Race Barrier

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The human beings know what their parents have through them, this includes their behaviors, thoughts about some things in specific like sports. It for that try to break a barrier involves long time, effort and it is harder when we try to talk about barrier of race, gender and politics.
The talent has a magic to break any barrier even the race barrier. Although some people think differently about any race or have a stereotype about other races each person have a power to show their talents, charming or abilities even is part of other origin can break the race barriers. For example Jacky Robinson (72). He demonstrating the good that was in baseball became the first black player in M.L.B. (72).
Currently the society is composed of female and

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