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- Eliminating Racism
- Following the Dream
- [ I believe in this paper, that is why I think it is good. I received a score of 85 out of 100
- because of the shortness in length of the paper (class minimum 4 pages). This is from my
- WR122 class]
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- Following the Dream
- "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where
- they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
- (King, Jr.)
- Following Martin Luther King, Jr.Æs speech in the United States capital, many
- laws, including the Civil Rights Act and the Affirmative Action Act, were amended into the
- constitution. Despite these laws enforcing the equality of race, the US still faces the same
- dilemma of 1963: racism. Racism, or the discrimination of a distinguished group of
- people, remains a problem in businesses, government, universities, in relationships, and in
- many other situations. Although current laws prohibit the people of the United States to
- discriminate and harass people of other races, racial incidents continue to remain across
- the country, and even, around the world. For many years, humanitarians have been trying
- desperately to eliminate racism. The problem is the attempt to correct the effects of
- racism, without eliminating the cause of racism itself. In order to eliminate racism and
- achieve the ultimate dream of justice and equality of all people, Americans must start with
- teaching children the fallacies of racism and value of diversity. A new curriculum especially
- for race equality, should be introduced to young students all over the United States,
- providing all the facts and false stereotypical assumptions about races and racism
- surrounding them.
- Racism can be eliminated by creating a curriculum for understanding races. Providing a
- required racial understanding program for young students, will help them to understand
- different backgrounds and identities that surround them. Understanding the many
- identities that distinguish each and every person, will break down stereotypes that identify
- groups. Understanding creates knowledge and empathy towards people of different
- backgrounds.
- Racism can be eliminated by understanding the history of racism. By understanding the
- history of racism, students can learn how racism started, where it started, how racism is
- adopted, why it was adopted into our concept, and how its made its way to America, etc.
- If everybody understands that racism is, and always was, irrelevant to a personÆs
- character, then racism will be eliminated.
- Racism can be eliminated by confronting the issue. Confronting the issues and being
- aware of racismÆs destruction to society, will allow students, starting at a younger age, to
- be conscious of racism and its negative effects on life. Being conscious of racism will
- allow students to address more of the problems that they see concerning the discrimination
- of races. Being conscious will also allow the student to become aware of some of the
- mistakes that he or she makes in stereotyping. Confronting and being consciously aware
- of racism, will eliminate the stereotypical assumption that one makes, sees, or hears.
- A curriculum in race relations would clear up many of the misconceptions, pre-judgments,
- and stereotypes that develop racism. The more one finds the history, intent, and harm of
- racism, the more a person should find it hard to link to characters of individuals. It is
- especially important to allow younger students to explore this destructive phenomenon and
- to weigh its accuracy characterizing its subjects.
- Although the US has advanced in laws governing minorityÆs rights, racism still exists as
- much as, or more, than 33 years ago. A thorough course in racism, taught to all students,
- is necessary for understanding of a countryÆs participation and responsibility to stop the
- destruction. When the United States eliminates racism by means of education versus
- force, we will find our dreams of equality turn into reality.
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- Works Cited
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- Bowie, G. Lee., Meredith W. Michaels, Robert C. Solomon. Twenty Questions An
- Introduction to Philosophy. Harcourt Brace & Company,1996
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- "Race." Martin Luther King Jr. Columbia dictionary of Quotations. Columbia University
- Press. Copyright ⌐ 1993
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