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When I was a little girl, I used to think that all the people in the world speak the same language, and they all have the same skin color. Because, I never met the other kinds of people who are totally different from me. But now I know, there are so many kinds of people living on the same planate. They have different skin colors, and speaks different languages, too. On the other hand, I am currently living in a country which has the highest diversity rank. On the other day, I obtained a project that allows me to interview my classmate to see the differences and similarities between us. So, I interviewed my classmate, whose name is Bonnie Reed. During the interview, we asked about each other’s. Such as education background, family background, achievements, dislikes, likes, and etc... First, I asked her about where she grew up, and her education background. She said, she was grew up in Kendallville. Then because of some personal reasons, she moved to Fort Wayne last three years …show more content…
I also figured out that it is so complicated. Especially, in my case, English is my second and I am not really good at it. On a similar note, my pronunciations are not perfect. Sometimes, it gives me a hard time to talk to people whose English is their original language. Likewise, they get a hard to understand me, too. Therefore, when communicates with people who are divert from you, you really need to be careful. Because, it could easily create a confusion, and misunderstanding. Another thing I have learned from this project is about myself. How I see myself and others. I used to think that I am a great judger, but I am not. Usually, I judge people by their appearance. I even misjudge to Boonies Reed. Now I know, judging people just by their appearance is not the right thing to do. At the same time, differences cannot make us apart, but it could make us united. I hope everyone could make this diversity into a

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