Monday, February 12, 2007

The Little Red Hen: It's teaches the moral of helping and what happens if you just sit down and do nothing but when the job is done, you get nothing

The Little Red Hen is an old folk tale, most likely of Russian origin. The best known version in the United States is that popularized by Little Golden Books, a series of children's books published for the mass market since the 1940s.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In the tale, the little red hen finds a grain of wheat, and asks for help from the other farmyard animals to plant it. No one is willing to help. When the wheat matures, she asks for help to harvest it, then thresh it, then mill it, and bake the flour into bread. At each stage she gets no volunteers. Finally she asks who will help her eat the bread. All the previous non-participants eagerly volunteer, but she declines their help and eats it with her chicks, leaving none for others.

The story is applied in teaching children the virtues of the work ethic and personal initiative. It is so well known that it is frequently rewritten by pundits and bloggers to illustrate their favorite points.



The Little Red Hen

Sara Cone Bryant (Retold from Joseph Jacobs)

One day as the Little Red Hen was scratching in a field, she found a grain of wheat.

"This wheat should be planted," she said. "Who will plant this grain of wheat?"

"Not I," said the Duck.

"Not I," said the Cat.

"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

Soon the wheat grew to be tall and yellow.

"The wheat is ripe," said the Little Red Hen. "Who will cut the wheat?"

"Not I," said the Duck.

"Not I," said the Cat.

"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

When the wheat was cut, the Little Red Hen said, "Who will thresh the wheat?"

"Not I," said the Duck.

"Not I," said the Cat.

"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

When the wheat was threshed, the Little Red Hen said, "Who will take this wheat to the mill?"

"Not I," said the Duck.

"Not I," said the Cat.

"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

She took the wheat to the mill and had it ground into flour. Then she said, "Who will make this flour into bread?"

"Not I," said the Duck.

"Not I," said the Cat.

"Not I," said the Dog.

"Then I will," said the Little Red Hen. And she did.

She made and baked the bread. Then she said, "Who will eat this bread?"

"Oh! I will," said the Duck.

"And I will," said the Cat.

"And I will," said the Dog.

"No, No!" said the Little Red Hen. "I will do that." And she did.

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Political Action Committee

Political action committee
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In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect or defeat government officials in order to promote legislation, often supporting the group's special interests.
See also List of political action committees.
Federal PACs are limited in the amount of money that they can contribute to other organizations:
at most $5,000 per candidate per election. Elections such as primaries, general elections and special elections are counted separately.
at most $15,000 per political party per year.
at most $5,000 per PAC per year.
However, PACs are not limited to advertising spent on the support of their own issues.
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1 Categorization of PACs
2 2004 Presidential election
3 See also
4 External links
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Categorization of PACs
OpenSecrets, a website run by the Center for Responsive Politics, categorizes PACs, large and small, as follows:
Republican/Conservative - ex.
Democratic/Liberal - ex.
Leadership - ex.
Foreign & Defense Policy
Pro-Israel - ex.
Women's Issues - ex.
Human Rights - ex.
Misc Issues - ex.
Environment - ex.
Gun Control - ex.
Gun Rights - ex.
Abortion Policy/Pro-Life - ex.
Abortion Policy/Pro-Choice - ex.
PoliticalMoneyLine uses the following categories for PACs (The latest totals are available here):
Agriculture
Real Estate/Construction
Communication, Technology
Defense
Energy, Natural Resources
Finance, Insurance
Business - Retail, Services
Health Care
Law
Organized Labor
Manufacturing
Public Employees
City/County
Transportation
Foreign Countries
Miscellaneous
Undetermined
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2004 Presidential election
In the 2004 elections, the top 10 PACs by money spent by themselves, their affiliates and subsidaries were:
EMILY's List $22,767,521
Service Employees International Union $12,899,352
American Federation of Teachers $12,789,296
American Medical Association $11,901,542
National Rifle Association $11,173,358
Teamsters Union $11,128,729
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $10,819,724
National Education Association $10,521,538
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees $9,882,022
Laborers' International Union of North America $9,523,837
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See also
Politics of the United States
Soft money
GOPAC - a GOP PAC specializing in training political candidates
GAMPAC - the Godless Americans PAC
527 group
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External links
PoliticalMoneyLine
Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations
Campaign Guide for Nonconnected Committees
Money in Politics Data
Helpful Resources, Links, and Information
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