I recently ordered several books that I think will help me understand poverty in the urban setting. For a while now I’ve been formulating my thoughts on poverty and human dignity. In particular I’m going to look at the Broken Windows Theory and how it potentially applies to the individual and those in [...]

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A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life’s roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the [...]

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Some questions for the readership. Please answer honestly. Defend your answers.

What is dignity?
What are the basic tenets of human dignity?
At what point do we lose those basic tenets of human dignity?
What role do those tenets play in furthering the mindset of wealth?
What role do those tenets play in furthering the mindset of poverty?

Begin.

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