Sentences with phrase «think about minority»

«Whatever people think about minority - populated schools,» Ms. Barnes said, «on a number of levels it's hard to convince white families to come to a school like this.

When most of us think about minority students facing discrimination, we picture an event like the one in Lodi — two kids in a fight, one white, one black, and the black student is allegedly given a tougher punishment than his white peer.

Not exact matches

I think I'm in a minority, but I feel differently about golf.

One might have thought the Martin government would remain in power for about as long as the two Pearson minorities — that is, nearly three years.

Five days later the board met, thought about it, and not only rejected the minority shareholder nominees, but decided to coopt an extra CDC representative onto the board.

People sometimes mention to me that I must be bitter about Bancinsurance, because I thought it was worth at least 1 times book (I thought it was worth more, but I felt reasonable people could disagree about how much more) and yet the board approved a sale of the minority shareholders to the majority shareholder at something like 0.9 times book.

I want to be clear about what I mean by this, because many people believe this issue relates to current skilled labour shortages; some think it applies to our need to attract more professionals such as doctors, engineers and scientists; while others focus on the glass ceiling that many existing immigrants and visible minorities experience.

Cadillac has always appealed to older buyers, but it needs to think about winning buyers from emerging markets, ethnic minorities and young people to stay relevant, Edwards said.

The same is true of gender and minority representation, since the expectations of the day, unfortunate as they were, didn't commonly include the belief held by many today that Parliament should look, think, and care about issues in broadly similar ways to the country at large.

You would think it would be a hard sell given the fact that the real estate mogul and reality star has boasted about his extramarital affairs, profited off casinos and strip clubs, said he doesn't need to ask God for forgiveness, called for targeting innocent civilians in war, mocked a reporter with a disability, threatened the religious liberty of minority groups in the U.S., and gained wide support among white nationalists for consistently lying about and demeaning blacks, Mexican immigrants, Muslims, and Syrian refugees.

When I used to attend (evangelical christian) church there was always a vocal strain of folks who wanted to think they were persecuted, they told made - up stories about christians being persecuted in various parts of the world (at the time a lot of them were set in the U.S.S.R.)... it was so obvious that they LOVED thinking of themselves as some small group of martyrs, that they NEEDED to imagine themselves to be a persecuted minority... holding on to some secret truth that the rest of the world had turned its back on.

Just thought I would let all you racist on here talking about black and minority this or that the truth about Obama aka your satan race and upbringing.

The reason why Muslim holiday wouldn't work is that they are on Islamic calender which means new date every year second we are a minority and i don't think all others will be too happy about this.

There is the jab about evolution where when creationism is mentioned it is cast in a negative «not truth» light with the exception of a minority that hang onto such antiquated religious thoughts That is not what the const - itution intended.

(A minority who really thinks about it) the notion that beauty, art, reason, etc are not physically measurable and want these to exist in a spiritual plane.

If you're thinking about the related article about the pastor that officiated his son's marriage, you say he served an oppressed minority.

Your great grandfather probably thought the same about minorities wanting to sit at the front of the bus.

My personal opinion at this time is that nothing much will come from THIS movement except a fair amount of new awareness (who besides a small minority thought or more importantly discussed their thoughts about the 99 % before all this?..)

He said: «But I think I can say this, when we heard with my collaborators about the killings of the religious minorities, the problem at that moment in Kurdistan was that they could not receive so many people.

Think about it, the rich are in the minority in this country, they are outnumbered by the poor, 100 fold.

Some other news about young people: 57 percent said that the primary reason they helped others was that it «makes them feel good personally»; 19 percent would not fight for their country under any circumstances, 24 percent were uncertain and 60 percent would not be willing to volunteer one year to serve their country; 17 percent could think of no famous person or celebrity they admired (only 1 percent admired Mother Teresa, and Donald Trump received a similar vote — indicating that religious and business leaders are among the least admired adults); 65 percent would cheat on a major exam in school, while 36 percent would lie to protect a friend who vandalized; 53 percent claimed that growing up for them is harder than it was for their parents (minority young people were more likely to say it was easier).

The memory of those days makes me reflect about those of us that clean immediately and those that don't (we're a minority, I think).

I'm sure there will be a vocal minority that does not want the fee, but there is plenty of support to get it done and most students don't think critically about the current costs of attending school, especially when those who use student loans to pay for college won't see the actual cost until after they graduate.

