Persuasive Essay On Diversity And Peace

Throughout the world, there is an estimate of about 65.3 million refugees that have either been forced out of their homes or chose to willingly escape the violence or corruption they faced in their homeland. Of those millions of people, only a small percentage are given the status of refugee as many nations have strict requirements and only allow a specific amount each year. This leads to an increase in the amount of illegal immigration as many are desperate to risk their lives to for a better one then they had back home. Even as refugees are given asylum, many often face difficulties such as discrimination due to the racial stereotypes that exist as a result of negative depictions in the news and media. Although nations have generally become more open to receiving and providing aid for a significant amount of refugees seeking asylum, people’s ideology of race and the misrepresentation of the media towards immigrants prevent an even larger amount of refugees from being accepted into society.

Also everyone working together as one to overcome their adversity. We can not archieve everything by working alone, but when working together as team to overcome adversity. The passage Martin Luther King Jr.- (Excerpts from) Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech states, “Sooner or later all the people of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace, and thereby transform this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. In his teaching Martin hope that everyone will be bond as one to to conquer the odd they facing and later in the future. The passage Martin Luther King Jr.- (Excerpts from) Nobel peace Prize Acceptance Speech states, if this is to be achieved, man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation.” Martin taught that mankind must develop and find a best solution to overcome adversity, and that solution would be to worked as

and his wife, talking about the latest armed robbery in the suburb…” They were fearful of the neighborhood thieves, so they decided to make a safety system which eventually ends up hurting their own child as their child yearned for freedom. This theme (unity from similarity) does not precisely explain the theme of Finding Common Ground because it only shows how they are similar. On the other hand, “A Quilt of a Country” shows how you can be a diverse person but also be united with those around it. This article “A Quilt of a Country” best conveys the theme by using our country as an

I was very excited when I saw this essay prompt because diversity is actually one of the main criteria that drew me into NC State. All throughout my schooling life, for as long as I can remember, I never attended any schools that were diverse. There was always one extremely predominant race or gender, and it’s something that truly disturbed me. I am excited to attend a college that is so diverse in many aspects, that I will be able to benefit from in multiple different ways. I will be able to learn and understand new perspectives which will help me gain an open mind and heart to be able to accept different kinds of people. I will be able to familiarize myself with different backgrounds and cultures, because I am so accustomed to my own, I

In both articles, the authors try to illustrate their point that even though we are made from many different backgrounds and cultures, we are still able to stand together as one country.

Ever since this nation was born, it has grown more and more diverse every year. Our country has been through rough times because of the diversity, And eventually we all seem to come together and find common ground. There are many people, politicians, leaders and activists who have addressed this subject but authors such as Anna Quindlen, Eboo Patel and president Abraham Lincoln are great examples. These authors add rhetorical strategies to emphasize their message and get their point across. These authors use their strategies that cause their pieces to stand out from the rest. Anna Quindlen wrote the argument “A Quilt Of a Country” right after the world trade center attacks on September 11th of 2001. This was a terrible time for many people but the majority of America was brought a little closer together because of it. Eboo Patel, author of “Making The Future Better Together,” used other sources such as George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr. to tell the students at Washington University to be active and understand the struggles of those around them. He told them this so it would inspire them to make positive change. Abraham Lincoln, president, author and speaker of the famous speech “The Gettysburg Address” didn’t want those losing their lives during the civil war to die in vain. He did not want any of the soldiers to die without it having a strong impact on America. These three beloved authors, use their

Peace is very complex. It could happen when your young, or when your older and more experienced. Peace can come from bright times or dark time, such as death. In the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles Gene finds peace in a very odd way. He has a quite “separate peace” from everyone else. Staring off as one piece, braking off into a separate piece, and finally finding a separate peace, Gene discovers he is himself, and not Finny.

