Diversity

Diversity continuously effects every one's life, no matter what country you are in or what ethnicity you are. Before attending college, for the most part none of us have experiences diversity to the extremes that it attains at ASU. According to Delia Saenz, there are over 8,999 freshman students here at Arizona State University and each one of those students are different than the other not only diversely but personally. Being able to take advantage of the diversity and engaging yourself in it, can help you become successful in the future. 

Students can take advantage of the diversity by communicating with others that are different from them. Being different or diverse does not necessarily mean their ethnicity or where they are from in the nation, it also entails religion, social classes, and ableness, according to Delia Sanez. For example, a student who is from Kenya, Africa, can communicate with a student who is from Chicago, Illinois, and each student can learn something from the other.  The cultures would be drastically different but learning about the differences can make someone grow as a person and open their eyes to the world. 

Anne Frank once said that, "We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same." Her truthful words entail that even though everyone has differences we still have some common similarities, such as our objective in life or the fact that we all want to be successful in life. In high school, I took a world religions class that focused on the diverse religions across the world. Being able to engage myself in the differences opened my eyes and allowed me to accept other religions and understand the purpose for them, even though I did not agree with many of them. 

Learning about the diversity that is amongst you is beneficial to every person.  The key factors when engaging in diversity is to listen and learn all you can.  Take every opportunity you get to educate yourself about diversity and take some risks and participate in activities that you normally would not have an opportunity to do. 

References:

ASU 101 Learning Module 

Anne Frank Quote:

http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_diversity.html