ch 8: drug and peace education Flashcards

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is the overuse or consumption of drugs other than for medical reasons.

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Drug abuse

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Drug abuse is the overuse or consumption of drugs other than for?

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medical reasons

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drug addiction is characterized by?

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a compulsion to use a drug to experience psychological or physical effects

(despite any deterioration in health, work or social activities.)

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SEVERAL FORMS OF DRUG DEPENDENCY

(enumerate)

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  • TOLERANCE
  • HABITUATION
  • ADDICTION
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It is characterized by a compulsion to use a drug to experience psychological or physical effects despite any deterioration in health, work or social activities.

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drug addiction

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SOME READILY RECOGNIZABLE SIGNS OF DRUG ABUSE

(enumerate)

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  1. Sudden shift in attitudes.
  2. Mood Swings, Depressed and morose first, then becoming highly related and euphoric.
  3. Highly excitable and displays fits of rage and aggression.
  4. Unusual effort to conceal needle marks on arms & wearing shades to conceal reddish eyes…
  5. Sudden regression from the usual and normal capabilities such as from work, school or social habits.
  6. Neglect of personal grooming, hygiene & appearances.
  7. Engaging in petty crimes & other forms of mischief’s to support the illicit habit.
  8. Association with known drug abusers and persons with shady character.
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WHAT DRUGS ARE COMMONLY ABUSED?

(enumerate)

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  1. Sedatives
  2. Hallucinogens
  3. Narcotics Drugs
  4. Stimulants
  5. Volatile Substance
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Drugs which may reduce anxiety and excitement, lowered inhibitions, slow pulse and beating, lowered blood pressure, poor concentration, confusion, impaired coordination

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Sedatives

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Drugs which affect sensation, thinking, self-awareness and emotion. Impaired balance and coordination, increased heart rate, panic attack, changes in time and space perception, delusions.

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Hallucinogens

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that relieve pain and often induce sleep.

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Narcotics Drugs

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Drugs which increase alertness and physical disposition

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Stimulants

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Increased heart rate, blood pressure, metabolism, feelings of exhilaration, energy, increased mental alertness/rapid or irregular heart beat, reduced appetite, weight loss, heart failure, insomnia

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Stimulants

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Chemical substances that causes Central Nervous System depression.

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Volatile Substance

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TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DRUGS

(enumerate)

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  1. ALL DRUGS ARE ESSENTIALLY POISONS
  2. DRUGSAFFECT THE MIND
  3. PEOPLE TAKE DRUGS TO GET RID OF UNWANTED FEELINGS
  4. WHEN A DRUG WEARS OFF, THE PERSON WANTS MORE
  5. MARIJUANA DAMAGES THE LUNGS NERVES AND BRAIN. IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS BECAUSE OF ITS HALLUCINOGENIC EFFECT.
  6. SPEED CAN HOOK YOU EVEN AFTER ONLY ONE USE
  7. ECSTASY IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS
  8. DRUGS RUIN CREATIVITY
  9. DRUGS DULL ALL YOUR SENSES
  10. DRUGS STAY IN THE BODY FOR YEARS AFTER YOU TAKE THEM
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DAMAGES THE LUNGS NERVES AND BRAIN.

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MARIJUANA

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IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS BECAUSE OF ITS HALLUCINOGENIC EFFECT.

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MARIJUANA

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IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS

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ECSTASY

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WHAT CAN A PERSON DO TO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE?

(enumerate)

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  1. Maintain good physical and mental health
  2. Use drugs properly. Most drugs are beneficial when used under medical advice
  3. Understand your own self. Accept and respect yourself for what you are.
  4. Develop your potentials. Engage in wholesome productive and fulfilling activities
  5. Learn to relate effectively with others. Have somebody to whom you can communicate your problems freely.
  6. Learn to cope with your problems and other stresses without the use of drugs.
  7. Seek professional help if you feel you cannot cope up with your problems.
  8. Develop strong moral and spiritual foundations.
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FORMULA TO WIN THE FIGHT AGAINST DANGEROUS DRUGS

(enumerate)

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N – Nurture your dreams
O – Obey authorities
D - Don’t even think about it
R - Resist negative pressure
U - Use healthy alternatives
G - God is the answer
S - Say NO!!!!

