"Deal" Definition of Tolerance Essay

People view others in different ways. We all know the variation of pigmentation. The different colors of hair, colors of eyes, and the sizes of people all affect people’s perception of one another. All these traits are tolerable, yet some people have difficulty with one element. Skin color. This has been an issue since the early years of man kind. Blacks have been despised, mistreated and killed all because of the color of their skin. To me, tolerance is a human must. We need to learn how to live with each other no matter how different in appearance we may be. What is inside a person is more important than what presents them. (what’s on the outside)
I am a third-culture-kid, and have learned to live with people. To me everyone is a person and I don’t care what they look like. People don’t have to be a certain color or height to be my friend. However, not everyone is like me. History proves my claim. Just look at the time of slavery. This inhumane behavior is still commencing. The “Word” Dictionary describes tolerance as “acceptance and patience.” It is not what everyone views as tolerance to be. Some people may think that abiding the rules is tolerating... I agree with acceptance, not with patience. Patience is being frustrated, breathing slowly to calm yourself down as to not murder someone. Tolerance is different. It has guidelines.
One thing I remind myself about is companionship. Would you want to be around people who hurt others because of their color? Or would you rather be around people who may look a little different but are the nicest people in the world. I have had experiences with pigmented people, and they have turned out to modest, intellectual persons. Friendships can be initiating with a smile, and all colored people I have met smiled in my direction. All I have met are currently my friend.
Tolerating a person doesn’t always mean that you have to be friends with them. But you don’t have to be enemies. A kid I know is slow. Literally slow. He slurs his words, and is hard to understand. Most of the time he’ll end up spitting in my face as I move in closer to comprehend what he’s saying. Yet I couldn’t ever feel bad about him doing it. Knowing him for two years has made me recognize his problem. From then on, I’ve treated him as a normal person as I would any other human being. My friends just has some trouble speaking and controlling his saliva.
Life is about living. Tolerance to me doesn’t exist in a way, because of how I see things. What I’m trying to say is that not everyone thinks like me. So I don’t have to tolerate people, it’s just built into me to not set people aside. People are people, and I take things for the way they are. Many are different. But think of it this way… do you have to put up with a person you don’t like for a whole day? Every day? I predict your answer would be no. If it you do need to deal with bothersome people all day, still listen. Put yourself in the kids’ shoes and think about what you would do when people frown at you every time you walk down the hall. Does it hurt? What about talking behind people’s backs? You smile at two people walking down the street. As you pass by, you suddenly hear whispering. You look back. They’re shooting short glances at you and giggle when you look dazed and confused. Does it hurt? Understand people and know that they are a part of you. No matter how annoying they can be, give them some of your time and understand their situation. They’re not around you forever.

Cholera has killed 775 in Zimbabwe, U.N. says

Zimbabwe's government says the disease is under control but aid agencies warn that coming rains could spreading cholera further in a population already weakened by disease and hunger.
With hundreds of people fleeing the country to seek treatment, cholera has already spread to Zimbabwe's neighbors. Nine deaths were reported Tuesday in South Africa.
President Robert Mugabe is coming under increasing pressure as concern about the country's deepening humanitarian and political crisis mounts. President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have all called recently for the 84-year-old leader to step down.

By Angus Shaw
MSNBC.com

What I find interesting of this essay is the lying. Zimbabwe has had government problems since I don't know when. Robert Mugabe is corrupt, and has no concern for his people. Cholera is a disease that breaks out because of the lack of clean drinking water. What could be done to help these people is purification plants. But the only problem with this is money. Mugabe does not feel like he can change this situation, and declares that the west has brougth cholera to his country. Well, even if the west did it, you should still find the heart to treat the people of your country. I think That Angus Shaw has written and effective article shining daylight on a developing issue. This article continues on MSNBC. One other article that I read claimed that Zimbabwe was on the verge of self destruction.

Pakistan arrests suspected Mumbai planner

"Yes, Lakhvi is among four or five people arrested in a raid yesterday," said the official, whose JuD charity is regarded as front for the feared militant group.

Pakistani intelligence officers said six men have been arrested, but gave no names, and there has been no official confirmation of the raid.

Lakhvi, one of Lashkar's operations chiefs, was named as a ringleader in the Mumbai plot by the lone surviving gunman captured in India, according to Indian officials.

He and Yusuf Muzammil, the head of Lashkar's anti-India operations, gave orders by telephone to the 10 militants who killed at least 171 people in the attack on Mumbai, Indian officials say.

Writing by Simon Cameron-Moore (Reuters.com) Article #2

What I find so interesting about this excerpt is the casualties and planners involved in this attack. I find international news to be very interesting, and numbers to me also mean a lot. If you think about how 6 men can affect 171 people... and that's not even for sure yet. The death toll is still rising. I have never understood the thrill of terror attacks, or the motives that drive the suspects. To think that religion is one main reason for these attacks scares me for various reasons. Religion is a belief, I accept this though, yet taking other people's lives for a belief that has not been proven is extreme. I think that people must stay within the boundaries of humanity, and leaving innocent people out of affairs that affect the suspects. Reuters to me gives a very unbiased opinion and writers do what they are paid to do, issue the daily news. I hope people understand the significance of 6 to 171.

