A middle-aged man with a briefcase weaves through the endless stream of people. The young mother stops to tend to her weeping child, who sits uncomfortably in his stroller. An elderly man holds the door for his soul mate as she enters their favorite restaurant. Many students walk to and from their classes carrying the burden of a long week of school on their backs. Diversity floods the streets of Ann Arbor, but it also surges its ideals into any other place that society will allow.
What would a world without diverse people be like? Dull, drab, and dreary images would surround its entirety. Maya Angelo once said, “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength”. Beauty lies in the fact that God made each person unique, and strength occurs when these unique identities combine to make positive change.
Diversity stems hatred. If more people accepted the diversities among one another the world would be a much better place to live in. The United States takes pride in the term ‘melting pot’. The country has been extremely successful in overcoming obstacles throughout history, and will continue to be successful; so long as the acceptance of diversity remains.
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