In Defense of Foreign Aid
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008This is a paper I wrote during a summer session in my last few months in college at Cal Poly Pomona. I still needed one lower level English course, so I took Eng 105 during the Summer. I received an A in this class, so this paper must have earned a decent grade. It is dated August 22, 1990.
A human feels the need to give to the less fortunate in the same way he may feel greed - both are instincts. Some devote their entire lives to helping needy people and some devote their lives to selfishness. It is interesting to note the way in which each are viewed when successful. A successful philanthropist is thought of as generous and kind, though not prosperous in an economic way. A “successful” miser is seen as practical or wise in a business sense. The object of this discussion is not about the perception of these two opposites, but rather their views about giving.