Amelia G,
Kansas City, MO
In my anthropology class we learn that we all come from one common ancestor and that we only “look” different because of adaptations that helped us survive in that environment. In my sociology class we learned that there is more genetic diversity within a “race” or group of people than when comparing two different “races”.
Race has no biologic significance, race is a social construct. Please read the article titled: “We Should Abandon “Race” as a Biological Category in Biomedical Research. (It explains way better than I can, because race and ethnicity do have a difference)
At our core we are just people living on this planet. We started out in once place and started spreading out across the world. We continue to do so. We should be united by a goal to keep peace and our planet stable, but instead we fight with each other over arbitrary things. We can start to make the world a better place by showing compassion, understanding, and having a willingness to challenge our preconceived notions.
