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Prejudice


is the act of prejudging someone before you even know
them, because of characteristics such as race, religion, size, age, gender,
or disability. We read several short stories about people who experience
because of race, religion, handicap, and physical deformity. The
novel, Upon the Head of the Goat, by Aranka Siegal also described people
experiencing severe prejudice as the Germans attempted to exterminate an
entire race. I have never had to fear for my life, but I feel that I
have experienced prejudice in my life because of my size. Here are some of
the experiences of prejudice that I have experienced.
Sometimes, I have felt prejudice against me when sports teams were
being ...

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I have experience prejudice myself, and have been hurt by it, I try
to avoid treating other people that way. Especially in sports, I try to
give everyone a chance to prove themselves. Being the object of prejudice
was very stressful for me, but I try to set up my own teams or play hard on
whatever team I am on and have fun anyway.
Prejudice is a hurtful way of treating people differently because
of their unique qualities rather than giving them a chance to prove
themselves. Sometimes people respond by trying harder to prove themselves,
but other people just give up. In sports, if you donąt give some people a
chance, you might lose a good prospect to another team, or they might give
up and never develop into the player they could have been. I think from my
experience, it is best to give everyone a chance to prove themselves and
then judge them by what they can do rather that what they look like. It
will keep people from being hurt and might give a great player a ...

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Added: 4/7/2004 09:37:09 AM
Category: Social Issues
Type: Premium Paper
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