Elijah Kelley

Party Up' is like 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' crossed with 'House Party.' It's basically about this kid, my character, who's this smooth, intelligent kid who's petitioning to throw this big end-of-the-year-bash house party, and so he goes and manipulating different people and ruining lives. He somewhat has a selfish heart, but he's a nice guy.

American Actor

Ellen G. White

Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungs in prayer. God's ear is ever open to hear the heart-felt petitions of his humble servants, and he does not require them to wear out the organs of speech in addressing him.

American Writer

James Otis

I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject.

American Lawyer

Woodrow Wilson

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

American President

Blase J. Cupich

The open and generous nature of the American people has the capacity to astonish and push boundaries. We crowdfund, sign petitions, dump buckets of ice on ourselves, and embrace new ways of relating to our environment.

American Clergyman

Hernan Cortes

Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve.

Spanish Leader

Rodney Frelinghuysen

I have been pleased to receive petitions from groups that seek a range of new gun control measures and groups and individuals who believe additional laws are unnecessary or unwise.

American Politician

Howard Rheingold

I think e-mail petitions are an illusion. It gives people the illusion that they're participating in some meaningful political action.

American Critic

Vincent McNabb

St. Thomas is right. The essential prayer is the prayer of petition.

Irish Clergyman

Shane MacGowan

Irish Musician

Petitions often reflect public opinion and seek to persuade authorities by showing widespread support.

Social Influence

Petitions are formal; they follow specific formats and sometimes require a minimum number of signatures.

Formal Request

Petitions aim to provoke change or action from authorities, not just to express an opinion.

Action Motivation

When petitioning, one usually seeks intervention or action on matters where they lack direct control.

Seeking Intervention

The act of petitioning is a respectful and formal appeal, unlike casual requests or demands.

Formal Appeal

In religious contexts, a petition is a sincere request reflecting faith, communicated in prayer.

Spiritual Request

Religious petitions can be community-centered, shared by many individuals with a common spiritual goal.

Communal Aspect

 And together with them, we started a multi-layered approach, based on an on- and off-line signature petition, educational and inspirational presentations at schools and we raise general awareness at markets, festivals, beach clean-ups. And last but not least, we distribute alternative bags, bags like net bags, recycled newspaper bags

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 and what authority each branch of government has over its citizens. Besides voting, chances are that some time in your life you'll be called upon to participate in your government, whether it is to serve on a jury, testify in court, or petition your Congress person to pass or defeat an idea for a law. By knowning the branches,

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 ironic petition on behalf of the Sharks of Africa basically saying please keep up the slave trade because otherwise we're gonna run out of food to eat and so you know in all these ways sharks were seen as you know these negative creatures that we're preying on you know whether with slaves or sailors people

Juliet Eilperin: Demon...

 petition with two million signatures being delivered to the European Parliament calling for action the cause has been taken up by the conservation world's leading figures eating chimpanzees and gorillas make no moral ethical or conservation sense we are largely they they are largely us I think

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 "No, I'm leaving today." Outside the jail, the whole country went into a frenzy, some attacking me badly, and others supportive and even collecting signatures in a petition to be sent to the king to release me. I was released after nine days.

A Saudi woman who dared...

 their own started a petition to ask their local phone companies to provide Wikipedia for free and I'm going to show you a video of these kids which i think is pretty amazing every time they show this at the office somebody has to leave

Making data free for...

 than collective production. A few brave painters, who for many centuries, had been paid by the square foot, successfully petitioned their patrons to pay them on the basis of merit instead. Within a single generation,

Is there a difference...

 really changing Chinese mindsets and Chinese life. For example, they give the voiceless people a channel to make your voice heard. We had a petition system. It's a remedy outside the judicial system,

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 We leveraged a network of doctors on social media to raise awareness and started a petition targeted at the WHO. For two weeks, our members spread the word digitally and on the streets,

A global movement to...

 the honest appraisers got together a formal petition begging the federal government to act, and the industry to act, to stop this epidemic of appraisal fraud.