Intolerance

Mahatama Gandhi once said, “Anger and Intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.” Intolerance is treating anybody unfairly and discriminating them because of their beliefs, they are different, or their identity. Currently, our society is filled with intolerance everywhere you turn; this could be on televisions or movies, in a novel, or even in a school. In general, intolerance can mean almost anything to different people. You’re probably wondering how this could be happening in the 21st century where technology, intelligence and the quality of living should be stronger and safer than ever before. How can one person be sure that one nice school day a person will not be judged just because of their cover, but the content of their character?…

m 20 March 2015 Hypolactasia Lactose intolerance, also known as hypolactasia, has become a huge epidemic over the years. This is a result of a genetically determined decline in the activity of lactase that begins in early childhood. Many people have suffered from this inability to digest lactose, which is found in milk and other dairy products. People who are lactose intolerant only have symptoms occur when they have dairy/milk products. These symptoms include bloating, cramps in the lower…

Lactose Intolerance Lactose intolerance is a metabolic issue when the body produces insufficient lactase enzymes in the small intestines to digest the lactose sugar found in dairy products. Fortunately, this condition doesn’t cause any physical damage, however, it can produce symptoms such as abdominal gas, bloating, diarrhea, pain, and nausea. The severity of these symptoms is directly proportional a person’s lactose intolerance, and the amount of lactose they consume. What is Lactose and How…

Sarah Rodrigues Bio 345 June 22, 2019 Lactose Tolerance and Human Evolution In the HHMI movie by Dr. Sarah A. Tishkoff, she explains how lactase persistence is an example of human adaption. Throughout her lecture she goes into detail about how lactose tolerance and lactose intolerance came to be, and how this adaption developed. In this paper I am going to address five specific questions that explain the adaption of lactose tolerance/intolerance in adult humans. The proximate mechanism that…

Lactose intolerance is a common chronic digestive disorder in which a person’s intestinal tract lacks the ability to make lactase. It results from a drop in or disruption of the production of lactase in the small intestine. The small intestine is a primary part of the digestive system, and is the longest part of the gastrointestinal tract and makes up about three quarters of the digestive system. It is a hollow tube like organ that connects to the stomach one end and the large intestine on the…

color of your skin, or your religion? People all over the world face this unfair intolerance. The definition of intolerance is unable or unwilling to endure. This means that not all people can handle the fact that others are different, so it causes them to show hostility to a certain group or race of people. In our world, there has been many cases of people showing intolerance in the past, and present to a group of people. The past has seen many cases of intolerance. One of the biggest cases…

today’s society, people who don’t learn from their mistakes are bound to repeat that same mistake again. This is clearly evident in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, as well as the Red Scare era. Fear itself can lead to illogical thinking, paranoia, and irrational decisions that result in dire consequences because people are driven to do everything they can to feel the sense of safety. Arthur Miller and so many others had to endure many struggles that were brought upon them during the Red…

Religious intolerance is a common theme that is often displayed across the world in various cultures. Intolerance is the inability to listen to the voices of those with varying beliefs and ideas. In many cases, religion is the main reason for disputes that have occurred in civilizations. Orthodox Christianity introduced religious intolerance into the world and the conflicts that emerged from this intolerance helped shaped the world in which we know. Although, the moments of intolerance are…

community. Non-believers are being brought into situations to listen to people force their religion onto them. Christians go too far with religion by forcing their beliefs onto others, using their religion as a weapon, and creating a world of intolerance. Christians live in a world of what religion is, not what their God makes it out to be. Christians force rules, laws, and even ideas of religion upon…

Ambiguity results from the absence of adequate information due to the complexity, newness, or insolubility of a specific situation (Budner, 1962). McLain (1993, p. 183) refers to ambiguity as ‘perceived insufficiency of information regarding a particular stimulus or context’. Tolerance of ambiguity is defined as an inclination to comprehend contradictory, vague, unstructured, and deficient information (Adorno, Frenkel, Levinson & Sanford, 1950). At the same time, from McLain’s viewpoint (1993,…