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Renowned American author and poet Maya Angelou once said “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” As a young American, I would like to be reminded that diversity isn’t always is not always a bad thing. My definition of culture is the characteristics that help shape our identity, and I think it is crucial that our culture thrives to become more authentic and diverse. The more authentic and diverse our culture becomes, the easier it is for ideas to flow around, and for us to be more capable of fixing problems or issues in our community, “in order to form a more perfect Union.” Maya Angelou believes strongly in diversity as being a good thing for our kids and culture.

It is very important that our culture remains as diverse, yet authentic, as possible because it allows the flow of different ideas, perspectives, passions and talents to be introduced. America has over and over been called “An Immigrant Nation,” because of the constant flow of immigrants that flood our country everyday. Together they bring in different types of food, music, arts, language from their culture into others. I myself, am an Immigrant, and I can tell that the food I eat and the music I listen to is different from theirs. However I believe that this is what makes our culture stand out. The mere fact that our culture is a mixture of so many different cultures is what makes it so special. We should then take our authentic values and pick out the good in all of these cultures and apply them to our everyday lives. I received my confidence from the different personalities that I encounter at my school. The immigrants of our country were able to build the United States almost single handedly. ...

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