To Illustrate Plus
October 1, 1997
Six Slits Sink Ship
Scientists now say that a series of slits, not
a giant gash, sank the Titanic.
The opulent, 900-foot cruise ship sank in 1912 on its first voyage, from
England to New York. Fifteen hundred people died in the worst maritime disaster
of the time.
The most widely held theory was that the ship hit an iceberg, which opened
a huge gash in the side of the liner. But an international team of divers
and scientists recently used sound waves to probe the wreckage, buried in
the mud under two-and-a-half miles of water. Their discovery? The damage
was surprisingly small. Instead of the huge gash, they found six relatively
narrow slits across the six watertight holds.
Small damage, invisible to most, can sink not only a great ship but a great
reputation. (Integrity, Sin)
Character (Prov. 10:9)
Integrity is like virginity—once you lose it,
it's gone for good. … No officer should ever be in a position where he
or she fears the truth. (Integrity, Truth) Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened,
vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
(Success, Suffering) Forty-eight percent of American workers admit
to taking unethical or illegal actions in the past year. USA Today
(4/14/97) listed the five most common types of unethical/illegal behavior
that workers say they have engaged in because of pressure: -
Cut corners on quality control
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Covered up incidents
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Abused or lied about sick days
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Lied to or deceived customers
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Put inappropriate pressure on others.
(Ethics, Integrity) Christmas
(Matt. 2:11; 25:40)
In 1994, Alex Dovales was drifting toward Miami on a rickety boat with twenty-seven ...
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