African American Struggles

Our life experience molds the beings that we become. Whether we are born into the power of an entire dynasty or delivered under a shanty roof, we are changed. Many people experience financial and political hardships during their lifetime and consequently become harsh, untrusting people who look out only for themselves and pay little attention to anyone else. In comparison, many people experience simple, middle-class lives and take for granted what they have, avoiding a variety of these hardships and struggles. Further, some people live wealthy, upper-class and receive anything that their heart desires, but they grow ignorant to the hardships of life and the everyday struggles of work and responsibility that everyone else suffers from,

We have outlawed these people, forcing them to live a life of discrimination. We enslaved Native Americans and African Americans, ironically despite their connection to us as "Americans." Because of this, many white people today still look to these once-inferior individuals as outcasts. Stereotypes begin to form that African Americans are thieves, and we clutch our bags as we pass by them in the mall or along the road, or we think that Native Americans are logically inferior and look down our noses at them during school. These African Americans and Native Americans experience this so much that it becomes normal to them, but they still ponder: Why me? What did I do? Why am I so different? The frustration and discrimination rallies in their hearts and many African American groups cultivate a sense of acrimony, verbally and physically attacking whites who oppose them or forming gangs to leave their footprints on the streets of mutiny. Native Americans isolate themselves from the whites, silently hating them for their past actions and forever doubting their morals and

Danger and misfortune can occur at any moment to any person. Timothy could be walking to school in ragged shoes and Liam could be driving to school in a Ferrari, but both can be hit by a car and suffer a permanent, disabling injury. This also occurs in many forms of illnesses and diseases, such as cancers. Two families may have a loved one that is suffering from cancer. One family can afford the treatment, and the other family can't. However, the treatment only delays the inevitable death from the cancerous tumors, and does not completely treat it. Even though the richer family has the advantage, the misfortune of the illness prevents their assets from coming into play. Such experiences can change a person's outlook on the world; a cancer survivor may be more hopeful in regards to illnesses, while someone who lost a family member to cancer may be forlorn to illnesses and have a grimmer outlook on