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Re: We need to stop racism!

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:12:39 GMT

Racism is a really nasty thing, i highly dislike the fact that people are racist towards others, whats the point??

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A Poem and Essay on Race and Racism: Behind the Color Blind By Nordette A Last edited: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005 Rating went here>

Love your neighbor as you love yourself...(well most of us have heard the golden rule)

How can you say you love God, whom you have not seen, and yet not love your brothers and sisters whom you can see?...I John chapter 4, biblical paraphrase

What's all this about color blindness? I have to ask.

Should we not love in spirit and in truth?

Just my thoughts as I jot down a few lines today.

I've seen certain views

Behind the Color Blind
By Nordette Adams

You say you see no color.
I say you're full of it!*
I hope when you look at me
you see black a little bit,
for when you say you see me
how can that really be
when part of who I am
is my ethnicity?

I like my hair, my skin tone,
I like my heritage;
It influences my art
enriches how I live.
I like your hair and color
and even your eyes too,
one of my favorite hues is
that lovely shade of blue.

But I wouldn't want to be you,
I like myself just fine,
and don't want you to be me;
we'll both get there in time.
I know you like Scott Joplin,
and I love a Bernstein score,
I love good gumbo and pot pies,
one flavor'd be a bore.

When we escape these bodies,
and meet at heaven's gate,
then we can say no color,
We'll have nothing to debate.
We'll be at peace in truth,
and understand all things,
but until then let's be real...
Enjoy what difference brings!
And until that day in glory
when we are truly one,
let's love ourselves in color,
not pretend that we see none.

Consider what it means,
to love without condition,
it means to see all sides of me,
yet love is your decision.
To be high but lay down low,
and love beyond yourself
is the best way to love others,
and have spiritual wealth.
But to claim you see no color,
and smile like all is fine
is to say you don't see wholely
and if so, we see you're blind.

thank you.

NL888 — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:34:39 GMT

homie

697 up, 135 down

Someone you grew up with, friend or not, and someone with whom you have shared any number of bonding experiences at home, in school, at work, or in any close-knit atmosphere. Homie means you have lived in the same area as this person for a significant amount of time in your life, but the term is appropriately used by those friends who truly feel comfortable referring to each other with such respect. It isn't a word that should be taken advantage of, because a person recognizes who is a friend and who isn't. Therefore, a true homie is always down, while lesser friends will just be out to use you, borrow money from you, bum a ride in your car, etc.

Yo, homie, I'll be at my house incase you want to come kick it later.

All i can say is, please please please help me! Tell me what you think.

Collegebound — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:34:25 GMT

The University values an educational environment that provides all members of the campus community with opportunities to grow and develop intellectually, personally, culturally and socially. In order to give us a more complete picture of you as an individual, please tell us about the particular life experiences, perspectives, talents, commitments and/or interests you will bring to our campus. In other words, how will your presence enrich our community?

As vice president of my Catholic schoolâs multi cultural student union, I have learned first hand the benefits of a diverse environment and the great things that can be accomplished through good leadership, determination, and good organization.

The first year that I was involved in the union, I noticed that there was no clear initiative and began to question its purpose. We had one or two teachers interchangeably monitoring our âprogressâ and not enough students attending the monthly meetings; nobody was taking the union seriously. I quickly became frustrated with the lack of progress and decided to make a decisive move; I sat down with a fellow member and began to discuss small steps we could take to give the union some significance. I knew the first and most important step we had to take would be to incorporate our Catholic faith into our endeavors for this would be the only way to gain awareness from the rest of the student body. The union, for the first time, had a foundation on which it would forever be based on.

Within a few weeks I was able to set up elections for officer positions, recruit more minorities into the union, and arrange for speakers to come give us advice on how to successfully maintain our efforts. We began to set up service projects in which we would venture out into the community and help immigrants and the homeless improve their surroundings. The union and I soon felt a sense of importance and now new we were actually making a difference in the lives of others.

(Should the paragraph be moved?) I sometimes find myself in a state of disbelief when I realize how fast the union was able to develop in such a short period of time. While we have accomplished many great things, I still feel that we are nowhere close to finished. I hope through our continued hard work and dedication and we can soon push our administration to increase the minority population from 15% to 35%.

