When all these shaping forces — schools, open attitudes, the premium system, a genius for spatial thinking — interacted with one another on the rich U. S. mainland, they produced that American characteristic, emulation .
Travelling, with the exposure to different climes, cultures, andpeoples, broadens the mind, helps develop lifeskills, andmakes for more open attitudes and tolerance.
If the Mandarin-speaking Rudd's openattitudes to China (which, granted, come easier in a nation that sells so much to the Chinese) are instructive for America's protectionist social democrats, the new prime minister is in a position to serve not just his countrymen but globalization's cause.
Over the last six years it is clearly the women's team that has achieved the most glory and success, enhancing Charlton Athletic's reputation as a club that looks to the future and is open to changing attitudes within the football world.