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In many countries, authority is seldom questioned, either because it is highly respected, or because it is feared. Sometimes, too, because (36) has been important in certain societies for a long time, people have been trained never to question those in authority.
In other countries, (37) America, children are trained to question and search for answers. By the time students (38) the age of 14 or 15, they may be developing (39) new ideas in all fields of science and the arts. To encourage such creativity, there are many national (40) offered to students every year for their scientific discoveries and (41) accomplishments. This interest in questioning and searching may be (42) by some people as bad for young people’s manners, that young people lack respect for authority. This (43) may be created when visitors notice young Americans asking questions and arguing with older people. (44) In a work or business situation, ideas are freely and openly discussed and argued. (45) .The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching, questioning, and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation, and therefore a solution, (46) .