We must give up our shoes routinely, and we must give up our future indulgence if we are to help our sisters, and help our world.

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We like to give technology and our time and resources to help great causes, especially those focused on kids and youth.

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So we can make changes in the way our culture works to help bring people away from violence and give them opportunity and bring them in the American system.

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Although it may help undermine our self-improvement plans, overconfidence might give people a leg up as we compete, some experts say.

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"We work so hard to help people in our community when the government is holding back stuff that we can use to give people, " said Glenda Perryman, director of United Hearts Community Action Agency.

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In September, we decided to stop waiting for Congress to fix No Child Left Behind and give states the flexibility they need to help our kids meet higher standards.

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