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    NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity Unit 1: Exploring Equality and Diversity Session 2: Describing yourself in a diverse society How others use specific qualities to describe / define you Other people may tend to describe you in terms of their relationship with you. For example‚ a parent may see a particular person as their child‚ yet this same person may also be seen as a parent‚ a husband or wife‚ a work colleague‚ a boss or a team mate – to name just a few. Example:

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    The Blues is a musical form and genre‚ which originated in South America within the African-American communities. It originated near the end of the 19th century‚ and was rooted from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers (which are very similar to work songs‚ but some do not have lyrics)‚ shouts and rhymes. The blues form in jazz‚ rhythm and blues and rock and roll; and each is characterised by a specific chord progression‚ the most common being the twelve bar blues. The blues notes‚ are played or

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    Racial Discrimination Hits Pennsylvania During the summer of June of 2009‚ 73 African –Americans children of Creative Steps in Northeast Philadelphia paid the Valley swim club in Huntington Valley for pool access for summer campers. After the first day of swimming‚ the campers were told not to return. Several campers claimed they heard pool members making racial comments while they were at the club. At the time valley swim club officials said race had nothing to do with it and that there were

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    Equality means that we should all have equal access and equal opportunities to learn and be successful regardless of gender‚ race‚ religion‚ and ability. Diversity refers to the fact that we are all different. Some of us are male‚ some female‚ some tall‚ some short‚ some dark skinned‚ some light skinned. We come from different cultural backgrounds‚ different faiths‚ and different family groupings. And we have different learning styles‚ different personalities‚ etc. Because we are all different‚

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    C. Believers are not to weary in restoring sinning brothers (6-10) 1. Believers are to have the attitude of sharing (v6) Verse 6- “Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.” a) The verb "communicate" (koinoneito: "to enter into fellowship‚ join one’s self as an associate‚ make one’s self a sharer or partner") may sometimes refer to monetary support in the New Testament (Luke 10:7; 1 Cor. 9:14‚ Phil. 4:15)‚ but here it has different meaning. In Rom

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    Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. 1 The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk 2 Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly 3 When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference 4 Then‚ go to and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure

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    the United State labor market. According to a study‚ in the past four decades‚ black workers fall behind in their wages‚ making less than the white workers‚ due to racial discrimination. Although‚ a study‚ researchers from the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute‚ said a disparity which disparity is lack of similarity or equality concerning the wage gap needed the governments’ official’s attention to

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    Equality In today’s world people would like to think that‚ in America at least‚ all are equal and free to live happy and peaceful lives. After all part of the United States National Anthem states that America is the “land of the free and the home of the brave” (Star). So one could assume that this statement is true‚ however‚ there is a minority group in America that is far from equal. They are typically looked at with disgust and sometime outright hatred. One might ask; why is this group subjected

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    The mass movement for racial equality in the United States known as the civil rights movement started in the late 1950s. Through nonviolent protest actions‚ it broke through the pattern of racial segregation‚ the practice in the South through which black Americans were not allowed to use the same schools‚ churches‚ restaurants‚ buses‚ and other facilities as white Americans. The movement also achieved the passage of landmark equal-rights laws in the mid-1960s intended to end discrimination against

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    Equality for every individual is something that we as Americans strive to provide and maintain for the current and future generations. The idea of equality for all has become an integral and necessary part of our American culture. Without equality for all‚ we cannot function as one nation under one flag. It has become such an important ideal and concept of American culture‚ that whenever people think of America‚ they naturally and automatically think of freedom and equality. In the pursuit of equality

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