Reflective Essay: Diversity In The United States

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.

America is greatly influenced and enhanced by the many versatile cultures which inhabit it. Cultural diversity has added to our economy in such a way that it brings innovated ideas and contact structures throughout the world. International cuisines have come to America through subcultures, have expanded the food industry, and have allowed English Americans to try new foods and flavors. Immigrants have brought with them religious values that greatly differ and vary from those at which were natural in the main stream American culture. The educational development through foreign nationals has led America, as a nation, to excel and be deemed one of the most intelligent nations in the world! Consequently, the subcultures have kept our

Growing up I believed that being Hispanic meant being a particular shade of brown that had to be just right. I had no concept of colorism during my childhood and adolescents and had a meager understanding of racism and how it looked like to be discriminated against. Furthermore, less of understanding was diluted even further by my struggle with accepting my romantic and sexual orientation. The nuance of those identities and my many others left me exploring those intersections within myself than exploring the greater picture of social discourse. This all ignoring my lack access to information only found in higher education. Once I had access to this information and meet others that were like me and different than me, I starting learning that what it means to be Hispanic is vastly different than what I thought.

Growing up, I always felt like an outsider. I yearned for a sense of belonging, but I would always have to bring myself to a constant realization about the implication of my existence—I was black and white, not one or the other, but both. The continual task of “checking one box” on surveys and papers didn’t really help the situation either. Being the product of an African-American father and an Irish-American mother made me appreciate and understand all the variations of race and culture in the spectrum, but it also left me in this murky-gray area with no sense of direction—a feeling that most multiracial

Is America diverse? America might be diverse as a whole but how about in our local communities? There are many ways of defining diversity: ethnicity, culture, religion, language, etc. Diversity is more apparent in our communities now compared to the past, but it doesn’t mean we are fully diverse as individuals. In local communities, people often chose to be close to people with the same ethnicity, religion, background, and culture. For example, on the Eastside of St. Paul resides the majority of the Hmong population in the Twin Cities. They choose to live close to each other because of the same ethnicity, background, and culture. This creates segregation and limits diversity from happening in the local communities. Most people tend to choose

What are things Americans do to show that they are American? Wearing American flag shirts? Join the army? Have a flag in your yard? One thing all Americans have in common is diversity. Having diversity causes us to all work together and form a bond and treat everyone as you would like to be treated. We also have our freedom in common. We all have the rights of speech, religion, press, etc. so that everyone can define who they are and who we will become. Everyone has different ideas as to what being jordan belfort an American means, but to me it means that we have individuality, that we can be an opportunist, and that we take pride in our country.

My artwork focuses on the diversity of America. I illustrated the different features of ethnicities and the insight of what those specific ethnicities believe how they contributed to the American identity. Although there are many ethnicities in America, I chose the race I displayed, due to direct contact with someone from one to three ethnicities. From the colors to the symbolism of each ethnicity, I wanted to show what each ethnicity was, without the audience asking what it actually was. My belief of what it means to be an American ties in with my ideas of diversity. I believe to be a true American, it would a person who displays the courage to fight through the ethnic stereotypes to create a better place for the future generation. Through

After touring and researching NC State, I realized that the diversity of this campus community has passed what I originally expected, and from seeing how diverse it was, I knew that I wanted to be a part of it. Although I may only be a Caucasian male, I believe that I would both contribute and benefit from this campus’s diversity. Currently, I consider myself pretty involved as I participate in a variety of extracurriculars, including the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, where we volunteer within Hispanic communities and with students who are in need of help with the Spanish language. From being involved in high school, I believe I could transfer this involvement in some shape or form into my life in college.

Growing up in the small town of Luverne which housed 4,000 people and a graduating high school class of 80 where my class-mates are not just primarily white, but almost 100 percent white I had a skewed view of the world. I didn’t question the system, I never questioned the dress code rules for girls in my school; I never questioned the sex education we received and I didn’t question the lack of female teachers and advisors of color. I was living in a bubble of ignorance. During my time in high school I knew I looked different from my classmates. They had blonde hair straight, blue eyes and skinny bodies. I had brown hair, brown eyes, and a fuller body. During my high school years, I did many things to try to push away my Hispanic culture and

What is different about the way of life in Montana compared to Washington, DC or your country? Why?

How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.

The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the diverse experiences that I have had in my personal and professional life. Fortunately, I have had a large mix of diverse friends and experiences in my life. This paper will discuss those diversities as well as the plan to expand on my current knowledge.

People are not alike. Everyone is different. This essay will start by giving a detailed description of what diversity is and how it applies in today's modern society. Although sometimes linked to equality and used interchangeably, the terms ‘equality’ and ‘diversity’ are not the same. It will therefore be necessary to define diversity. For the purpose of this essay diversity will be used in the societal context, the word societal will be used in relation to human society and its members, social institutions, societal evolution, societal forces and social legislation. The essay will take a very brief look firstly at the history of diversity but will focus mainly on the current perspective. The essay will follow on by giving several in-depth

Anyone who is familiar with Lehigh University knows that the college strives for diversity. Being diverse is something I have in common with Lehigh. In matters of race, I may not be very diverse, but my background is. Many unusual family situations have occurred in my life. It all began when my father was incarcerated. He was sent to prison when I was two years old, leaving my mother and I alone. Around the age of six, my mother married a man of a different race. She then had three other children. However, these were not my only siblings. My father had other partners and all together had three other children. As I reached the seventh grade, many complications grew at home. My mother decided to allow me to move in with my grandmother

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.