Does it matter?

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We defines race as “a family, tribe, people, class, or the kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics” (Merriam Webster). Not everybody definition for race is the same. Race is a major topic that is being discussed in the world today. Although there are many race, such as white, black, and Hispanic. There are many different cultures within that race. Our race should not define who we are as people. People try to associate race by the color of their skin. The color of our skin can affect us in many ways because society expects certain standards based on color. The truth is that race should not matter and it will be here until the end of time. It is something we have no control over and it will continue to get passed on to future generations. Everybody was not born to be the same, but we all should be equal. In “Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections,” Kwame Anthony Appiah argued that there is no race (Appiah 102). He also mentions racism. Racism and race connect in many different ways. People claim race is based on the color of skin, so people of opposite races get viewed as either low, middle or high class, which could lead to be racist, depending on how it is being used. Appiah says, “the only human race in the United States, I shall argue, is the human race” (102). He is saying the only race in the United States is the race within ourselves as humans. Appiah thinks we should not have “race”, or at least wants people to ignore it. He believe that the battle of race come from us as people. He is saying humans were born without a race. People first must establish what race is. Kids does not understand what race is until grade school. Appiah talks about two types of meanings of a word for “r... ... middle of paper ... ...ditions the same. With race everyone is different and unique in their own way. The term was actually put here years ago for scientists and somebody took the word and it became a part of us. Appiah closes his essay by explaining why there are no races. The nature and moral characteristics are what define human beings. We as people have characters of one another that are not pure to be known as a race, but more of a population of humans. Using scientific techniques and method of anthropology helps us to determine what population we could be a part of. Not just physical features but more moral characteristics are a part of our culture. Work Cited Appiah, Kwame Anthony. “Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections.” Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers. Ed. David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. 101-131. Print.

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