Writing in Your Journal-Chapter 8 Reading

This chapter and essay were really unique, something that I got from it was how differed the world and cultures are everywhere. As I read the essay "Don't just stand there" I thought of how hard and confusing different lines can be. What I mean by this is, where is the line? It can be so easy to offend someone and so hard to offend someone as well. You have to learn all your boundaries with different people. Also people can say something not even knowing that they are offending someone when they really are. I think it is really important to respond to racial slurs or offensive remarks about anything because then people realize what they are really saying, which they might not understand if you don't speak up. I also think it is important to talk to that person alone so they aren't offended. It is important to let people know what they are saying is wrong but you don't want to hurt them in the process.