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One of the leading Jewish theologians and philosophers of the 20th century, Abraham Joshua Heschel, once said: "Racism is the gravest threat to man: the height of hatred for a minimum of reason." When the word racism is mentioned, have you ever wondered what a person thinks? Racism has been with us for all eternity and has caused most people in America to be hurt and feel discriminated against. The first to experience this violence were Native Americans, followed by black Africans and later to other varying degrees (Ponds). To heal racism, expanding your ability to experience the reality of others is one way to understand what it feels like to be discriminated against because of racial differences (Honor). Many people believed that the nation was entering a colorblind society in which racism could be healed if not completely eliminated with the election of Barack Obama as president in 2012 (Ponds). With this phenomenon prevalent in our society, questions arise: How can we teach our children not to be racist? How can we prevent this from happening? Teaching this means taking one step at a time and moving from there to the next level. By evaluating the two articles “The Myth of Latina Women” by Judith Ortiz and “Always Living in Spanish” by Marjorie Agosin, we can identify two sources that will help us understand how we can struggle and survive living in a world full of racism. Racism has been a huge problem throughout the United States and every individual struggles with the unproductive messages of racism that are conveyed by larger societies. Many people have suffered this in silence and it is what hits hardest on children and young people who lack the life experience to understand...... middle of document ......Thurs 22.1 (2013): 46-49. Academic research completed. Network. November 11, 2013. Longhurst, Jessie. "From racism to hope". Recovering Children and Youth 22.1 (2013): 59-60. Academic research completed. Network. 11 November 2013.GRAFF, GILDA. "Everything Has Changed, But Nothing Has Changed": Shame, Racism, and a Dream Deferred." Journal of Psychohistory 38.4 (2011): 346-358. Academic Research Completed. Network. November 11, 2013. Ortiz, Judith Cofer. "The Myth of the Latin woman: I just met a girl named María." [Latin Deli: prose and poetry, 1993.] The McGraw-Hill Reader: problems between disciplines. Ed. Gilbert H.Muller. 11th ed. Boston: McGraw- Hill, 2011. 365-369. Print. 11 November 2013. By Richard H. Bullock. , 2009. 21-24. November 11. 2013