Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street Glossary

Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street Glossary

"moral recovery"

to practice human values in everyday life to either gain or regain morals and values that have once been lost, or maybe never found before.

contemplative

involving strenuous thinking and lots of contemplating

"The Great Recession"

the period of major economic decline in worldwide markets in the late 2000s

discourse

a form of debate either in writing or done orally

plenary

the meeting of several groups in one conference or assembly

"Gandhi's Seven Deadly Social Sins"

  • "Wealth without work.
  • Pleasure without conscience.
  • Knowledge without character.
  • Commerce without morality.
  • Science without humanity.
  • Religion without sacrifice.
  • Politics without principle."

pastoral

giving guidance; in terms of Christianity, specifically spiritual guidance

foreclosed

to take a mortgaged property because the mortgage on it could not be paid in time

pundit

a person who is an expert in a particular field who is often called upon for advice on that subject to give to the public

restoration

to rebuild and restore something to the original person, place, or condition

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