Having A Servant’s Heart
.... mannerisms, and model for adopting the attitude of a servant and servant leadership. Philippians 2:1-11 gives us an excellent model for developing a servant’s heart.
An example of irony is that we as human beings believe that we need to puff ourselves up and draw attention to ourselves in order to be great, when in fact Christ humbled Himself and as a result was exalted and lifted up. Matthew 20:26 says, “It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your .....
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Early Marriages Are Usually Unhappy Marriages
.... were entirely incompatible. Many stories have been heard but few have been learnt from.
Today some young people believe that they need to wait before they make that big commitment. Indeed there must be some just reason for them to conclude this. But as it is with many situations there is another side to this reasoning. And in recent studies many young people believe that if the mood is right that it makes it okay for them to get married. Strangely, this is not any surprise, since some of the reasons .....
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Affirmative Action's Fight Against Racism And Sexism
.... 28 of the local Sheet Metal Workers' International Assoc. The association had been discriminating against black workers. They adopted discriminating admission criteria, restricted the size of memebership and organized shops with very few minority workers. In reaction to this, the Supreme Court backed an order ruling that the associaton required a 29% minority membership goal. Without an actual court ruling, blacks would still be fighting for a fair chance at "white-dominated" positions.
Women, as well .....
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Homosexual Marriages
.... and Gomorrah. God could not find but one righteous man in the whole city and He destroyed that city because it was full of wickedness and homosexuals. We as Christians have to take a stand against homosexuality before God destroys our country, too.
Homosexuality is not the only thing in this country that isn’t Biblical. Abortion is also against Biblical and Godly values. Exodus chapter 20 and verse 13 plainly says “Thou shalt not kill.” Abortion is killing a baby. It is taking a life.
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Peer Pressure
.... from others. Still another theory says people tend to view themselves as they think others see them, so they change to conform to others expectations. (Kowalski)
Peer pressure is defined as influencing other teens exerts whether it is a comments, criticism, persuasion, or pressure to be someone else. It can be as simple as a classmate asking to copy the homework and as difficult as a friend wanting us to try drugs for the first time. Friends can make us feel so pressured into doing something els .....
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Importance Of Womens Suffrage On Home And Life
.... how their struggle for freedom effected the home lifes, the attitudes and the fashion of the roaring 20's. For example the new stlye of bright clothing was a sign that the women wanted to get away from the old way of life....hint the flappers and the new brand of music called jazz.
Then the first Women's Rights Convention was held on July 19 and 20 in 1848. The convention went along as planned taking over two-days of just discussion, they want to get 12 resolutions agreement on and endorsement, one b .....
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Susan B. Anthony And The Women's Movement
.... right to vote was not secured until after her death.
Susan B. Anthony taught school in New Rochelle and Canajoharie, NY, and discovered that male teachers were paid several times her salary. She devoted her first reform efforts to anti-slavery and to temperance. However, when she rose to speak in a temperance convention, she was told, “The sisters were not invited here to speak!” Anthony promptly enlisted in the cause of women's rights.
In a lifelong partnership with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Anthony .....
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Love
.... he says to me makes my blood race through my veins. We talk about our day and how we cannot wait to see each other again. When he makes a positive comment, my face brightens like a light bulb. When negativity occurs, I brush it off as though it was never said. Then, it is time to say goodnight. When he says, “I love you,” fireworks explode in my heart.
“Love is a vine that grows into our hearts.” (anonymous). The scent of love is sweet and flowery. Love has a smooth, peaceful, murmuring sound, l .....
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Freedom For The Slave: Who Decides & Why?
.... 4. political or national independence. 5. personal liberty: slaves who bought their freedom. 6. exemption; immunity: freedom from fear. 7. the absence or release from ties or obligations. 8. ease or facility of movement or action. 9. frankness of manner or speech. 10. a liberty taken. 11. civil liberty as opposed to subjection to an arbitrary or despotic government. 12. the right to enjoy all the privileges or special rights of citizenship, membership, etc., in a community or the like. 13. the right to fre .....
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America: A Melting Pot
.... melting pot. Some reasons people might believe this is because the U.S. is made up of many different nationalities of people. Some ideas have come from these groups of people. These ideas may have been words or types of agriculture but these do not begin to relate to the true meaning of the melting pot theory.
In today's society most ethnic groups have to become accustomed to an American way of life which means the English language. This is a problem because these people have to learn English to .....
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The Media’s Effect On Children
.... one study, it showed that white males accounted for over fifty percent of the people of the “main” characters in each program.” (Media Awareness Network). Despite the few shows shown as colored people as the central characters there is still a long way to go. There also has been a distinct increase in the number of minority and aboriginal newscasters, both as reporters, editors and producers. “Also, in 1989 study on billboard advertising in Montreal subway stations, the researchers found that minorit .....
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Love
.... she was walking through the meadow when she noticed a small butterfly caught unmercifully in a thornbush. The more the butterfly struggled to free itself, the deeper the thorns cut into the butterfly from its captivity. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
'For your wonderful kindness,' the good fairy said to the girl, 'I will grant you any wish you would like.'
The little girl thought for a moment and then r .....
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Rights, Responsibilities, And Growing-up
.... or uncle, older brother, or friend, that “A gun in the hands of a young person” is probably the most effective tool available for teaching personnel responsibility, sportsmanship, safety, ethics of hunting, and the achievement of marksmanship, and much more. For many young people being allowed to own a firearm is a maturing experience. For example, the trust given to a son or daughter is very important, because that means that a parent knows their child will always do the right thing when it comes to .....
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Overpopulation
.... are likely to see a tripling of the global population within their lifetimes. These children our are next generation of parents, voters, consumers, and leaders. The choices they make are critical to stabilizing the population and protecting the environment. Educating the youth of the future will help them to understand the problems the earth faces and how they can help by influencing and being the political leaders who can adopt responsible population policies.
One problem the earth and its inhabitants fa .....
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Relations Between Canada And Japan
.... World War, Japanese Canadians were persecuted and were the victims of national discrimination. Japan had entered the war as an ally of Germany and had bombed the United States. As a result of the bombing at Pearl Harbour the relations between Japan and the US deteriorated which had a direct affect on Japanese living in the States. The dietitian of US-Japan relation had some influence on the prejudice Japanese experienced in Canada. The Canadian government interned Japanese Canadians during World .....
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