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Response to final question in an ethics class
By Alan Hood | August 2, 2007
Overall this was a very interesting class with a lot of helpful information. The information from this class should help every class member better understand people of other races and ethnicities. The information I found most useful was all of the different ways that people are subjugated and repressed. I have always know that our government repressed people of different colors and women, but it is always healthy to remember all of the laws and regulations that were passed with the soul intent of keeping people down. While many other countries don’t believe that the United States always does the right thing, I feel like we work hard to improve on the past and move forward with equality in mind.
I did not really learn anything new about my cultural history. My grandmother loves genealogy and I have spent numerous hours speaking with her about our family and culture. While most people would consider me White, I know that I come from a very diverse background and consider myself only as an American.
The Land of the Free will always be an attractant to people living under pressure from repressive foreign governments, so it will be Americas responsibility to lead the world into the future of race relations. What the face of America will look like in 50 years, three generations of families can make big changes as I am sure Darwin would agree, so we cannot predict those changes. Let’s hope that the face of America looks like an entire new race altogether. That would mean that people have overcome their prejudices and are willing to accept interracial marriages.
This country can best prepare for the changing race and ethnicity of its future citizens by leading the way. It is the government’s responsibility to equalize the playing field for all of its citizens. The government should continue to encourage the hiring of minorities until they don’t have to any more. The more people are intermixed the easier it is to accept people with differences. Does that mean that I believe that the next 50 years will bring harmony in race relations to America? Not by a long shot we continue to have people from all races who spew hate and segregation. As long as there is someone who feels slighted or wronged by a person from another race there will always be tension. I do believe race relations are getting better despite the few extremists.
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