Challenging Experience

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This paper describes an incident in which the author was forced to make a decision on how to tactfully reject the advances of a gay manager at a restaurant at which the author worked. The author was faced with a decision to either report the manager to his superiors or to confront the manager personally.

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"At first, this seemed like a minor curiosity because he challenged my assumptions of what gay people were like. He was not effeminate at all nor did he advertise his sexuality. One day, one of the waitresses brought it to my attention that this manager was extremely attracted to me. My reaction to this was almost as surprising as the news itself. I did not feel threatened or offended. In fact, all my negative attitudes toward gay people had changed because I thought this manager was such a good guy. In this case, my reaction was based exclusively on new learning rather than previously learned concepts."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Carvin, A. (2005). Intrapersonal Intelligence. Edweb. http://www.edwebproject.org/edref.mi.th7.html
• Inspiring Breakthrough (2003). Interpersonal Intelligence. http://www.inspiring-breakthrough.co.uk/learning-styles/interpersonal-learning.htm
• Syque (2002). Types of Reasoning. http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/types_reasoning/types_reasoning.htm

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