Day And Night Cannot Dwell Together Research Paper

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?Day and night cannot dwell together? Deep statement pronounced by Chief Seattle in 1854. With the intention to let American white people knew that between them and Native American, there were irreconcilable differences. With this in mind, I am in agreement with him, because groups of people with different ideological perspective cannot understand each other. In addition, not only Native Americans have been oppressed by American white people. Furthermore, still, now a days, minorities are suffering the over power of American white people in many ways.

The ideological perspective of groups from different cultural backgrounds cannot understand each other. Actually, there is no way to cohabitate when there is not tolerance to people with different ways to live. Not to mention, religious beliefs are based on different theology, while some groups are professing Animism, meaning, having high respect for nature believing that everything has a soul or spirit, making everything sacred. In conclusion, when beliefs, language,
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First of old, United States Constitution and laws have been created to protect whites and overpower other races. White people has privileges that others do not have as an example I can tell police stops Hispanic people to check on their legal status or stops and search cars of African Americans to look for drugs. Stereotypes among other races and white privileges cannot dwell together

To conclude, I can tell ?Day and night cannot dwell together? as well as ?oil and water cannot be mixed?. Education is the key to overcome oppression. As has been noted, oppressed people cannot have good feelings toward their oppressors. Finally, over powering others because of their skin color, religion or other differences is a crime. Given these points, two opposites cannot dwell together if there is no respect, tolerance, and

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