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Everyone makes the stereotype thai Americans are only those who look and speak like White p�ople. It is �iscriminating thos� who do not look or speak like that. It is also offending their race, skin color, and national origin, which is against the Hurnan Rights Article 2 and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Another stereotype made frequently is that the poor are less valuable as a person than those who are rich, I will tell you they are completely wrong. How much money you have or how much you own will never determine how valuable you are as a person. I strongly believe we are all important and special in ou:r own way. Though, there are people like those who make this stereotype that think diffexently than I do. I agree with Article 19 of the I�uxnan Rights and Amendment I of the Bill of Rights, that it is their right to opinion and tc� say what they'd like and nat be stopped. �ut it is not their right to treat them as if they weren't as good as others. We see many examples of this on the news where people in desperate need of money, wham are usually poor, are being taken advantage of and paid very little for their job. As long as they have a job, some may say that it's not a big deal. LJnless you ever listen ar�d connect with those belaw the poverty line or are below it yourself, you won't know what really goes on. People below the poverty line have the same needs as the rest of us. They need to pay for where they live, they need to buy food for their families, and they also need clothes. They have to work harder than others to afford all their necessities and support their whole family. For them, having to work hard and not�getting paid enough is extremely a big dea1. Even though there are many organizations that benefit the poor in the United States, because of The stereotype that the poor axe less valuable as a person than the rich, most of the society is still turning their backs to those who are poor. �rticle 1 in the Universal Declaration of Hurnan Rights says that when children are born they are free and each should be treated in the same way;