In the US, I think that about 25 % of the population consists of racial minorities and if you include ethnic minorities you get something closer to 50 %.

In the meantime, think about who is likely to derive the greatest benefit from this co-sponsorship alliance: the Office of Minority Health, Black Americans, or corporate members of the American Beverage Association.

You should think about who's hearing what you're saying and consider the democratic impact — be aware of how political debate risks undermining certain groups, such as minorities or women, and of the risk of silencing or objectifying other voices.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn't want to bite when asked about his thoughts of a potential White House run by two of his fellow New York Democrats: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

«The reality is nobody really thought we'd be talking about these issues because of the person who is now holding the office,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins at a news conference this week pushing a bill that would require the release of Trump's state tax returns.

«I think first and foremost there was too much talk about Washington, and there should be more of a focus on New York State,» said Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who is the only Republican so far to declare that he will challenge Cuomo for the governorship later this year.

Again, I don't think conservatives will argue that any and every burden must be paid by a minority community if it has any broader benefit; I think that they disagree with you about the relative magnitudes.

It also means thinking, for the first time, about what it can hope to get from negotiations with a minority Labour government.

Mr Javid, who is the first home secretary from an ethnic minority, told the newspaper: «When I heard about the Windrush issue, I thought that could be my mum, it could be my dad, it could be my uncle, it could be me.»

@blip - It's not the normal way to think about voting, but there is a minority in political science who do research on how the economy influences voting (under the premise that voters are rational).

«I think I was asked this a couple months ago, and I said that term carries with it legal import, it is a very important concept and label for behaviour that deserves that name,» Clinton said at a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, when asked about the Islamic State's killing of Christians, Yazidis, Kurdish Muslims and other religious minorities in the region.

Do you think Ryan or McConnell are worried about a minority president?

On the Daily Politics, Jo Coburn asked her what voters would think about the running of Brighton and Hove Council, which has been run by a minority Green administration.

The report also provides state - level comparisons, insights into the representation of women and minorities in science and engineering, and insight into what the public thinks about science.»

It is extremely important for minorities to change the way they think and feel about financial issues.

«Maybe you should think about applying to graduate school at XYZ University; they are trying to bump up their minority numbers.»

For the launch, we have gathered entertaining and thought - provoking essays about starting a family while pursuing your graduate degree, nonminority faculty mentoring minority science students, and making the successful transition from community college to a 4 - year institution.

Past research shows minority students can be helped by being prompted to think about things they care about like sports, friends, or religion.

As this was about 5 % of conference attendance of 500, and not all people at the conference were low - carb and only a minority had tried our diet, I think it's a safe bet that at least 20 % of people who eat very low - carb diets will experience overt glucose deficiency symptoms.

While I might not be super excited about fall, and I know I'm in the minority, this weekend got me thinking about my fashion plan for the upcoming season.

When you stop to think about that, it's truly beautiful to know that something such as multicultural relationships has grown from a small minority and become common and socially recognized.

My only hope is that it isnt too preachy, but is rather a good movie that «happens» to be about black pilots who did nt get a fair shake VS being force - fed the fact that they're black pilots, so for PC's sake we must think its a good movie... < — As a minority, I cant STAND that.

I realize that I'm in the minority of people who don't think this isn't really that good of a movie, although I'll admit, it did hold my interest enough for me to think it still worthwhile, which for a film about chess means it deserves at least some props.

Max also makes friends with Kurt Adam Devine), who thinks of sex all the time; Tina (Angela Trimbur) who pulls no punches about wanting sex even more; and ethnic minority stereotype Blake (Tory N. Thompson) will soon be faced by the threat of beheading from machete - carrying Billy.

I can see by all the other reviews that I'm dramatically in the minority here but if a teen drama around terminal illness is what you're looking for on a Sunday afternoon, then 2014's «The Fault in Our Stars» is much more deserving of your time with characters you'll actually care about and a story that will leave you thinking about life and how to make the most of it long after the end credits have rolled.

I think I may be in the minority when I say that I liked Mark Wahlberg in The Big Hit... Don't know whether that's a good thing to come to mind while thinking about this video game adaptation movie.

In case we needed another reminder that Hollywood does not care about minority characters or actors, yesterday brought the news that Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures thought it would be a cool idea to cast Scarlett Johansson as the famous Japanese heroine Major in the film adaptation of Japanese writer / illustrator Masamune Shirow's Kodansha Comics manga comic series, GHOST IN THE SHELL.