Essential Question #1

How do we create division in our society?

There are many different factors that influence people towards creating division in the world today. However, the one primary cause of division in society is ignorance. Ignorance is the foundation for all negative feelings we possess in society. Things like prejudice and intolerance are instilled in how we think about others because of ignorance. In society today, we believe certain theories and stereotypes are correct without proper evidence to support our claims. These fallacies are allowed to grow into something that sparks hatred and turmoil between certain classes and groups of people. As this hatred grows, the division between groups only worsens the society as a whole. People create incorrect assumptions about others because they do not know or understand enough about one another. They allow their ignorance to dictate their personal beliefs. These beliefs change who we are as human beings. They keep us from looking at one another as a united race, but instead divide us into separate classes. These feelings that we develop from our ignorance teach us to focus exclusively on the characteristics that make each of us different and unique, instead of allowing us to embrace our fellow humans as brother and sister.