Choose to be Human
Humans did not choose to be different from one another, they did not choose to have different cultures and they did not choose to speak different languages. Long ago, when first humans were evolved on this planet, forces of nature and desire for better food, forced humans to spread all over the planet Earth, losing touch with their previous roots. With time people formed groups that would help them survive and provide better conditions of living for themselves. Each group developed their own words, which later formed a language, to help them communicate with each other. Every group developed their own traditions and beliefs, to help them live together. Groups encountered with one another but it was not enough contact between them to form the same language or the same culture. Through time some groups split, others became extinct and some had combined evolving their language and culture to the higher level. This way was formed our multicultural planet Earth. Until recently all educational structures taught their student to look at the world through eyes of Western Civilization. Even today there a huge disputes about what cultures should be taught in educational institutions. Such disputes have no place, especially, in
Hopefully one day there would be a common culture, culture where people will not be hated and persecuted for their believes, color of their skin, their nationality or their social status. Creating such a common culture requires study of all cultures; allowing needs and believes of every individual be equal among others needs. Henry Louis Gates, professor of humanities at Harvard University, in his essay "It's Not Just Anglo-Saxon" points out " After all culture is always a congregation among different voices" (Gates 389). His idea is that as long as we can communicate with each other and understand each other culture we all can live together sharing our knowledge for a common good. He also said, " Our society won't survive without the values of tolerance, and cultural tolerance comes to nothing without cultural understanding" (Gates 389). He is saying that for people from different background to live in one society takes tolerance of other cultures. Living peacefully and working together in country as United States can only be possible if learning other cultures is available to everyone. country that is a melting pot of different nationalities. Every culture in this country should be represented eq
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