For my interview paper, I had the pleasure of interviewing a fellow friend of mine, Mariama Bah, whom had recently gone through the naturalization process in attaining U.S. citizenship. I was interested in interviewing her because I wanted to explore the perspective of a fellow age mate and hear her thoughts on how the process helped to shape her idea of what citizenship is, especially since her naturalization took place this past summer. Ms. Mariama Bah can be reached at (310) 346-6728. Well, what exactly is citizenship? There are so many various approaches taken to describe what citizenship entails. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, citizenship is “the status or condition of a citizen, ”the duties, rights, and privileges of this
…show more content…
She responded that education, once again, is an essential factor. She suggested that educating the public about what terrorism is and how to not solely base everything off of stereotypes will help attribute to increased awareness that is not discriminatory. She goes on to further explain that educating the public will help “calm the nerves of people” because people will understand why terrorism occurs and the proper way to look out for it. However, I agree with her suggestion to an extent. I believe it is hard to educate a mass or a wide group of people on a topic as sensitive as terrorism because everyone has their own internal biases. Also, who exactly will be educating the public and are they in the right position to teach people the difference between who is and who is not a terrorist. Will they, themselves, have their own personal biases that may influence the way they decide to educate the public? This is an important factor to consider because having a biases or holding discrimination towards a race, culture, or ethnic group will direct the way an individual decides to teach on the issue. However, I do agree that education of some sort is needed because a lot of people see terrorists and think of one race, culture, ethnic group, or religion. Educating the public will help to create an understanding that discrimination should not be placed on a whole race because of the actions of a few individuals. This in turn may also help ease those into feeling less alienated and ostracized as citizens of America, and will help them feel more comfortable in participating and taking on the duties they have as
She responded that education, once again, is an essential factor. She suggested that educating the public about what terrorism is and how to not solely base everything off of stereotypes will help attribute to increased awareness that is not discriminatory. She goes on to further explain that educating the public will help “calm the nerves of people” because people will understand why terrorism occurs and the proper way to look out for it. However, I agree with her suggestion to an extent. I believe it is hard to educate a mass or a wide group of people on a topic as sensitive as terrorism because everyone has their own internal biases. Also, who exactly will be educating the public and are they in the right position to teach people the difference between who is and who is not a terrorist. Will they, themselves, have their own personal biases that may influence the way they decide to educate the public? This is an important factor to consider because having a biases or holding discrimination towards a race, culture, or ethnic group will direct the way an individual decides to teach on the issue. However, I do agree that education of some sort is needed because a lot of people see terrorists and think of one race, culture, ethnic group, or religion. Educating the public will help to create an understanding that discrimination should not be placed on a whole race because of the actions of a few individuals. This in turn may also help ease those into feeling less alienated and ostracized as citizens of America, and will help them feel more comfortable in participating and taking on the duties they have as