Defining Race And Ethnicity

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Defining Race and Ethnicity Lynda Harrell ETH 125 08/17/2011 Sherri Goodwin Defining Race and Ethnicity What does race and ethnicity means to me? Why are these concepts important to the United States society? I do not look at race and ethnicity now I did at one time. I learnt that just because someone is a different in color or social standing we all have the same blood and that is red. People that is different in race and ethnicity we all have a heart. Someone can be a different color then me but that does not make me better than they are. Sure I might be poor with money and someone has more than me I do not look bad at them. I was taught by my mother that everyone is the same we were all made from God. I feel like it is important to the United States because this is the way it has been for a long time. We can try and change the fact that race and ethnicity is not an important factor to us but it will not stop. Other races came to America to have a free life. The white always thought they were better than any other race. I think that it is only one true race and that is the human race and it should not make a different to anyone about you race or ethnicity. We all have the same heart and the same blood. It should not matter what color you are. We all have goals in life. The different races came over to live in a free country. A country that stands for one thing and that one thing is freedom. That is the way everyone should look at the different race and

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