Rules at the art club
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A bigoted examiner in the students' story dismissed every painter from a neighboring island as incapable, refusing to consider any individual work. An intolerant club president refused to share meals with members whose customary food she disliked, even when they asked only to eat their own lunches. A new facilitator proposed a permissive borrowing policy that allowed members to take tools home without requesting approval for each loan. The club distinguished judgments about paintings, acceptance of others' habits, and freedom to use shared equipment.
The bigoted examiner persisted in his blanket judgment even after several paintings contradicted his assumptions about the neighboring island's artists. The intolerant president demanded that other members abandon harmless lunchtime customs as the price of sitting near her. The permissive borrowing policy let members take tools for home projects, with a simple return log replacing repeated requests for permission. The facilitator explained that allowing broad freedom did not mean abandoning responsibility for returning the equipment.
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