Did you know there are approximately two billion four hundred million people in this world?

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Source: Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957)

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In Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine wisdom, with attention to approximately, billion, hundred. The practical center is the relationship between life and people and world, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.

When to use it

  • A community organizer builds a meeting around approximately before participants choose one measurable action related to wisdom.
  • A teacher pairs the passage from Facing the Challenge of a New Age (1957) with a primary-source exercise about life and public responsibility.
  • A team leader uses the tension between billion and world to discuss conduct under pressure.