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Cars�n Koep�e H�enoralb�e Il�ention l.tAMS — Grade 8 Ms. Simmons Nurr�an Rights Essay Sfereotyping, prejudice, and discrimir�ation. These three actions br-eed ti�e worst� of }�um�r�r behaviors. Colleciiveiy they mean: a judgrrreni ar action rn drsregard of or�e's rights, a preludged view, They �ead to racism and to h�tred. Nate, a powerful feefirrg, can lead fo wishing for the death of another. To me they are ihe basis for people`s hurt and injustice. 7�ey ar�e �he very cnuse for the need of "Human Rig�rts". Far mi!{ennia, peopl� have suffered fram the actions of ather people who committed injustices. Christianiiy, Csfam, and Judaism, the three religranx �'ha�' sprou�ed from A6raham, have o6sessively hQted each vther for cent�uries. They have fac►ght v�rar after war vvith each oiher, disregarding rnost human rights in the pro�ess. The m, osi� famor�s of these wars were the Crtrsades. During the 11 th, 12i�h and 73th centuries, European Christians fought with Musfims for control of the Holy Cand. A movie cofled ••Kingd�m of H�av�n" is a gr�a� historicai fictio�a story of the Crus€�des. 1� gives a fairdy accurate portrayal of what Iife was fike during the period of the first crusade. T'hese v�rere bloody, ruthless wars �vhere human rights ►�vere virtually nonexistent. They treated each other ►ike 'dogs' and many heads feft �heir bodies. This age �was fifled uvith alI sorts of prejurlrce and discrrmination_ Life was hard, sad, and short. My rhu►�ch Fasfor recently taak a trip to fsrael. When she returned a few weeks fater she had many c� si'ory ta tell. Most peflple probably k�row about t'he deadly conffict occurring there today, but it is subs�'anftally ditferent #a Hear about it firsthand. Hatred was openty shawn hy the jews for the Palestiniart$, and vice vena. The Muslims af the surroundirrg caur�tries would dearly Iove i�o push Israel into the sea, yet the Jews have the upper hand. Dne example of the racism in Israef was when rrry pastar and her tour group were trying to enter an impartant holy burfdrng. The jews who were starrding guard refused to !et �he Pafestinran-Americans, who were Christian, to enter �+vith the graup. Genercrlly, the (iving corrditions of Pafestiniarn people there are harri6le. One vf the way� that the Palesiinians feel they c�n frght 64ck against the Jews is suicide bambings. ! da�r't even need io lrst ofiF the int�ernational laws or human rights vrvlatra►ts tv �ell you �hat a11 af thrs is definitely wrong. When 1�rras on a trip io Disney World a few weeks aga, ihere was a crisis r"n i�he Detroit airport. Over the interrom came a vaice stating that there was a security breach. They wauld not give any details. We were iald thnt a11 flights were delayed until