1. Explain what “The Giving Pledge” is, and give an outline of the different attitudes presented in texts 2 and 3.
“The Giving Pledge” is an organization for rich American people. This charity organization consists of many wealthy people like Bill Gates who is the co-founder of Microsoft. Bill Gates launched this campaign and all the members have different causes. Bill Gates wants to support improvements of the medical difficulties, for example Bill Gates want to make vaccines reach everyone in the world.
All the members of the organization have agreed to donate at least 50% of their fortune to a charity. Warren Buffett has decided to donate 99% of his fortune to “The Giving Pledge”. Warren Buffett lifestyle will not be affected by this
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In contrast to Peter Wilby, Jon Swartz does not see problem that the good marketing will sell, for example Bill Gates will sell more on “Windows operating systems”. Jon Swartz is using some quotes from Caroline Preston “Nothing like this has happened before”. Jon Swartz is very excited and he is finding some good quotes to back up his claims. I almost get the impression that “The Giving Pledge” has paid Jon Swartz to write this article. Jon Swartz also points out how much money they are donating. “Among those who didn't sign the pledge, some preferred anonymity, some were unavailable, and others were not interested.” Jon Swartz got some hatred for the people who did not sign the pledge; this is also showing that it is biased and not neutral.
3. Taking your standpoint in one of the texts, argue for your own view of charitable giving.
I think that these people have giant hearts and they are really generous. It is unbelievable how rich these men are. I think it’s an excellent idea donating money to education and science. But taking Peter Wilby points in consideration I see that it could be a business plan to create a better reputation and if u has a great reputation you will sell more products or services. However it’s a great idea to share your wealth and through research you could get vaccines to all the people in the world. These charities are great not only for science but also for innovation. All these Billion dollars could be
Ironically, the Pledge of Allegiance originated from the hand of a social minister and chairman of the National Education Association, Francis Bellamy. Bellamy’s goal with the initial 23 word pledge was to impress it upon receptive, youthful minds, and convey the compassion and the patriotic duty deserving of the Republic. As a result, “more than 12 million public school children in every state in the Union” spoke the Pledge of Allegiance that day (Moss 2006). Since then, it has been a catalyst for tradition turned into mandatory law.
12). Carnegie’s philanthropy had a big influence on the rich in the U.S, and his philanthropic foundations became the example vehicle for the wealthy to give back to the community. After Carnegie communicated his vision for the wealthy to take up philanthropic endeavors and lead by example, every self-respecting wealthy individual in America had to have at least one foundation in which to give to charity (Goldin, 1988, p. 17). Some of the most prominent followers of Carnegie’s examples were John D. Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and his five grandsons who would establish foundations of their own and give large amounts of money to charity (Goldin, 1988, p. 17). John D. Rockefeller said of Carnegie “I would that more men of wealth were doing as you are doing with your money but be assured your example will bear fruit” (Goldin, 1988, p. 13). Rockefeller would be right. At the end of the 19th century there were only five such foundation, six more would be added within the first decade of the century, 22 in the second decade with 41 being added in the third (Goldin, 1988, p. 17). Today, there are over one million charities and foundations (Williams, 2010). Carnegie can be attributed to the success of philanthropy. Through his philanthropic writings, Carnegie showed the visionary leadership trait of inspirational motivation. Inspirational motivation
The controversy over the pledge of allegiance and views for or against it, in terms of politics, has been a controversy more currently in the United States with the rising awareness of social justice issues, but in his article he writes about the origins of the pledge allegiance and how those probably won’t be used in any sort of political argument. The information he provides are based on historical knowledge and also other
Those who do not support the standing and reciting “Pledge of Allegiance” mostly have conflict with the words, “under God.” This is understandable for those who do not identify as Christians to say those two words. In 1954, the phrase “under God” was added to show resistance to the Communist Movement in America. Keeping with tradition and the support of capitalism, “under God” is a valid part of the Pledge therefore each
After Microsoft fell through for Gates, he advanced on to study philanthropy, which is a corporation or individual (s) donate to the goodwill of humanity. Bill Gates, still possessing ties with the Microsoft cooperation could do this combining his newfound wealth and his intelligence (Time Magazine, 2008). An article from Think Big Magazine quotes from Time, “For many years,
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States can be analyzed from two general perspectives: that of the speaker and that of the author. The first perspective is more familiar, especially to those who went through the American public education system. This is the perspective of the physical speaker, who delivers the pledge to the United States Flag, which is the audience. Typically, this speaker is a child in a school but it could also be a government official in a government meeting, among other settings. The second and less obvious perspective is that of the author of the text: Francis Bellamy, or the official adopter of the pledge: the United States Congress. Both can be considered to be the author of this artefact. For the sake of this analysis, we will assume the author to be the United States government and their intended audience to be the United States population. As this short artefact is examined and analyzed from these perspectives, one will be able to identify how it is densely packed with deeper meaning through the use of rhetoric.
