Essays (ThisIBelieve.com)

The America I Believe in - Colin Powell  http://thisibelieve.org/essay/27/

I read this essay, and was very touched by his enthusiasm about America, and his anecdotes as well
as their own personal experience, explaining how his Father and Mother were immigrants themselves.
He explains that our strength is in our openess and that people still come to the United States, despite
all the scrutiny, and anti american sentiment, because we are a beacon of hope to everyone in the world
what we stand for is good, and what makes up this country is hope, and he believes in America.

Yankee Go Home - Rita Barrett  http://thisibelieve.org/essay/19619/

I found this little essay very nice. The main story is about a trip to around Spain, and her encounter with
a person on a train.  She explains that a man entered her train car and wrote in the glass "yankee go home"
and through understanding and speaking in spanish to this man, eventually he began to warm up to her, and
erased what he wrote on the glass and replaced it with "Welcome"  She explains that learning a natives language is one of the best ways to show them your open and aceepting of them, and warming them up to you.  If we are better to understand the world, try speaking their language.  I believe that those little things probably do make the difference. Language is a very powerful tool.

More Than a Job - Erika Frances  http://thisibelieve.org/essay/5546/

This  essay is very touching.  The empathy she has due to her everyday work should be an example of how we take perspective on everyday situations.  The humanity she sees, and the disconnect we sometimes feel to the tradgedies of everyday life, are unnoticed. She makes a good stance on what she says, and she is very compassionate. 

Do Talk to Strangers - Sabrina Dubik  http://thisibelieve.org/essay/11875/

This essay entails the personal experience of the author.  She says that talking to strange, new and different people can be very rewarding and that people shouldn't be afraid of new people.  He touching story about meeting Mr. Roberts, and becoming friends with the man through conversations made good sense.  Just getting out and talking to people can make all the difference.