Caritas is a global organisation that helps those struggling from poverty regardless of faith, race or political status. Now one of the largest humanitarian agencies and are renowned for “Helping the poorest of the poor”. Caritas is one of the biggest charities that live out some of the gospel works such as compassion, hospitality and mercy today. Caritas Australia shows the value compassion through several of their appeals, such as “Project Compassion”. The appeal is held throughout the six…
The article “Andreas Gursky and the Contemporary Sublime” by Alix Ohlin, does a nice job illustration the work and purpose of Andreas Gursky’s artwork. His ability to display the human experience in our modern age globalized world is something that should be admired. One of Andreas Gursky’s creativity is his ability to display his artwork in a micro-macro perspective to give the viewer a different feel for the image. “This tension between micro and macro, one of the operating principles of his…
associates, Today we, the people of Great Britain are faced with a crisis. As I stand here before you today, hundreds of Congo Natives are being assaulted, raped, maimed and persecuted all for the benefit of one person, King Leopold II of Belgium. As a nation and a body of empathetic people, it is our duty to intervene. To many innocent people are being denied basic human rights and are being slaughtered like animals. Children and grown men are getting their hands amputated by force. Women…
These ways are different from how the Bangladesh genocide was resolved. Humanitarian organizations are getting involved and trying to help the citizen of North Korea. The United States created an office and its purpose is to focus on what is going on in North Korea. North Korean refugees are sending food and money to their families who were not able to escape. The “World Affairs Journal” article says, “If international humanitarian…
How often do you consider the ubiquity of weapons of mass murder, patiently aimed at our suburbia? Every single day your life is chanced upon the 16,300 nuclear weapons, waiting to be activated at the whim of that government. Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Beatrice Fihn, outlines the necessity of banning these weapons and the imminent danger of nuclear technology with her 2017 speech. Fihn utilizes numerous literary devices—such as diction, metaphors and scare tactic—to deliver a cohesive and…
Did you know that UNICEF has saved 90,000,000 lives since 1990? UNICEF was founded by Herbert Hoover and Maurice Pate. This essay will cover the background history, some pros, some cons, and some interesting facts about UNICEF. Here is some background information on UNICEF. Also for as many years as 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection, and development. They are the world’s largest provider of vaccines for…
suggesting terrorism. Instead, maybe instead of a negative cause of a problem, maybe we could have a positive one. That's why I am suggesting a South African American Football league. Football is what has brought people together all across the United States of America, weather they are routing for the same team, different teams, or even if your playing together. I'm thinking that creating bi-racial teams playing for certain cities could help bring us all together for a positive…
Our objective as policy creators and citizens should be to art policies to enhance security at every stage of this equation for human trafficking. This implies that we require policies that can react to social shortcomings that make victims of human trafficking defenseless against misuse for example, underemployment, family conflicts and gender inequalities. Work with governments, the private division and civil society to supporter for victims and adequately react to human trafficking. Take into…
This presentation is about Project Muso Ladamunen. It was started in Mali to help give aid to the poorest members of the community. The community members did not have easy access to health care that was affordable and many of them were dying of treatable diseases. The first thing we are going to talk about is the problems that Mali had before Project Muso. In Mali 36.1% of the population lives below the poverty line. Many of these people live on less than $2 a day. Due to the fact that the many…
done. The change must begin with those in power, such as the government officials and continue throughout all levels of society. On a global level, one half of the entire population are impoverished, living on less than three dollars a day. In the United States alone, a staggering…