Race and Ethnicity

Writing about race and ethnicity is not a very uncomfortable topic. I am afraid of saying the wrong thing because in today’s society, does anyone know what the right thing to say is? Throughout the years we have seen racism in movies, TV shows, advertisements and other things as well. Is this right? Do we think twice when we see it?

People today might say that everyone is equal and don’t think twice about talking, seeing, and sometimes dating other races or ethnicity  But then there are other people, people who think totally different about other races. These types of people mostly discriminate, which is completely wrong.  Yes, people are different but who said different is a bad thing? People are different in their own and honestly that’s what I like our society. We are individuals and creatively unique. People have their styles and ways of living which is amazing.

I think that we should accept the people around because they are truly not much different from we are. If you really think about it, what’s different? We share the same qualities of life-like education, wealth, employment, like or dislikes and so on. So to me it’s ridiculous the way some people think. I believe that we, as a nation, need to find ways to improve the percent of people who think in such aggressive ways.

In today’s society, well in the United States, we all mixed together. We see it everyday. There is probably not one family in the USA that is completely one race or ethnicity. We see it on TV, music videos. advertisements  and in public. I just don’t get why people are still stuck on only one race of ethnicity is the only one. Yes you are allowed to have your own opinions but when you live in a would or country where we are mixed around, you should see the acceptance.

Even in schools we see the mixture of everyone. No one is the same. Children in today’s world are getting expose to different races and some people are trying not to say anything to their kids. I think that we should explain to our kids that we live in a country of all differences races and ethnicity and that is was makes the United States what it is. Like i said, everyone has their right to think what they want on every race so please don’t think i am writing facts!

Childhood memories and my identity!

Looking back at my childhood, I would like to thank my parents for giving me the best childhood I could ask for. For me just becoming an adult, being a little kid feels like yesterday. I remember not waking up for school every morning and just staying home with my mom while my dad was at work and my older sister was at school. I remember going to the beach pretty much every day it was nice out because of how close we were to it! Living in Rhode Island, where I was born, was just a little part of my childhood.  Even though i was very young when i lived there I still remember some things about it from the stories I’ve heard and the vacations I’ve taken. The beach there was just so beautiful; clear waters, white sand, and the bright sun!

Then I remember moving. Moving to where I live now. In the same house, on the same street, in the same city! This is where the rest of my childhood memories, family, and values came around. Just around 2 years after I moved, my baby sister came into our family. We were now a family of 5 and it hasn’t changed since then. Even though we have pets, we are still a family with a mom, dad, and 3 girls. My family has always been very close. We have always done family oriented vacations and holidays. Our family is much spread our throughout the states and we are the only ones in Ohio because of my dad’s work. Meaning out holidays were spent traveling to see family or just staying home with the five of us. This goes for our vacations as well.

The beach and moving were not my only chunks of childhood memories. Another part of me was spent at a speech pathologist’s office. Her name was Suzie and I remember spending most of my days in her office learning new way to practice and fix my speech impediment. I was born with this impediment that kept me from talking until I was about two and a half years old. I actually started talking when my doctor told my mom I needed my tonsils out. It was a miracle my mom has always said. Knowing that she completely fixed me and changed my life, she is my hero. Everything came together when my family could completely understand me and my voice was clear.

Where I am in my life, I am pretty sure I know my identity. I am just a 19 year old college student, who is getting herself ready for the big world by furthering my education and working. I’m learning every day, time management, responsibility and other useful things I will need in the future. I have created my identity through the memories of my childhood and the family time that was spent. I am now in college with a major of speech pathology. I would like to help kids who had the same problems like me! I want to be someone’s hero like Suzie was a hero to me.