RTS Article – Educate Blog – How to avoid Coercive Behaviour 1. What Is Coercive Behaviour? It depends on three assumptions: a) You have the authority; b) You have the ideal victim; c) You believe you have the ability to lie while giving non-involved people the impression you are not doing anything. So, coercive...
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Jeff Bezos Just Gave Kevin Plank Advice on Handling Criticism
BY SCOTT MAUTZ @SCOTT_MAUTZ “Plank has certainly been receiving plenty criticism of late, leading him to seek the fellow mega-entrepreneurs advice. But the advice he got from Bezos surprised him. Plank said it went against the grain of what it means to be an entrepreneur. Bezos told Plank: ‘The first thing I do when I hear...
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Article source: Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/) – By Ariana Eunjung Cha March 5, 2018 at 6:50 p.m. GMT Karianne Lisonbee stepped up to the lectern to talk about what she called “a terrible form of discrimination.” Buy Gerber: Baby Food, Child Nutrition, Tips and Advice | Gerber Stigma RTS: I like the way Gerber has looked...
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“I’m a person who is not well known yet, get me out of here – Who should I ask?”
Another way of asking that question is: What steps do I need to take if I am unhappy with the decisions a UK company, charity, individual or the government makes? Now that the United Kingdom is not part of Europe we have no recourse to send cases to the European Court of Human Rights....
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If I Was Born in Britain, Am I a British Citizen, What Rights Do I Have?
In a simple answer No. In a complex answer Yes and No. First, lets define born in Britain. “If you lived in the UK until you were 10 you might automatically be a British citizen. This can depend on if your parents were British citizens or ‘settled’ in the UK when you were born....
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“Julia Sawalha (@JuliaSawalha1), who voiced Ginger in the 2000 film “Chicken Run” has published an open letter on social media — using the hashtag “#ageism — in which she says she was “devastated and saddened” to be told via an email from her agent that she would not be cast in the follow up...
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This is a sequel to our article: https://getgoing.org.uk/rts/2021/01/363/fewer-rights-than-free-range-chickens/ Featured image sourced from: (https://aardman.fandom.com/wiki/Rocky) – 11 Jan 2021 Subtitle: We are not human beings – we are HUMANS BEING! Once I had a big problem and it was consuming me. I happened to talk to my friend and he just said “Today is yesterday’s tomorrow...
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Fewer Rights Than Free-Range Chickens?
Shona M. Barcus, Chief Executive, Scottish Association for Mental Health, wrote: “Inside an egg carton in a popular supermarket, the rights of free range chickens are articulated and the consumer is told that the hens have enjoyed freedom from: Fear and Distress Pain, Injury and Disease Discomfort Hunger and Thirst Freedom to Express Normal...
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SPECIAL COOKIES FROM A SPECIAL GIRL Collette, a young woman born in 1990 with Down Syndrome, has been creating her own recipe for cookies for fun! But after rejection repeatedly when applying for a paying job and being told she had great skills, was always told the same thing…she was not “a good fit”....
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Blog Admin – This quote is an example essay and not an actual person’s real life experience. Being in the institution was bad. I got tied up and locked up. I didn’t have any clothes of my own, and no privacy. We got beat up at times but that wasn’t the worst. The real...
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