Anna Quindlen describes our country as a individualist setting. The country that was suppose to be where people come for freedom and peace is just a seperated jungle of different beliefs and cultures. Anna argues how there is almost no point for this country if it is segrigated and as prejudice as it is today. She talks of the word tolerance and how it is used to describe the way we deal with the faults of our country and also the pride of the people. Although, there is not much one person can do to repair what has happened to our nation the work of a community could make a difference.
I dont agree with Quindlen as she talks about the upbringing of our children when they are taught, "crown thy good with brotherhood" as they see what has happened in the past with lynching and racism throughout the country. I think it teaches them right from wrong. They need to know what has occured and how it shouldve been handled. This in my mind teaches maturity and challenges them to defer what is right and from what not be. It makes them make their own decisions.
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Quindlen shows mainly how united we all are and how people of all different backgrounds, beliefs and customs can work so well together (hence the cabbie and the passenger). And with the children I think in schools they are trying to teach the students to "crown thy good with brotherhood" by showing them what has happend between races throughout history. I believe that that is a very strong lesson and needs to be taught.
ReplyDeleteI also agree, student need to be thought on what happen in there country history so we don’t make the same mistake that we have done in the past. For example black did not have any civil rights until the 1960’s and the 1970’s and now the history is repeating again with gay marriage. Not only can gay people not legally get married in some states. Who has the right to prevented them? Yes it might be wrong in some religions but there is the separation of church and states. I do think that this needs to be thought more and with connection to similar problem that we have now.
ReplyDeleteI agree that being taught those things in the past will teach us not to continue to do them in the future but i also agree that we can not go around saying that this is such an equal nation and people are treated equally because to this day most people are still treated unfair. If students continue to learn about these things that have occurred in school, then hopefully someday this nation really will be equal.
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