Cultural Acceptance and Respect

Just found out I'm not eligible for the current scholarship since I didn't register in April. Oh, well. Wish Fast Web had said that, but I love writing anyway. And there's always later, right? Hope you are enjoying my ramblings. I've been reading EdibleWoman's blog, which is fabulous, for those of you who haven't read it. Do so!
Now. Many of you have, I'm sure, but it bears repeating.

http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Avalon/Testify-To-Love.html
"Testify to Love" by Avalon

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/evanescence/sweetsacrifice.html
"Sweet Sacrifice" by Evanescence

One of the questions I am most often asked on the campus of the University of South Florida: "What are you?"

In lieu of the n-word’s derogatory and demeaning definition, African Americans have still continued to uplift the n-word, protected it like a mother instinctively defends her newborn, and placed it high on the altar as if the idiom is something in which to be proud.

In a world of global communication and interaction, it is essential that Americans learn to understand, appreciate, and accept those who share unique cultural characteristics. Ethnocentrism should have no place in a society where minority groups are increasingly becoming the majority of the population.