Before the union was developed, the minorities at my school seemed to individually represent their different ethnic groups. We all had our stereotypes instilled in us about each other and had a hard time working together. When we came together we crushed all the stereotypes, learned to efficiently work together; we became one group with one voice that was ready to be heard. With great leadership, organization, and determination we were able to show people that we too could be productive members of society and make a positive impact in the lives of others.

I now have confidence in taking on anything that might seem challenging because of what I was able to help do for the union. If granted admissions to the University of Wisconsin I would enthusiastically search for more opportunities in which I can apply all the values that I acquired to heighten the college experience for myself and all of those of whom I will be surrounded.( what can I add here too?)

Re: OF vs 's

Yoong Liat — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:50:06 GMT

Goodman wrote:
Yoong Liat wrote:
user="Belly"
John bumped into a friend of his yesterday (1)

The second meeting of the commitee will be held on Friday (2)

Why on sentence (1), they use his but on sentence (2), they use the commitee but not commitee's?

The legs of the piano are curved. You cannot say The legs of the piano's are curved. The reason is a piano is an inanimate thing.
Similarly, The second meeting of the commitee's will be held on Friday will be incorrect because a committee is an inanimate thing.

Sorry, I disagree. It has nothing to do with being inanimate or alive. choosing "possesive" vs using "of" is often depending on context and preference.

We would not say "I went to the Airport of San Francisco to pick up my mom yesterday", although it's not grammatically wrong. Instead, we say I went to the San Francisco Airport to pick up my mom yesterday.

1) I gave the clerk of the gas station a $50 bill but he said it was a $20.

2) I gave the gas station's clerk a $50 bill ......... both are ok but the latter sound a little bumpy to me.

I bumped into a friend of mine yesterday whom I haven't seen in years/ I bumped into my friend yesterday whom I haven't seen for years.

In this case, first one sounds better, but both are acceptable.

As far as inanimate objects are concerned, try this for size:

The brakes of this car sounded like they need to be checked out / This car's brakes sounded like they need to be checked out. The meaning is identical but the first has a ring to it. The difference is the first focus on the problem which is the brakes. The latter focus on the car which has the brakes in question.

Likewise: He is the owner of the bakery/ He is the bakery's owner

Hi Goodman

Had you followed the discussion from the beginning, you would have read the following:

Belly wrote:

But some say commitee is a group of people, so it's an animate thing?

Please treat my earlier post as cancelled.

John bumped into a friend of his yesterday is correct because John is a person.

The second meeting of the committee's will be held on Friday is incorrect because a committee is not a person.

adverb-(hyphen)-adjective

Philip — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:25:14 GMT

I can't find a source that explains what I thought I understood many years ago. The question deals with joining an adverb and an adjective with a hyphen before the noun, but not afterward:

the freshly-cut lawn smells great ~ the lawn is freshly cut

he is a highly-admired admiral ~ the admiral is highly admired.

Now, someone whom I respect has told me that this is true only with "well":

the well-known actress is crazy ~ the actress is well known for her crazy antics.

Any thoughts from punctuation experts?

Re: intoxicated

Philip — Sun, 13 May 2007 17:12:35 GMT

New2grammar wrote:

When someone is intoxicated, does it mean he is drunk or could there be other reasons?

According to an online dictionary, it says intoxicate could mean poisoned but i've never heard it used that way. Could you confirm and maybe give an example?

inÂ·toxÂ·iÂ·cate play_w("I0203600") 27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000> (n-tks-kt)

v. inÂ·toxÂ·iÂ·catÂ·ed, inÂ·toxÂ·iÂ·catÂ·ing, inÂ·toxÂ·iÂ·cates

v.tr.
1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol.

2. To stimulate or excite: "a man whom life intoxicates, who has no need of wine" AnaÃ¯s Nin.

3. To poison.

Thanks

I'm not one to argue with dictionaries. So, I'll just say that it seems to me that the order in which these definitions are given is probably the order in which they are used most.

intoxicated

New2grammar — Sun, 13 May 2007 16:36:05 GMT

When someone is intoxicated, does it mean he is drunk or could there be other reasons?

According to an online dictionary, it says intoxicate could mean poisoned but i've never heard it used that way. Could you confirm and maybe give an example?

inÂ·toxÂ·iÂ·cate play_w("I0203600") 27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000> (n-tks-kt)

v. inÂ·toxÂ·iÂ·catÂ·ed, inÂ·toxÂ·iÂ·catÂ·ing, inÂ·toxÂ·iÂ·cates

v.tr.

