Racism And Responsibility

Responsibility is a universal concept with many different definitions but fundamentally the same meaning. When a person is responsible, they are in charge of the decisions they make, and therefore they are essentially the outcome. To be responsible means to take accountability for one’s actions as well as their attitudes. As John C. Maxwell once said “The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up” (Maxwell). Being responsible and taking responsibility for the things that could go wrong is an admirable character trait. Everyone dislikes dealing with people who are irresponsible and who blame others. Being responsible is a character trait for which a person should

It is a society’s responsibility to step up and take charge in fixing such a prominent issue. Despite racism being such an obvious matter, no extreme measures are being taken to help alleviate the situation. There is a real solution to this problem, but it cannot be reached by ignoring its existence. It is our responsibility to find a solution to America’s problem with racism. The sooner the people take responsibility and recognize that these brutal attacks are a reality and are based off racial profiling, the sooner the problem can be resolved. As citizens, we have the duty to recognize that not every killing of an African American was solely racially motivated, no matter how common it was in the past. There is one thing for certain; harboring hatred for others based on their ethnicity will benefit no one. We the people need to take accountability and take action because we are citizens, and it is our responsibility to help better our communities. Accepting the situation for itself and ridding the system of injustice is one step closer towards being a responsible member of society by taking accountable for our

Even at a young age, I was allowed more freedom without the constant supervision. As Denis Waitley once said “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence” (Waitley). Even though I was responsible and was allowed more freedom and independence, my father still gave my life structure and guidance because I was still young. My mother on the other hand did not. I would wake up passed the start of the school day and find her asleep on her back, arms spread wide as if she did not have a care in the world. Being the lazy and undetermined woman she was, she would always fail to wake us up in time for school. Despite the fact that I was a responsible person, I was still a child. I relied on my mother to do parental tasks, like waking my siblings and I up in the morning. Being a seven-year-old, I should not have been burdened with the responsibility of waking up my 3 older siblings. I knew I would not be able to rely on my mother, so I took matters into my own hands. I took on the responsibility of working for money in order to buy my own alarm clock. I also took on the responsibility by taking charge of the situation even at such a young age. Despite me handling the problem, I should not have been weighed down by a parent's responsibility. I was still a child, the youngest of three, and I woke my