Racism And Discrimination In America Today
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther. Martin Luther speaks for the black community when he says this, but I think that this quote can represent more. It can represent racism, inequality, wage gap, and much more. There are many problems in America today, and they all seem to do with hate. Although the United States is known for being a top tier country, there are a lot of problems within the country that could tear the nation apart. One immense problem in America today is racism. Racism was supposed to go away during the civil war, but it didn’t. Discrimination has always been around, so when will it end? Today, there are numerous movements in support
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It seems like many people get offended if someone doesn’t agree with them. It’s okay if people don’t agree with you, but they should respect your opinions. It’s okay to voice your opinion and to oppose other opinions. Karoline Ott states that having an opinion in 2016 should not be as hard as it is. She wrote an article about feminism to see how to public reacts and she got a plethora of negative comments. She got negative comments because she voiced her opinion on the internet. People are getting offended by other people’s own opinions, and that is a major problem, one problem that needs to be addressed as soon as possible, before it gets out of …show more content…
Hillary states, “More than 33,000 Americans are killed by guns each year. It’s time to act. As President, I’ll take on the gun lobby and fight for common sense reforms to keep guns away from terrorists, domestic abusers, and other violent criminals- including comprehensive background checks and closing loophole that allow guns to fall into the wrong hands.” Many people are concerned about this, and don’t want Hillary Clinton to become president because of this. I recently conducted a survey about gun control from my friends and families, and 23/35 people say that they think more gun control is needed. Out of those 23 people, a astonishing 15 people said they do not want Hillary Clinton to become president because of her views on gun control and they think that she will take it too far. The astounding results from this survey show that people are very concerned about the upcoming president and the future of gun
It seems like many people get offended if someone doesn’t agree with them. It’s okay if people don’t agree with you, but they should respect your opinions. It’s okay to voice your opinion and to oppose other opinions. Karoline Ott states that having an opinion in 2016 should not be as hard as it is. She wrote an article about feminism to see how to public reacts and she got a plethora of negative comments. She got negative comments because she voiced her opinion on the internet. People are getting offended by other people’s own opinions, and that is a major problem, one problem that needs to be addressed as soon as possible, before it gets out of …show more content…
Hillary states, “More than 33,000 Americans are killed by guns each year. It’s time to act. As President, I’ll take on the gun lobby and fight for common sense reforms to keep guns away from terrorists, domestic abusers, and other violent criminals- including comprehensive background checks and closing loophole that allow guns to fall into the wrong hands.” Many people are concerned about this, and don’t want Hillary Clinton to become president because of this. I recently conducted a survey about gun control from my friends and families, and 23/35 people say that they think more gun control is needed. Out of those 23 people, a astonishing 15 people said they do not want Hillary Clinton to become president because of her views on gun control and they think that she will take it too far. The astounding results from this survey show that people are very concerned about the upcoming president and the future of gun