HIS-101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I Briefly explain what is meant by the “scientific revolution” that took place in seventeenth century Europe‚ and how it marked a departure from ancient and medieval philosophy. The term Scientific Revolution refers to a period in the 17th century when the intellects of Europe had a revolution. This was an illustrious time for science and the initiation of modern science. During that period famous people such as Copernicus‚ Galileo‚ Kepler‚ and Isaac Newton all
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John Donne an English poet once wrote“No man is an island‚ entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.” this illustrates the diversity that our world has. Living in a perfect community would not be ideal there would be sameness. communities have no ways of spreading culture. Imagine a place where there is no color‚ no choice; a place where individuality and freedom have been traded for sameness and security. Lois Lowry has created such a place in the novel The Giver. First‚the community
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Unit 303 – Principles of Diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Outcome 1 – Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion. 1.1 – Diversity – Diversity is all about difference‚ everyone is different Equality – Equality is about everyone being equal and so not treated differently to someone else because of their preferences. Inclusion – Inclusion is where you ensure that there is nothing that would exclude the person to fully participate in the
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CULTURE AND DIVERSITY TIP SHEET When implementing prevention programs‚ it is important to consider culture and diversity‚ such as socioeconomic status‚ sexuality‚ spirituality‚ ethnicity‚ and other aspects. Culture involves every aspect of an individual’s external and internal life. Many definitions of culture exist. One way to define culture is the knowledge‚ experience‚ values‚ ideas‚ attitudes‚ skills‚ tastes‚ and techniques that are passed on from more experienced members of a community to new
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Building Inclusive workplaces by harnessing diversity Introduction Why should a successful organisation embrace diversity? Some will say discrimination is wrong‚ illegal and immoral. Others will talk of the social need for inclusion. There is‚ however‚ a larger reason for organisations to embrace diversity. The paradigm through which the organisation sees diversity is crucial and that will shape the organisation’s diversity philosophy. Diversity management brings a variety of gender and ethnic
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Management and Diversity In order for management to make diversity work‚ managers must first understand the definition of diversity. Most simply explained‚ diversity encompasses all of the ways in which individuals are both similar and different. According to Lee Gardenswartz‚ “Diversity involves variations in factors we control as well as those over which we have no choice. These factors give us areas of commonality through which we can connect with others and aspects of difference from which
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to other counties rather than to focus on their local business. People from all over the world now have more opportunities to work together. For this reason‚ cultural diversity has become a big challenge for both foreigners and native residents. The United States is a typical example. Especially in the state of California‚ diversity is one of the most crucial characteristics. We can encounter thousands of people‚ who come from different countries around the world‚ immigrating to California to study
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Deloitte & Diversity Summary of Deloitte: Deloitte is one of Canada’s leading professional services firms. They provides audit‚ tax‚ consulting‚ and financial advisory services. Deloitte values diversity and takes concrete steps towards inclusion of women‚ visible minorities‚ recent immigrants‚ aboriginals‚ etc. Each year‚ they publish an annual diversity report. Deloitte was selected as a “Best Diversity Employer” in 2012 by the Mediacorps editors among the 2012 Canada’s Top 100 employers project
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Diversity consciousness enables individuals to be successful especially in learning environments. Unfortunately‚ many people have misconceptions of diversity. We‚ most of the time‚ tend to limit our awareness of diversity to just certain dimensions‚ such as gender‚ race‚ culture‚ religion. There are several hidden dimensions of diversity that are important to be aware of such as learning styles‚ personalities‚ personal expectations etc. In a school environment‚ having a broad range of learning styles
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Diversity in the workplace is a topic that many industries and organizations spend an abundant amount of time and training on in order to ensure its presence. Today’s workplace is more diverse than it has ever been in history. While the workforce has made strides in the direction of equality‚ it is still far from attaining total equality in the workplace. A company must value diversity. The main objectives of valuing diversity include awareness‚ education‚ and positive recognition of the differences
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