We are all equal. This statement is a phrase that many people, even in this day and age, have trouble fully grasping. No human is greater than another no matter the color of their skin or the beliefs in their heart. In the sources, “Finding Her Way” with Angela Park and, “Kylie’s Project,” the struggles of those facing discrimination through cultural differences and disabilities can be portrayed in a way that clarifies the viewpoint of the emotions and challenges many people have to go through. In the two texts, the reader can better understand how people who have cultural differences and disabilities must rise up against their hardships and fight against discrimination to prove that they are equal to everyone else. In the first source, “Finding Her Way,” a Korean woman named Angela Park is interviewed about her journey and struggles through life as an immigrant. She …show more content…
She tries to prove to others that she is equal to them and that her disability doesn’t make her different from anyone else. The text states, “ I don’t want to bring attention to myself. I just want to be treated like everyone else.” Kylie doesn’t want special treatment or extra attention just because of her disability. She wants to be treated equally. The text states, “But, Emily, I wasn’t talking about my disability. I was talking about what it’s like to be a rider. Get it?” She wants people to understand that she is not any different from anyone else. The extra attention and praise is something she takes as an offense because she wants to be treated just as the other kids in her class are. Her experiences with the way she has been categorized as disabled instead of treated the same as other people have demonstrated the different ways other disabled people might cope with challenges similar to Kylie’s. They might also feel like they have to prove to people that they don’t need to be treated differently or
In Essence, Beegle’s article encompasses all concepts of human diversity and differential treatment as described in our textbook (Kirst-Ashman, 2016). Based on this Beegle’s study, children and youth raised in poverty suffered discrimination, they were treated differently because of their appearance, and economic
Our American belief that everyone is equal has given people hope, changed lives and helped people’s dreams come true Diana Pham was from communist Vietnam and lived as boat people trying to survive in their home country. Diana Pham her husband Vi Luu came to Chicago in 1980, the day she arrived she knew her family had endless opportunities to be whatever and whoever they wanted to be. “My daughters, like other Americans, had an equal opportunity to succeed. America has given our family the chance to become whatever we choose to become.” stated Diana Pham. America’s equality changed just one simple immigrant family from Vietnam and is changing so many other immigrants who risk their lives just to come to America and have an opportunity to be whoever and whatever they want to be.
Equality is something we humans crave for when we are in a time of hardship. When we are being discriminated against, we feel the utmost pain and the need for freedom. Discrimination has lingered since the beginning of time, and ending it is impracticable. A French novelist, Honore de Balzac proclaims, “Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.” Here, Balzac is acknowledging that an individual is born a free man and is just as equal as any other man. But, an individual will never be fully equal as they desire. Some parts of society will try to act superior to a certain quality of someone’s life, like their race, religion, culture, etc. This statement proves to be valid in Khaled Hosseini’s novel,
Equality is something Americans strive to provide and maintain. It has become an integral and necessary part of our mosaic culture. Even now to the point that when people think of America, they naturally think of freedom and equality. People of many different races, disabilities and creeds have come to the United States seeking the impartiality upon which this country was founded. The institutions of this country have relied upon it, just as it was the created by the events in the laying of moral foundations. The expression of America's citizens plays an extremely significant role in the history of equality in American society. In the pursuit of equality and the "American Dream," people have authored inspiring
The novel All Good Children by Catherine Austen and article “Blind and Bullied” by Sydney Loney reveals that fighting against discrimination in society is well worth it and is the only way to make a change. The characters, symbols, and conflict demonstrate how the only way to be free is to fight against discrimination.
Society should not be equal because we are all different even if they did put use in groups based on are similarities there still would be some difference. In the story ”Harrison Bergeron” the main characters has a son and he is different and they want him to be equal so they lock him up and but all these device on him to make him just like everyone else. “. He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous.” “ Harrison Bergeron single the ones that look or talk different or dance better “She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous. And it was easy to see that she was the strongest and most graceful of all the dancers, for her handicap bags were as big as those worn by two-hundred pound men”.They want everyone to be the same so they make the special people handicap so they won't be different.
The book challenges perspectives by daring the reader to empathize with a minority group and try to see from a point of view less commonly discussed
To want change, it requires a vivid mindset. To envision that life is occupied with a multitude of differences. To understand that things may not go the way you would like it to. To comprehend that everything you do and live by contributes to the life you live. Which includes your race, class, gender, sexuality and even religion. All of these aspects mentioned, shapes an individual, and in a way pathes their future. In this research paper, there will be a exploration on identity, diversity, stereotypes, discrimination, difference, and oppression that everyone in some lifetime will face . The evaluation will help get a effective comprehension of cultural identity and intersectionality.
Living through this society, Equality is quite unfamiliar with the concept of individuality. Initially, Equality lives denying any hint of individuality coming to light just as others in the society do. With that mentality Equality pleads,
The values of America reflect discrimination based on race, religion, and economic status. People who are not part of the mainstream of American society are often forgotten, treated badly, or left by the wayside. After reading HeLa and realizing how these values have made their way into American culture, I vowed to be more aware of these prejudices and to attempt to address them where I find them. I hope that in the near future, we can finally have equality for
Oppression and discrimination has plagued our society since early times. As a collective society one would think that over time oppression and discrimination would turn into acceptance and equality. Conversely, our society has taken sluggish steps towards diversity, acceptance and equality. Our society is focused on labeling people and putting them into limiting boxes. Oppression occurs across various groups of people based on gender, sex, race, religion, and disability. Members of these diverse groups are discriminated among work places, schools, and other places. Work places and schools promote diversity and non-discrimination, however little seems to be practiced. Oppression across generation leaves damaging consequences hindering society in the growth towards a more accepting environment.
Life is not always easy as we think, each and every one had a bad experience in your life that teaches you a lesson for us in order to win the journey of our life. In the essay, "Graduation", Maya Angelou states about the unfair treatment of whites against the African Americans during the graduation. There are situations in life where we feel discriminated but no matter what we have to gain the strength to prosper.
oppression and her battle to come to grips with the issues of this power imbalance.
In the text Kylie states “I don’t want to bring attention to myself. I just want to be treated like everyone else”. This shows that Kylie doesn’t want all of the attention to her just because she has a wheelchair. In the text it states “I can go places I could never go in my chair, like this path through the woods. Do you know what those bumps and twigs would do to my wheels?”. This shows she feels better about her disability because she found a way to resolve
In this interview Ben Bagley asks Theresa Han about the difference between Korean and American culture. Theresa is a teenager who recently moved to the United States so she has an excellent perspective for understanding the differences and similarities between these countries.