Diversity is all around us all the time. No matter if we are from the same country or not, we all have our own unique differences. Our background heritage does not make us who we are. Although it may establish the way we look, it in no way speaks the measure of a person's character. A person's character is measured by what they say and do, AND it is always measured differently by different measurers.
To NOT appreciate diversity is to say that you think all people should look and act the same, in which case you would be conforming to the same type of social standards as the nazis.
After 9/11, the people of Staten Island celebrated their diversity to triumph in a time of "fear and Bigotry". Different ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds came together to eat a great pot-luck diner with student, civic, religious, and political leaders discussing the matter at hand. The evening proved to be quite interactive and beneficial to the spirit of the community.
Was the food or music particularly good? Probably. Is that all it takes for people to appreciate diversity though?? What is it that Wagner College in Staten Island, NY has that Westminster College in Fulton, MO does not? Although I could answer these questions rather cynically, it would only be a judgement of my own based on my pre-conceived notion that people in the midwest are inherently more racist and ignorant than people on the east-coast. I think we all have to realize we are hypocrites when we judge any type of people OR place like this, and while trying to appreciate diversity, we have to realize that really appreciating diversity means being ourselves, flaws and hypocrisy intact.
To NOT appreciate diversity is to say that you think all people should look and act the same, in which case you would be conforming to the same type of social standards as the nazis.
After 9/11, the people of Staten Island celebrated their diversity to triumph in a time of "fear and Bigotry". Different ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds came together to eat a great pot-luck diner with student, civic, religious, and political leaders discussing the matter at hand. The evening proved to be quite interactive and beneficial to the spirit of the community.
Was the food or music particularly good? Probably. Is that all it takes for people to appreciate diversity though?? What is it that Wagner College in Staten Island, NY has that Westminster College in Fulton, MO does not? Although I could answer these questions rather cynically, it would only be a judgement of my own based on my pre-conceived notion that people in the midwest are inherently more racist and ignorant than people on the east-coast. I think we all have to realize we are hypocrites when we judge any type of people OR place like this, and while trying to appreciate diversity, we have to realize that really appreciating diversity means being ourselves, flaws and hypocrisy intact.
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