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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="pretending">pretending</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>.”</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>” <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="this">this</span>”. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="beggar">beggar</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="begging">begging</span> <span word="passersby">passersby</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="passersby">passersby</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span>/<span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deliberate">deliberate</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="intentional">intentional</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>, <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span>).</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>. “<span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="Looked">Looked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="Way">Way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Foxconn">Foxconn</span> <span word="Worker">Worker</span> <span word="Abuse">Abuse</span>” (<span word="SofePedia">SofePedia</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 26<span word="th">th</span>, 2017) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="benefitted">benefitted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="abuses">abuses</span> – <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="profits">profits</span>.</p>
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