to behave badly at times no matter what side of the coin we are on.

A room full of charming people from any other country speaking their language and dressed in their own style, eating their own particular foods, acting as they would in their social setting would nine times out of ten make many people from America or another country feel uncomfortable. The differences would be remarkable and stressful. Perhaps they suddenly speak the language of the guests but with an accent. Poor understanding could lead to an unintended insult or embarrassment to both parties. Once again it is the intolerance of being different that leads to prejudice.

While we may be at war with one nation or one group of people this does not mean that all people of that race or ethnic group should be disliked. The worldwide order of humanity should consider that race is truly not the issue as much as difference is. Our real issues are that most of us allow our own prejudices to control our conscience decisions to act or not, then to judge; up to judging our own actions or inactions.

How often have we found minutes after we have commented or acted in a heated moment that we regret the words or actions? Our conscience is the judge of those actions, we know right from wrong, we know proper respect and ethics but failed to handle the situation in the best manner. It is human to make mistakes and hopefully we learn from them. We need to set our standards above reproach and try to live with that goal.

Our society should not dumb down anyone. If all colors and ethnic groups are going to the same schools with the same educational opportunities then why should any ethnic group not be able to speak, read and write English? Not learning is a fundamental difference between many races and cultures. It happens to all races and all ethnic groups but is in fact a choice made by individuals to keep them apart from others. A seed is planted and prejudice grows. We begin to judge the people who are under-achievers, people who are different.

The official language of these United States is English. We allow immigrants and ethnic groups to speak their own languages and allow them to set themselves up to be different to the majority of Americans. We accept it in schools, universities, and businesses so that it is now prevalent in every walk of life. Most people do not admire E-bonics, Chicano, or twisted forms of English. Once again, it is not the skin color but the setting

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