Reflection On Freshman Seminar

Experience in Freshman Seminar Coming into Avila University I had not thought about the way people see and treat others. My focus was, for the most part, on classes that were key in my major. Freshman seminar is a required class here at Avila to graduate that I was quite honestly not excited about to begin with. None the less I came into it with an open mind about the subject of the class. Since starting this class it has been an experience that has changed the way I think starting with the summer reading of, While The World Watched. Reading, While the World Watched, brought into light the way some groups of people were treated and thought of solely based on skin color. Personally I had never given much thought about this kind of hate and discrimination because it had never affected me. McKinstry’s story of her life gave me perspective on how other people are oppressed and discriminated against. I found that it is sometimes hard to understand what others are going through at first but if time is taken to listen to one another and hear their story you can. This book did just that. It showed me hardship …show more content…
I would define unconscious racism as having only known that way of thinking since a person was young. I believe that if a person grew up only knowing that racism was just a way of life then they wont know any better. It is still wrong but its hard to change a person when it is all they have known in their life. I also do believe that this is a major problem. People learn from a young age the racial stereotypes and other discriminatory things. They unknowingly do it. This is why I agree with McKinstry when she says that,” hearts can be changed” through education. It is classes like this very one that bring up the issues that need to be talked about among society. Educating people on the matters of discrimination can help against them by showing peace and