It's about time !!

This was the comment I received when asking Mrs. Loretta Johnston, a white single parent supporting her only 8th grader son nicholas. The question was how did she feel that an african American has been elected a President of the USA. I could sense total cinviction mixed with relief, that finally the conscience of the nation has become clear. She added with pride that a woman President is a big possibility now. The boundaries of color, race and sex have eventually dropped. Americans want to rectify mistakes of the past 8 years and are looking for realizable change. Trusting an african American, Heispanic or otherwise to lead the country to a better economic status, refor the ailing financial policies and renewing the hopes of millions of Americans are big goals, but she was sure they will eventually materialize !!

Spirit of individuality

Sometimes it happens that what you are thinking about something turns out to be absolutely opposite. My point of view was different before coming here. I think as i have been meeting people here that the most important aspect is the spirit of individuality and it is also linked with various other aspects for instance freedom of speech and thought and balancing between their work and families.
Everybody have the opportunity and access to liberty and at the same time Americans know how to maintain the balance of the liberty they have been given.
I have also notice the notion of self reliance and hard work infact Americans wants to work hard in order to achieve the recquired status and they believe on working hard rather than luck or fortune.

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TO SHARE NOT TO DIVIDE

Multi-cultural tolerance is a 21st century issue that each individual must internalize. It is no longer a luxury to be aware and understand of multi-cultural differences. It is complicated by the fact there is a poor level of global awareness among children around the world, and there is generally a poor standard of global education in many leading countries. Because of this inadequacies, multi-cultural emphaty should be our motto in standardization of global awareness.
In today's volatile world, in order to be educated and culturally aware, it takes a committed life for a child to build a tolerant and peaceful global context. As educaters, teachers and parents should prepare this global atmosphere for children to apply their lifes. The atmosphere will create many opportunities for children from all social backgrounds, races, religions and educational abilities to join together and integrate for common targets. So we can also support the fight against racism and xenophobia.
According to my previous experiences, being in a different country contributes to personal dimension and adds different perspectives from various needs and backgrounds. Despite the fact that there is no possibility or opportunity for our students to be in abroad, the efforts of bringing different cultures together within the same context will contribute to promote multi-cultural emphaty and intercultural tolerance. Therefore, it will be an exchange of new ideas and interaction of cultures in a global atmosphere.
The importance of teaching English, as a foreign language with the relation of cultural elements that will provide a universal access to different backgrounds, represents a main point for understanding and developing multicultural and international relations. The co-ordination with other countries will create a wider context among generations and bring ‘internationalisation’.
From this co-ordination with different countries, there is no alternative than a multicultural and global product that is; intercultural emphaty or multicultural tolerance.
In each society, the cultures include lots of differences and similarities. Within a wider context these differences can be reflected through a common global perspective. Even some archeological expeditions display that different religious views share the same peaceful environment reflected in the foundation of sinagogs, churches and mosques in the same area. As the multi-cultural tolerance expressed in famous universal philosopher Mevlana’s lines that so many people know:
“Come, come whoever you are,
An unbeliever, a fire-worshipper, come.
Our convent is not of desperation,
Even if you have broken your vows a hundred times,
Come come again.”
I think we can easily understand that we have a common world to share but not to divide. Under the same roof without desperation, and with the help of endless efforts we can evaluate the diversification of cultures, customs or traditions.

Tuba ÜNSAL

Religion

I talked with a lot of people about religion in America, not purposely, but people seems drawn to the topic, the main thing I've noticed is how open are people to other religions, people from the same family all having different religions and still accepting each other and not trying to influence one another, prayer in school might be required but its avaliable for every student, the people around here generaly accept otgher people's religions and thier right to practice thier prayer/rites as long as they don't affect other people.

People don't bother generaly to ask about someone else's religion, and in alot of the conversations I had, even though they were about religion and I looked and talked like an outsider no one bothered to ask about my religion .

And even people who held strong beliefs also were tolerant torward other people and thier right to practice thier faith, carrying out a friendly approach to appeal people to thier religion instead of mud slinging with other religions, they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll leave you with this one

President Obama for President

What more do you need to prove the Cultural tolerance in America. The first African American president to be elected, not based on his skin color, but based on the promise of change and addressing the needs and hopes of the American people. I'd say this is the land of equal opportunities, and total cultural tolerance. Go America !!

Tolerance

Welcome the our blog about tolerance.

In this blog we will post out through, comments, and findings about tolerance in the United States of America, look forward to it.