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Creative Writing: Destroying Racism - School Essays

Creative Writing: Destroying Racism

As the snow covered the house that my grandma occupies, I looked out the
window to the neighbor's front door, their mailbox, and the circular driveway
they had. It was just another home, where kids could build a snowman or throw
snowballs on the front lawn. But there where no children or snowmen here. And
beneath the snow, the word "N-I-G-G-E-R" was written in the grass. A family- a
home- where they had bothered no one. One night someone decided to take weed
killer and burn it in giant letters into their lawn. This is why our nation, the
melting pot of many races, needs to confront the problem and deal with what
really is in front of us.
When I first really thought about this, I ...

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where the races meet every day. Colored man helps
white man; white man helps colored man. Doesn't sound right ? That's how bad
our society has gotten. Disturbing? Of course. But what is more disturbing is,
lately when these issues of racism have come up, there seems to be impatience
and annoyance. "Does everything have to be racism?" people ask. And they're
always complaining that "It's just a little thing." No, it's not.
People are always saying that there is little prejudice. But how is that
true ? It's like saying you're a little pregnant; can't happen. But this is
nothing new. How many times have you heard "He's fast; for a white guy." Or
"White men can't jump," Or "All black guys can jump and dance." And in reality
these are all hateful things to say. As whites, we are the majority, and don't
always realize it. And whenever there's racist complaints, we say "OK, we'll
change" with a sigh. It's the white's who go crazy to get black athlete's
autographs. They say "We love ...

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Added: 4/18/2007 07:54:36 PM
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