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I'm Not the Enemy
Summary: The following is a response and persuasive essay to an article about Muslims.
"I'm Not the Enemy" is a great article that we should all read after the attacks on September 11th. It conveys an important message that we should not see our fellow Americans as our enemy based on the color of their skin, or their religion. The author, Reshma Memon Yaqub, feared racial profiling against Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent after the attacks. She shared the same religion and ethnicity of those who committed the act. That is where her fear steams from. As a Muslim, she and many others feared that America would consider them guilty for the crimes as well. I can understand her fear. People want to point fingers and always look for someone to blame in times like 9/11. Like Tom Clancy mentioned in the article; the way we behave when we have been hurt truly shows who we are. Everyone generalized that since...
This section contains 636 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |