Summary Of P. M Forni's 'Choosing Civility'

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Part one of Choosing Civility by P.M Forni is an interesting chunk that discusses a lot about what civility means, what it doesn’t mean and how it affects our daily live. So far I have enjoyed the book and have found some very interesting quotes and key points. “Although life entails hardship and suffering, we can do something about it- we can always do something about it”(6). I highlighted this quote in my book because it really stood out to me. When life gets hard the worst thing I think you can do is just to give up because you always have the power to change things. It’s not what happens to you it’s how you handle it. In this book so far I have learned a lot about civility that I hadn’t really noticed before. Another quote I really enjoyed

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