Sentences with phrase «where people of all different backgrounds»

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He accepted the persistence of group identities, but he rejected the notion of particularism, where people from different backgrounds get to keep in full what it was that made them unique.

She has proven time after time her commitment to stemming the tide of poverty in this city, to quelling the divergence between the super-rich and those still struggling to make ends meet after a 40 hour work week, by bringing people of different backgrounds together around one vision: a New York City where all can live and thrive.»

-- Amor Healing Place is a sacred center where hypnotherapy, life coaching, mindfulness, community meditations in both English and Spanish and Reiki therapy as well as classes are offered serving a diversity of people from different backgrounds and in different languages.

In a society where we are constantly bombarded with varying images of people from different backgrounds, the worst thing you can do is to pretend that race doesn't exist or doesn't matter.

In a TED Talk called Where Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson explores the role of the coffeehouse in the birth of the Enlightenment — it provided «a space where people would get together from different backgrounds, different fields of expertise, and share.&rWhere Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson explores the role of the coffeehouse in the birth of the Enlightenment — it provided «a space where people would get together from different backgrounds, different fields of expertise, and share.&rwhere people would get together from different backgrounds, different fields of expertise, and share.»

Writers are, by definition, very different people with different experiences, goals, and backgrounds, so it's important to set out expectations ahead of time to facilitate a smooth and enjoyable environment where writers can give and receive useful critical feedback without being overwhelmed by negativity.

[10] «(d) a group shall be considered to form a particular social group where in particular: members of that group share an innate characteristic, or a common background that can not be changed, or share a characteristic or belief that is so fundamental to identity or conscience that a person should not be forced to renounce it, and that group has a distinct identity in the relevant country, because it is perceived as being different by the surrounding society; depending on the circumstances in the country of origin, a particular social group might include a group based on a common characteristic of sexual orientation.

You can think of Selina almost as a kind of ramped - up hostel — where you're getting people of all different backgrounds into one spot to meet each other and get a feel for the area.

Socialising with a set of people from different backgrounds, you are metaphorically thrown into the deep end — and the learning to swim part is where your confidence grows.