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Olivia Ogwangi, 3rd Place Grade 8, Crystal Archer Roseville Area Middle School �-iuman I�ights Essay When I was in first grade I was pulled aside and asked if I could.speak English and if my parents had gone to school. Just because of my last name and I was a minority, � was picked out of among other kids in my class and was asked that question. Now think for a moment and put yourself in my shoes; how would you feel being stereotyped and profiled by another people because they think you are different you are not capable of doing anything. As you reflect on this thought, the rest of my paper talks about how, many people get racially profiled and they just don't know about it. V�hat is the definition of stereotyping? A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Why do people stereotype? Well there are any answers to that question but for me I sti�l can't answer that question to you if you asked me today. But many people are constantly stereotyping others for much reason that is what causes racial discrimina.tion and false information. Stereotyping hurts us as human being and deprives us of our human rights. But many people have been stereotyped because of their race or accent. It always happens to my mom when she meets new people; when she starts talking them start asking her where she comies, what her nationality. Sometimes people ask if she is able speak English and if need to go to an ELL class (English language learning). That is just because of her Kenyan accent, she always tells people that English is her third language, (you should give credit for learning knowing three languages fluently). I have to adanit that I have stereotyped people, but now I realize that I am going against their I-�uman Rights (�rticle 2: Freedom from discrimination). Many people encounter this issue every single day and