In New York after 1815, there seemed to be a flood of individuals that stormed into the city walls. The spread of a more urban area and a large numbers of immigrants that stormed into New York created a dynamic of both benefits and downfalls for the government of New York. The force that was coming for workers provided employers extremely cheap day workers, with the belief that the exponential growth of pauperism represented an unnecessary and eradicable evil” (pg. 577). Associations were formed for problems across the board, “to assist widows and orphans, immigrants and Negroes, debtors and prisoners, aged females and young prostitute". In January of 1805, there was a report of 10,000 residents that were on some form of charity in New York
As healthcare providers, we need to have open minds and be able to understand all different types of clients. Not all clients are dealing with issues of events like recovering from knee surgery or a heart attack. A large percentage of our population is dealing with addiction problems and alcohol addiction being the largest. As nurses we need to support our clients and help them in anyway possible to find and seek out treatment. One resource that is well known to most communities is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). This free not profit program can be a great starting point for someone looking for help. In ordered to have an understanding about this resource, it is beneficial to us to attend a few local meeting sites.
A trust is a fund or foundation and will qualify. However, an individual or a partnership will not
4.The speaker use effective and relevant material to support the main point. He used the bible, wisdom of others by quoting from Gorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln to support his idea
With that it also gives some suggestions of future changes to the pledge based on the liberal perspective to convey equality. when you really look at how many people feel restricted by just a couple of word or an action it arises in peoples mind if the reasoning behind it is for freedom or patriotism. Something very interesting that i read was how there would be the public polls and percentages that showed how many people felt it violated the principle of separation of state and church. With these types of statistics i can argue a valid point on how people should not be prosecuted on why they do not follow the pledge or any other type of patriotic
Philanthropy is giving back to the community and ensuring a positive difference in another’s life. I have been tutoring in my community through the National Honor Society and volunteering in the local area soup kitchen.
Nonprofit Organizations The purpose of this research is to define nonprofit organizations, describe opportunities that are present in nonprofits, outline advantages and disadvantages of working in the nonprofit sector, and explain how you can determine if this is an area for you to consider as a career. WHAT IS THE NONPROFIT SECTOR? "Nonprofit" is a term that the I.R.S. uses to define tax-exempt organizations whose money or "profit" must be used solely to further their charitable or educational mission, rather than distribute profits to owners or shareholders as in the for-profit sector.
Nonprofit organizations have several functions, and not each one is alike. Essential to all non-profit organizations are four functions: planning, budgeting, funding and management.
In today’s world there are hundreds of thousands of non-profit organizations (NPOs) established at the local, regional, national and international level, and their influence is increasing. Non-profit organizations even considered the third sector of the economy (the first two is the public and private, or commercial). It is believed that they have a special role in development of civil society. In those countries, which have largely shaped the system of legislative regulation of the sector (USA, UK, Australia, etc); the state spends huge sums on research programs in the field of standardization of the NPO.