Name: Abutab Abbasova Title: Prompt 1-B Some sayings which are widespread in todays world are commonly

used by the people. During the living period of society lots of well-known people used the expressions which are mottos now. John F. Kennedy- 35th president of USA is mentioned with the phrase that everyone wanted to hear for a long time. Of those to whom much is given, much is required is an expression which is accepted by lots of societies as a slogan of humanism, legality. First of all I made a research about this expression and found out that it was not only his thoughts because the phrase he said was shown and interpreted in the Bible. The Bible says, And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth. We will be asked about what we have done with our wealth when we die. Therefore, in our living period we must effort to assist people who are in need. Whenever we see a person who is very rich but does not help the miserable people we mention our faults. It is amazing how God makes us realize our own faults through others. I believe that at some time God will appreciate the helpful people with perfect fairness. One of the pillars of being Muslim is to give zakat (a religious tax). If you are given a necessary amount of goods you have to donate the poorer people with part of your income. By doing this you show that you are proper for having them. So the people whom much is given, they must pay back more than others. Moreover it creates a humanist community and equality among local people. In the holy books of Christians and Muslims this expression defined as the crucial part of being real human. These books are good illustration of protection of human rights, creation of justice and fairness among people which proofs this phrase is also fair for all societies because it is described in the books which talks about humanism. So all of the books about

religion confirm Kennedys saying. Secondly, the other reason which makes me agree with this phrase is it is legal. Evidence for this is provided by the government. In my country- Azerbaijan there is an income tax which was written in the Tax Code by Ministry of Taxes. Furthermore, it is based on the principle of Of those to whom much is given, much is required. All the owners pay this tax according to their yearly income which comes from their business. Despite their income varies from one anothers the percentage which is required is the same. It is legally accepted. In our country it is appreciated by the government when rich people make a charity company and they visit poor people twice a year. They do much more than what is required. They help the government to prevent poverty. Of course it is a positive side of our nations tradition. Apart from helping local people our country organizes support for the miserable people around the world. If we get to the conclusion we can say that not only I but whole the Azeri people agree with the idea. However, others tend to believe that charity is waste of money. Instead of using money in such way, we can use it for improving our economy or military. I argue with this statement because for making this circumstance first we need to make the populations life much better by providing them a good condition for living.