The question suggests that the earlier days of the modern world were ones where there was a lack of charity, necessitating greater calls for and concrete action to make the world a more charitable place. The increase in charity must address some modern world problems societies are grappling with.
A coherent judgement of whether the modern world of today is indeed a more charitable place to survive or thrive in as compared to before. The response would need to draw from a range of examples across the world given the global scope of discussion and the examples must be contemporary ones. These illustrations must drive arguments that are comparative to furnish the assessment of ‘more’ or ‘not more’. The conceptual understanding of ‘charity’ must also be sound.
It is expected that this essay will present a complete and comprehensive understanding of ‘charity’ and what it comprises and show shifts in the modern world that have helped/blocked the growth of charitable attitudes and behaviours. IT is important to explain the underlying factors that could account for the emergence of more or less charity in the world today. It is also important to focus on the key word ‘ to live in’ and the reasons accounting for this trend. Don’t confuse ‘charity’ and being ‘charitable’.