Rumi And Race

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Term Paper Title	Rumi And Race
# of Words	555
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.22

Rumi and Race
     Today, race plays a role in the everyday life of Americans. Race dips its hand into everything, from education and politics to sports and entertainment. Ever since the first slave ship came to America and especially after the Civil War; race has been thrust into the forefront of America’s view and remains there today.  The issues of minority and majority rights dominate American society. Americans not only concern themselves with a person’s character and intellect, but also the color of their skin.
Rumi states “that blind man may be worth a hundred kings. Remember the proverb, Human beings are mines” (Rumi 222).  Rumi means don’t judge people on appearances, like the old saying: don’t judge a book by its cover.  Applied to today, Rumi would tell Americans not worry about what someone looks like, because inside we are all the same and come from the same creator. Without concentrating on the color of someone’s skin America would be a better place to live. There would be no issues today concerning affirmative action, discrimination, hate crimes, and stereotypes. When race plays a role in America, it just causes more problems for Americans to deal with. By applying Rumi’s view on people, everyone would be happier, and would not have to be reminded of what they look like, day after day.
     Also, Rumi says, “people who insult me are only polishing the mirror” (Rumi 223). This statement is based on the theme, that the way a person treats you only reflects on them. For example, if a person mistreats and degrades someone because of superficial differences. An evil and degenerate is the view people have of this person. Therefor...

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