1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol.

2. To stimulate or excite: "a man whom life intoxicates, who has no need of wine" AnaÃ¯s Nin.

3. To poison.

Thanks

Re: Islam:veiling women!

Nrbn — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:47:05 GMT

The position of women in Islam has recently been an issue of debate. Some misconceptions arise, either from traditional practices which are thought to be "Islamic," but are not, or else from prejudices. However, the real issue is how women are regarded in the Islamic faith, and when we look at this, we see that Islam gives women great social value, freedom and comfort.

Women in the Qur'an

God's commandments about the status of women and the relations between men and women, which have been revealed to us through the Qur'an, consist of full justice. In this regard, Islam suggests equality of rights, responsibilities and duties between the two genders. Islam is based on sympathy, tolerance and respect for human beings, and does not discriminate against women in this matter.

The examples of good morals communicated to us in the Qur'an are universally compatible with human nature, and are valid for all stages of history.

Respect for women and women's rights fall within this. In the Qur'an God insists that the tasks and responsibilities of women are the same as those of men. Furthermore, while performing these tasks and responsibilities men and women must help and support each other:

The men and women of the believers are friends of one another. They command what is right and forbid what is wrong, and establish prayer and pay alms, and obey Allah and His Messenger. They are the people on whom Allah will have mercy. Allah is Almighty, All Wise. (Qur'an, 9:71)

God emphasizes that believers will be rewarded in the same manner according to their deeds, regardless of their gender.

Their Lord responds to them: 'I will not let the deeds of any doer among you go to waste, male or female - you are both the same in that respect... (Qur'an, 3:195)

Anyone who acts rightly, male or female, being a believer, We will give them a good life and We will recompense them according to the best of what they did. (Qur'an, 16:97)

In another verse, Muslim men and women are considered together, and it is stressed that both have the same responsibility and status in God's sight:

Men and women who are Muslims, men and women who are believers, men and women who are obedient, men and women who are truthful, men and women who are steadfast, men and women who are humble, men and women who give alms, men and women who fast, men and women who guard their private parts, men and women who remember Allah much: Allah has prepared forgiveness for them and an immense reward. (Qur'an, 33:35)

In the Qur'an there are many more verses stating that men and women are exactly equal in terms of their tasks and responsibilities and their rewards or punishments in return. There are a few differences in social issues, but these are for the comfort and protection of women. The commands of the Qur'an regard the congenital differences between the two genders resulting from their creation, and suggest a system maintaining equal justice for men and women in this light.

Islam does not see women as objects. Therefore, it is not seen appropriate that a woman of good morals should marry a man of bad morals. In the same way, it is not permitted for a woman of bad morals to marry a man of good morals:

Corrupt women are for corrupt men and corrupt men are for corrupt women, Good women are for good men and good men are for good women. The latter are innocent of what they say. They will have forgiveness and generous provision. (Qur'an, 24:26)

Also as regards marriage, the duties and responsibilities of couples towards each other require equality. God demands that both spouses be protective of and supervise each other. This duty is expressed in the Qur'an in the following words.

They are covers for you and you for them... (Qur'an, 2:187)

Many rules and commandments exist in the Qur'an regarding the protection of women's rights on marriage. Marriage is based on the free will of both parties; the husband has to provide economic support for his wife (4:4); the husband has to look after his ex-wife after divorce (65:6).

The Islamic Emancipation of Women

As the verses make clear, Islam brings justice to male-female relations and puts an end to harmful practices resulting from customs and traditions of pre-Islamic societies. One example is the situation of women in pre-Islamic Arab society. The pagan Arabs regarded women as inferior, and having a daughter was something to be ashamed of. Fathers of daughters sometimes preferred to bury them alive rather than announce their birth. By means of the Qur'an, Allah prohibited this evil tradition and warned that on the Judgment Day such people will definitely have to account for their actions.

