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Mar 25, 20243 min read
#ToleranceMeans Love Work
Samantha Hicks, Undergraduate, Eastern Illinois University ______ “When I think of tolerance, I think of “what am I willing to put up...


Mar 25, 20243 min read
#ToleranceMeans Embracing Differences
Danielle Frank, Graduate, Eastern Illinois University _____ “[O]btaining a deeper understanding of others who may not think or act like...

Mar 21, 20243 min read
#ToleranceMeans that We Must Never Become Complacent
Blake Sanders, Graduate, TMD Saint Louis University When I hear the word tolerance, I am reminded that tolerance is an action. I believe...


Jan 16, 20243 min read
#tolerancemeans freedom
Ojo A. Webb, Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center Freedom is infinite. It is the mother of all happiness and joy. Without freedom, nothing...


Jan 16, 20243 min read
#tolerancemeans freedom & diversity
Adisa Wheeler, Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center 1. the quality or state of being free: INDEPENDENCE 2: EXEMPTION, RELEASE 3: EASE,...


Dec 11, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans that growth and understanding is in the air
Pheng Lor, Graduate, University of Utah November 1, 2023 Tolerance is an act of patience and grace, held in tandem with the hopes for...


Dec 11, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans that you engage in dialogue with people who have different views
Kimball Yeates, Undergraduate, Brigham Young University November 1, 2023 When Abraham Lincoln gave the “Gettysburg Address”, a two-minute...


Dec 11, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans proximity
Sarah Johns, Graduate, Brigham Young University November 1, 2023 Bridging divides in America today is not only possible but well within...


Nov 28, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans that you respect other people as humans
Pedro Prola, Graduate, NOVA School of Law November 28, 2023 The concept and practice of tolerance have flourished in the field of...


Nov 28, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans internal change
Patrícia Tiago, Undergraduate, NOVA School of Law November 28, 2023 "We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when...


Nov 28, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans trying to understand other peoples´ motives and beliefs
Salomé Alexandre Lourenço, Undergraduate, NOVA School of Law November 28, 2023 The person who most taught me how to be tolerant is my...


Nov 23, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans bridging the gap by understanding
Fedellis Le Ying Lim, Undergraduate, Queen Mary University of London Born and raised as a Malaysian Chinese, I was a minority in...


Nov 23, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans remembering the other person also wears socks
Abdullah Alkariemy, Undergraduate, Queen Mary University of London November 23, 2023 As a student of political science and an avid reader...


Nov 23, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans a sustainable future
Sarah Faulkner, Graduate, Queen Mary University of London November 23, 2023 The climate crisis was first detected as a man-made...


Nov 22, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans realising solidarity, fraternity and dialogue
Almas Shaikh, Graduate, University of Oxford Tolerance is often relegated to the backseat in a legal context. The word conjures images of...


Nov 22, 20233 min read
#tolerancemeans intersectionality
Cameron Samuel Keys, Undergraduate, University of Oxford My grandmother left Sri Lanka in 1965 to start her life in England. 51 years...


Nov 15, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans humanizing your opposition
Anthony Campus, Undergraduate, St. Mary's College of California People often fear discussing politics at dinner tables or workplaces, and...


Nov 15, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans looking for similarities beyond the differences
Violet Lutgen, Graduate, St. Mary's College of California Essay: One of the first places I went with my now-partner was a cafe in Denver...


Nov 15, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans that we have brave spaces
Nash Anderson, Graduate, St. Mary's College of California To me tolerance is a mindset and a lifestyle. The question is how do we embody...


Oct 31, 20232 min read
#tolerancemeans that we should not fall victim to a false dichotomy
Aspen Marshall, Undergraduate, University of Utah When thinking about tolerance, I thought about how the world is painted in a...
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