John Sharkey

12-13-99

Extra Credit #2

Phil100 – M:6-9

Short Essay on Hate

          Hate is wrong. I believe that you should give everyone a chance and that prejudice isn’t the way to a fulfilling life. I believe that you shouldn’t be prejudice against race, creed, ethic beliefs, or any other variable that makes people different and which leads to discrimination. Often, prejudices are made against certain groups as a whole because of a group that is inside of that whole (for example:  someone says, “that jews are bad people.” This, of course, isn’t true and this belief is not taking into account the whole denomination of people).  

          I believe that people should give individuals that are unlike themselves a chance. These discriminating people might learn something about themselves and about a group that he/she wrongly misjudged. If more individuals gave others a chance, there would be more peace in the world and hence the world would be a better place.