Marisa Fasciano Extreme Prejudice

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After reading “Extreme Prejudice” by Marisa Fasciano, I felt sad. I felt sad because it’s 2016 and I live in a world that people continue to be ignorant about someone’s culture and/or religious beliefs. I’m glad this article sheds light on the bullying that Muslim and Sikh students have to deal with. In a post 9/11 era, people’s mindset has changed forever due to the tragedy of the terrorist attacks. The media has been a driving medium in distributing news that can be bias at times. The way the news is delivered can cause people to become scared and/or nervous which can turned to them projecting their feelings and thoughts. The extreme type of bullying in the schools towards Muslim and Sikh students is unacceptable. The article touches on

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