Charities

As the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony, John Winthrop eagerly established his position through his writings, both in “A Model of Christian Charity” in his attempt to induce the colonists to accept their position working for the good of the whole colony and in his journals. Winthrop simply desires that the colonists will work and live in amity, however any opposition to his authority poses a threat he cannot effortlessly overlook. Mary Dyer, the woman addressed by Winthrop in his…

In John Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity,” he describes his founded city as a “prototype” society. More specifically, everyone is going to see if the society succeeds or fails. It is not exactly called a prototype it is known as “a city on a hill.” America in relativity is a city on a hill. In the agreement, Kennedy, Reagan, and Obama have all included this ideology into some of their speeches. The origin of the phrase “city on a hill” comes from Winthrop himself. He stated, “For we…

In the article “A model of Christian Charity” written by Governor John Winthrop mainly talks about how society is divided in two different groups by the rich and the non wealthy people. Winthrop’s article is well written by using the three persuasive strategies of the “Rhetorical triangle” to have a better understanding. Moreover , throughout his paper is completely evident that he uses logos ,ethos ,and pathos. First of all , he uses logos when he gave actual texts from the bible that explained…

The United States of America is a country that was built within the principles of Christianity. John Winthrop, author of a “Model of Christian Charity,” relates society with the body of Christ, and he states that “the ligaments of this body which knit together are love.” Although this country started off with good intentions, America does not follow John Winthrop’s principles of a charitable society anymore because the ligament, love, that is supposed to hold society together has deteriorated…

Charity: Water Charity Water is a non-profit organization that brings cleaner water towards places such as Asia, Central America, South America and Africa. Approximately 663 million people live without clean water. Water in places like this is harder to find like places in Africa where women spend 40 million hours a year just walking for water and usually ends up with finding dirty water which can spread disease that can lead to health problems. Young teenage girls are victims of this disaster…

Another difference between WiL’s marketing strategy and charity: water’s marketing strategy is their use of persuasive techniques. WiL uses shock value as a persuasive technique to recruit donors, such as The Heist for Good with ad agency Deutsch NY. In 2013, a WiL group in Kibera, Kenya noticed the deteriorating state of JR, a street artist,'s artwork. JR installed his artwork on roofs in Kibera in 2009. Believing that millions of dollars worth of art was going down the drain, WiL and Deutsch…

In her article “Charity Girls” and City Pleasures, Kathy Peiss uncovers the construction of working class sexuality through an exploration of young working women in New York City from 1880-1920. Peiss reveals that the sexuality of working class women must be “understood…

Pride & Charity in Winter’s Bone Daniel Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone tells a story about a young girl, Ree that is trying to find her lost dad to save her family and their house. She does so with great pride and courage and rejects showing weakness. I assert that not asking for help and showing pride is a positive strategy because it ensures that Ree keeps her self-respect since asking for help is a sign of weakness as pride and self-respect is very important in the Ozarks. This attitude in the…

Salvation Army is one of the most popular charities in the world. At a first glance they appear to be doing good by responding to disasters and feeding the homeless, however it is not hard to find the scandals and corruption within this organisation once you begin to look a little deeper, from homophobia, transphobia, hypocritical beliefs, corruption and the fact that they are a cult, there is little reason why you should consider donating to this so called charity. It is a well known fact…

In “A Model of Christian Charity,” by John Winthrop, he delivers a sermon to the Puritans as they are aboard the Arbella; the Puritans are traveling to America, so they could break apart from England and start their own church. His sermon is regarding the “city upon a hill” that waits for them in America. Winthrop suggests to the Puritans that the key to salvation is to remain pure to their God. In order for them to stay pure to God, they should have absolute unity amongst them, which he…