Asimov Imitation

There seems no question but that the Cd's are going to be out of this world in time. Because of our portable music playing devices, music can be shared, played, and downloaded; digitally. Cd's take in space, and the more you get, the more space they take up. All you need for more music on your computer or portable device is hard drive space. Look what happened to records. They were about a foot in diameter, and were just too big to be taken anywhere. The megaphones that you needed to be able to play them on were extremely expensive and space consuming. A famous quote by an anonymous figure once said "necessity is the mother of invention, and invention is the mother of necessity." Whenever you need something, you can invent it. But when you invent it, you need something to take care of that invention. Think about farming during the industrial revolution. When farming was done by hand, it took longer to harvest crops. When plows and machines came along to do more work than one man could do in a week, it put a lot of farmers out without a job. As the years go by, people will start of new ways to share and listen to music, we put the "old" stuff away and forget about them. They have done what they needed to do, but who needs them anymore? The invention of the iPod has been one that has changed music for the years to come. It has made record companies more popular because of the recognition they get... but what about records sold? There are still people who buy Cd's. But over the next few years, I predict that the sales will drop and all music that is listened to will be electronic.

Bad Ad #2

This ad in my opinion spotlights "beauty". The man at the bar of course appreciates the lady with him. Yet... why does everyone else around have to be pigs? One is texting, and a couple are drinking pints. The on the left, there are two women sitting alone looking disgusted and wondering "what the heck am i doing here." What i think this ad does is show how men think about women. They ignore everyone around them (the pigs) and the other women are there... but.... nah, not my type. The one they love is highlighted, and the rest of the world doesn't matter anymore. What some narrow minded people might infer is that men think of society as poop basically and totally ignore them. They see other women, but they're just not as important as the hottie in the spotlight. You can look at this ad in two different ways however. You can look from the man's perspective, or the lady's perspective. Let's analyze what the woman might think. She sees a man at the bar, and suddenly diminishes the other "boring" pig -like men. The women in the bar look agitated and go "o why does she get the cutie?!" Personally, I'm not quite sure what this ad really is supposed to advertising... beer?

Tolerance

What is the meaning of tolerance? E.M. Forster has made a claim that I think is what humans must follow with heart. His view on tolerance and acceptance of people is identical to mine. He understands differences. He understands what it takes to make people like you, and you to like people. I totally agree that you don't have to "Love" total strangers to tolerate. You just have to "put up" with what "differences" people have and build a relationship off of that. I think Forster's use of "Love" is a broad word that can fit into many categories. He probably expected his audience to take their familiarity with "Love" and incorporate it into his explanation of tolerance. What you think love to be, take that feeling and relate to how he is telling you not to "Love" as it will put too much strain on you. "Tolerance" is extremely well written, and he has inspired me to write more about tolerance in my definition essay.

First Article I Like

Scores of attacks this year have brought the pirates millions of dollars in ransoms, hiked up shipping insurance costs, sent foreign navies rushing to the area, and left about a dozen boats with more than 200 hostages still in pirate hands.

Word of the latest attack off the anarchic Horn of Africa country came 10 days after gunmen from Somalia captured the Saudi supertanker in history's biggest maritime hijacking.

The November 15 capture of the Sirius Star -- loaded with oil worth $100 million and 25 crew members from Britain, Poland, Croatia, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines -- has focused world attention on the Somali sea gangs. The Gulf of Aden links Europe to Asia and is one of the world's busiest shipping corridors.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I like this article so much because I can read it. Many articles that find have so many words that I don't know that I have no clue what the writer is talking about. This article from Reuters.com is easy to read, and very informative. Words like "rushing" and "loaded" and even "focused" all are modern-day-english words. What may be brought down by using these simple words is credibility, yet Reuters is the website where all mainstream news websites access information. Websites like NYTimes and CNN credit Reuters after almost each article written. I think that gives them enough credibility.

Bad Ad #1

This ad is so bad I don't even know where to start. First off, it is advertising cigarettes and you can barely see them. Next, two guys are... i don't know. And it is making fun of the movie Brokeback Mountain which is a story about gay cowboys. I don't see the point in this ad, mainly because it depicts all things not relating to each other. The text of this story is two guys coming out into the wild enjoying the nature. Then, smoking is brought into the picture probably to tell you to get rid of your needs. the subtext would be that all cowboys have a horse and go out into the nature to enjoy a pack of smokes. The cowboys go away from their main town to hug each other at the camp fires and smoke till they need to go back home.

What is Pain to me

Pain to me is just a word. If you let it, it will be a feeling. I just hurt my ankle and couldn't feel it for a minute. Then all of a sudden, sharp needles pierced and tingled making their way up my leg. Of course, it hurt. Yet, when I was talking to my dad and telling him to come pick me up, I couldn't feel it. I hung up, and looked at my ankle and thought of what I had just done. Then came the pain. I have become callous to most pains, yet this was a new one. I really liked "Pain" mainly for it's description of physical pain. Then, Ackerman showed various examples of pain ranging from totally crazy to something we could relate to. I would like to ask her what kind of pain she has experienced in her life. Just birth? or more...

Letter to Mr. Kristof

Dear Mr. Kristof,

          We, the secondary 2 class in Shekou, China, have read your opinionated article “ Obama and the War on Brains.” I thought you presented yourself as a very cocky, self-confident criticizer. You’re approach to intellectuality and what you expected from it is, in my opinion, extremely biased to the your obvious favorite. You have the right as a person to the freedom of speech, and of expression. Yet, I do not understand how you could make this a public issue and bring it up on a well-visited news website. I understand your point on people hiding their “brains” and not wanting to seem wimpy, however you must know we are all people and not everyone is perfect. You must look at the good rather than the bad, although the bad can sometimes overshadow the good. Personally, another aspect I didn’t understand, is how much time you spent piecing this article together, and ended up still criticizing all the people you mentioned in your essay. It is a personal thing as you can tell from my point of view, yet the intensity of your comparison does not fit the issue. Sorry.

Regards,

Stefan Riemens

Shekou Quality Schools International

Secondary II