The world is a home to a culturally diverse population. Each culture has their own beliefs, values, and truth that provide us with knowledge and a deeper appreciation of ourselves. We live in the age of Globalization in which culture should not be an issue. Discrimination and Racism plant borders between cultures. Everyone becomes blind to the fact that they are all part of one race, the human race. Differences of color and beliefs should not set us apart from each other, everyone is unique, and these differences should be valued. If it weren’t for these differences, every day would be the same, there would be no new information to learn, nothing to gain. Coming from different backgrounds, everyone wants to be respected and welcomed into new communities, and not excluded. Accepting differences makes a society a home with everyone getting along, bringing balance to the community with freedom and equality.
There are many collections of stories that address the nature of Racism and discrimination, alienating the main characters of their own identities, and facing hardships to find their places. In the short story, “Swimming Lessons”, by Mistry, the story is focused on an Indian immigrant’s life, which originally from Bombay moves to Toronto, facing issues of Racism. Kersi, the immigrant struggles to fit in with the new community as a brown colored immigrant. He is stereotyped due to his appearance and looked down upon. Racism brings a fear to us, in that we are unable to acknowledge ourselves, and Kersi begins to fear rejection. Unfair generalizations are thrown on cultures, making the people victims. Cultural borders should be erased, as they cause problems with an individual’s self-identity. Mistry’s short story shows emotional ...
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... stories and novels, which teach us that Racism is nothing but a poison creating many infections, destroying peace and harmony between individuals. The wall of Racism needs to be torn down, and differences need to be assembled to obtain peace. Diversity is what makes the world interesting, each culture offering positive aspects. As Martin Luther King has said “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Our National identity provides us all with a significant quality and ability to accept differences and create new relationship and practices. As citizens all of us hold roles in strengthening our societies, by establishing bonds of respect. Racist behaviors can be modified if we take on the positive roles, and create the energy of equality.
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Munro, Alice. (1968). Boys And Girls
...r own unique ways.; however, the authors focus on different aspects of prejudice and racism, resulting in them communicating different ideas and thoughts that range from racial discrimination to stereotypical attitudes. The range of ideas attempt to engage the readers about the reality of their issues. The reality about a world where prejudice and racism still prevail in modern times. But when will prejudice and racism ever cease to exist? And if they were ever to cease from existence, what does that mean about humankind?
Racism exists all around the world and is a big part of our society today. From schools, to work places, to even restaurants, racism is there because we, ourselves have constructed it but, not everyone can see it through their own eyes because we were all born with different perceptions. In Racism Without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, racism is described in a variety of different ways whether it is due to biological factors or simply by saying that racism does not exist and people just need to work harder. Bonilla-Silva has experienced discrimination himself and he wrote this book to show that even though it is not extremely visible like before, such as segregation, it is subtler but still plays just as big of a role in our society as before.
Racism has been a huge problem throughout the United States and every individual struggles with the unproductive messages of racism that is being passed on through from larger societies. Many people suffered from this in silence and it is what hits the hardest on children and youth who lack the life experience to understa...
In conclusion, racism is a big issue in the United States affecting not just only foreigners but also citizens. Leslie Marmon Silko as a mixed-ancestry-person has had to face discrimination and racism in the United States. The author feels very proud of her family because racism did not grow up in her hometown along with her. Moreover, she shows her sympathy to undocumented immigrants by pointing out the cruelty that Border Patrol offices do not just to them but also to citizens. Also, her tone is very disappointing and angry because of what is going right now with the United States and the Border Patrol making racism stronger and stronger overtime making some rights, such as freedom start to vanish all because of the same issue, which is racism.
