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The Prayer of St Francis ... posted on Nov 06 2005, 1,763 reads
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Service Spirits "Would you like a party treat?" chirps A'Jenné Williams as she carries around a plate of pretzels artfully topped with peanut butter and jelly from the Red Cross food table. A'Jenné has become the unofficial social director and source of uplift for the roughly 400 people living in a newly built auditorium for Katrina refugees in Slidell Louisiana. The fourth grader washes cars, shines sh... posted on Nov 04 2005, 1,413 reads
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Generating Power After Dannachadh McCarthy addressed his neighbors' mistaken concerns about pets being harmed, the Southwark city council approved a wind turbine for his South London home. These domestic turbine's low cost and easy maintenance, along with the energy independence they provide, will probably make them common fixtures in the urban skyline in the not so distant future. ... posted on Oct 27 2005, 1,045 reads
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Legacy of Freedom While Rosa Parks spent most of her life campaigning for civil rights, it was her famous refusal to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man that led to the rise of an unknown clergyman named Martin Luther King Jr., that moved her entire community to boycott city buses for 13 months, that outlawed the segregation of city buses by the US Supreme Court, that sparked the civil rights movement in ... posted on Oct 26 2005, 1,096 reads
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Learning from Trees Nobel Peace Laureate Whagari Maathai's brilliance is her ability to connect economic development, environment protection, and social justice with the simple act of planting a tree. She has managed to create a sustainable fuel, curtail deforestation and erosion, fight for education, campaign for women's rights, and challenge government corruption by mobilizing thousands of poor woman to plant 30 mi... posted on Oct 25 2005, 1,019 reads
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Friendship ... posted on Oct 22 2005, 516 reads
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