Powerful thoughts from Marc L.

What is Prejudice?


Prejudice here, discrimination there. From leaving out the "geek" in your game, to the Holocaust. Both are the same idea, just on different levels. It starts out with a kid telling a racist joke which slowly can lead to fighting, war and or genocide. The consequences of prejudice are that there could be hatred of the group, person or race who pre-judges. Everyone has in some way or another been prejudiced against, and has prejudged others.

In my life I hear prejudice all the time, whether it be on television or on the playground at school. I care for all kinds of people, races and religions. If anyone I know pre-judges someone else, I would do anything possible to stop the bad vibes. Prejudice can cause conflict around me which upsets me. There’s often an unnaturally cold feeling in the air when bad things are said.

So before you go and judge someone else, think what the consequences could be. How would you feel being pre-judged by someone you don’t even know?

Marc L. :) -6A

Jonah's Character Sketch

The Tortoise

• He is muscular. He goes to the gym every 2^ND day.
• He is fast. He runs 10 laps a day on a track.
• He is a sore winner because he has never lost a race and his parents tell him he is the best.
• He is called names: (The Invincible, Ladies man, Cheetah and Jet.)
• Ladies man: He is strong, good looking, and famous.
• His family is mean. They only let him eat salad. They don’t let him have any friends and he can only run.
• He is very social. He is always interviewed by MTV, TRL, Sports Illustrated, on the red carpet, and J-14.
• He is a singer. He recorded a song with Will I. AM., Called I Got It from My Dada. He wrote and sings a song with Kayne West called Stronger.
• The Tortoise is rich, which is one of the reasons he is famous. He was on the show “The Hills” and in the Motion Picture “Supergood.”
• His attitude: With his friends and fans he acts all nice for publicity but for his opponents, he makes them feel like they are nothing.