“One of the remarkable things about slums is that they do develop their own social organization and economy and even culture that is, on some level, functional and in some cases, remarkably resilient. This is kind of amazing.” KindCultureSocialLevelsCasesEconomyOrganizationRemarkableResilientSlumsSocial Organization Author:Geoffrey West
“I had never thought about what it might mean to be deaf, to be deprived of language, or to have a remarkable language (and community and culture) of one’s own. Up to this point, I had mostly thought and written about the problems of individuals–here I was to encounter an entire community.” MeanProblemMightCultureIndividualLanguageCommunityWrittenEncountersRemarkableDeafDeprived Author:Oliver Sacks
“Books and newspapers assume a "common reader" that is, a person who knows the things known by other literate persons in the culture. Obviously, such assumptions are never identical from writer to writer, but they show a remarkable consistency” KnowsPersonsBookShowsCultureCommonKnownKnowledgeReaderAssumingNewspapersAssumptionRemarkableConsistencyIdentical Author:Edward Hirsch
“What I find more remarkable, however, is how readily many people in our society believe outlandish and unsubstantiated urban myths and conspiracies (Pop Rocks and Coke, JFK assassination, AIDS is man-made, etc.), yet disregard thousands of personal and consistent testimonies of miracles and near-death experiences from people throughout all cultures and religions.” PeopleMenBelieveMadeGodChristianCultureReligiousRocksMiraclePopsMythAidsConsistentEtcRemarkableOur SocietyConspiracyUrbanTestimonyDisregardAssassinationCokeNear DeathOutlandishNear Death ExperienceCulture And Religion Author:Mary C. Neal
“From the 9th to the 15th centuries, the area which is now modern Spain was home to the greatest peaceful agglomeration of cultures ever known in the post-literate worldEven more remarkable than the flowering of art itself was the confluence of cultures that produced it: under the rule of Islam, Muslims, Jews and Christians lived and worked together in relative harmony.” ArtHomeChristianTogetherCultureKnownModernCenturyAreasHarmonyIslamJewPeacefulPostsRemarkableRelativeSpainFloweringConfluence Author:Maya Beiser