Description : Is prejudice really about race or has it always been about power or money or both.
Last Answer : answer:I agree with you that in order to feel superior, one has to find those willing to look up! It’s about power, which is money, etc. Inequality is too appealing for some.
Description : Which was the most important reason that immigrants face prejudice when they got to America?
Last Answer : People thought immigrants were taking jobs away fromcitizens.
Description : What part of you seems older than the rest?
Last Answer : My consciousness.
Description : Ever got a headache because of a person?
Last Answer : Yes, my mother.
Description : A person made you mad, you got upset and overreacted. What did you do?
Last Answer : I don’t get mad I get even.Cliche but in my case perfectly true.
Description : Have you become more tolerant or understanding of anything recently?
Last Answer : Good question. I think.we become more tolerant when we experience whatever ourselves. I can’t say I’ve become.more tolerant of any thing lately, especially not my sister who I haven seen in 15 years and just spent a week with in Florida. AHHHHHHH!!!!
Description : In simple terms how does one become more tolerant of people?
Last Answer : answer:By accepting that: 1. People are asses, or at least some people are. Most of these asses aren't worth spending energy on. 2. There is no use in getting offended about every single thing ... as important as you wish you were and get off your high horse, tolerating others becomes much easier.
Description : What good thing in your life would you trade in to become more attractive or recognized for your accomplishments?
Last Answer : Four years ago I would have traded in my wife for love and adoration and maybe even a bit of recognition. Fortunately, things have changed and I no longer feel that way. I’m happy with what I have now.
Description : How do people become more tolerant?
Last Answer : by practicing tolerance
Description : What makes people become celibate?
Last Answer : By no choice I would have to say health. By choice would be religious views and beliefs.
Description : Can a completely introverted person become an extroverted person?
Last Answer : answer:40-year-old introvert here. It's possible that her desire to be more talkative and more outgoing is at least partially influenced by a belief that she should be. It's also quite possible ... . But in my experience, introversion goes deeper, and may be something that we carry for a lifetime.
Description : If Vampirism is a choice will you become one?
Last Answer : Nope….no vampiricism for me!
Description : If you, all of the sudden, had to become the President of the United States of America, for a full term how would you handle it?
Last Answer : Oh lord. Me?? The economy would collapse and the world would end, and I’d spend the entire federal budget to find a cure for PMS.
Description : Why did Amerigo Vespucci become an explorer?
Last Answer : To get to the other side?
Description : At what point does one become "old?"?
Last Answer : 30. TRUST ME.
Description : How can one become a Human Calculator?
Last Answer : like me, well it depends on the mathematics question, and you can be a human calculator you just have to study hard, and learn math.
Description : Isn't the airlines charge per suitcase prejudice against big and obese people who's clothes take up more room?
Last Answer : Or maybe they are prejudice toward skinny people who think they have to travel with every piece of clothing they have.
Description : Who wrote the famous novel "Pride and Prejudice"?
Last Answer : Answer: Jane Austen
Description : Since the English and Dutch cultures are relatively open minded and free of prejudice, how did apartheid gain such a foothold in South Africa?
Last Answer : Who says they were? Those cultures have a long history of slave capturing and trading, plus ruthless and cruel-even murderous-exploitation of peoples in their occupations, trading hegemonies, and ... had more convincing bragging rights about their liberalism'. But that's pretty darn recent.
Description : There’s this movie on my tv set titled “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” Has anyone seen or heard of it?
Last Answer : It’s showing NOW on FXX and there are first line British actors in this thing!!! Apparently it’s to be broadcast later and the wife (an inveterate Austin fan) has set up the DVR to record it so we can avoid the commercials.
Description : Is all prejudice based on fear?
Last Answer : Yes.
Description : Which people do you think get prejudice and stereotypes the most? And what are solutions to stop that?
Last Answer : Anyone that is different or stands out from the crowd seems to draw a lot of flak. And I don’t know what we can do to make people more accepting.
Description : Would not prejudice and bigotry still exist if you reduced the planet to one nationality?
Last Answer : No. I would come down to money and/or genitalia size then.
Description : If I talk like people in Pride and Prejudice, will people laugh at me?
Last Answer : answer:People may not laugh at you to your fact for attempting to affect archaic English phrasings and vocabulary in general conversation, but they will probably at least look at you oddly. It ... generally understand the words, but the accents and some of the topical references sometimes throw me.
Description : What is Pride and Prejudice about?
Last Answer : Guy likes girl but comes across snobby. Girl doesn’t like guy. Girl slowly gets to learn more of guy. Girl realizes that love can bloom. Tada! (I don’t want to give much away especially if you haven’t read it. It’s a decent read, I reccomend you try it on for size)
Description : What reason would a judge have for dismissing a case "without prejudice"?
Last Answer : answer: When a lawsuit is dismissed, the court may enter a judgment against the plaintiff with or without prejudice. When a lawsuit is dismissed without prejudice, it signifies that none of the ... original action, or whether the identical parties are involved in the two actions. Legal Dictionary
Description : How would one distinguish between perceived -isms (racism, sexism etc.), and real -isms? Are discrimination and prejudice quantifiable?