In fact, Islam brought with it a great emancipation for women, who were severely persecuted in the pagan era. Prof. Bernard Lewis, known as one of the greatest Western experts on the history of Islam and the Middle East, makes the following comment:

In general, the advent of Islam brought an enormous improvement in the position of women in ancient Arabia, endowing them with property and some other rights, and giving them a measure of protection against ill treatment by their husbands or owners. The killing of female infants, sanctioned by custom in Pagan Arabia, was outlawed by Islam. But the position of women remained poor, and worsened when, in this as in so many other respects, the original message of Islam lost its impetus and was modified under the influence of pre-existing attitudes and customs. 1

Karen Armstrong, another Western expert on Islam, makes the following comment:

We must remember what life had been like for women in the pre-Islamic period when female infanticide was the norm and when women had no rights at all. Like slaves, women were treated as an inferior species, who had no legal existence. In such a primitive world, what Muhammad achieved for women was extraordinary. The very idea that a woman could be witness or could inherit anything at all in her own right was astonishing. 2

In fact, during the many centuries that followed Prophet Muhammad, women of the Islamic societies had a much higher social position than the women of Christendom. Karen Armstrong emphasizes that, during the Middle Ages;

... the Muslims were horrified to see the way Western Christians treated their women in the Crusader states, and Christian scholars denounced Islam for giving too much power to menials like slaves and women. 3

Anna King, a modern Muslim woman and a convert - or, better to say, a revert - to Islam, explains the Islamic emancipation of women as follows:

Islam first gave women their rights in a time when women were nothing but the property of men. Islam gave women the right to buy and sell on their own, own businesses and express her views politically. These were all basic rights which the American woman was not granted until relatively recently! It also encouraged women to study and learn Islamic knowledge, breaking a ban which several religions had stipulated, which forbid women to acquire any religious knowledge or touch religious texts... It also abolished the practice of marrying a woman without her consent. Thus, one would have to be very stubborn indeed to refuse such obvious facts and proofs that Islam was women's first liberator.

The tendencies to see women as "an inferior species" who has no right for education and that must be totally secluded from the society arose much later in the Islamic world, as a result of deviations from the right Qur'anic path.

Conclusion

Thus we can say that the mentality that despises women, excludes them from society and regards them as second class citizens is a wicked pagan attitude which has no place in Islam.

In fact, devout women are depicted as good examples for mankind in the Qur'an. One is Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Another is the wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh who, despite her husband's wickedness, is also described as an ideal Muslim. (see, 66:11-12) The Qur'an also describes very gentle conversations between the Prophet Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (27:42-44), and between Moses and two young ladies (28:23-26), which symbolize the civilized social relationship between the two genders.

Therefore, it is impossible for a Muslim to have a bigoted approach to women. In a society where true Islamic morals are practiced, immense respect and sympathy will be shown to women, and it will be ensured that they can live in freedom and comfort.

The fundamental rule in Qur'anic exegesis is ensuring that the derived meaning is in conformity with the integrity of the Qur'an. When this is considered, it is seen that all the rules mentioned to us by Allah regarding women form a social structure allowing them to live in the most comfortable and happiest way. In a society where all the moral values mentioned by Islam are practiced comprehensively, the social position of women becomes even more exalted than in societies that we today regard as modern.

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(1) Bernard Lewis, The Middle East, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1995, p. 210
(2) Karen Armstrong, Muhammad A Biography of The Prophet, Harper Collins Publisher, USA, 1992, p.191
(3) Karen Armstrong, Muhammad A Biography of The Prophet, Harper Collins Publisher, USA, 1992, p.199

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Re: taking

Marius Hancu — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:24:31 GMT

Yoong Liat wrote:
Marius wrote: Yes, into is better.

They are taking John into custody.

I believe 'in' is not the correct preposition. Only 'into' is acceptable.

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Search results for 'tag:Images tag:Whom' matching tags 'Images' and 'Whom'

Re: We need to stop racism!

thank you.

All i can say is, please please please help me! Tell me what you think.

Re: OF vs 's

adverb-(hyphen)-adjective

Re: intoxicated

intoxicated

Re: Islam:veiling women!

whom does the consciousness in the brain belong to see?

Re: taking

A NATION CHALLENGED: THE DETAINEES; For Many of Those Held in a Legal Tangle, Little Is Revealed

In Ruse at Border, Borrowed Children Ease Illegal Passage

TEXT OF AGREEMENT ON WITHDRAWAL OF PALESTINIAN FORCES FROM WEST BEIRUT

Police Chief Shot to Death

ARGENTINA CLOSES BORDER WITH CHILE AFTER 2 ARRESTS