To start, I'll say ahead of time that this article is based off of a few assumptions:
1. Every opinion is formed for a reason, no matter how twisted, strange, and deluded that reason may seem to others.
2. For the purposes of this piece, "racism" is defined as a fear/loathing/predisposition to or against another race, orientation, or religion.
In the midst of the air I always hear two or more people verbally going at each others’ throat. Bitter bickering never ceases, it has plagued us all since the beginning of man. Hardly anyone tries to find middle ground between each other. Once someone disagrees they begin to throw a tantrum.
When I think of diversity, I think of diversity of religion, race, and nationality. Diversity has a variety of a specified subject. In my high school we were all a diverse school on the aspect of race and nationality. There were various races and nationalities present at our school.
So this city known as new orleans was established hundreds of years ago on the mouth of the mississippi river as a trade port. Since then it expanded so far that in order to continue expanding towards the water, levy's were built to hold back water and essentially create a sea world for low-income housing.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Did anyone celebrate...at least the irish?
Diversity, the "state of being diverse", "difference", "multiformity" according to the dictionary. And unbeknown to the dictionary, there is actually another definition for diversity, and that's the United States.
As most of us know, February means Black History month. We recount on the beautiful, inspirational people who helped unify African Americans with the rest of the United States. We retell the tales of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, and the other famous names we've come to learn over the course of our lives.
Since the "holiday" shopping season has officially started, it seems like a discussion on the origins of "X-mas"- formerly known as Christmas- is appropiate.
