The political philosopher Micheal Walzer has proposed five different kinds of toleration: resignation to difference for the sake of peace; a benignly relaxed‚ passive indifference to difference; a principled recognition that others have rights even if they exercise them in unattractive ways; openness or even curiosity; and finally‚ an enthusiastic endorsement of difference (On Toleration 10-11). In critiquing Walzer’s scale‚ the political historian John Christian Laursen has clarified that “respect
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The Sumerian and Biblical Floods: Different or the Same? “And then‚ a number of centuries later‚ God said‚ ‘No‚ no. Everything is crap; I will send a flood down. I will send a flood down across the world‚ because it’s all crap.’ He decided to do the etch-a-sketch end of the world‚ I think.” (Izzard) And that‚ no matter which story of this particular flood story you look at‚ seems to be the main objective‚ to‚ like a etch-a-sketch‚ start all over with a clean slate. While there are several differences
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effective. Memorable‚ as what they had been aiming it to be. This was the first Noh play I’ve watched and I don’t think I’ll forget it‚ what with the intense emotional experience and the appreciation for both Japanese and Philippine cultures it has brought me. A Noh play is a traditional play in Japan that usually depicts a soul—a troubled one‚ at that—who comes back to the world of the living to settle whatever disturbs her when she was still alive and she has brought with her to the grave. In this Noh
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Different kinds of Folk Dances The following are examples of popular Philippine folk dances : Binasuan - Originated in Pangasinan Province “meaning with the use of drinking glasses”‚ this vibrant dance basically shows off balancing skill of the performers. Glasses filled with rice wine are placed on the head and on each hand carefully maneuvered with graceful movements. This dance is common in weddings‚ fiestas and special occasions. Rigodon - Originated from Spain‚ this dance is commonly performed
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Different kinds of industrial action within the workplace Industrial action usually happens when a dispute in the workplace can’t be resolved through negotiation. There are many forms of industrial action such as: strike Where workers refuse to work for the employer‚ a strike is a collective withdrawal of labour by employees. Under such action‚ employees refuse to perform all work‚ not just selected duties. Strikes are usually‚ but not always‚ organised by a union. The purpose of a strike is to
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While reading A Different Kind of Perfect Writings by Parents on Raising a Child with Special Needs‚ I was able to read two personal testimonies related to the perception of anger‚ and how different people cope- or lack thereof. First‚ I read a writing by Neil Nicoll speaking on the topic of “Different Kind of Perfect”. Here Nicoll started with a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson that goes as follows‚ “We all boil at different degrees” . (Thomas 43) Additionally‚ I stayed with the theme of anger and
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Put simply‚ The Different Kinds of Monsters by Seth Chambers is a story clearly meant to expose readers to the different forms of monstrosity that have always existed in our world‚ beginning in the era of the dinosaurs and ending (at least in terms of this novel) with the current state of humanity. On the surface‚ this novel merely tells the story of the Armitage family and their relationship to a prehistoric dinosaur‚ Emily (or “First‚” if you prefer). The story is told both from the point of view
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Writing Different Kinds of Messages Whether you write an informative‚ positive‚ or negative message depends on the situation. For example‚ if a shipment just arrived in the warehouse‚ you would send an informative message to another department in your company to inform workers. If your boss just told you everyone on your team is getting a raise because last quarter’s sales increased‚ you would send a positive message. And if your company cannot finish a project in time‚ and you know it will adversely
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The Different Kinds of Monsters written by Seth Chambers follows a story of a young man named Dylan Armitage‚ traveling around the United States throughout his life as he meets new people along the way‚ seeing the different sides of them and their monsters‚ including his. The title itself is pretty self-explanatory – that there are different kinds of monsters in this world. But what’s not self-explanatory is that there are monsters‚ outside and inside of us. Just as there was a famous saying that
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18. March 2010 Saturn Corporation : A different Kind of Car company Saturn was created by General Motors chairman Roger Smith in 1985 to be a “Different Kind of Car Company” . As the single-most defining characteristic of the new company‚ Saturn proclaimed that sole focus was creating and maintaining a strong relationship with the customers. Saturn put significant resources into Customer research and product development. Hopes were high that GM could reach a new market area with a new
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