Awareness Of American Culture

When I was younger, I was very self-absorbed. The only situations or people that concerned me were those that were directly around me, and I devoted very little thought to those who lived their lives differently than I did. The concept of “world peace” had obviously appealed to me, but I had never really thought about the means of which worldwide peace could be attained. It had always seemed like someone else’s problem, as if my blind support of this intangible concept was enough to make me a decent person. I realize now that my blind support of an idea that I didn’t fully understand only increased my ignorance.
Awful things are occurring every day, around the world. Wars rage on and innocent people are slaughtered in Sudan due to tension between those of different skin tones. In India, babies are being murdered simply for being female. Diseases kill millions because people lack access to sufficient sanitation and medical care. Awareness of the issues that afflict the world’s people allows those …show more content…
The amount of cultural and racial intolerance that still exists in America today is absolutely appalling, and most of this intolerance stems from ignorance. People form prejudices and stereotypes of others without any knowledge of the culture that they stereotype, but if they would look at the world through eyes that are untarnished by old prejudices, they would see the beauty that lies in the world’s diversity. If people would try to see life from the perspective of someone who was raised differently from them, they would begin to understand the reasons for their differences and to appreciate the similarities that exist. In order to truly create a world in which injustice does not exist, we must first see the humanity in each