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One of the main causes of discrimination is the fear and lack of understanding of others because they are different. In order to prevent discrimination it is important to value people and treat them differently in order to meet their different needs.

There are different levels of discrimination and often times, most people do not realize they are prejudiced. “While most people want to be fair, we can’t help but have preconceived notions”. This quote just shows how some people are raised to either dehumanize or respect a person more because of their race or background. Just like any other learned behavior, prejudice is integrated into the lives of many and plays a huge role in society. Stereotypes and personal experiences strongly contribute to the unintentional actions a person gives off towards a certain type of person or group.

Ghettoside: A True Story Of Murder In America Jill Leovy is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Ghettoside: A True Story Of Murder In America. Ghettoside was named one of the ten best books of the year by San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, and Chicago Tribune. After writing for the Seattle

Thomas Lovsey Mrs. Barker ENGL 1100 Nov. 12, 2015 Not as Simple as Black-and-White “Discrimination is behavior, intentional or not, which negatively treats a person or a group of people based on their racial origins” (Randall). It is unclear what the exact cause is for people to be prejudiced towards another group of individuals. Racism could perhaps be triggered by having a fear of people who are different, needing to fit in with others who are of a racist mindset, and/or being ignorant of other people’s cultures. In the 1998 movie Pleasantville, it is shown that racism and discrimination towards different people occurs because of sudden changes to an established system and society. In reality, racism is a result of generations of

A common concept used throughout literature is monsters that are based solely off of the differences characters are able to identify between themselves and another character. This relates to the fourth thesis in Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s essay titled Monster Culture, where he states that monsters are based on differences. These

In recent history massive wars, resulting in countless lives lost, have been waged simply over not belonging to the ‘right’ or ‘our’ race. Most people would agree the concept of disliking someone simply because they look different and belong to another race, is pure ignorance. To say that because a person has dark skin that they will respond or behave in a certain manner is again ignorant.

Individuals may hurt others since they’re different, as they may feel threatened or they just don’t understand. They may feel more empowered or confident as they’re being spiteful towards the victim. A great example is in the story “Agua Viva,’ A Sculpture by Alfredo Gonzalez” the boys in the neighborhood

Some humans can’t accept difference. Most humans are locked up in a world where everyone has to be just like them. The novel Downsiders by Neal Shusterman is an example of this. The novel has the theme that when people separate into groups and cultures, they have a hard time understanding the opposite and tend to judge. But those who accept, benefit greatly.

In stories What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish? by Etgar Keret, Wife's Story by Ursula K. Le Guin, and The Interlopers by Saki they all prove the statement that people don't accept others who are different from themselves. In all of the stories the characters in them are not accepting to the others who are different to them. They are prejudice towards them or just dont like them without a reason.

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Wheather it is intentional or not, people discriminates against each other. This is a thing that humans do sometimes they don’t know why they do it but they just do it. I believe that discrimination starts with the mind and only comes up when we are thinking about bad thought or want to bellower the other person. For example you discriminate when you think of someone differently just they are poorer than you, smarter than you, overweight, too short, looks gay, or even have differently political beliefs. It doesn’t make it right for you to think this way or to treat someone like this, this is completely and I won’t stand for it. The fight against discrimination has been going on for a long time and the battle continues. Discrimination can be look upon as positive or negative, depending on who a person receives favors or opportunities, or is denied them. Today, though, discrimination is rarely positive, because nowadays everybody has something negative to say about someone. Affirmative Action or Positive discrimination is the policy of favoring a person of a lower group who suffer from discrimination within a culture. Affirmative Action was originally to get rid of discrimination but, people of companies have found a way around that, because of this I will define who I

Not everyone will like you in fact many will hate you for no reason because they don’t know anything about you other than what you look like. This is the case in many stories like Graduation by Maya Angelou, Myth of a Latin Woman by Judith Cofer and Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther king Jr. To any reasonable person these stories would seem very depressing because of the way these people are treated and most of the time they get this treatment because they are too afraid to speak up. Although some people are wrongfully treated as inferior knowing it doesn’t help stop it, only action can take away the prejudice and discrimination suffered by these people.

Summary: The story takes place in Idaho. The main character Danny Wright is in the military. He is in the National guard. He was ordered by his governor to stop a riot/protest in a nearby city. While he was on duty, he shot a civilian on accident. Then the rest of the operators started firing.13 people were killed and 9 were injured. His governor promises to protect everybody in that incident.Then the President wants the soldiers arrested. The governor and the president start throwing shots at each other and everything is getting heated up. Then a civil war breaks out. This also leads to many disasters. There is another book so this isn't really the end. Although out the story characters really try to find their inner selves.

Nicholas Blount Tapiarené MWF 1-1:50 April 26, 2013 English 100 Final Draft Assimilating vs. Recognizing Ethnic Diversity As children grow up, they become the person they turn out to be because of experiences and the culture and society they grew up in. Nations are affected in the same sense because the people living in a nation

There are many things that can cause people to be prejudice or discriminate against another group. The people you hang around, your family and friends can influence you into doing things like hating another group of people. For example, I was watching a movie called Higher Learning, it’s