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Five Conflict Resolution Training Strategies

(enumerate)

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  1. Avoiding
  2. Accommodating
  3. Compromising
  4. Competing
  5. Collaborating
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17
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is the process of acquiring the values, the knowledge and developing the attitudes, skills, and behaviors to live in harmony with oneself, with others, and with the natural environment.

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Peace Education

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Peace Education is the _______________ of acquiring the values, the knowledge and developing the attitudes, skills, and behaviors to live in harmony with oneself, with others, and with the natural environment.

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Peace Education Programs centered on conflict resolution typically focus on the social-behavioural symptoms of conflict, training individuals to resolve inter-personal disputes through techniques of negotiation and (peer) mediation.

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Participants are also encouraged to take responsibility for their actions and to brainstorm together on compromises

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Learning to manage anger, “fight fair” and improve communication through skills such as listening, turn-taking, identifying needs, and separating facts from emotions, constitute the main elements of these programs.

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someone who uses a strategy of “_______________________” mostly tries to ignore or sidestep the conflict, hoping it will resolve itself or dissipate.

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avoiding

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using the strategy of “________________________” to resolve conflict essentially involves taking steps to satisfy the other party’s concerns or demands at the expense of your own needs or desires.

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accommodating

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someone who uses the conflict resolution strategy of “_________________________” tries to satisfy their own desires at the expense of the other parties involved.

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competing

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22
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the strategy of “___________________________” involves finding an acceptable resolution that will partly, but not entirely, satisfy the concerns of all parties involved

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compromising

23
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Using “_______________________” involves finding a solution that entirely satisfies the concerns of all involved parties.

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collaborating

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Peace Education Programs centered on democracy education typically focus on the political processes associated with conflict, and postulate that with an increase in democratic participation the likelihood of societies resolving conflict through violence and war decreases.

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Democracy Education

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At the same time, “a democratic society needs the commitment of citizens who accept the inevitability of conflict as well as the necessity for tolerance”

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Democracy Education

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Thus programs of this kind attempt to foster a conflict-positive orientation in the community by training students to view conflict as a platform for creativity and growth.

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Democracy Education

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Education for justice is the process of promoting the rule of law (RoL) through educational activities at all levels.

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Justice Education

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Education for justice teaches the next generation about crime prevention, and to better understand and address problems that can undermine the rule of law.

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Justice Education

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It promotes peace and encourages students to actively engage in their communities and future professions.

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Justice Education

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Peace Education Programs centered on raising awareness of human rights typically focus at the level of policies that humanity ought to adopt in order to move closer to a peaceful global community.

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Human Rights Education

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The aim is to engender a commitment among participants to a vision of structural peace in which all individual members of the human race can exercise their personal freedoms and be legally protected from violence, oppression and indignity.

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Human Rights Education

32
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Educating for peace will give us in the long run the practical benefits that we seek.

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III. On Focus: Peace Education in the Philippines

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As stated earlier it is expected to build a critical mass of people who will demand for and address the needed personal and structural changes that will transform the many problems that relate to peace into nonviolent, humane and ecological alternatives and solutions.

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III. On Focus: Peace Education in the Philippines

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Peace education challenges the long-held belief that wars cannot be avoided.

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III. On Focus: Peace Education in the Philippines

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Often this belief is based on an underlying view that violence is inherent in human nature.

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III. On Focus: Peace Education in the Philippines

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Peace education challenges this view and encourages people to seek alternatives to violence and seek ways by which violent conflict can be prevented.

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III. On Focus: Peace Education in the Philippines

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Political advocacy of nonviolent resolution of conflict is a key element of peace education and you can just imagine the benefits that will be reaped when this becomes the dominant mindset and value in our country and in the world!

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III. On Focus: Peace Education in the Philippines

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The Philippines still suffer from armed conflicts and this makes peace all the more important in our context.

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III. On Focus: Peace Education in the Philippines

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Educating for peace is an ethical imperative considering the negation of life and well-being caused by all forms of violence.

