Good Citizenship for Today: A Mind Set on Civil Virtue

By William E. Thrasher Jr.

“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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Sep 28, 2018
• ISBN: 9781532057656

William E. Thrasher Jr.

William E. Thrasher, Jr. was born in Little Rock, AR. He is the second of seven children born to the late William E. Thrasher, Sr. and the late Willie Mae Thrasher Hearon. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas At Little Rock, former Pastor of First Baptist Church, 901 Calhoun St in Little Rock, and currently resides in San Antonio, Texas, where he oversees an online ministry, Christian Community Fellowship. He is the author of To Make the Moment Last: The Story of The Incredible Jades, Good Citizenship for Today: A Mind Set on Civil Virtue, Seven Pillars for Successful Service and now I am Determined: Spiritual Guidance to Being Victorious Through and Beyond the Challenges of 2020.

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ISBN: 978-1-5320-5764-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5320-5765-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910856

iUniverse rev. date: 11/15/2018

Contents

Dedication

Foreword

From the Author

To Be or Not To Be?

Be Poor in Spirit

Be Mournful

Be Meek

Be Hungry & Thirsty For Righteousness

Be Merciful

Be Pure In Heart

Be a Peacemaker

Be Persecuted for Doing The Right Thing.

Be an ELI

Show Love to Others

Get A New Outlook On Life

Think Good Thoughts

Think on The Value of Truth

Think Noble Thoughts

Right Thinking Is the Key

Pure Thoughts Are Priceless!

Lovely Thoughts Are Crystalized

Think Admirable Thoughts of Others

Excellence in Thought is Illuminating

Good Citizenship Is A Work of Art

See Yourself As A