Essay: Does America Cherish Diversity?

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The debate, “Does America Cherish Diversity?” has a great popularity, and has brought a great deal of unique opinions. Patel believes that America cherishes it’s diversity, and McGregor does not think America cherishes it’s diversity. Our class overall believed that America does cherish it’s diversity, but I'm writing this to tell you my opinion not theirs. My opinion on the matter is that America does not cherish it’s diversity, and they should not have to, but they should respect other’s diversity, and others should respect their diversity from them.

There are many reasons I believe America does not cherish diversity. First of all, McGregor states that “ out of the 20 nominees in the acting category, all are white, and there is not a single woman… ”. This excerpt from her writing shows that America did not vote in the majority for any actors that were not white. This shows that they think that the films they are in are not as good as the ones that the white actors are in. Also, the example that Patel uses where he states,” If they are good work men, they may be of Asia, Africa, or Europe. They may be Mohammedans, Jews or Christians of any Sect, or they may be Atheists. What matters is what they build. “ you can obviously conclude that George Washington did not care what background you came from, but it never shows that he cherished other’s diversity. It shows more that he tolerated their diversity, than cherished it. There is a major
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For example, in the excerpt above that McGregor wrote, one can also conclude that just because someone has the right to do something, does not mean others will support it or vote for them. Sure, they have every right to make a film or be an actor, but no one has to buy there films or watch them if they do not want

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