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PRACTICE ( LIK+ EV]YONE OR HAV+ EV]YONE LIKE US4 ,EMP[]M5T ?IS WORD HAS TWO MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE DEF9ITIONS1 ONE ( :I* 9VOLVES PEOPLE HI<] 9 A HI]>*Y P]MITT+ MORE CONTROL & AUTONOMY TO PEOPLE L[] 9 ?AT HI]>*Y2 ! O!R DESCRIBES PEOPLE TAK+ MORE AUTONOMY & CONTROL 9 !IR [N LIVES4 ,FREQU5TLY US$ 9 RADICAL CIRCLES ) SOME CONFUSION AS TO :I* DEF9ITION !Y >E APPLY+4 ,FEEL+ ,SIL5C$ ONE ( A V>IETY ( T]MS REF]R+ TO FEEL+S AS SOME?+ ?AT O!R PEOPLE MU/ TAKE C>E (2 ?IS IS CLOSELY RELAT$ TO ,SAFE ,SPACE4 ,GETT+ ,%IT ,DONE A DEM& ?AT PEOPLE /OP TALK+ AB\T :ATEV] CONC]NS1 QUE/IONS OR DISAGREEM5TS !Y HAVE 79 FACT PREF]ABLY ?AT !Y PRET5D TO HAVE NO CONC]NS1 QUE/IONS1 OR DISAGREEM5TS7 & WORK H>D] TO GET MORE PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 :ATEV] ! EXPECT$ TASK IS2 CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( ?IS ATTITUDE30,TOO MU* !ORY IS A BYPRODUCT ( HAV+ NOT 5\< TO DO40 ,HAV+ AN ,IMPACT SEE ,GETT+ ,%IT ,DONE4 ,JU/ICE REF]S TO ! ULTIMATE GOOD 79 KEEP+ ) ITS BIBLICAL BASE71 9VOLVES V>I\S IMPLICATIONS & ASSUMPTIONS 9CLUD+ ?AT IT IS ALWAYS OBVI\S :AT IS JU/ 9 ANY GIV5 SITUATION1 ?AT ! SPEAK]S 7OR AT LEA/ ! IMPORTANT SPEAK]S7 %>E ! SAME UND]/&+ ( :AT IS JU/1 & ?AT JU/ICE IS ALWAYS RELEVANT4 ,ALSO IMPLIES SOME LEVEL ( PUNI%M5T4 ,MAK+ A ,DIFF]5CE_/,MAK+ ,?+S ,HAPP5 SEE ,GETT+ ,%IT ,DONE4 ,OPPRESSION ANO!R CAT*-ALL WORD1 MEANS ANY?+ FROM CROSS-CULTURAL HI/ORIC T5D5CIES TO H[ Y\R MO!R TREAT$ Y\1 OR1 MORE RELEVANTLY1 H[ SOMEONE IS FEEL+ TREAT$ BADLY 9 A MEET+ OR 9T]ACTION ?AT IS SUPPOS$ TO BE ,SAFE ,SPACE4 .<#b.> ,SAFE_/,SAF] ,SPACE USUALLY US$ BY PEOPLE TO BLAME O!RS = !IR DISCOM=T1 ) ! 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PO9T ( NOT+ :5 WORDS HAVE MULTIPLE DEF9ITIONS ?AT >E WIDELY DIV]G5T 9 !IR EMOTIONAL IMPACT1 IS TO PO9T \T ?AT US+ ?OSE WORDS CALLS 9TO PLAY ! /RONGE/ ( ! EMOTIONAL MEAN+S4 ,TAKE = EXAMPLE1 ,CL>5CE ,?OMAS'S USE ( ! WORD 0LYN*+40 ,:ILE ! WORD MIE SOCIALLY DIS5FRAN*IZ$4 ,?OMAS'S POLITICAL /ANCE1 ! REASON HE WAS NOM9AT$ = ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 WAS BECAUSE HE WAS D5Y+ ! RELEVANCE ( ?AT DIS5FRAN*ISEM5T4 ,BY US+ ?AT WORD HE B5EFITS FROM AN ID5TITY ?AT HE HAS GOTT5 MONEY & P[] = REJECT+1 & HE CALLS UP EMOTIONS & SOCIAL CONTEXT ?AT MAY BE A WAY TO UND]/& HIS FEEL+S 7IF WE GIVE HIM ! B5EFIT ( ! D\BT7 BUT HAVE LITTLE TO DO ) UND]/&+ ! COMPLEXITIES ( ! EXT]NAL SITUATION4 ,RAPE IS ANO!R WORD ?AT DESCRIBES A PHYSICAL EV5T1 BUT ALSO IS US$ TO DESCRIBE AN EMOTIONAL IMPACT4 ,! CASE = ?IS K9D ( USAGE IS ?AT IT DEMY/IFIES !SE WORDS BY CONNECT+ !M TO EXP]I5CES ?AT >E MORE COMMON TO ALL ( US4 ,BUT ! /RONG] IMPACT IS TO FUR!R MY/IFY ! EXP]I5CE ( ! P]SON :O IS US+ ! WORD4 ,ON SOME LEVEL1 SOMEONE CLAIM+ RAP$ /ATUS IS CLAIM+ TO BE BEYOND REPROA*1 AN ULTIMATE 9NOC5T VICTIM4 .<#b.> ,SEE PREVI\S NOTE 7,S\RCE3 ,FROM ,A,J,O,D,A _?#f#b47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #i1 #bbb 3 ,BREAK+ ! ,CODE -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/