Article 12: What charity do you support? Why? Write an essay about a charity: (a) What story links you to the charity? (b) What problem does the charity address? (c) How does the charity reduce the problem? Learn about Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) and Marla Ruzicka

Today's article for the GED course will be about commitment and "the hearts and minds" and action. 

There is a quote that is often used in this situation.

I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
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Here's another quote that captures the positive nature of charity...

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.
Helen Keller 
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EXAMPLE

The group is called Center for Citizens in Conflict.

I heard about the group after the founder was killed in 2005.  


When I showed the story to one of my students, he said, "Mr. Mac, that story is soooooo sad."  Yes, the story touched him.  

What story touches you?  What charity deals with that situation?  Write until tears come to your eyes.  Find a youtube video that captures the essence of the story.

Marla Ruzicka

WIKIPEDIA article about CIVIC

I'm going to cry when I talk with you about Marla and her group (called CIVIC when I first heard about it).




Remembering Marla

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I look forward to reading what you write and visiting websites that inspire you.



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