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I too must admit that I am very proud to have the thread of your first post. I am very glad that you found the post interesting.. So what do you do?! "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

I hope my instructor shares your thought.

Here is my final project in one of my classes called: Equity in schools and workplaces. The project title is Let's Face It! The purpose of this project is to identify and face a prejudice or bias, document the process, and pass it on. I hope no one gets offended by this. Trust me, it wasn't easy for me to post it publicly, but that's part of the project requirements. Step 1: Admit your bias or prejudice and realize that you have learned this bias or prejudice from life experiences. Although I would love to think that I have no problems with any type of people and I don’t discriminate against anyone, I will have to admit that there are people who I find it very hard for me to get along with for no specific reason against that individual just something their people did. At the same time, I do find myself creating good relationships with people even from the ethnicities that I discriminate against to some level. I personally find myself prejuidice against European people. I have developed the sense of being bias against Europeans due to my few visits to Europe Step 2: Acknowledge that the root of this bias or prejudice is WITHIN and commit to exploring the cause from the inside out. The root of this bias or prejudice comes from my own experiences in Europe. Although I am not in a position which gives me much experience about European people, but from what I had experienced, I have created several negative thoughts about them. Step 3: Conduct a moral inventory of your bias or prejudice and how it evidences itself in your thoughts, words and actions. Since I was asked to do this project, I tried to monitor my actions toward Europeans and see how my actions evidences itself in the fact that I am being prejudice against them. However, I failed to catch myself doing something negative because in reality I was monitoring my actions. On the other hand, I remember once I was introduced to a French skydiver at my local dropzone, He asked me where I was from. When I said Saudi Arabia, I did notice some changes in his expressions (A few don’t!). Similarly, I asked him where he was from; he said France. I too had a negative reaction to that. Step 4: Admit to your self and at least one other person the exact nature of your prejudice or bias and any theories you have about the fear it may be rooted in or where you learned it. I have admitted this issue toward myself and my roommates. I also have asked them to talk about it in order to get their input. We have reached the conclusion that I may be prejudice against Europeans because I haven’t had the chance to spend a good amount of time over there. Therefore, I may not have seen the positive side of those people. On the other hand, when I spend more time with this kind of people, I would have a chance to see the good and the bad about them. Step 5: Make a list of persons this prejudice or bias has harmed and consider ways in which you might make direct amends; then if possible make amends to these people and to yourself. I had to think about this step for a while. However, due to the bias issues I had, I really limited my interactions with the people who could get a negative feedback from my actions. The only example I could think of is the French skydiver mentioned in step three. This individual turned out to be a great guy. As a matter of fact, we intended to make a skydive together. However, I lost sight of him right after exit because of the significant difference in fall rate (Yes I drop like a rock). But we shared laughs on the ground. Step 6: CHECK your prejudice and bias and make a conscious effort to UNLEARN and/or get beyond this habit of thought. I have to admit that I don’t have any European friends and I don’t interact with them that much because I don’t run to many of them around here. However, during my preparation to this project, I thought about my interactions with European individuals recently. First one comes in mind is one of my skydiving instructors named Paul. Paul had been a great help for me during my student status and throughout my skydiving career. Another Swiss skydiver was a great help for me when I broke my leg from skydiving (the second time). This individual was a paramedic and he made sure that he stabilized me until the rescue arrived. Step 7: Let’s Face it . . .together. Having recognized the root cause of your own prejudice or bias, and having identified the fears that support it and damage it has caused, share what you have learned with others. I learned that I shouldn’t come to conclusion against anybody and not be judgmental. Although I was stripped out of my clothes in Heathrow Airport in London, that doesn’t mean that all British people are bias or racist. Even though the French government doesn’t allow Muslim female students to wear their religious cover, not all French people abuse others’ religious beliefs. It’s very important to realize that in any ethnicity, race and origin, there is the good and the bad. Therefore, individuals should be held liable to their own actions not the people’s who look like them or come from the same place they do actions. Finally, I encourage people to face their prejudice and bias because they may see the world differently if they did so. - Amer

This IS a good website.. Thanks for sharing

Why didn't they teach me cool stuff like that in English classes?!! I am going to call my boss that before I quite "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Wow J T!! You really know your stuff!! Impressive "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Although she has a new husband, she still invited u.. To me.. that means something "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Well.. They are def NASTY "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Well.. I too got too close to the trees once while I was under canopy... Guess what I got out of it!! 7 screws and a plate "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Jen, Thank you for the update! I hope Dave is doing better and recovers soon.. Please keep us posted with the updates "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Well, clearly the driver didnt pay much attention to how much she was filling because gas was a lot cheaper back then "1.51" "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

“Men who ejaculated more than five times each week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer” Affirmative! "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

I purchased a Jeep in similar condition to yours. I also had to drop a new engine in it becuase its previous engine went bad. I paid 2K to get a decent engine in. Shipped the Jeep overseas (That's something I do on the side, send cars to my country, Saudi Arabia, to have them sold over there).. Up to this point, the buyer still recommends me to people there.. So I guess he is happy with it

I dont know why I looked either "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Yeah I will go check it out... I think you didn't hear the new news about me.. I did get back in the air. But I could not resist a night jump on 3/16... Landing was again rough and broke the same leg right above the hardware that was previously installed in the same leg.. So I am down on the ground for another while.. IT SUCKS big time.. I hope to see you around sometime soon.. -Amer "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Thanks Todd... Do you know when this happened? BTW, I too skydive at ZHills. I dont know if you know me but I am the fat guy with the beard who keeps breaking himself -Amer "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Nicely Done "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

It def sucks to be him "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

I can't find it either!! "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Man!! You guys have a day for everything... People got too much time on hand.. I think they are only missing a "Holy Wakamoly" day if that's even how you spell it!! "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Indeed it does make sense backward "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

My first hop and pop was disastrous. I truly almost killed myself. I exited at 3500 (To meet A license requirement). After exit, I was tumbling severely. 7 seconds later, I got on my belly but I was so nervous to the limit that I couldn’t locate the hacky ball to deploy my main I got on my back again. I finally pulled it together. I am not too sure how high I pulled on that jump but I remember checking my alti right after my canopy was inflated and I was less than 1000 ft from the ground. Nothing felt better than walking away from that experience. "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

My ex-wife used to put clear polish (for finger nails) on them and she claimed it did help her. I personally enjoy itching it because it feels very good. "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin

Thanks for the offer, I will def PM you sometime soon. In regard to the night jump, I do realize that I have attempted a jump that required skilsl that are much higher than my level. I guess I learned that the hard way

Very nice pics... Thanks Bill "Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" Franklin