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    Importance of Tolerance

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    Importance of Tolerance In the society that I have been raised in‚ I have always been taught to be accepting of others and not pass judgment on their race‚ culture or religion. I was told to leave my prejudice at home. In other societies‚ has this been the case as well? Through the close analysis and reading of four texts‚ I believe that this wasn’t the case and that intolerance and prejudicial attitudes were common. The four texts that I have chosen that show this is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper

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    Tolerance and Education

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    states‚ “Because the relation of education to tolerance is very complex‚ successful educational efforts are very simple or focused” (Vogt 203). His two main strategies for increasing toleration that he recommends instructors involve personality and cognitive development as well as utilizing intergroup contact and direct instruction. In terms of personality and cognitive development‚ he believes that there are several connections between education and tolerance and rather than attempt to make students

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    Religious Tolerance

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    Religious tolerance in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was very rare. However‚ there were many people and movements that led to an increase in tolerance and protection for all different religions. Among the many influential people of this time‚ John Winthrop‚ Roger Williams‚ and the Puritans stand out. Another major reason for the increase of toleration is the Maryland Toleration Act. People came to the colonies in search of religious freedom and the right to express themselves freely. Eventually

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    Interfaith Tolerance

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    Being born-and-raised in a multireligious society‚ racial tolerance was an art embedded in me. Studying in a national school (where all races learn a unified syllabus‚ promoting oneness)‚ I was exposed to the culture of my Malay and Indian friends. Society suffers from this oddity of racial profiling‚ whereby a person gets branded according to their race. I quote my elders‚ ’’being Malay‚ you’re lazy; being Indian‚ you’re a criminal’’. Appalled‚ this is far from the truth. Yes‚ sometime in the

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    Museums

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    Museum Museum‚ institution dedicated to helping people understand and appreciate the natural world‚ the history of civilizations‚ and the record of humanity’s artistic‚ scientific‚ and technological achievements. Museums collect objects of scientific‚ aesthetic‚ or historical importance; care for them; and study‚ interpret‚ and exhibit them for the purposes of public education and the advancement of knowledge. There are museums in almost every major city in the world and in many smaller communities

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    Museum

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    new works of art or artifacts for a museum is to preserve culture and history. Another purpose is to educate others who would like to learn about these certain subjects. Art demonstrates glimpses of history‚ or just new styles of art‚ which serve as inspiration to other artists and people. Artifacts from the past‚ show a realistic viewpoint of how a certain era of people lived‚ also showing how our society has advanced throughout time. If I were to open a museum‚ my main goal would be to enrich the

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    museum

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    Last Sunday‚ we paid a visit to the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. It is three stories high and each floor has its theme. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collections of art and artefacts from all over the world. Objects ranging from stone tools and pots to sculptures and paintings represent cultures and histories over millennia. Great recent and contemporary works reflect the diversity of peoples worldwide‚ and the resilience of

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    Zero Tolerance

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    Will Pearson                    1 Social Problems Zero Tolerance Shouldn’t Be Tolerated  In September of 1997 a nine year old boy handed out Certs Mints in class. He was subsequently suspended from school for possession and distribution of “look-alike” drugs and was interviewed by a police officer (Skiba‚ Peterson 1999).  This is just one of many injustices the current zero tolerance policy has handed out since it began to be used in 1989. The origins of this policy speak loudly as to what

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    Shakespeare and Tolerance

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    This page intentionally left blank SHAKESPEARE AND TOLERANCE Shakespeare’s remarkable ability to detect and express important new currents and moods in his culture often led him to dramatise human interactions in terms of the presence or absence of tolerance. Differences of religion‚ gender‚ nationality‚ and what is now called ‘race’ are important in most of Shakespeare’s plays‚ and varied ways of bridging these differences by means of sympathy and understanding are often depicted. The full

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    Zero Tolerance

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    their position by collecting reward points for improved behaviour thereby avoiding sanctions. Students are given every opportunity to take responsibility for their actions and manage their own behaviour (Ibid). I experienced the effects of a zero tolerance policy at School A where there was no opportunity for students to avoid sanctions by improving their behaviour. In my practice as a teacher at School A‚ the impact of isolation as a consequence of this type of policy was a cause of concern for me

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