Full Controversy Paper
The Power of Human Rights Movements Although I was too young to understand, growing up my mom would always put on podcasts about the issues of the world. However, I was always told not to worry too much about what my mom was listening to because it wouldn't matter to me at that time. As I grew older, I started to be more exposed to racism and discrimination. Back in Maryland, I went to an international magnet school that was very diverse. Kids came from all around the world, and my friend group had lots of diversity. I never really experienced racism there because so many kids came from different backgrounds. However, moving to New Mexico completely changed my view on discrimination. One day in the third grade, I was doing my math work when suddenly, a classmate of mine pointed to a character in her book she was reading. The character was Chinese. She pointed to me, pulled back her eyes and said, “this girl looks like Mandy!” I felt the heat rush to my face as all the other kids ...