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a. Ethics

39
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The ethical systems of the major world faith traditions, humanitarian ethics and even primal and indigenous spirituality have articulated principles that inspire the striving for peace.

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a. Ethics

40
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These ethical principles include the unity and value of life, not only of human life but also of other life forms in nature; respect for human dignity; nonviolence; justice; and love as a social ethic

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a. Ethics

41
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It is important that students understand that peace is not just the absence of direct/physical violence but also the presence of conditions of wellbeing, cooperation and just relationships in the human and ecological spheres.

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b. Knowledge, Skills, and Value
— Holistic Concept of Peace

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This perspective will help them analyze peace issues in an integrated way.

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b. Knowledge, Skills, and Value
— Holistic Concept of Peace

42
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Conflicts are a natural part of person’s social life, but they become problems of violence depending on the methods of conflict resolution used.

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b. Knowledge, Skills, and Value
— Conflict and Violence

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Students can study the problems of violence in various levels from the personal to the global and including direct, structural, socio-cultural and ecological violence.

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b. Knowledge, Skills, and Value
— Conflict and Violence

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They can also examine the roots and consequences of violence.

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b. Knowledge, Skills, and Value
— Conflict and Violence

45
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Learners can be introduced to the goal of abolishing war and reducing global armed forces and armaments. It is good for them to see the folly of excessive arms and military expenditures and the logic of re-allocating resources toward the fulfillment of people’s basic needs (e.g. food, housing, health care and education).

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Disarmament

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Some Peaceful Alternatives

(enumerate)

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  1. Disarmament
  2. Nonviolence
  3. Human Rights
  4. Human Solidarity
  5. Development Based on Justice
  6. Democratization
  7. Sustainable Development
46
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Learners can study the philosophical and spiritual underpinnings of nonviolence as well as its efficacy as a method to effect change. Cases of individuals and groups who have advocated nonviolence as a philosophy and method can be examined.

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Nonviolence

47
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Many commonalities bind together divergent religious, cultural, local and national groups. All humans have common basic needs and aspirations and a shared membership in an interdependent human/ global

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Human Solidarity

47
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It is important for learners to have an integral understanding of human rights and to reject all forms of repression and discrimination based on beliefs, race, ethnicity, gender and social class. They should be encouraged to respect the dignity of all especially the weak and powerless.

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Human Rights

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Learners can be made critically aware of the realities and tragic consequences of structural violence and how a philosophy of development based on justice is a preferred alternative. They need to understand that development is not economic growth alone but also the equitable sharing of its fruits.

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Development Based on Justice

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It is important for learners to understand that democracy provides the environment in which people’s fundamental rights and interests are respected.

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Democratization

48
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Learners need to understand the interdependent relationship between humans and the natural environment and understand the changes that are necessary to ensure the well-being of the earth’s ecosystems such that it can continue to meet future and present needs. They need to rediscover the wisdom of our indigenous peoples who have always respected nature.

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Sustainable Development

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To be more effective in infusing peace ideas, perspectives and values into the life of the whole school and even beyond, it is suggested that a whole school approach be adopted.

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c. School Approach

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In a whole school approach, we try to engage all the learning areas, all the members of the school community (students, faculty, staff) and the wider community.

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c. School Approach

50
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The approach also includes other aspects of school life such as teaching practices and methods, student activities, administrative policies, school structures and relationships, as well as social action for and with the larger community.

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c. School Approach

51
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The social, political and economic context within which the school finds itself may not be conducive and supportive of the school’s vision-mission but it is precisely the challenge that a peaceable school must address.

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c. School Approach

52
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This should increase our confidence and resolve to make our own contribution towards our positive vision.

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d. A Vision for the Future

53
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We need more purposive focusing on the goals that count, and invest in these goals our renewed energy and commitment.

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d. A Vision for the Future

54
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We submit that building a culture of peace is among the essential goals for today and tomorrow.

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d. A Vision for the Future

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Let us meet the future with hope, imagination and the willingness to forego our old thinking and ways which hinder the blossoming of a new culture that is more peaceable.

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d. A Vision for the Future

56
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Let us educate and act for peace so that our future will hold the promises that we seek.

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d. A Vision for the Future