THe Right to Live

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Racism has not only existed among individuals but also society as a whole. White people have tried to not associated with people of color for many years. It is still happening today, but it's not as extreme as it used to be. A major separation between white people and colored people were neighborhoods and places to live.

There used to be designated places where colored people could buy houses and live in. They either weren't allowed to buy houses in white neighborhoods or it was frowned upon. However, I strongly think that is unfair and unjust. I believe that people should be able to live wherever they want. Families from different cultures and backgrounds travel to the U.S. in order to ensure a better future for themselves and their future generations. But if they are shunned from society, then what even was the point to leave their motherland? If so many people move to the U.S. and earn money for their family "brick by brick" but end up not living the life they wanted, then the U.S. didn't keep their promise of holding a promising future for everyone.

There isn't segregate neighborhoods now as there was back in the day, but they still exist in the world. The very first step we can take to eliminate this is to accept everyone. Instead of thinking that one race is more superior than another, we should accept all races and everyone as equal. This would gradually get rid of residential segregation and bring combined neighborhoods. We also need to trust that everyone will "make no troubles for nobody or fight." If neither of these happen, a more extreme solution is laying down laws of combining neighborhoods or giving everyone the freedom of living where ever they want. Taking these steps can bring the world more together and establish peace.

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  1. Jessie ZhouDecember 8, 2019 at 11:22 AM

    I liked your call-to-action solutions in your conclusion. It would be very ideal if we could actually somehow get rid of racism and stereotypes. However, it would definitely take an abundant amount of time to change everyone's view on this (heck it's even hard to change one person's mind let alone the whole population's minds). Then again, one step at a time might make a difference.

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