Attending Arizona State is like being a part of the United Nations. We have lots of students from various parts of the nation and the world. Being engaged in such a diverse community like we have here at the universities, help us as students learn how to interact with a wide range of people from different backgrounds and ethnic groups. Not only do we have a wide range of students who are diverse the professors are too. We can learn lots from other cultures other than our own. It may be religions examples a Christian befriends a Muslim then they can have conversation about how the religions came to be and how different if they are any if different are they.
Another benefit for having diversity in our community it helps us change our mind on things that are not right. Example stereotypes, I think they come up when a person does not have any clue on what that other person or culture does. So they begin criticizing it in all ways possible. But when we do have diverse backgrounds intermingling with each other each person in that community can be able to see that why does that person act the way they are acting it’s not because their weird or anything it might be their culture.
Another benefit for having diversity in our community it helps us change our mind on things that are not right. Example stereotypes, I think they come up when a person does not have any clue on what that other person or culture does. So they begin criticizing it in all ways possible. But when we do have diverse backgrounds intermingling with each other each person in that community can be able to see that why does that person act the way they are acting it’s not because their weird or anything it might be their culture.
Professor, Delia Saenz said “Students at ASU come from all 50 states and 141 nations throughout the world. Accordingly, diversity is used to describe our environment; not specific individuals or specific groups of individuals.” We all need to remember this numbers and enjoy and feel at one with each other because we are all learning from each other in one way or another.
Swahili word of the day
Penda kila mutu- Love everyone
2 comments:
I like your blog. you didn't even title it "diversity" you titled it "united as one". that's creative. And I love how you structured everything in your reflection essay =]
I totally agree people who are ignorant and naive about others cultures are the ones who came up with those stereotypes.
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