Research Writing Assignment #2

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Yes, civil rights, and any kind of discrimination such as racial have improved over the past centuries. People have made sacrifices so that the future generation can live a better and fair life. Not everyone, but people can and do think others are racist, realizing or not realizing that they themselves are racist too. The more I learn about the world, the more I realize people are "living in the past". I feel like some have moved on, and some have not. I might fall in between, there are certain things I feel that it might be true and at the same time I feel bad about it. People of certain race adapt to their way of life from long ago. If their ancestors were stubborn, ignorant, etc, there's a chance the person might of inherited it. Though that's not always true. Now because of that, that's what I people are "living in the past". They aren't forgiving and forgetting. There's a reason people fight for their beliefs, but the world won't ever change fully because there are always people who disagree with you, and those are the one preventing the world from improving your way. They believe their way is better. Anyways  I'm getting off topic.

Racism... it's not something that should be joked around with even though, because we are teenagers it is quite common. Nowadays, the younger generations are also doing this. It's not just us. When people say "oh because I'm black?", "oh because I'm white?", "oh because I'm Asian?"... etc, some mean it as a joke, and the other might get offended. Same for when the others say "your (race), you guys are...", I actually know a couple of people who are offended by this. I will admit, if needed i will try to change the world, but its not as easy as people might say. Almost impossible actually, unless you can get everyone in the world to agree with you.