The Importance Of Diversity In America

A diverse union is one that values the differences in all people; Diversity can be defined as people coming together from different race, ethnicity, political beliefs, religion beliefs, and social status. Living in America, gives one the opportunity to live in a diverse neighborhood, moreover, with all the diverse opportunities we have; Do we take full advantage and live in diversity in our communities? David Brook’s say’s in People like us, “Maybe it’s time to admit the obvious. We don’t really care about diversity all that much in America…” (357) Brook’s statement is bold, however, it does state a fact American’s cannot deny; talking about diversity and actually practicing in one’s life are very different from one another. Walter Benn Michael’s

In this country Americans focus on income and forget the true value of wealth. Wealth being an abundance of possessions one owns represents the value of one’s riches. One’s income can be an amount that is not that’s high but if on the contrary they own investments in real estate it can be a major game charger. Real estate investment even on a small scale are still the means of building an individual cash flow and wealth. Brook’s said, “Even though race and ethnicity run deep in American society, we should in theory be able to find areas that are at least culturally diverse.” It is important to move out of the comfort zone and explore with diversity. When one remains in their comfort zone one lose the opportunity to learn how to not only make money but make our money work for them. It is human nature that we learn an adapt to our environment, furthermore, thus the importance to spread out. Americans focus more on race; victimizing oneself that one is not high class because one is in the minority group. Michael’s said, “Our identity is the least important thing about us.” One’s identity does not define a person. It does not decide one’s success in the