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    because they are looked down on by society. Caring for those who need to feel safe and can’t obtain that feeling themselves. Stopping horrible things such as hatred‚ racism‚ and violence. Those are just a few of the benefits. Sincere and genuine tolerance brings Enrichment and Joy ! Your life expands ! You start to "Travel" unknown spaces‚ and experiment with original and unexplored territories. Why ? Because intolerance is a force that is limiting. You are limiting yourself and others to one

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    equally true and valid. Tolerance is being able to say that another persons beliefs‚ culture‚ and ethnicity are wrong‚ and that they have a right to be wrong. Pluralism suggests that there’s no right and wrong when it comes to ethnicity‚ religion and culture; it means that you have to accept every religion‚ culture‚ and ethnicity and admit that there’s nothing wrong with them/ you completely agree with them all. Tolerance and Pluralism promote a much more civil community‚ but Tolerance is more much down

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    The philosophy of zero tolerance after the school shooting in Columbine greatly influenced the “get tough” movement within schools and the juvenile justice system and greatly increased the number of youth in the juvenile justice system.  What is the philosophy of zero tolerance?  How did change within the schools affect the juvenile justice system? The philosophy of zero tolerance was to deter students from suspension worthy activity or dangerous activity

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    Francois Marie Arouet or Voltaire‚ as he is commonly known‚ argued that freedom of speech is a necessity within an effective government. Voltaire believed that the freedom of speech is one of the main rights that one must have. He also believed that this was every individual’s primary right (“Main ideas”). If each individual in a society

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    opportunities‚ and zero-tolerance policies. Our society tends to discriminate students who grow up in poverty. They are often seen as a threat‚ because of their race or background. As a result‚ they are incarcerated more often. According to SentencingProject.org “American Indian

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    References: Dordiecht‚ 1999‚ pp. 361-374. 7. Object Management Group‚ “Fault Tolerance Request for Proposals‚” 1999; available online at http://www.omg.org/techprocess/meetings/schedule/ Fault_Tolerance_RFP.htm.

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    FWIS 104 Christian and Muslim Religious Tolerance It is ironic that while they are based on similar scriptures‚ and therefore similar ideologies‚ Christianity and Islam have had divergent attitudes towards the acceptance of religious minorities. By its nature‚ the Christian faith antagonizes other religions‚ including Judaism and Islam‚ because‚ according to Christian scripture‚ a lack of belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ results in damnation. The Muslim faith‚ however‚ has a much more tolerant

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    The two passages dealt with religious tolerance‚ each from a different perspective. The first passage‚ John Locke’s "A Letter Concerning Toleration" from 1689‚ was written from the viewpoint of a man under a king’s rule in England. The second passage‚ "The Blind Men and the Elephant‚" is a Buddhist parable. Locke’s reasoning for religious tolerance is all over the place. He first explains that no man has any right to enforce his beliefs on another man‚ stating that faith comes from within one’s

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    Taneisha Richards Mrs. Paddack English 101 16 October 2013 Tolerance In everyday language people used the term “tolerance” to signify that attitude of those who put up with ideas or behavior of others which persons do not agree with or of which persons do not approve. In history of thinking‚ the term for tolerance has also acquired a more specific and somewhat of a different meaning‚ indicating a non-obstructive attitude on the part of a state towards the expression of other ideas which includes;

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    The chapter reflection for this class discussion pertains to the “Zero Tolerance Program” which began in 1994 when Congress passed the Gun-Free Schools Act. The question does the program make schools safer and better places to learn‚ or do the related negative side effects outweigh the benefits? The article states “the need for safe schools is obvious” I agree with that statement. The pro’s mentioned are very strong reasons for the program. Our schools do need to be safe‚ students cannot

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