Discrimination: the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. In the documents: “American Flag Stands for Tolerance” newspaper editorial by: Ronald J. Allen, “Texas v. Johnson” supreme court opinion by: William J. Brennan, and the fictional story, “The Lottery” by: Shirley Jackson, they all have a common theme: the way we relate and interact with others. The quote, “We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves”, by Barbara Jordan, is commonly shared by the theme of each of these documents.
Throughout history, there has been interracial, gender, and age conflicts.…