This I Believe Reflections

Pennies From Heaven By: Reg Stark
- This story was so touching.  It was about a man whose wife died and right after her death he kept finding pennies in the most unusal places and it was weird becaus his wife would always pick up a penny whenerever she found one and stick it in her shoe for good luck so it wasironic how right after she died he kept finding pennies.  To me I thought that it was such a cute story, because through these pennies he found his way back to God again.  This just proves how God truely works inf mysterious ways to help his children.
A Duty to Family, Heritage, and Country By: Ying Ying Yu
-  I love this story, I thought the girl that told it was such an insightful and mature person especially at the age of 13.  I could really relate to this girl, because just like her I feel like I have an obligation and a duty to my family, my country and my culture. I understood where she was coming from when she said that the sacrifices her family made for her is the reason of her determination.  Just like her my family has done a lot for me which is why in return I plan on doing every and anything I can to insure that I'll succeed in this world just so somewhere down the road I can i turn take care of them the way they did me.
Knowing Where a Person is From By: Jennie
- I think that every American should read this story.  I think this because this story is proof of how ignorant Americans are when its comes to other cultures.  I think that the girl in this story was very insightful, and I like how she opened her mind after her boss gave her those words of wisdom. I mean every other country speaks English so why is it that Americans hate learning about other cultures and places.  I feel like if Americans would be as open minded as all the other countries, then they wouldn't be so ignorant about other cultures or even geography.  It's so annoying to me every time someone asks me if I speak African, because what people fail to realize is that Africa is a continent not a country.  I think that Americans should be taught geography like the rest of the world so that we can be as insightful and knowledgeable about other people.
I Am a Racist and So Are You By: Chinyere
- I  thought that this story was really interesting, because it's true everyone is racist.  This story was talking about how everyone is racist, it doesn't matter if your Black, White, Asian, Latino, and etc. She was saying this because we all judge people based on there skin color. Lighter-Skinned people in our society tend to be what's wanted more in this society. It doesn't just end with that it talks about how when we see a certain type of person we pre-judge them mental based of off the color of their skin.  I thought this story was so eye opening and I loved it because it shows me another way to be a better human being and it makes sense why some people think, act,and do the things that they do.