Prejudice

Know: What do I already know about Prejudice?

Prejudice is a form of unfairness towards a particular person for a particular reason. An example would be the case in the "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. In this book, there is a prejudice against the black people, who are known by them as the "niggers" or the "negro",which is a very offensive way of calling them. Most of the white people in the story feel that black people are inferior to them and thus, treat them very badly, not showing respect to them. To them, even those people who defend these black people, example being Atticus defending Tom Robinson in a rape case at law, are not well-liked. As such, those people even called Atticus a "nigger-lover".

Want: What do I want to know/learn about Prejudice?

I would like to learn more about why prejudice occurs in the world and why do people have disputes between each other, especially between races in some countries. I find it quite unfair that black people in some countries are actually prejudiced just because of their skin colour. All of us, be it black or white, are human beings in the world and should not be treated unfairly just because of this reason. I would also like to know some form of actions done to the people who are prejudiced and how do they actually cope with it.