Question

Write a personal narrative in which you explore your own experiences with discrimination. You do not have to write about discrimination that was targeted at you, though you can. You may choose to write about witnessing behaviors that were unjust or discriminatory, or you may write about a time when you learned about a historical example of discrimination. As you are writing, keep in mind the concepts you have learned in this unit: narrative structure, powerful use of language, the impact of context on a story. Since this is a personal narrrative, you can write from 1st person perspective (usually, you do not want to do this in academic writing).

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

My personal narrative in which you explore your own experiences with discrimination will be the following.

A couple of years ago, I used to live in a different neighborhood, 10 miles south downtown. It was a nice place where there was a mixture of American people and Latino people.

The busiest street was a place where you could see all these people doing their daily businesses. But I have to be honest, some business owners didn't like the fact to have Latino people in town. Many times I noticed the different services they provided to white people from the "cold" service they provided to Latino people.

For instance, in the local grocery store. If white Americans needed something special, employees did everything to deliver a great customer experience and they help the consumer to look for every product they need. They always had a smile.

Different case with Latino people. Employees and managers limited to listen to the questions and say "no we don´t have it." And if the consumer was an Africam American, the situation was worse. They even were rude to black people.

I did not like that situation. We live next to two Latino families and they were great people. I was friends with both son and daughter. We had the same age. They are very respectful and we spend a lot of time together. We even went to the park to play together. Our families got along very well.

So I truly respect all people. Color does not mean anything to me. It is simple. There are good people and bad people, but color has nothing to do with that.