The Endless Train of Thought

Being a minority is hard. Whether it be the language barrier or the differences in culture, fitting into the vast world is quite the challenge. From personal experience, I can say that the initial move from South Korea to The United States a dramatic change. The people are different, the language is different, the culture is different, the school is different, even the time zone is different. Conquering these obstacles are by no means an easy task. However, for the Native Americans that struggle to this very day to fit in, the minority tag isolates them into a different lifestyle that contrasts with the lives most residents of The United States have. The Native American population is comprised of the 500 tribes that usually stay on reservations across American soil. Surprisingly, the reservations reserve some of the worst living conditions for the population that is comparable to a third-world country. Holding the lowest housing rate and the highest suicide rate of any other race, ...

Colin Kaepernick (Right), the former quarterback of the 49ers, kneels with his teammate during the playing of The Star Spangled Banner. Expressing views is one thing, but some pro athletes took different approaches when illustrating their frustration with events that took place in the United States. During the playing of The Star Spangled Banner, athletes such as Kaepernick or Megan Rapinoe took a kneel in hopes of conveying their views. When asked about the reasoning behind the kneel, Kaepernick stated, " I love America. I love people. That’s why I’m doing this. I want to help make America better."  Sarah Vowell, a writer who has been noted by the New York Times  for her "funny querulous voice and shrewd comic delivery" has written an essay called "The Partly Cloudy Patriot" that entailed Vowell's definition of patriotism. Following the reading of this essay, we were prompted to write a paragraph mimicking her voice and use of sarcasm. The para...