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More importantly, though, the team as a whole would see the work ethic of a couple of NBA-bound players. The Grant Hills of the world do not get to the NBA solely on innate ability, and I am sure that the Crimson could glean some habits off of them...
Things weren't always this way. Our country was founded and flourished on a strong work ethic, when men and women took pride in being self-sufficient, in working hard and being independent. Many historians, most notably Frederick Jackson Turner, suggest that the value of work and self-sufficiency on the frontier led to the development of our democratic government. Along with the dignity of work is the humiliation of not working, of being dependent on others. Other events, such as the Great Depression, branded the pain and humiliation of poverty onto the minds of entire generations...
...welfare is a safety net, not a hammock. The growing welfare class (which, contrary to some characterizations, is composed of both Blacks and whites) is bereft of the work ethic that our country was built on. There is no dignity to working for a living, and hence there is no humiliation involved in living off the handouts of the state, or of passers-by who drop a few coins into a styrofoam cup. Not only is there no economic incentive to getting off welfare; there is no longer a moral or ethical one, either...
...humor and the hope in the signs of these panhandlers. Maybe so. But when the Christmas lights are down, and when the presents have already been opened, the problems of the poor will still be there, as desperate as ever. And as the decline of the work ethic continues, the problems will only become more intractable...
...players made an outstanding choice," said head coach Tim Murphy. "I can't think of a better person to lead the team. Justin has a great work ethic and exemplifies all the qualities a captain should possess...