PREJUDICE: In My Own Words Walking down the street, a large variety of people can be seen. There will be businessmen, athletes, the occasional bum, maybe a punk rocker or two, rappers, some country boys, and who the heck else knows what walking the other way. Everywhere a person goes, the store, school, the movies, anywhere, this diversity can be seen. It is exactly this diversity which forms the basis of my definition for the …showed first 75 words of 396 total…

…showed last 75 words of 396 total…have pushed aside my prejudices and took a chance on someone that in my mind wasn't "worthy ". Those people taught me the greatest lessons, lessons in courage, humility, and life. I struggle daily with the task trying to shed the preconceived notions that form my prejudices but to no avail. The only thing I can do is to try overcoming the barriers that my mind has erected against people that are seem different from myself.