Why Americans Give More Than You Think The paper is about Philanthropy

Date Submitted: 08/01/2002 22:31:24
Category: / Literature
Length: 4 pages (1162 words)
Why Americans Give More Than You Think "'It is more blessed to give than to receive'" (Holy Bible, Acts. 20.35). This passage is a spoken proverb from the Jewish profit Jesus who facilitated philanthropy. Philanthropy comes from the "Greek, form philanthr pos: philo- [which translates to] humane [or] benevolent + anthr pos, [which translates to] man, mankind" (Tomsed 1). In American culture our civilization is bombarded and pressured to squander vast retail and services. The tradition of business …
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