Kendrick Lamar's Pay It Forward

Within Christian communities, enthusiasm to respond to injustice around the world with compassion continues to increase. Regrettably, well-meaning people who have good intentions but neglect to consider best practice principles are ultimately doing a disservice to the individuals and communities they intended to help. Moreover, a lack of understanding of holistic social action results in dependency and disregards the dignity of the poor. In From the Roots Up, Dr. JoAnn Butrin challenges Christians, both individually and as the larger body of Christ- the church, to respond to injustice thoughtfully and holistically. Butrin (2010) asserts:

Society has thrived against adversity with virtues of hope, fueled by the belief of a higher power. In The Book of Martha, by Octavia Butler, the protagonist, Martha, seeks a solution to end humanity’s greed, which will eventually lead to their inevitable demise. For centuries, religion has had an impact in the way societies view ethical and moral issues. Human kindness has always been at the core of each act behind religious beliefs. These acts of kindness have been made with the intention to progress ourselves as a society and as a community. An interview with Father Jesus de la Tapia, from The Parish of Santa Rosa, highlighted the social impact that these acts of kindness can bring to our community. Although Martha’s actions are those set in a fictional story, her belief in God and ability to bring humanity together, are actions which can be seen in our community, making it a better place.

He illustrates, “Of every thousand dollars spent in so-called charity to-day, it is probable that $950 is unwisely spent; so spent, indeed, as to produce the very evils which it proposes to mitigate or cure” (494).

In Carnegie’s “The Gospel of Wealth”, he believes that when it comes to giving aid, the key principle should be to help the individuals willing to help themselves. During this document, he made the statement “…for in almsgiving more injury is probably done by rewarding vice than by relieving virtue”. To Carnegie, just giving money and items to those who were supposedly in need, was not helpful. It was not helpful because many individuals who gave to those in need, do not really know the true conditions of the “needy”. This leads to those

In “To My People “by Assata shakur, she’s infuriated that the white men has manipulated and oppressed the black men. She commands the colored men to advocate, assemble, and to fight for their rights, and freedom because the american society and law enforcement is corrupted. She contends that their isn’t any equality and justice for colored people. Also Assata Shakur illustrates that colored people should get their freedom and justice they should to fight for it because the white men corrupts the system to the point where the colored men will remain oppressed. She was a member of the Black Panthers and she was the most wanted person by the FBI and charged with of first degree murder, assault and battery of a police officer, assault with a

Helping others doesn’t have to be difficult. We know money is an issue throughout life and we can’t just provide everyone with money. But what can that money actually do? Money is traded in for goods and services right, so in theory, we don’t need money to help others, the question is more like what can we do for another. There is always one job out there that can improve our lives; we don’t have to be millionaires to contribute; we just have to try.

The concept of compassion and generosity through resource sharing in essence establish themselves onto many of the world’s major religions, political systems, and moral foundations. Most would agree with the Golden Rule, “Do to others what you want them to do to you.” (Matthew 7:12) as a common moral adage suggests, or that “Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter-when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?” (Isaiah 58:7). Although many would agree that compassion and generosity through resource sharing is just, is it realistic? Garrett Hardin in his essay “Lifeboat Ethics” argues that not only is resource sharing is unrealistic, but that it is also unfavorable since it stretches the few limited resources available to the point of ruin. He does this through rhetoric, or the use of logos, ethos, and pathos. In this essay, we will define logos, ethos, and pathos, analyze how Hardin’s uses these rhetorical appeals in his essay, and conclude how effective he was using these appeals to persuade his audience.

In “The Gospel of Wealth”, Andrew Carnegie claims that wealth should be administered for the “common good” of a community, instead of merely distributed to the people within it. More specifically, he frowns upon the rich men who bequeath money to their heirs after their death, instead of donating to public institutions during their lifetime. The latter action will, according to Carnegie, “derive lasting advantage [from the masses of their fellows], and thus dignify their own lives.” (Carnegie, 13) He uses the creation of the Cooper Institute, a private humanities college, as well as Samuel Tilden’s posthumous funding of the New York Public Library as examples of publicly beneficial administrations of wealth.

Another example of how altruism can be viewed in today’s society can be seen in the works of Mother Teresa and her plethora of altruistic acts throughout the globe. Although her focus was in India where she persued her novitiate (training), her organization has opened over 500 centers around the world helping the dying and the destitute (Moore 2002, pg. x). She took in the “untouchables” of society and gave them care and made sure that they were comfortable. Mother Teresa is often used as the benchmark when determining whether a selfless act is truly altruistic.

It is unfortunate that today’s world sees so much suffering while those with the means to help continue to withhold the means of salvation for many people. In this paper, I will examine whether or not today’s way of life needs reformation towards assisting others in great need and how Peter Singer’s principles of helping others is one to consider when we look at how today’s societies value the prevention of death and suffering in the world today.

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Modern Culture instills a misguided perception of why charitable acts are performed. In Alfie Kohn’s article, “ The Wrong Way to Get People to Do the Right Thing,” the author uses research evidence, from newspaper articles, to explain his thesis that rewards and praise promotes charitable acts. This article exposes the sad truth behind the natural tendency for human generosity.

“In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” This quote, Acts 20:35, is taken from the Bible to demonstrate the actions of an amazing resident in the Rio Grande Valley community. Living by the word of God, Mr. Rick Aguirre, a man of the Catholic faith, truly is the epitome of citizenship. Taking time out of his daily routines, whether it would be a Saturday morning meant for relaxation or a Monday night saved for professional sporting games, Rick Aguirre always has a moment to spare to serve homeless people food to eat or to find clothes for them to wear. Even though his contributions may

Disagreements, anger, and division has taken center stage in America today. Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” and its accompanying visual masterpiece, engulfs the listener and viewer into a true perspective view of culture and effects of society on African-Americans in our community. “Alright” conveys not only a message to African-Americans but to every individual worldwide that the oppression through police brutality, violence, and attempted political power will not leave us helpless or hopeless, but alright or in a satisfactory mental or physical state.

He suggests that money given to a charity could morally bring about the same type of satisfaction, than if going on vacation or spending money on a video games (Singer 336.) Singer also suggests that often time’s society is afraid of where their money will end up or how it will be use when donated. Singer names four charities that are in existence which are single-handedly devoted to improving the lives of those less fortunate (Singer 337.)