Good Citizenship for Today
A Mind Set on Civil Virtue
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Be an ELI Eli is an acronym for Encourage, Lift up and Inspire. So then an Eli is one who Encourages others, Lifts others up, and Inspires others to be the best that they can be. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:22 part B “…I have become all things to all people that I might by all means save some.” Today’s youth are constantly bombarded with peer pressure that more frequently than not leads to bullying and various other forms of abuse. The only way that negative behavior like this can be effectively addressed is to counter it with behavior that does just the opposite. Encourage those who lack self-confidence. Lift up those who may have stumbled or fallen do to human mistakes, and inspire those who yearn to do more or become more than their current circumstances would allow. Jesus would say that that is what he meant by declaring that we are the light of the world. The light shines very bright when we are Elis. Be an ELI! That’s just what Good Citizens do.
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About the Book
“Respect—don’t know what it means to me.” Aretha Franklin could have said the same thing about good citizenship. Many of today’s youth don’t know what good citizenship means to them. Not enough emphasis is being placed on the role of civility in our modern society. Gone are the days when it was just as important to get good grades in citizenship as it was in the three Rs. Many of the behavior problems that plague our public school systems can be traced back to lack of knowledge about good citizenship. This little book is designed to help refocus our youth on learning and appreciating the value of good citizenship not just in school but also at home and everyplace else. Good Citizenship for Today offers behavioral options and alternative thought processes in a lighthearted, easy-to-understand way. When used with the accompanying incentive program, Good Citizenship for Today can be an effective tool for helping our youth become the good citizens that they deserve to be.
About the Author
William E. Thrasher, Jr is a native of Little Rock Arkansas. He is the Son of the late William and Willie Mae Thrasher. William graduated from Horace Mann Sr. High and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is the proud father of four daughters Tiffany, Willowry, Brittany, and Chelsey