"What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice towards those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black."1

I guess that you could say I am fortunate to be able to attend Devon. The teachers make sure that you work hard and they keep you on your toes. During a time of war, Devon has done a good job of preparing students for the fighting. On the other hand, Devon has both ups and downs. Right now, we are in the Summer Session, and the teachers and supervisors here have relaxed their policies. I guess this is also a good thing as it gives us a time where we can relax for a bit before the Winter Session begins. My roommate and best friend, Phineas, has done the best to have fun this summer and forget about all of our schoolwork.

In Anna Quindlen’s argumentative essay , “A Quilt of a Country” she argues that conflict and atrocities bring the citizens of the United States together. The author’s use of real-life events and experiences communicates how unity, especially occurs after a conflict . During her analysis of the Cold War and its’ aftermath, she explains,”Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack.” Here, Quindlen compares the cold war’s devastating effects on society to 9/11’s effect on the country. She analyses how, in both instances, society’s post-traumatic sense of unity brought citizens all across the country together as one.

Throughout our glorious run as the premiere leader in the world there has been many issues that have affected the people that walk this earth. From disease to war to religious strife we have always had our problems. But one problem that I believe has been a recurring theme time and time again is our inability to accept others, whether it is their ethnicity, religious beliefs, or even their cultural practices we as a people have always struggled to find common ground with one another. This has been demonstrated a sickening number of times from the very radical wiping out of Jews by the Nazis and more recently with the race war that is continuing in the United States of America. This problem does not only always arise in such harsh and radical situations. For example, it can be as simple as in the 1960’s a young African-American child being told he can not go to the same school as his next-door neighbor because of his skin color. This is our world’s greatest problem and if we can fix it, we can start on the road to recovery to healing our beautiful world.

Will you able to function if you lived in another race’s shoes? Will you be able to function and deal with consequences of being the other race?When we were all fetuses in our mom’s tummy we as humans are not given the options to chose our race. Yet we are still being ridiculed from what we are born with. Racism is one of many elements that in the United States of America affects our society. However, there is a hidden problem that promotes racism. It is the fact that a lot of people try to make themselves believe that racism doesn 't exist. But unfortunately, it still does. Everyone knows about the problem of racism but don 't realize that they are supporting the problem by discriminating against other people 's rights but at the same

Literature if used correctly can enhance a child’s life. It can become a valuable tool in helping children to understand their home, communities and the world in which they live. Through literature children’s vocabulary, imaginations, and self understanding is built. Children should be exposed to literature that is age appropriate and within the context of learning respect for themselves and others by the diversity of the books. My literature plan is based upon multicultural diversity which reinforces reading readiness, read-along that emphasis multicultural songs and rhymes, build self esteem through art, music and movement and responses to literature.

Why do people treat differently to someone if that person is from the different culture or has different skin color? Racism is the major issues today and it still exists in our schools, works, and society. Racism at the workplace is responsible for continuous mood changes, aggressive behavior, and have a bad feeling in the minds of the affected persons. This turn bad for the employer and the society. Everyone has right to do something so why do people become races. Today it was better than years ago but still, racism exists in the United States and other countries.

Having a commonality will allow the gap in cultural, gender and ethnical differences to merge together. Example, there is an older lady that work with me who is very quiet and she is from Africa. Several coworkers whisper about her, stating “she’s evil, she’s scary, and she’s a witch”. I started talking to this lady and I enjoyed our conversation. This woman has so much wisdom that I felt like a little child sitting at the feet of my Parents. This woman stated “I know what people are saying about me and told me she’s not a witch and that she doesn’t get involved in other people business and that she sit and observe quietly and pray when she’s not working.” This woman is now known as the go to person if you need prayer. Because of this woman being different from what was considered normal she was labeled. According to the lecture for this week, “The challenge for us is to find ways to bridge the gap between groups. To do so, we have to develop certain skills and abilities. The first is to examine our own views of others, be they part of the minority or the majority group, a different social class, or a different gender.” (Bell, 2007).