One day sitting in the firehouse I heard a loud screeching noise, as I looked out the window I noticed that a car had gone out of control and had struck a tree on the side lawn of the firehouse. I ran to the pump to get the first -aid kit and began to run out the front door around the side of the firehouse upon doing this I was met by a bystander who saw the collision at which point she pointed at me and said " you call 911" I slowed for a Sec and then continued to the car when I heard in the background her husband say " he is 911" I don't know whether it was the uniform or the large orange first-aid kit that tipped him off. Since firefighters’ devote their lives to helping other people, it can be a very rewarding career. In addition, …show more content…
The long hours and often close living quarters, combined by the stressful working conditions can often create tension in your relationships with co-workers. For those who exhibit tolerance, understanding and compassion these same things that create tension can also create bonds between co-workers. Unlike other professions where you can often escape from the stress or chatter of an annoying co-worker after a few hours, as a firefighter you will be forced to deal with them, sometimes for days on end. Intolerance is not an option. It leads to anger and hatred and these are cancerous emotions that destroy a group, and over time can spread to destroy the organization as a whole. The smaller the organization the faster the cancer spreads. Exercising tolerance will help you maintain your sanity, make for a happier work environment for you and everyone else around you and benefit the entire organization. This is not to say you should tolerate the intolerable, but you cannot let the little things get to you. You must learn to accept people for who they are, like it or not. You must learn to accept everyone's differences. You must also have thick skin and not let others lack of tolerance, ignorance or need to find your limits and push them get to
We all need to accept each other and our differences.
Sarah Dessen used to say that “Accepting all the good and bad about someone is a great thing to aspire to. The hard part is actually doing it. (Dessen, 2013)” Similarly, Barbara Jordan, a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, said “We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves. (Jordan, 2016, 45)”
I was taught to accept those different than me because everyone deserves respect. When I’m older I want to be in the medical field. This will involve meeting many culturally diverse people to reach a common goal- curing a disease. I will judge people based on the content of their ideas not by their race or gender.
Tolerance is giving every human being every right that is claim by everyone. Often people get so tolerant that they start tolerating the intolerant. During the Holocaust, the Jews learned to tolerate the violence they had to go through. Violence leads to so much hurt - physically and mentally. People must not use violence in order to maintain human rights.
Human beings must be willing to accept people or opinions different from ourselves. We recently viewed "My So Called Enemy," read "Texas vs. Johnson" by: William J. Brennan and "American Stands for Tolerance" by: Ronald J. Allen. Each piece contained profound information as how different people should be accepted even though they have different thoughts or believes. An example is when it says people should be willing to accept it even though you may not think the same.
As a current student at Ridge Fire Academy, I have learned so much about myself and what it takes to become a Fire Fighter. The instructors have taught us and informed us on how dangerous this job may really be. From the stories of their past experiences, to scars they have received, it is apparent that danger may be present at anytime. The unfortunate story of Lieutenant John Mickel and FireFighter Dallas Begg is a testimony to that concept which should always be remembered as a learning tool in the firefighting world. May they never be forgotten.
The theme of tolerance. Tol·er·ance (noun), the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. When you practice the act of tolerance, you accept one another along with their ideas and beliefs/ opinions— even if you disagree or find them nonsensical. Tolerance is a big matter in both The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Glee. It is also important to have tolerance because if not, destruction and chaos may transpire.
Nonetheless, to resolve the racism, sexism and ignorance derived from it, people need to realize we are all human beings. We need to acknowledge that inconsistencies in our belief pose a dangerous threat. We must figure out who or what decided only certain people receive the benefit of the doubt while others suffer. We must hold those people accountable for their actions, they need to know privileges do not only apply to one group of people, it applies to all. Most importantly, we need to realize for all the time people have been on earth, the only consistency we managed is figuring out new ways to harm other people, from bows and arrows to atomic bombs.
Employees will trust that you will take into consideration their feelings even if you don’t meet eye to eye with them. Having this understanding of empathy empowers your employees the ability to succeed, thus building and enhancing relationships which in the long run improves production and efficiency. In conclusion, I thought The Fog of War and The Evolution of Modern Management on Robert McNamara where excellent sources to understand the limits of information and the irrational behavior of humans. It really goes to show that people in these powerful positions are humans too and the decisions they make are reflected by the prejudices from which all humans
The general idea discussed in What’s Wrong with Tolerance chapter, centers around the concept of tolerance being problematic and perpetrating hate. The authors use the accepted idea of tolerance to show how it breeds non-acceptance. The authors give the impression that tolerance allows the individual who tolerates to keep a discriminatory but beneficial social hierarchy intact. While at the same time evoking or claiming a superior disposition because they tolerate the intolerable. Throughout the chapter the authors present solid reasoning on why tolerance should be phased out and freedom advocated as the replacement.
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” When we internalize that we are instructed to do nothing from self ambition, our co-workers will see this reflected in our attitude. A person that works a forty hour work week has a great deal of influence within the lives of their co--workers. Madlock and B00th-Butterfield (2012) point out that co-workers have become a form of surrogate family solely based on the amount of time spent at work; accordingly co-workers inherently influence our attitudes as they are the basis for many of our values and emotions.
Even though you may not like someone, you will always be placed in a situation where you need to work with one another. I had to learn to get over my personal issues with someone in order to be a strong and successful team and this is something that will stick with
If people of our society were able to be more tolerant, the hate and prejudice that is still plentiful could be reduced, and the lives of many would be
Bigotry is the product of ignorance, and the quintessential features of intolerance are blindness and prejudice. The tolerant course has always been an accommodation of diversity, but each generation forgets the anguish of those who suffered from bigotry. In the United States, tolerance has never been easily achieved. Rather, it has been accompanied by pain and shame.
Intolerance can take many shapes and sizes through the ages, good and bad,changing throughout time, but let’s hope that history doesn’t repeat itself with unfair intolerance with solutions that could help society for the