Cherish Diversity In America

In discussions of America, one controversial issue has been whether or not America cherishes diversity. On one hand, Eboo Patel, in his work “Making the Future Better, Together,” claims that America does in fact cherish diversity, while using quotes from both Martin Luther King Jr. and George Washington to further prove his point. On the other hand, Jena McGregor, in her work “Fixing Hollywood’s Diversity Problem,” opposes the idea that America cherishes diversity by claiming that Hollywood needs to be more diverse, precisely in the Academy. Even though McGregor only speaks about the problems with Hollywood, instead of the entire United States, the majority of my class still switched to ‘No’. My own view is that America does cherish diversity because of the recognition of the different ethnicities and religions,.

Contrasting from before, when America had just started off, there are many

It has been spoken and heard about all the time. America has been able to recognize the many different religions, allowing us the freedom to exercise and become more involved in our religion. It is in the First Amendment, after all. Just like we have Black History and Hispanic Heritage Month, we have holidays for many dissimilar religions. Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter and many more holidays celebrate the religions of many in America. In the start of his work, Patel writes about Moses Sessius, and how he thought aloud to George Washington, pondering if America would be safe for his people, the Jews. Washington then responded to him, saying that “The Government of the United States…gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens.” To put it succinctly, Washington believes that in America, there is no harassment to religions nor race, and that everyone who resides in America should remain in humility and be respectable