Truthfully, I detest riding behind buggies. They are marginally faster than walking pace, hard to pass by, and honestly, dangerous vehicles all around. Now if you don’t know what a buggy is, this is a very confusing opening to an essay. Allow me to clarify. I live in the middle of nowhere, so when I realized this was an essay on diversity, I couldn’t discern where to begin. However, my humdrum hometown of Middlefield Ohio, holds more diversity than can be said for the large majority of Ohio. We are host to the 4th largest settlement of Amish in the world. They ride in horse drawn carriages called buggies. Given the horse drawn aspect, now you can understand why they move so sluggishly. Now, these people live a very different life from you or I. …show more content…
I questioned this, deeply, and I reevaluated my friends. At the age of 8 I had already realized that we live in a world that judges people based on their appearance. This shook me down to my core. It is my belief that society crushes the childlike innocence we all have in elementary school. Society and the social norms have such an animosity towards characteristics that aren’t “normal”. People simply cannot accept each other for who they are. That’s incredibly unfortunate, given everyone has so much to offer. Don’t believe me? Start up a conversation with someone you’ve never talked to before, I guarantee that you learn something new. Even if it’s as simple as their name. Childlike innocence, as I mentioned earlier, is a powerful thing. Young children don’t see race, color, gender, or anything of the sort. Instead, they see people. Just people. That’s incredible to me. Even the most unbiased people still have some bias, yet a child doesn’t. The beauty of childhood is innocence. I wish to create a world in which people have any semblance of that innocence. Because a world with even half the innocence of a child is a beautiful
Example 3: My colleague is a wife of her husband, parent of her children, teacher for her children.
When America was founded, it was established on freedom and equality for all people. At first it was just religious freedom, but eventually freedom of speech, press, petition, and more. In time, America began to be known as a “melting pot” of cultures as more and more people came because they wanted this freedom; the more people who came though, the more problems America had. There were too many cultural discrepancies between people, and ultimately America, the country based on freedom and equality, faced challenges concerning diversity.
Through this strategy, barriers to essential services would be unlocked and the potential for social integration enhanced. Additionally, it was hoped that building capacity in the asylum and refugee community, would increase opportunities for individuals to grow their skills, knowledge and competencies as well as their income earning potential.
3. Explain how the variations in question 2 contribute to the diversity of the community.
have formed about rich people will be hard to disown, I think that they should
If you watch television and your usual bill of fare is sitcoms, reality shows, and police and legal dramas, you may be persuaded that we live in a racial and ethnically diverse society. This point of view may be further reinforced if you pay attention to the advertisements shown during commercial breaks on literally any TV channel. That is, your perception that we live in a multicultural, racially harmonious society will be strengthened.
“What Actions Can You Take to Promote Social Justice and Embrace Diversity of All People?" For most people, it is easy to shake their heads in shock and dismay and then ask the questions, “What is wrong with the world and why is it like this?” Many people continue to repeat this same routine when the most recent heart-breaking story appears on the news. No matter what people have been through, where they come from, or where they’re going as human beings, we all have similarities. We all want to be loved and cared for.
Hmm ... having worked in Westport for a number of years, this post caught my eye. In just a few minutes the resposes to it are almost all one-sided with the exception of one.
In recent decades, diversity have played an important role in society than what it did before. Cultural diversity, defined as differences that exist between peoples, such as languages, style, age, race, ethnicity, and traditions are representative within societies. Societies are various of groups or communities associated together for different purposes. I assert that being on diverse college campuses, where is mixed with different races and backgrounds of people will educate you and allow you to meet people you may not have met. Also, I believe that a diverse college campus can impact certain areas of society. Whether areas around the campus or in our future workplace. In that it makes us become more competitive on the world stage, by more ideas brought to the discussion, variety of perspective are pooled, innovation and creativity emerge. Moreover, since societies now are more diverse, people are more likely to pay more attention to impacts of diversity.
You’ll notice I prefer the term “diversity” compared to what everyone else uses “race”. Of course, there is a reason to that as I will hope you will see as I tell my vignettes from over the years. When I worked as a substitute for the City of St. Louis, I found it interesting that in middle school I was required to take a “black and white count”. The first time I was told this I repeated the words to the secretary who told me, “just count how many white kids and how many black kids.” Sounds simple enough but this school was in South St. Louis. So I entered the classroom took attendance and proceeded to do the “black and white count”. So this is essentially what happened: I stood in front of the class and said looks like there are 6 black kids, 4 white kids, 3 Vietnamese kids, 4 Mexican kids, oops I was corrected 3 Mexican kids, 1 Panamanian, 5 Bosnians, and 2 absent. This was what I saw in the classroom and this was as black and white as I could see. Now years later I was at an educator’s workshop and I mentioned my experience to the presenter of Educational Diversity. I was told that really all the kids were considered black except for the 4 white kids because this count was to determine school funding.
This paper will include a statement policy that will summarize diversity as a ethical imperative. There will be a secular and biblical policy that explains diversity as a ethical imperative. Diversity is important in an organization and in order to sustain a ethical culture, it is in the company’s best interest to create a diverse workplace. In addition to the statement policy, this paper will consist of what the majority decides is important in reference to diversity in an organization and will mention the benefits of embracing diversity. In order to draw the most important resources and skills of the workforce a organization needs to expand their outlook and use creative strategies to be successful. This paper explains why it is in a organization’s best interest to create a diverse culture in the workplace.
America claims to be a country that is accepting off all different types people of all different cultural backgrounds. This nation propagandizes, and perpetuates the myth of the salad bowl. This reference is used to as an attempt to display that America is country that celebrates it cultural differences, and is equally accepting of all. The way that different cultures as represented in media displays that this notion is not accurate. The way in which different cultures are represented in media as a large effect on how we view individuals of different cultural backgrounds. Since it was first creation media has been a medium for the transference and reaffirmation of racially motivated ideologies. One of the first films “The Birth of a Nation” was created to represent African Americans as predators, and menaces to society. Media plays such a large role our everyday lives. We get our news, and events about everything occurring in the world around us through the media. For this very reason the way in which media outlets choose to represent race adversely affect how society views race. Media often associates different characteristics with specific racial groups. These associations effect the way that society views specific racial groups. The way in which people of color are represented in society instills a negative view of people of color collectively. Media usually
Affirmative action has been the center of many heated debates for decades now. Affirmative action policies are used in the United States to give advantages to racial minorities in areas of education, employment, health care, or government funding. These "minorities" are underrepresented groups in society, especially when defined by race, ethnicity, or gender. Until the mid-1960's, legal barriers prevented blacks and other racial minorities in the United States from entering many jobs and educational institutions. Although women were rarely legally barred from jobs or education, many universities would not admit them and many employers would not hire them. The Civil Rights Act of
Rapidly changing demographics in particular western countries place more importance than ever on the need to manage diversity in the workplace. XYZ is a relatively new diversity strategy that has emerged from earlier concepts of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. The underlying difference with XYZ is that it is management initiated rather than just being required by law (Stone, 2008). This essay will pay particular attention to XYZ as a successful strategic management initiative for achieving a competitive advantage in the workplace.
By the year 2050, nonwhites will represent close to half of the U.S. population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau projections. By 2005, the ethnic minority share of the workforce is expected to grow to 28 percent, up from 18 percent in 1980 and 22 percent in 1990. Although the African American population is now the largest minority group, the Hispanic and Asian populations are growing much faster. In 1994, the African American population was estimated to be 33 million, or 12.7 percent of the total population, up from 11.7 percent in 1980.