People tend to use their own culture as the standard to judge other cultures which can lead to fear of the unknown and that of which they do not understand. Diversity is critical due to the fact that we can learn from one culture on daily basis, thus having a level of understanding about other racial and ethnic groups. This better helps us understand the different perspectives within our communities and the world in which we live. Also, interacting with people of different cultures can assist in building bridges of trust, respect and tolerance for one another. Further, the United States benefits from having people from different cultures that contribute to diverse ways of thinking, different skills and languages, and new ways of doing things. Getting to know people of different ethnicities and cultures can lead to a better understanding and more empathetic world. Lastly, one can discover that people actually have more in common than they have
Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations and the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner, once said, “Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated (“Quotes.”)” Racism has existed since the dawn of time. It has been used as a method to keep strangers out of societies or to keep people in an inferior state. Racism is defined as, “The belief that some races of people are better than others (“Racism.”)” How should the citizens of the world stop the spread of racism? The answer is through the education of children. Parents and guardians must teach them one step at a time to not judge a book by its cover. The evaluation of two sources, the article, “Just Walk on By: Black men in Public Spaces” by Brent Staples and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s speech, “I Have a Dream,” can help citizens learn how the discriminated feel when they are discriminated against, and how to stop the spread of racism.
In today’s society, racism has continued to be an issue around the world. Looking at the problems it has caused today it is easy to see what has changed and what lasting impacts it has caused. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird includes racism that is unjust to African Americans, which involves unfair court case trials and insensitive vocabulary throughout the story. In order for racism to fade in the world, people will need to show more appreciation and benevolence toward citizens and know that their race does not make them any better than any other color no matter what the circumstance may be.
Today race relations are a huge topic and issue in our country. With social media comes faster ways to spread videos or information showing poor race relations such as racism and discrimination. This issue has led to not only violence but also deaths in our country. Even though we all can see the problems it causes for everyone, discrimination continues to grow stronger and stronger. In “Train to Rhodesia” and “The prisoner who wore glasses” poor race relations are shown between white and blacks, the most common example of poor race relations. Stereotypes, Assumptions, and a feeling of being superior to another race are the root of not only the problems in these two stories, but also in the world today, especially here in the U.S. between white
Racism is one of the most revolting things within the vicinity of humanity. Many times it haunts our past, degrading our future. However, a good fraction o...
My perception of our world is that racism exists everywhere, even in the land of liberty, America. I am aware of the fact that there is racism against not only blacks, but also whites, Asians, along with people from all other ethnicities. I believe racism is deplorable in any form. Therefore I do my best not to be racist in any way.
Racism is one of the world’s major issues today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools workforces, and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. It is obvious that racism is bad as it was many decades ago but it sure has not gone away. Racism very much exists and it is about time that people need to start thinking about the instigations and solutions to this matter. Many people believe that it depends on if a person was brought into the world as a racist or not but that is not the case at all. In fact, an individual cannot be born a racist but only learn to become one as they grow from child to adulthood. Basic causes, mainstream, institutions, government, anti racism groups, and even some hidden events in Canada’s past are a few of the possible instigations and solutions to racism.
We live in a world that is made up of many different types of people races religions etc. we do not live alone, borders are open you can travel and meet people from all around the world. This allows us the opportunity to get to know many people, which allows us to realize that we are all different and to respect one another all must be very tolerant.
In the world today, racism and discrimination is one of the major issues being faced with. Racism has existed throughout the world for centuries and has been the primary reasons for wars, conflicts, and other human calamities all over the planet. It has been a part of America since the European colonization of North America beginning in the 17th century. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exist in our schools, workforces, and anywhere else that social lives are occurring. It started from slavery in America to caste partiality in India, down to the Holocaust in Europe during World War II.
Living in a diverse world should be something a person should be proud of. Getting to know a person’s culture and their beliefs should be a wonderful ability. Respecting one another is important, even though a lot of people still disregard that, which should discontinue. We should all start to learn how to make this world a better place,
Diversity should be respected and definitely noticed because it shows our uniqueness and self worth (McHale). Culture is a very strong part of everyone's life. Instead of trying to ignore our differences we should embrace differences and be proud of who we are. We can learn many different things if we give people who are culturally different from us a chance. Cultural diversity gives us an opening to learn about the uniqueness of the world. People can't go around wanting everything to be the same. They can't go tell themselves that cultures and differences aren't important (“Section 1”).