Th e first week in December is Tolerance Week. The purpose of this week is to promote the importance of tolerance and acceptance
of others. People who are tolerant accept other people’s different beliefs and ideas, even if they don’t agree with them. Write your own definition of tolerance. Do you think of yourself as a tolerant person? Why or why not? (Give examples.)
For me,<em> "tolerance"</em> is the ability to be open-minded without harsh judgment when it comes to the viewpoint of others. It goes hand-in-hand with<em> patience</em>. <u>One can never become tolerant without enduring things.</u>
Yes, I think I'm a tolerant person because I don't immediately jump to conclusions when a person opens up about his frank opinion on a specific subject matter–<em>even if that person is against my opinion.</em> I like listening to varying opinions of others because<em> I learn from them</em>. I live in a society where I need to socialize every day, thus, it is important for me to know how other people think and how to work things harmoniously without the need to prove myself all the time.
The profession that grew substantially with women’s participation during the Civil War was nursing. The women were not directly involved in the war, but they were definitely required to treat the wounded of the war.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, only Thailand survived European colonial threat in Southeast Asia due to centralising reforms enacted by King Chulalongkorn and because the French and the British decided it would be a neutral territory to avoid conflicts between their colonies
Ans: The United States had bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million, which eventually meant changing the flag to represent the United States.
