Describe a setting in which you have collaborated or interacted with people whose experiences and/or beliefs differ from yours. Address your initial feelings, and how those feelings were or were not changed by this experience.
During the summer of my sophomore year, I had a round table discussion assignment for my dual credit government class in which we would debate current supreme court cases the following week. As I looked at the paper on what topics my professor had assigned, one supreme court case stood out to me. All around the United States, people had been anxious about the result the supreme court would announce that weekend over same sex marriage. While millions were protesting for this case to not become a right, others were cheering and joining together in parades for this case to finally become a law for all U.S states. The following day, the results were in, same sex marriage was now legalized in all states in the U.S. on June 26, 2015. As I wrote my discussion assignment over this case, I watched the news in which they showed the hatred that was initiated all over the states from religion interference and conservatives.
When Monday came along, and my chosen debate topic was in discussion, we had to turn our sign green or red to show if we were against or for the supreme case. As I turned my paper to green, I was not shocked for many of my classmates to turn theirs red. Due to Texas being a republican state, I was aware that many Texas residents were conservative. As we began to discuss and portray our chosen side, I heard my classmates opinions on the topic. A few spoke about how religion interference affected the case as well as the undermining of morals and ethics. My initial feelings toward their responses for the case were concerned and biased. I was very confused on the fact that people were making cruel statements such as "I don't want my kids to grow up and think that is ok" in the discussion inputting their full beliefs and thoughts about the rights coming into action.
Soon after I finished hearing the negatives, I became very open minded of the statements made, embedding them into my thoughts before I discussed my side for same sex marriage being legalized. When it was the green sides turn, I discussed how I believed that same sex marriage was fair to become a law in which it did not discriminate homosexuals from their rights to get married. I spoke about my beliefs that every human should be treated equally and has the right to be happy and married to the person that they love. Although I thoroughly understood my opposing side due to them being raised on believing same sex relationships wrong due to their morals and ethic beliefs, I was open minded to the fact that we should respect others opinions and learn more about their beliefs.
Although my classmates beliefs were very diverse from mine in this case, I learned to become a very open minded person especially when you begin to debate critical topics. Although my beliefs were not changed, the experience I gained allowed me to become more understanding. I am now more observant and interested to learn on others beliefs and reasoning behind it.
During the summer of my sophomore year, I had a round table discussion assignment for my dual credit government class in which we would debate current supreme court cases the following week. As I looked at the paper on what topics my professor had assigned, one supreme court case stood out to me. All around the United States, people had been anxious about the result the supreme court would announce that weekend over same sex marriage. While millions were protesting for this case to not become a right, others were cheering and joining together in parades for this case to finally become a law for all U.S states. The following day, the results were in, same sex marriage was now legalized in all states in the U.S. on June 26, 2015. As I wrote my discussion assignment over this case, I watched the news in which they showed the hatred that was initiated all over the states from religion interference and conservatives.
When Monday came along, and my chosen debate topic was in discussion, we had to turn our sign green or red to show if we were against or for the supreme case. As I turned my paper to green, I was not shocked for many of my classmates to turn theirs red. Due to Texas being a republican state, I was aware that many Texas residents were conservative. As we began to discuss and portray our chosen side, I heard my classmates opinions on the topic. A few spoke about how religion interference affected the case as well as the undermining of morals and ethics. My initial feelings toward their responses for the case were concerned and biased. I was very confused on the fact that people were making cruel statements such as "I don't want my kids to grow up and think that is ok" in the discussion inputting their full beliefs and thoughts about the rights coming into action.
Soon after I finished hearing the negatives, I became very open minded of the statements made, embedding them into my thoughts before I discussed my side for same sex marriage being legalized. When it was the green sides turn, I discussed how I believed that same sex marriage was fair to become a law in which it did not discriminate homosexuals from their rights to get married. I spoke about my beliefs that every human should be treated equally and has the right to be happy and married to the person that they love. Although I thoroughly understood my opposing side due to them being raised on believing same sex relationships wrong due to their morals and ethic beliefs, I was open minded to the fact that we should respect others opinions and learn more about their beliefs.
Although my classmates beliefs were very diverse from mine in this case, I learned to become a very open minded person especially when you begin to debate critical topics. Although my beliefs were not changed, the experience I gained allowed me to become more understanding. I am now more observant and interested to learn on others beliefs and reasoning behind it.