Last Answer : With over 8 million Jews murdered by Nazis, racism is most certainly real. I know of now way to measure it in ounces or Rontgens of whatever. You can’t measure love in quantifiable units either, but it’s as real as anything I know of.
Description : Should the minority be responsible for speaking out against prejudice, or should the majority be responsible to listen up?
Last Answer : Both and neither. It’s everyone’s responsibility to think with their brains and maybe do a little research. It’s a shame people keep putting this off on each other.
Description : Can anyone help me with my pride and prejudice(Jane Austen book) paper?
Last Answer : You want someone on Fluther to write your paper for you? Sorry, we don’t do homework.
Description : Is this prejudice or something else? What should the mother do about it, if anything? Read Details?
Last Answer : The mother is looking for advise, I would appreciate any helpful suggestions for her.
Description : Would Pride and Prejudice appeal to a 15 year old as a pleasure read?
Last Answer : If you're the fifteen-year-old in question then I think there's no doubt that you'd enjoy the book, though the language might seem a bit archaic at times, and the customs often difficult to ... understand modern British culture, language and idioms sometimes). What do you have to lose by trying it?
Description : Do you feel you're free of prejudice?
Last Answer : Unfortunately I don’t think I am. I try my best though to not judge anyone based on anything except for the way they act and treat other people.
Description : Is a prejudice against a certain type of person still wrong if the majority (if not all) of your experiences with that type of person were unpleasant?
Last Answer : Since people’s attitudes are not dictated by their skin color or ethnic background, yes, it’s still wrong.
Description : When a judge dismisses a lawsuit "without prejudice" can you tell me what that means?
Last Answer : http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/without-prejudice.html Welcome to Fluther, dutchcat. We usually try to avoid easily google-able questions here, but for the sake of welcoming new people, here ya go! :)
Description : 2. Define the term ‘prejudice’ with an example. -Social Science
Last Answer : Prejudice is an unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually negative) towards an individual based solely on the individual's membership of a social group. For example, a person may hold prejudiced views towards a certain race or gender etc.
Description : What are the names of 5 Bennett girls in Pride and Prejudice?
Last Answer : Jane, Elisabeth, Mary, Kitty, Lydia
Description : What do you feel determines whether a prejudice is harmful or harmless?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : What is the name of Charles Bingley's estate in Pride and Prejudice?
Last Answer : Netherfield Park
Description : What is ironic about the last paragraph in the story, and how does this irony contribute to the story’s theme a matter of prejudice?
Last Answer : The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. ... Ironically, in the end, her husband lives, and she is the one who will die..... free of earthly bondage at last. ... The irony in the end of the story is that the first sentence of the story says
Description : According to the text, what was the relationship between prejudice against Jewish people and the oppression they suffered during the Holocaust Cite evidence from the text in your response.?
Last Answer : Sadly, this seems to be an exam question transcribed verbatim into this forum; since it doesn't say what text, how can anyone expect a useful answer?
Description : What caused prejudice against immigrants?
Last Answer : Competition for jods
Description : Catholic immigrants faced special prejudice from many Americans who had fears about immigrant:?
Last Answer : loyalty (APEX)
Description : The principle of Professional behavior requires a CPA to: a. Perform professional services with due care, competence and diligence. b. Be straightforward and honest in performing professional ... or influence of others to override objectivity or affect his professional or business judgments.
Last Answer : Act in a manner consistent with the good reputation of the profession and refrain from any conduct which might bring discredit to the profession
Description : The principle of professional behavior requires a CPA to a. Be straightforward and honest in performing professional services. b. Perform professional services with due care, competence and diligence. ... of the profession and refrain from any conduct which might bring discredit to the profession
Description : Which of the following terms refers to individual’s beliefs and action that are rooted in anti-female prejudice and stereotypic beliefs? [A] Individual Sexism [B] Institutionalized sexism [C] Gender Socialization [D] Gender Segregation
Last Answer : [A] Individual Sexism
Description : The term prejudice in a person is colored by Options: A) A hasty judgment about a situation with an unfavourable B) Judgment and assessment of a situation without any favourites C) Partial observation and ... any motives D) Pre-judgment of a situation with a view to settle a conflict in haste
Last Answer : A) A hasty judgment about a situation with an unfavourable
Description : In the study of man-environment interaction, the statement of Miss Semple that “the humans are solely the product of their environment” , is : (A) An opinion (B) A prejudice (C) A fact (D) A widely accepted phenomenon
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : How did your sleep patterns change as you got older?
Last Answer : In my teens, I could sleep 14 hours straight. When I hit 23, I developed insomnia. I didn’t sleep at all for 3 straight months. I still struggle to sleep.
Description : What is this older song I heard on Britain's Got Talent?
Last Answer : It sounds like a sample from The Macarena, which I think was released in 1996, at about the same time as the Olympic Summer Games.
Description : What stayed the same as you got older?
Last Answer : Lack of social skills.