Mistakes In America

Richard Rodriguez, in his article, “Does America Still Exists?” states that America is the nation of united diversity. It is a country where everyone is welcomed and treated equally. He expresses his confusion about the real definition of America when he talks about how the people in America are into racism and differences despite the country being made up of immigrants. The author asserts that America does exist, first by defining America, and by showing the inter-connection between people born from different regions of the world. The responsibility of the people is to stop being racist and staying with the people of own origin only but reaching out and mixing with others as one nation.

Walking through the streets of the United States you see a lot of different people. You see Mexicans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans and many more. When these people come to the United States they are looking for a better live. These people are running away from lack of resources, to unite their family again. They want a better economic prosperity and many other conflicts. But little do they know that the Unites States is as bad as their own. The difference is that the United States has more opportunity, holds a high prestige and can hide their mistakes easily. One example of were the Unites States fails the immigrants is the Criminal Justice System. The criminal justice system was design to keep the community safe. It also works on restoring and

Catalina was playing outside the house with Pedro. She was a tall skinny girl, with ivy eyes and a small face. Pedro was a puppy of a german shepherd. They were running, chasing, tackling each other to get the branch. Pedro jumped off of Catalina, and started to run with the branch. “Hey no fair!”, yelled Catalina. She jumped up and started after him. “Catalina! Get Pedro, we are going to the market.”, said Mom. “ Ok, coming,” yelled Catalina,”. She ran over to where Pedro was and grabbed the bone and yelled,”Pedro come here and I win!“.”Arf” barked Pedro.

During lunch in the cafeteria, I didn’t eat my lunch. The flashbacks of Mrs. Price with that uncaring face make me feel disappointed and hurt. I’m not hungry because of those feelings whirling inside me. Phyllis Lopez, who’s on the other end of the room, stares at me in disbelief and disgust of her sweater being worn by me.

Nobody is perfect, so everyone all makes mistakes. Human created history and even historical failures. Some people believe that we usually repeat what we did wrongly before. It sounds similar to the British author George Bernard Shaw’s idea: “We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.” However, in my opinion, that idea is completely not correct, because we must learn something from the mistakes we made in the past, so that we would not do them one more time at the present or in the future.

In the American culture we have a tendency to put blame on others for our own mistakes. Some people do not want to take the blame so they will just blame it on someone else because it’s easier than to admit to their undoing. An example, maybe you have not received a raise this year because you are thinking my new manager is unfair or is too hard on you and you not owning up to your mistakes that you have made in the past year and that's why you did not get a raise. Some people like to be the victim to get remorse and sympathy from other people to make themselves feel better. Finger pointing and blaming others for your own demise is a victimology approach. Some people are too vain to take responsibility for their own actions and they

Over the course of the past 250 years, the United States has proven that it is a world leader. It has shown that all you need in order to make something great of your life is grit, spit, and determination. Decade after decade, century after century, America has continually astounded the international community with its creative and forward-thinking might. With many of the most commonly used pieces of technology having their origins in the United States, it is safe to say that every generation of America has changed the world with their brilliant minds.

In order to combat racism, I must help others no matter what they look like or what the situation is. For example, if you are in a classroom setting on the first day of school you shouldn’t judge the kids in your class by what they look like. When the teacher asks to go find a partner, you should talk to anyone instead of picking and choosing who you think you would like. Furthermore, in my personal situation, I have not talked to someone because I didn’t really know them or I didn’t think they looked like someone I would get along with. I should have stood up and not excluded the person in the activities we do in class. Being the bigger person in odd situations can benefit both you and other people.

The concept of “history repeating itself” is relatively cliché by definition; however, it is substantiated by the common themes found throughout human civilization: war, love, family, and the like. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, as a novel about six generations of the Buendía family, is able to reflect this concept in a similar manner through a nonlinear timeline. However, historical recurrences are often taken for granted, and their causes are not fully explored. Understanding why so many events, particularly mistakes, visibly repeat throughout humanity’s collective past is valuable to society, helping to prevent mistakes that could hypothetically be extremely dangerous, even fatal.

In the novel “What is the What” by Dave Eggers, the wonders and shortcomings of America are portrayed through the life of Valentino, a Sudanese immigrant. The similarity and differences between America and Africa are displayed to reflect Valentino’s struggles in both countries. Unfortunately, throughout his life there has been lack of help from Christians, countries abroad, and a hospital with poor customer service.

For centuries, America has been one to pride itself on the freedom and opportunity that lies within our borders, and it is these set of values that truly make our nation resonate as one of the most opportunistic societies of the world. Yet, America still exhibits the qualities that once prevented us from moving forward as a nation; racism, bigotry, and above all, fear of the unknown, and these obstacles are still shown to plague our society today.

Each of us should be treated with respect and dignity. We should treat others as we wish to be treated. Those three actions taking stands, the danger of a single story, and “All men are created equal” can eradicate racism through a peaceful stand for the love of

Many people consider the United States to be the melting pot of culture compared to other countries because of our heavily diverse population. To some the diversity within the United States makes it seem like an improbable idea, but despite these differences, somehow the U.S. is able to function and stay united throughout the many years following the country’s birth. The way the country is able to flourish through being united through havoc that occurs and through influential leaders while being thought to be an inconceivable proposal.

With significant effort, a significant amount of progress has been made for racial equality in the U.S. Racism is something America has been struggling with since its birth. Over two hundred years later there is still a fight against discrimination. Racism has had to evolve into a new form that is now kept under the rug, so well-kept that people forget that it’s there. Some believe that its history. The truth is that many people have no idea how big of a player racism still is. Bringing it out from hiding and facing it, will not only benefit the country but the people. It’s primitive and small to judge someone solely by their skin color. Yet in the 21 century we still continue to do it.

Even in the land of the “free” we are still fighting to become one nation under God. So many factors divide us from achieving the ultimate goal of unity. We stand before each other fighting for change yet we have not changed the biggest issue that has continued to plague the United States, which is racism. “Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics”—Alex Haley