My Experience With Diversity

In the world today, stigmas have been formed that greatly affect many large populations of people. Depending on someone's race, religion, or gender there is most likely a stigma for them. It is human nature for people to judge others even though it is not true. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the characters Atticus, Scout and Boo Radley all face one of their own stigmas and have to deal with it each and every day. Throughout the text Atticus, Scout and Boo are negatively affected by these stereotypes based on social standards assigned from the town.

Behind the Book of Genesis Over time, we have heard the stories of Genesis and the different interpretations about this particular section of the Bible. First, we start with the creation of the world and the first flesh that roam the earth. Following that, we continue with Noah and the flood where God destroys all living things on Earth because evil prevails on the Earth. Then, Moses accepting the ten commandments to pass it down to the Israelites. Ellen Hinsey, author of the book The White Fire of Time, explains and describes the story of Cain and Abel in a different way that still follows how the Bible states it, but with some personal touch.

1. When I first heard about this conference last year in the diversity club event, I thought of it as essentially a vacation in Atlanta. It sounded fun, but I wasn’t particularly interested in it. Still, I thought it might be worth checking out, so I decided to look online to see what its website said. What I found painted a picture very different from my first impression. It gave the impression of a legitimately powerful learning experience, which coupled with Ainsley’s testimony began to sound extremely worthwhile. I like to think of myself as a fairly culturally sensitive person, but I began to realize how little diversity I’ve been exposed to, growing up in New England. How much could I really understand cultures I had never even come

As the University of Michigan is a prestigious school, the undergraduate college of Literature, Arts and Sciences appeals to many uniquely minded individuals. Meeting successful alumni and current undergraduate students, the quality of education received at LSA fulfill my desires. Pursuing within the Pre-Medicine major, many characteristics of the school prompted me to apply as Early Action as a result.     In the Literature, Arts and Science school, the ability of students to interpret in a broader viewpoint helps to establish diversity within the school.  

I believe that the perspective I have to offer this medical school is unique. From my Black uncles to my Arab aunts, I feel lucky to be able to call so many cultures my own. Furthermore, my experiences during college have been vital to my understanding of diversity. Veterans, the LGBTQ community, the disabled, and variation across the spectrum of political opinion or in body shape are but a sample of the diversity that I have witnessed. Diversity goes beyond race or religion and this has been made evident to me during my undergraduate career. Thus, I wish to bring my culturally competent outlook to the student body and look forward to gaining from the viewpoints of my peers as well. Exposure to a wide breadth of the human experience has helped

I always marveled at how Joshua’s Yakama managed to stay on. Sweat dripping and curls bouncing with each exercise, Joshua listened for my instruction. I had to be very articulate and an extremely good demonstrator when correcting Joshua with his exercises. A practicing Hasidic Jew, Joshua was not allowed to touch or be touched by a female.

As I slowly fell asleep with tears in my eyes, my concurrent dreams, the worry for humiliation silenced.

“The multicultural training movement has indeed contributed to a greater and much needed understanding of the differences among various racial, ethnic, and cultural groups (Speight, Myers, Cox and Highlen, 1991).” In looking at this statement counselors will need to expand their thinking outside of the Western European contexts. There is a difference between Western culture and other cultures. Sue & Sue, 2012 states “ each cultural/racial group may have its own distinct interpretation of reality and offer a different perspective on the nature of people, the origin of disorders, standards for judging normality and abnormality, and therapeutic approaches. (p. 45).” As we are brought together with more cultures it is imperative to understand the differences, which will enable counselors to become culturally competent.

As I reflect over my life, I realize it has been filled with diversity throughout my childhood, marriage, and career. My experience with diversity dates back to birth. I was born and raised in a small town, Moss Point, MS. and notably the last state to abolish slavery, currently has a population of 13,704 people. The town consists of 73% Blacks or African Americans, 23% Caucasian, 1% Hispanic or Latino and 1% bi-racial.

I went to the presentation of the Blackboard Jungle 9 Symposium on Thursday, March 31, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Dudley H. Davis Center. I wasn’t be there on time. When I got there, it was already full of people. I had to stand at the back of the room. At that moment, Nikki Khanna was presenting. She talked about what race are Indians. Also take two examples: The one drop rule & walter white, and Susie guillory Phipps. She wanted us to compare these two stuffs. I was shocked by the next true story that she told us.

As I reflect over my life, I appreciate the many diverse experiences I’ve came to encounter. My experience with diversity dates back to birth. I am from a small rural town, Moss Point, MS. and notably the last state to abolish slavery. The town currently has a population of 13,704 people and consists of 73% Blacks or African Americans, 23% Caucasian, 1% Hispanic or Latino and 1% bi-racial.

As a military child my surrounding always changed before I could just settle in. And each environment I was in shaped me a different aspect of my life. In Florida I experience my first true exposure to diversity and the beauty that surrounds it. I was able to learn about all of these different cultures that I had never heard of when I lived in Minnesota. I was able to understand that even with all of the differences that at the end of the day people are people, we have hopes, dreams, aspirations, and fears. It's something that looking back now seems so intuitive but it's something that exposure helps cultivate. Additionally growing up in a Nigerian household while living in America forced me to understand to an extend what it was like for my parents who are both immigrants living in a country with a different culture.

According to my family and cultural values, I have learnt to respect and understand other cultures and their beliefs. I always try to increase my awareness of the various dimensions of diversity. I always try to examine my own cultural identity and how that identity affects my relationships with others. In my opinion it is really important to become more aware of my own attitudes, perceptions, and feelings about various aspects of diversity. As an educator I think it is really important to make a commitment to increase an understanding of diversity.

Does the death penalty solve all the problems of the world? Can this be the best way to punish the ones who have disobeyed the law? The death penalty is used to punish criminals’ execution style that are ordered by the capital. As some supporters believe that death penalty deters the amount of crime as it puts the fear in the criminals, it’s not always the right thing to do. I contend that life in prison is far worse than the death penalty as capital punishment does not deter crime, it costs a lot and doesn’t give the criminal time to think of his mistakes.

We live in a society where people come from different countries, they belong to different cultural, religion, ethnic groups, and races. All these factors come together and contributes to differences that make us unique from each other. Hence, a multicultural country with huge diversity. This reflection journal will cover what “human race” is and what role it plays in ones’ personal life and in a nursing profession. Moreover, what bias, assumptions and judgements are, and how to avoid them. Lastly, what caring is and what role does it play in nursing.