Paragraph from My MyTurn Essay

Only when I considered the larger implications of my Grandmother’s prejudiced comments, did I understand why these racist remnants in the ideas of my Grandmother’s generation reflect a positive change in our society. The fact that my brother, sister and I knew the comments my Grandmother made were incorrect and prejudiced, shows that our generation has progressed in our ideas regarding race and equality. When confronted with the racist ideas of a previous generation, we are shocked by them because they are so different from our own. These differences between the racial ideas of our generations act as a scale that illustrates how far society has come in its struggle to truly believe that all men are created equal. I hope that when I have grandchildren one day, I will make comments that will shock them because it will show that society is continuing to make changes in the right direction.