Conclusion

=Samm's Conclusion = I think one major thing that I am taking away from this section of Core 200 is the soup/salad/salsa ideology. I think its important for us to know possible solutions before deciding on one. Everyone understands that there are different groups and cultures out there, but when it comes to really learning about them, they often don't understand what it means. The soup/salad/salsa dilemma taught me that there are three major ways a society can deal with ethnic diversity and that although every solution has its pros and cons, no one is necessarily better than the others. Working together to understand what situation would cultivate the healthiest environment is crucial in coming to a consensus about how to handle diversity like the kinds discussed during this course. I learned a lot about not only different groups of people, but also about humanity as a whole and what it needs in order to be successful as well.

=Anna's Conclusion = There are a lot of things that will change in my life after studying the life of Latinos and the unfortunate. I always tend to take the simple things in life for granted. I never give enough credit to those who support me and provide for me. I now understand how crucial it is to be thankful for every little detail in life. Water, one of the most simple, yet most important necessity in life, I take for granted. When reading the Devil's Highway I realized what a blessing it is to live in the United States and to be surrounded by large areas of water. I could never imagine not having something as simple as water. I guess everyone just thinks that life is so easy in America, but we have our struggles as well. Everyone has struggles, some are just harder than others. In the end, everything happens for a reason and it will never be explainable until we get to heaven! Overall, my personal life will change in the way of not taking simple things for granted. I also want to help those in need. I go shopping often when there are others struggling, and it makes me think, those kids don't even get the luxury of food and here I am buying a new pair of jeans. It just made me think a lot about materialistic things and to not be so selfish.

=Shari's Conclusion = Although I would like to say that I am going to make a drastic change in my life in order to help immigrants, unfortunately that will most likely not happen. I do not even happen to personally know anyone who has migrated to America from another country. This makes it hard to make a direct impact on anything regarding immigration. However, light has been shed on my ideas of immigration. I now feel more understanding toward immigrants and more knowledgeable about the subject. I feel that now I can take part in conversations about the subject, and am able to know where to cast my vote for issues like this. The biggest lesson I have learned from these readings is to be accepting and tolerant of people, but to not help them break the law. I have learned that a good thing to do is to help people obey the law and still acquire a better life.

Overall, I think we have all learned valuable lessons from this subject. Our eyes have been opened, and we feel like much more informed American citizens now. We are thankful that we had the opportunity to learn about this issue, especially since it is so important in America today and most likely will be for a long time to come.


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