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Ashley Chavez, 2nd Place Grade 8, Lee Thao Roseville Area Middle School Humans Rights Essay 5tereotypes have turned our society into an oppressing, horrifying monster. It is pulling our country apart and disrupting human rights, The voices of the victims are not being heard and because of that they are becoming afraid, when they shouldn't be. l�mericans are only those who are VVhite, the poor are less valuable than the rich, and Mexican illegal immigrants are villainous are only sorne of the stereotypes, though, they play an important role, that have turned the society into what it is today. If you are American, you are expected to have an appearance similar to White people and speak English just like them, If not, you are most likely to notxeceive the same services as those who do look or speak like "Americans". It sounds ridiculous that this kind of discrimination is still going on today, even after all the laws that have been made to stop it. But there are many people who experience this daily at work, stores, and through phone calls with businesses. I,ast year, during World of Cultures class, we saw a video in which a person was investigating this topic, He called a company who sold houses and using a different accent each time and asked if one of the houses on their list was still available. The lady on the other side of the phone said yes only when he spoke fluent English. Another example, is my personal experiences. Although, my mother has lived in the United States for several years, she still has an accent when she speaks English. My mother comes from Mexico, and she does not look like' a White person at all,lVly father is the same, although, his English is a bit better. When we need assistance at a store, once in a while there are. employees who deny their help to us just because of the way we look and speak. They usually don't let us finish asking for their help, instead they' act very rude and make up excuses and leave right away. Then, later, we see them helping other customers who just happen to look "Elmerican".