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" We cannot discuss the state of our minorities until we first have some sense of what we are, who we are, what our goals are, and what we take life to be. The question is not what we can do now for the hypothetical Mexican, the hypothetical Negro. The question is what we really want out of life, for ourselves, what we think is real. "

Many radicals claim that their is this vision of a helpless America. A place where everyone is categorized by color, size, ethnicity, religion and cultural beliefs. Their has yet to be a place where Jewish, Christian, and Muslim people could just come together and mingle. This is because everyone is separated.

Everyone is always stereotyping everyone. "Black people are violent!" "Whites are racist serial killers!" "Chinese people can not drive!" "skinny people are evil!" Even if this may be true in some cases, does not necessarily make it true for everyone. People are famous for judging people from how they look. They never take the time to no people in general.

If people put aside all the rumors and lies for a day, They could see that anyone of any culture or race is as real a they are. Humanity has become a game of race and stereotypes which in some cases people are fulfilling. Their are Blacks in jail for violence, People dead from serial killers, and wrecked cars from bad driving. Maybe if certain people would not give their race a bad name, we would not be in this predicament.

Instead of worrying about others, we need to take our time out and figure out what we want and need for ourselves. Many students out here no the latest fashion but don't know what they want to do in the future. To many teens are preoccupied with their star crushes and not trying to reach stardom themselves. This is sad however this is public America for you.

In conclusion, before we can start to say "I told you so" about someone else's we need to analyze ourselves. Look in the mirror and say hey, do you know where you want to be in five to ten years? Most of us can not honestly answer that question because we never took the time out to think about it. Don't worry about what others say and do, worry about you
_Cynthia King_