whats specific action can teens take to fight the unfairness of prejudice?

Question

i have to write a 3 minute speech for health and i need help....

i need to write a speech and it has to be about prejudice
i have to define prejudice
ideas for fighting prejudice
how it is caused
and need examples

Answer 1

Prejudice is the product of Ignorance.
Ignorance causes fear - Fear leads to hate - Hate leads to prejudice.

The best way to fight prejudice is to fight ignorance (its cause). The best way to start, is to evaluate and honesty assess your OWN prejudices (everyone has them). Once you have identified one or more of your own prejudices, you can educate yourself about them and, thus, reduce your personal prejudices. Then, you will be able to lead others by your example!

Someone once said that we cannot fix the world, we can only fix ourselves. Yet, by 'fixing' yourself and sharing the process with others, you can lead the world to change too!

Best wishes and good luck.

Answer 2

can you add details, ............ unfairness in the health field or any ? OK, when my kids were teens, they were good citizens if you know what I mean, and they hated that when they went to the mall and shopped and all that they were followed around the store. Teens are heavily discriminated against in many many ways because it is a very tumultuous time. At times in your life, younger time, people took your side, then when you become a teen, you are "bad". That is because of what a lot of teens do, bad things. Or a few do really bad things during that time frame. It is a time when you can be an angel but if you are a teen, you are seen as bad. I love to visit with teens who are "counter culture" like I guess Gothic. I like to know what they think and what they stand for and all and usually we end up being good friends. I often ask people in there 50's or older: "what did you do to aggravate your parents when you were a teen and then they laugh and it makes them realize all teens usually rebel. THe problem is these days, many times teens rebellion is horrible, when in the days gone by, it was pranks or horse play, not hurting anyone. My generation was mini skirts.

Answer 3

To find out where your prejudices lie, in regards to other people, make a list of those you would not want to have as friends. See what they have in common. This will show you some of your areas of prejudice. You may also want to cover what causes prejudice (things like not getting all the facts, judging by appearance, etc) and its root causes. Personally, I think one of the root causes of prejudice is the misconception most of us have of what 'normal' is. "Normal is like me, therefore anyone who's different from me isn't normal." We don't say it out loud, but many many many people think and feel this way deep down. Getting to the root of it is the only way to truly eliminate prejudice.

Answer 4

Stand up for your rights and the rights of others. The world is what we make of it

Educate prejudice people that their prejudice is incorrect. About the positive things of whom they are being prejudice against.

Relate the prejudice to them, "how would you feel if others were prejudice against you?"

Answer 5

Something as simple as making a conscious decision to avoid prejudiced thoughts and actions as much as you can and breaking away from whatever is unfair in your enviroment regardless of what your peers or authorities say is a huge step. For example, if you live in a place where most people share the same religion, be tolerant of different religions and refuse to buy into the typical "we have the truth and it's our duty to make everybody else see the light" atittude most religious groups (at leas Abrahamic religious groups) take. Respect others and your differences.

Answer 6

First they need to realise that government is not the solution. It is us, ourselves, we. The government only makes things worse and use money very badly in trying to solve things. Encourage people to vote for freedom. For conservative politicians that will cut cut cut the government til it can no longer create racial hatred.