Museums can engage communities by giving them acknowledgment, practicing acceptance and sharing access by creating alliances and acting as conveners.
But what if there was widespread public acknowledgment and acceptance that something, or someone has to give – for the sake of preserving civic life and social infrastructure?
As the president flew to Michigan on December 10th to make his case at a campaign-style rally, a spokesman set explicit terms for a deal: Republican "acknowledgment and acceptance" that top tax rates for the rich are going to rise.That is a hard demand.
But in the context of purposive dialogue, it is essential to consider how a dialogue agent might arrive at the intention to convey certain ideas, such as episodic, instructional or descriptive information, a request, an acknowledgment and/or acceptance of a request, an answer to a question, an argument in support of a conclusion, etc.
When I finally had "the talk" with my parents, in a flurry of tears and uncontrollable trembling at age 17 or 18, my mother's response was at once hard-hitting and comforting in its immediacy of acknowledgment and acceptance.
There appears to be a general social acknowledgment and/or acceptance of children with disabilities in the general population.
Write something to encourage the guests to come, such as: "Party at (your address); make the journey please!" Include the time, duration, any special requirements and an RSVP (date by which you need acknowledgment of acceptance or inability to come).
