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I was planning to take a leisurely trip this summer, but now I think I'll have to change my plans. Instead I'll probably have to take a crash course in Sensitivity for the Culturally Unaware. Maybe it's because I grew up in Chicago, perhaps the most culturally diverse city in the country. Maybe it's because I have a mulatto niece and nephew. Maybe it's because my cousin's last name is now Hernandez. Maybe it's because my wife's cousin is a Native American. Or maybe it's because we Poles have borne the brunt of more jokes than any other ethnic group, but all this time I thought I was aware of other cultures and the feelings of members of other ethnic groups and minorities. Now I guess I'm not. At least my union newsletter,the BEA_Messenger, says I'm not in an article on multicultural awareness. I for one take pride in our nation's history in regard to minorities. Minority groups founded this nation. The religious groups who felt the pressure of persecution in their ho!melands came here to begin new lives,and eventually a new nation. The ethnic groups that came in a great flood of immigrants came to escape the economic oppression of their homelands. Those groups, too, found a way to become part of th
regular basis. We would also require that they keep their dog from pooping in our yard. We would like them to do the same things with their kids, not have a lot of large, loud parties, and not have the cops pull up in front of their house every other night. Most of us have never given much thought to the question, but when we do, we decide we don't give a hoot. I don't ges. They hold positions of authority in press the same weight as men, or hit a golf ball as far as Jack Nicklaus. Admittedly, many attractive women have the physical capabilities of the ancient Amazons, but they usually go by the name of "Blaze" or "Dementia" and appear regularly on American_Gladiators or Roller_Derby. Yes, I do become "impatient with elderly people who drive more slowly" than I do. er sex." It is equally true that most of realize that, unless her name is Bertha or Beulah, few women can bench But, it's not because they are elderly. It's because I don't want to wreck the front end of my car by running into back end of a car that is going 35 mph on an interstate highway. After drunk driving, the majority of auto accidents are caused by drivers going under the posted speed limits. I do not, however, become impatient with elderly people who "stow their change before moving from the check-out counter." They're not stowing their change. soup to those of you who are culturally unaware) ought to be able to handle a portion or two of Rover ala Carte. I am wondering, though, how this eating of dogs fits into the agenda of the animal rights activists. Are they planning to travel to Eastern countries and tell them to stop eating dogs and start chewing down a few brats and beer instead just to keep the pigs represented equally on the world's dinner table? In perhaps a final attempt to make its point, the Messenger asks how I would feel if a black family bought the house next door. Given that my brother-in-law was black, I supposed I should be the one who is insulted by this question. It's just as silly as the other points made in the article. Nobody in their right mind wants anybody living next door to them. All of us would probably pref
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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