta Peak Doddabetta
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Assignment 1: Customer Service – Field Visit. Nowadays‚ economy and global trade develop with the growth of technology. Therefore‚ banking is extended by extending many functions‚ such as: paying bill‚ taking out money‚ saving money‚ borrowing money‚ online trading and many other things. That is the way to save our time and create a safe environment when we do not have to carry an amount of money. Because of the convenience‚ many banking now compete each other with different promotion in their
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