It is very important to be true to oneself. Everyone must be proud of who they are, where they come from, and their role in society. Without such diversity, America would not represent what it does: a melting pot of many different, ethnic groups. Throughout history, though, people all over the world suffered and struggled to make themselves and their culture known and respected. There have also been examples of people simply fitting into society and conforming to the demands of that society so as not to stick out in that particular culture. This leads to forgetting the different ethnicities and backgrounds and therefore causing the world to be without diversity thus becoming monotonous.

For much of the period between 1951 and 1991, anti-communism was one of the major causes for society becoming utterly monotonous. After World War II, people believed that if anything in anyone's life was out of...