Diversity

November is Empathy month. Here is the empathy message of the week.

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DIVERSITY

We are all different from one another. And that's a good thing. How would this world be if we all looked, acted and dressed the same? BORING! That's how! There is an incredible amount of diversity of life on this planet. We can see diversity every day in Toronto. Walk around and you can't miss it!

There are so many different cultures in the world and many different ways of living.

We are very lucky to live here. Toronto is one of the most interesting cities to live in, since we have the most diversity of any city in the world!

Here is a great website to learn about different holidays and festivals.

Even inside our bodies there is diversity within our internal systems. Since we are all built the same on the inside, our differences are really only skin deep.

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Animals also come in all shapes and sizes. Some fly, some run, some swim, some crawl. Some eat plants, some eat other animals. Think about how many different animals you can think of. Bill Nye Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Some people take their Animal Protection jobs very seriously. Congo Preservation and EcoGeeks are two groups who really care about taking care of animals.

There is diversity in the oceans too. In fact, most of Earth's animal species live in the ocean. Ocean Observations

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There is diversity in plant life as well. Plants can grow to be one hundred metres tall or only a few millimetres in height. Some plants are used for food. Some can be used as medicine.

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The next time you see someone wearing clothes or eating food that you don't recognize, just realize that it doesn't matter where you come from, people are all basically the same. We only look different on the outside. We all want the same things - to be happy, to live in a comfortable place, to laugh with friends and family and to have a good life!