My Reflection

Apartheid has a different meaning to everyone. For some, it may stir anger, for others, it may stir sadness, and some people don't even care to help these people that have their rights taken away, and they are seen as inhuman. Why? Who knows? They only reason that they are discriminated is because either their skin color, religion, beliefs, and the way they look. For example, the holocaust, the Nazis made children's books, that near the end cover of the book, it told the kids what the difference between what a "true blood, Aryan" race and a Jew looked like. Thats just ludicrous! Why would you teach children how to be racist?! That just doesn't make any sense!

Apartheid is an extremely bad event that still continues on today. It is similar to the Holocaust. Like the Holocaust, African Americans were discriminated because their skin color is black, and not white, and to the Caucasians, this was seen as: "They are different than we are! Their skin is black! They can't possibly be humans!" So they were treated differently. Why, no, how can you treat someone differently only because they look different? Everyone in the world looks different from one another, the only exception would be twins. But still even with skin color, everyone has a different shade, no one has exactly the same to skin colors.

Apartheid affects me badly because it makes me think. It makes me think about the evil people that started this whole thing in the first place. People make people follow their beliefs, because anyone that doesn't follow them is now "in their way" and that person is destroyed.

For example, the Ku Klux Klan strongly dislikes people of the African American race. Why? Because they are different. But, in reality, African Americans are no different than Asians, Caucasians, Europeans, or anyone else in the world. The major differences are: Skin color, religions (in some cases), and beliefs. The leader of the Ku Klux Klan was recently set free from jail for "good behavior." What the heck is wrong with this people? HES THE LEADER OF THE KU KLUX KLAN AND YOU LET HIM OUT EARLY FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR?!?!?! Thats just a mistake! Why would you set free the leader of such a terrible organization? Now that I don't understand.

~Steve Cottle