Why Do People Need Charity

Virtue, compassion, and benevolence are all qualities in our society that are considered good. In history, there are figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. that have displayed these characteristics, but then again, demonstrations of goodness are shown by people every day. Goodness or righteousness from people has always thrived, even in the worst periods of humanity. Therefore, mankind is inherently good as shown in Elie Wiesel’s novel Night, where this notion is illustrated through kind acts during his difficult times and through charities which give people hope.

Everyone who owns a television has seen the “Somewhere in America” commercial at least once, which was published by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This commercial is full of emotions and most people, “Always change the channel because they can’t take it anymore,” (McLachlan). The most depressing parts of this commercial is the pictures because the dogs and cats are all beaten up and suffering from being abused and neglected by their owners. As a matter of fact, they are trying to make the audience feel sympathetic so they can join the ASPCA. The ASPCA tries to encourage audience monetary donation by using ethos by their tone, logos and pathos from the pictures and the statistics.

Peter Singer argues that prosperous people should donate their excess money to the overseas aid groups. When saying this, he believes Americans should stop spending their money on luxuries such as a TV, a computer, a car, and videogames. Instead of spending money on items such as that, he thought we should start sending money to those who are starving in other countries and need our help. There are pros and cons to Singer’s argument and both can be greatly supported.

When I see somebody with cancer, I get really mad, I say to myself, ”Why must this disease be real. Why did God create something so horrible that it can affect anybody.” If it was I who had ten million dollars, I would donate it to St.Jude's Cancer Research Facilities because it is a deadly disease, it is a real-nonprofit research organization, and it covers all expenses for families.

“Someday, the capitalist system will disappear in the United States, because no social class system has even eternal. One day, class societies will disappear” - Fidel Castro. Peter Singers’ “A Solution To World Poverty” is viewed as a drastic way to end world poverty. Barbara Lazear Aschers “On Compassion” makes the reader understand that it is okay to help the lower class. Singer and Ascher have contrasting viewpoints on social class, particularly on donating money and the willingness to save a lower class citizen. However Singer and Ascher do agree on helping the lower class in anyway possible.

Both my sister and I, plus our friends, wanted to give back to children in need. I felt the comfort of a simple stuffed animal when I was sick and wanted other children to feel comfortable too. Theresa went through multiple surgeries and to comfort herself made blankets for others. There’s always a feeling of accomplishment and warmth in donating to others. Even if it isn’t a material good or money, things as basic as your time with another can improve a situation. A laugh, a smile, reading a book, or just being with a person in need can brighten a room wherever they may need

What type of society did Jonathan Winthrop intend to create in Massachusetts? You must discuss the City Upon a Hill concept to answer this question. Do you agree with his ideas, why or why not? When reading chapter three and learning about Jonathan Winthrop he discussed several interesting facts some of which I do agree with and others I feel indifferent.

We certainly understand the concerns that have been raised and we are moving to address those concerns as quickly and decisively as possible to reestablish donor trust,” ( Dianna Cahn, Stars and Stripes, Published: March 18, 2016)

The argument Peter Singer brought to the table explicitly mentioned that it was everyone’s moral obligation to give to charities, in the hopes of aiding those in need. I argue against that point, and instead suggest that it should be promoted to the general public that charities are given to.

Edmund Burke once said “Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing”. In John Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity” he explains charity as something that will always happen if your a good believing christian. The charity in America hasn't been the same as in John Winthrop's “A Model of Christian Charity”, because of the Hippocratic ideas that have developed in the later years of America. Charity in America can't be what it supposed to be because of hypocrisy, corruption ,and ideas that do not work.

Are people born evil or good? Some people believe that humans are born good but get tempted into sin. Some people believe that humans are born evil and stay that way. Some people wonder if there is an inner debate of the soul. Because everyone is different could we be born with different souls. Some people could be born with evil souls and some could be born with good souls and the reason we are always fighting with each other is because it’s evils opinion against goods opinion. Or are we all born with a nutreal soul and then decide to be either good or evil based on the type of enviroment they grew up in. The most popular opinion is that people are born evil but choose to do good things to make up for it and

That’s when I came across a second article while I researched church groups that tried to make a difference in their communities. The article is written by Teena M. Stewart and its title is “Make your church volunteer friendly”. In the article the author does a great job of explaining how volunteering and helping others is great not physically but also emotionally Teena states: “when you volunteer you step outside of your own world an touch the lives of others” (Stewart, 2003). All of the members of the Dynasty youth- Ministry church group including both my interview subjects Junior and Adolfo have all put in many hours of volunteer work. I know because the church is so close to my house I have seen them cleaning up neighborhoods that are so close to mine. When I asked Adolfo why he enjoys volunteer work he told me “I like making the communities look a lot cleaner and hopefully it will inspire the people watching us to do the same for their communities and families”. The Dynasty Youth- Ministry raises money to travel to other places where they can be of help. They recently sold tamales outside of the cities Sam’s club to raise money so they could travel to Mexico to help clean local neighborhoods that are in poverty. From what I have learned while conducting my research is that if people gave the church group a try

In the article, “Smorgasbord of influential figures receive Obama’s Medal of Freedom” a Washington Post article adapted by Newsela, it details the 21 men and women receiving medals for their contribution to the nation. This is the highest honor a civilian can get during a time of peace. It first began in 1963, with President John F. Kennedy, and it is only given by U.S. Presidents, which is a great honor to have. Some people in the past whom have received this award are Norman Rockwell, Alexander Calder, Andrew Wyeth, Maya Lin, Ellen DeGeneres, and Jasper Johns, nearly half of them were artists, actors or musicians, including singer Bruce Springsteen, actor Robert Redford and “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels, but there were also computer engineers and famous architects. These honorees reflected many of the ideals President Obama has talked about in office. President Obama also spoke to the people that came to the ceremony who fought for social justice and greater tolerance in our society. Also he praised a physicist named Richard Garwin who worked to reduce the “risk of nuclear war” after he helped invent the hydrogen bomb. The people who have received this award have all done something to benefit and make a difference in our country today.

The study “Increasing Compliance by Legitimizing Paltry Contributions: When Even a Penny Helps” researches compliance as it relates to the favors being asked. The researchers predict that easiest way to gain compliance is to ask for small favors because people feel that they cannot say no. The purpose of the research was to test if minimal requests would make participants more likely to say yes, and if starting with a small request can influence someone to help with a larger, more fulfilling request.

While Shankar Vedantum's assessment about humanity's lack of compassion seems convincing at first, his reasoning seems faulty at best when inspected. The dilemma he brought up of the drowning child is not valid, and his example of Hokget does not prove that people do not care. Not everyone lacks concern for mass suffering, but those that do may have other reasons other than evolution. Vedantum does not provide adequate proof of his idea of the telescope effect.