Racism.

Racism. For the first time in the history of the United States racial and ethnic groups, once thought of as minorities, are beginning to outnumber the percentage of white Americans. Our nation's diversity has already begun to alter everything in society from politics and education, to industry, values, and culture. This is an extremely hard concept for many whites to accept. Long before this issue became a concern, our presumption of the "typical" United States citizen was someone who could trace his or her line of ancestry to Europe one way or another. Racism refers to any inherited physical characteristics such as skin color, facial features, hair texture, behavior patterns, personality traits, or intellectual abilities. In recent years, the definition for racism was modified to include social attitudes and occurrences. Racism usually takes the form of a claim that some human races are superior to others whether it's based on language, religion, or manners.Martin Luther King, Jr.Most peopl e donot realize it but yes, racism is still a huge issue in today's world.White people are always comparing other races to themselves as if theyare the best race of all and they are the ones that set the standard. Some whitepeople deny being racist in any way but what they don't realize is there justas racist as any buddy else that is. They still judge and assume things justbecause of the color of another human being's skin. Colored people do nothave it as easy as white people do just because they have a different color ofskin and society has taught the generations of kids and previous kids and willprobably teach our future kids to be racist.Most people do not look at another person's character or their actions orhow they feel or there opinion in certain areas but most of their attention goestowards their ethnic back round and skin color, or how a person looks on theoutside. Martin Luther King was a very courageous man who openedpeople's eyes on the issue of racism and showed people how different racesare being treated by the white race. He tried to show that it was what was inthe inside of a person that counts not there skin color or ethnicity.I think people are individually different in many ways, not by the fact ofthere skin color but there skills and their skills come from there ethnic backround which make them special in their own way and also make them betterin certain areas than other people. I do not make any assumptions until I meeta person there skin color means nothing to me, their character, attitude, moralvalues are what is important to me. People are people and should be treatedlike it and not be demoted because of skin color their color and ethnicity iswhat makes them unique as an individual person.

Best Quotes for Toasting Your Wedding Anniversary

Best Quotes for Toasting Your Wedding Anniversary Wedding anniversaries can be almost as important as weddings, particularly when the anniversary is a big one (10th, 20th, 25th, and so forth). Some anniversaries are celebrated with big parties, while others are small, private events. If youre half of a happy couple celebrating their anniversary or have been invited to give a  wedding anniversary toast to the wonderful companionship and undying love that a special couple shares, you may be stuck looking for the right words. Here are a few quotes that should help you create the perfect wedding anniversary toast that commemorates a perfect love. Quotes for Anniversary Toast Examples What can you say about your husband or wife that truly captures your feelings and their spirit? Luckily, some of the worlds great thinkers and writers have come up with just the right words. Emily Bronte Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. Mother Teresa I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Somerset Maugham We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. Elizabeth Barrett Browning You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long. Julia Child The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know theyre right if you love to be with them all the time. Zane Grey Love grows more tremendously full, swift, poignant, as the years multiply. Quotes for Friends and Relatives Youve been invited to an anniversary event, and you want (or have been invited) to make a toast. Whats the right blend of humor and sincerity to celebrate someone elses love?  Here are ideas that run the gamut from snarky to sincere. Robert A. Heinlein May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live. ​H. L. Mencken Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward, and you will have the truth about him. Simone Signoret Chains do not hold a  marriage  together. It  is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. Doug Larson More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse. Rebecca Tilly The middle years of marriage are the most crucial. In the early years, spouses want each other and in late years, they need each other. R. H. Delaney Love builds bridges where there are none. Elben Bano Love that is true never grows old. Khalil Gibran It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations.