Do you think that U.S citizens who smoke are victims of Discrimination?

From my point of view, I believe that U.S. citizens who smoke are not victims of discrimination because when people discriminate, it's mostly because of an individual's religion, race, sex, and nationality, etc. These are things that people see outside of you, meaning they judge you based on what they visualize physically. Even though when you go to a certain restaurant or hospital, they have different areas for people who smoke because of second hand smoking, which is just as worse as people who smoke. It's not considered discrimination, it's to protect others. Smoking is just a bad habit that is hard to get rid of. People have a choice if they want to be considered as smokers or not. I Don't think the government should have anything do with it because smoking is legal. People have a choice of if they want to smoke at their home or outside, that's why there are seperate rooms for people who smoke. Milllions of people in America and around the world smoke, But I don't think no one ever gets discriminated for it.

I've experienced Diversity many times, especially when it comes to gender. There was a time when I wanted to play volleyball in high school. It was Co-ed, but mostly guys played it because they thought they were better than the girls. When I asked if I can play, I heard the answer "No" all around. They thought I couldn't do it because I was a girl. But, at the end I proved to them that even girls are really good Athletes. This was "Gender Discrimination".

The Author's purpose in writing this story was to show that how people discriminate one another because of their skin color. She expressed herself using her personal experience on how she felt about how the pediatrician judged her daughter Samantha and made negative comments about how light she was, and thought Samantha wasn't her daughter. The author is trying to inform the readers how she felt about discrimination and how people stereotype one another, such as judge the way they dress, the color of their skin, and where their from. I think her point was to make the readers realize that, "don't judge a book by it's cover".I believe the author was right and I support her because I know how it feels when someone makes negative comments about your race, gender, religion, etc.

Introduction and learning style

My name is Simran Kaur. I am 18 years old and I attend NYIT. My major is Business.
I am more of a hands on and a visual learner.