Journal+5-+Poetry

1. People tend to make fun of those who are different because they believe there is only one way to act or look. They like to feel superior to others. I believe the tendency is stronger in children because children do not realize that you must respect others that are different. Also, children believe everything they hear about others.

2. I think that an insult to my beliefes would be most offensive to me. Insulting the way i look, dress, or act really isn't that big of deal because these things change over time. Insulting my beliefs is a whole other story because they don't change as much. My beliefs affect my appearance, my clothes, my actions, and my characters. Insulting my beliefs is like insulting me personally.

3. holocaust, Scottburrow boys case, different races (black, asian, mexican), gender, homosexuals

The most common types in my community is probably against race against (black or mexican). In my school its gender and homosexuals, and even religion. Prejudice is destructive because people can become violent and lash out at others. This happened at Virgina Tech when the boy who was discriminated against came back to the school and took other students lives. I have experienced prejudice against the fact that I am a girl. Every girl has. People think that every girl is bad at sports and can cook. I think I have proven the first one wrong and I definitaly proved the second one wrong.