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I think this experiment opened the eyes of many children and adults to the topic of discrimination. This experiment simple on the surface had so many deep layers underneath to show the true ugliness of prejudice. To make fun of or tear down someone just because they are of a different race,religion or etc is wrong. The things these people want to put people down for are things people can’t control. People cannot control there race, and in the case of the experiment not even the color of their eyes.
The point of this experiment was to show the trickle down effects of prejudice and race relations. Alot of these children were close friends, but over the course of a couple days their relationships were changed forever. To see the cruelty of these

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