At the beginning of this class, I saw kindness as the key thing that makes us human. I value kindness because as a child I was made fun of a lot for the way I talk and who I am. When I was younger, I always saw those who were unkind as somewhat less than human. Today I realize that kindness; equality and freedom are all the things that make me human. Because I am gay, I know I will always be treated different because of it. I value equality because even though I am gay, it is only one small thing about me. I hope that one day everyone will be treated equally. Baker has shown me that small things about people, their tattoos may be a symbol to something about them or in their past, but they are so much more than that small aspect. Freedom has also always been an important factor to what makes me human. Ink 180 and Machinal have shown me that when someone is forced to not be free, they are made less than
At the beginning of this class, I saw kindness as the key thing that makes us human. I value kindness because as a child I was made fun of a lot for the way I talk and who I am. When I was younger, I always saw those who were unkind as somewhat less than human. Today I realize that kindness; equality and freedom are all the things that make me human. Because I am gay, I know I will always be treated different because of it. I value equality because even though I am gay, it is only one small thing about me. I hope that one day everyone will be treated equally. Baker has shown me that small things about people, their tattoos may be a symbol to something about them or in their past, but they are so much more than that small aspect. Freedom has also always been an important factor to what makes me human. Ink 180 and Machinal have shown me that when someone is forced to not be free, they are made less than