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Created redirect Starfish story

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Addition to The Star Thrower

Below is the adapted version as used by the Starfish Charity in 2003.

An old man had a habit of early morning walks on the beach. One day, after a storm, he saw a human figure in the distance moving like a dancer. As he came closer he saw that it was a young woman and she was
not dancing but was reaching down to the sand, picking up a starfish and very gently throwing them into the ocean.
"Young lady", he asked, "Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?"

"The sun is up, and the tide is going out, and if I do not throw them in they will die."

"But young lady, do you not realise that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it? You cannot possibly make a difference."

The young woman listened politely, paused and then bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves,

saying: "It made a difference for that one."

The old man looked at the young woman inquisitively and thought about what she had done. Inspired, he joined her in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved. ^[1]

http://www.starfishcharity.org - A South African charity The worldwide 'thousand dinners of hope' event, 25-27 April, 2003.

The parable has inspired charitable works in

humanitarian crisis
providing a compelling vision
building records of achievement
unique charitable approaches [dinners ref]

ideas to improve the starfish page

External links

Joel Barker's version of "The Star Thrower"

Added -

starfish-greathearts.org A charity which uses the starfish story as its motto.

redirect pages

created - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parable_of_the_starfish_thrower&redirect=no

parable of the starfish]

The Fable of the starfish #REDIRECT [[The Star Thrower]]

picture of starfish more refs

sections: follow parable headings

categories: look for more charities, parables / allegories

Prejudice

Findings of a study into prejudice against athiests

I propose to add to the Contemporary section... Discrimination against atheists#Western countries

This additional sentence, at the end of the paragraph. (source references provided).

Prejudice against athiests exists. A University of British Columbia study found that believers distrust atheists as much as rapists. The study also showed that athiests have lower employment prospects. ^[2]

Made WP:DYK nomination about prejudice

Did you know that... one prominent cultural view in Nigeria is that it is better for a girl to stay at home and learn to tend to her family instead of attending school.^[3]

^ The worldwide 'thousand dinners of hope' campaign. South Africa: Starfish Charity. 25 April, 2003. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "UBC study finds believers distrust atheists as much as rapists". Canada: Vancouver Sun. 2011.
^ Denga, D.I. (1993). Education at a glance: From cradle to tomb. Calabar: Rapid Educational Publishers Ltd.

DYK nomination of Women in education in Nigeria

Hello! Your submission of Women in education in Nigeria at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Malconfort (talk) 16:00, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Women in education in Nigeria

Did you know

... that in response to Heil Hitler, Karl Schneider regreted not curing (heilen) Adolf Hitler, as first was not a neurologist but an ophthalmologist?

... that Solomon Islands dance on Tikopia is "almost obsessional behavior"?

DYK for Grandiose delusions

On 10 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Grandiose delusions, which Carina1205 created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that about 10% of healthy people experience grandiose delusions? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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A great girl's guide to AfC: User:LauraHale/Creating_new_articles_on_Wikipedia

Good article review... Parental brain

[version2-1] The worldwide 'thousand dinners of hope' campaign. South Africa: Starfish Charity. 25 April, 2003. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[rapist_ref-2] "UBC study finds believers distrust atheists as much as rapists". Canada: Vancouver Sun. 2011.

[3] Denga, D.I. (1993). Education at a glance: From cradle to tomb. Calabar: Rapid Educational Publishers Ltd.

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