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Don't Just Stand There Essay - College Paper

Don't Just Stand There Essay

Jessie Kleinerman
Mrs. Andrea Chester
ENG 100
October 16, 2013

Handling Prejudicial Remarks

In the essay "Don't Just Stand There," Diane Cole talks about prejudice and how one should handle prejudicial remarks directed toward oneself or others. In Cole's essay, she receives a prejudice remark from her coworker about her being Jewish and Cole did not know how to react or what to say. Her coworker was the only one to laugh, and in response Cole ignored the comment and talked to other coworkers. Michael McQuillan, an adviser for the racial/ethnic affairs in Brooklyn, said that "racial slurs and offensive jokes can poison the atmosphere." He also stated that if one learns to accept ...

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just laugh along, or I have a sly remark directed towards them. I am one to stand up for who I am, and not care what one thinks. In the essay, I agree with what Cole has to say. In general and in my situation, one/I should be the bigger person, instead of stooping down to the other's level and acting immature. In conclusion, one should be proud and not afraid to stand up for one's ...

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