Word: idealisms
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...life, which nurtures and enhances the natural propensity within each individual to do good. We seek guidance for this pathway in the Qur'an, and in the example of the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him). For Muslims, the Prophet (peace be upon him) is the ideal example of a human being; for in him is the highest manifestation of all the good qualities which are within each person...
...Most ministries realize how to reach rural people," says Whan, "but there are millions in cities, in high-rises and behind gates." To reach these urban populations, the telephone has proved to be a handy -- and safer -- substitute for door-to-door buttonholing and an ideal pastime, especially for older churchgoers. Whan claims that about 10% of those dialed by churches seem mildly interested at first contact; after follow-up letters and calls, some 1% of them end up visiting worship services. Calvary Church, in a yuppie enclave outside Tampa, did even better. After eight volunteer canvassers phoned...
...nation's high schools have long been a favorite hunting ground for the military. Caught between adolescence and adulthood, at an age when possibilities seem boundless but money often is not, graduating seniors are ideal candidates for recruitment into the armed services. With federally sponsored job-training and financial-aid programs virtually dismembered by the Reagan Administration, the military has sought to fill the void by stressing its willingness to outfit men and women for high-tech careers and provide aid for higher education. Says Captain George Karpinski, an Army recruiter in the Atlanta area: "Seventeen- and 18-year-olds...
...stated priority, goal and ideal of diversity--while upheld to a great extent in each year's full freshman class--falls short of reality in one persistent case--the case of the early action admissions pool...
Matthews said the ideal course would try "to get at the idea of instutionalized racism--there aren't many Blacks that go to college, there aren't many Blacks on the faculty. It's an awareness type of thing...