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A group of friends (a girl, a cat and a rabbit) demonstrate the use of the word please while playing together.

"Plankton tries hard to get Mister Mussel to return a friendly greeting, but when Mussel finally opens his mouth the results are unfortunate for Plankton." --

"No one likes to be around a rude person. This is the main reason parents do to want their children to be rude. They do not want their children to be disliked or ostracized by others. Being rude can also hurt people's feelings." --

Having good manners is more than saying "please" and "thank you." Good manners are displayed by everyday actions, such as holding the door for someone or shaking someone's hand when you meet them.

Have you noticed that things aren't as civil as they once were? Or that rudeness is no longer an exception but a lifestyle? Sure you have. All you need to do is set foot outside your door to see that bad manners are taking over everywhere. People are yakking on cell phones in restaurants, even at church. Folks in carpools wear enough cologne to make our eyes bleed. Complete strangers think it's OK to rub a pregnant lady's belly. Passengers abuse flight...

"This book offers the reader genuine hope that civility has not been lost to blind, dogmatic beliefs in personal or political ideology and that we can regain our sense of fairness and continue to have discussions about important matters, disagree entirely, but still be able to get along and appreciate discourse over hatred, dialogue over violence, and most importantly, fairness and understanding in our disagreements on important issues"--

"Poop. Poop. Poop. It's so much fun to say--especially at all the wrong times and much to your polite friend's dismay. Until...oops, you drop your ice cream scoop. Poop." -- Page [4] cover.