The writing into the day that we did as a class on
the Langston Hughes' poem was the most interesting for me. The poem got me thinking a lot about the differences
that we share, in general. It made me
more aware of the fact that most of us are afraid of differences. I was pretty much all over the place when I was attempting to write about it:
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As noted in the poem, there is still an
underlying string that ties us all together—the fact that we’re American, or
human to be more general. However, that
provoked the thought in me that we usually shy away from different people who
may have any similarities that would go deeper than that.
Some people think that they are generally accepting
of differences (myself included). But to say that is to at least note that
we’re aware of certain differences. If we were that accepting would we notice
them at all? It seems to me that if we truly didn’t see variations among us as
strange or whatever you want to call it, then we wouldn’t even take a mental
note of it. I’m not sure if I’m even making sense at this point….probably not.
Oh well, I guess that’s what these assignments are partially about.
