If you were give the chance to chance to create a 'New World', identify one characteristic you would hope for and discuss why this characteristic is so important.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of the skin, but by the content of their character." - Martin Luther King Jr.
As in the quote above, Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of a world where everyone could be treated equally. During the African-American Civil Rights Movement, the African-Americans couldn't achieve their own freedom as many black people were treated as dirty beings because of their skin color.
- Hands of Hope series (April 20th, 2008)
Equality means that everyone is granted the same opportunities and is treated the same way with respect. In this world, many people stand up for equality, as people believe it is something that would eventually lead us to peace. It also had been one of the major problems in the world as many commoners ignored whom they disliked. For example, Hitler towards the Jews was racism, and the white americans towards the African-americans were also segregation, and racism. If I were to create a new world, the one characteristic I hope for is equality.
Firstly, I think equality is important to the 'New society' because it helps people stop the conflicts between races. Many people have been ignored, and were looked down from different people because of their status, their appearance, beliefs, and culture. It is like how the African-Americans were discriminated by the white americans for their skin color, and how the Jews were killed due to the Nazi Regime. In both examples, both African-Americans, and Jews were killed because of their difference. Numerous innocent people were killed by their differences and their different beliefs. Since millenniums ago, religion caused a great havoc between people, causing war to happen. For example. the Crusades in the Medieval ages was mainly fought by different religion. Christians and the Muslims fought against each other for their different beliefs in God. People called this the Holy war, as the people believed that it was a war for God. Both similar region, but different beliefs had started the Crusades. However, in a world of equality, war against different races, appearances and beliefs won't happen, as in that world, people would accept that difference rather than pushing it away. Thus, in a world of equality, people would respect each others beliefs and appearances.
Secondly, equality also helps in collaborating with each other, as in teamwork. If we people, were to value all of other's ideas, we could produce better ideas, which could help tremendously in our future. Many countries' people stood out and tried to share their ideas with the world about how the world could be helped. However, some were ignored by other countries, which made them silent. It's almost as when Germany was ignored by the Soviet Union before the World War II happened. Germany was excluded in the meeting with the other countries including the Soviet Union. They were ignored because of their faults in World War I, and had to fix up everything. Another example was when the african-american started to go to an american school, and their ideas weren't shared at all. Even in Germany, the Jew's ideas were all disregarded, ridiculed and much more worse. In the present world, we all know that one person's idea is never perfect. An idea combined with other's people ideas produce a much better idea. So, if this characteristics were to be in the "New world" it would help the society to improve on everything, as all ideas would be respected. With this characteristic, more solutions to the problem would be made, rather than producing more problems. Hence, equality can help us collaborate with others.
Lastly, people would all be able to befriend others and help each other. Refugees and orphans rarely receive any care, as they have either lost their family, or their family left them behind. They are lonely. Also, their dreams are crushed, and they give up their dreams because they have no choice. However, people should open up many paths for these people and value their dreams just like how we do to ours. A place where everyone acknowledges each other brings happiness to all people, as they feel cared for. Everyone would be able to befriend others, which prevents loneliness. No one would be left alone. For example, the African-americans were excluded in the school, not being able to play with any friends besides another African-american. In result, the african-americans were bullied by the children, and the parents of the americans. The children who were bullied, would have felt depressed everyday. However, in our present world, racism has decreased. In our school, ISKL, no one is left out of the group. We value each other's opinions and different personalities, making our school enjoyable. If we were to have this characteristic, everyone would be able to enjoy themselves.
All in all, equality gives us a lot of benefits. It helps us people, to get together and have no conflicts between each other. Equality itself, creates peace between people, and that creates peace in the whole society. So, equality gives a lot of advantage to the "New World" as it makes peace happen. This is the characteristic I hope for, if I have a chance to create a 'New World.'
