Tolerance Essay

Tolerance is a concept that permeates through our everyday lives and we find ourselves presented with situations where understanding is a key aspect we must employ. In the words of the great Dalai Lama, “In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher”. This is an incredibly strong moral that guides us and expresses that in the face of conflict, facing our enemy is the best way in learning how to be accepting. This notion of tolerance is exemplified predominately through the themes…

reactive response to crime. Zero tolerance policing is collated with 'full and complete enforcement of all criminal violations. This includes minor crimes and major crime, this could range from public disorder crimes to burglary. Zero tolerance policing is traced back to the style of policing which was implemented by the Mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, and William Bratton his first crime commissioner in 1994. As stated by the BBC News website, zero tolerance policing was first used in the…

The National Association of School Psychologists describes zero tolerance policies as school enforced polices that mandate harsh predetermined punishments; typically involving suspension or expulsion. These polices can be implemented for a wide variety of reasons, but were commonly regarded as a solution to school bullying. Critics and scientific researchers often advice against using these polices, which have been shown to have an adverse effect on students of urban backgrounds. Out-of-school…

acceptance.” With this wise quote, Orwell says that to be happy you have to tolerate individuals who are different than you, no matter their background, politics, race, or religion. Acceptance and tolerance are shown in the novel by Harper Lee, titled To Kill a MockingBird. Those who believe that acceptance and tolerance is an idea that is not possible are completely wrong. Without a doubt individuals can accept others who are different from themselves because it makes people treat others with…

hatred and discrimination against them. Three stories that tie into the fear of the unknown causes hatred are “The American Flag Stands for Tolerance”, “Without Title”, and My So-called Enemy. All of these stories have conflicts caused by the unknown and this causes hatred among two groups or cultures. In the short story, “American Flag Stands for Tolerance” a man named Gregory Lee Johnson burned an american flag during a protest and he was arrested. He took his case to court and they found him…

stories/movie “American Flag Stands for Tolerance”, “The Wife’s Story”, and Bullied they all share the same theme, acceptance. In each of these stories there is someone or an action that is not accepted and/or is being treated differently than everyone else for being different. These stories show that there shouldn't be a divide between the public. The public should accept new and different things or the society would become dull. In the story “American Flag stands for Tolerance”, by Ronald J.…

Story”, “My So Called Enemy” and “American Flag Stands for Tolerance” illustrate this perfectly. “The Wife's Story” has a main conflict based off of differences, and the inability to accept these differences. “My So Called Enemy” is centered on taking a group of girls from Jewish controlled Israel, and a group from Palestinian controlled Israel, and teaching them to tolerate and learn to accept one another. “American Flag Stands for Tolerance” takes inspiration from…

In the novel, The Wave, the students of Gordon High School learn important lessons about the importance of tolerance and the power of peer pressure. One character who learns an important lesson is David. David learns that conformity can cause you to do things that you do not believe in because he changes from a polite and responsible guy to a very aggressive and violent Wave member. At the start of the novel, David is unaware that conformity can cause you to do things you don't believe in. For…

“We as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” Is a relevant quote that has gone unnoticed by many. “Texas v. Johnson” by William J. Brennan, “Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, and “ American Flag Stands for tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen all outline Barbara Jordan's quote. For instance, In “Texas V. Johnson” the seminal document is stating that under the first amendment, you have the right to express yourself even if it is different than the way others…

adopted religious tolerance to promote harmony among Muslim and Hindus. Before that, these sentiments were encouraged by saints like Baba Guru Nanak, Chaitanya and Kabir and the verses of Hafez who was a famous Persian poet. Religious tolerance was also found during the period of Taimur and Humayun. This had a great influence on Akbar’s religious policy. His childhood tutors, who were Irani Shias, made a significant contribution to Akbar's later preference towards religious tolerance.…