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Effects of Racism on a Person’s Life

Racism is very common these days and it is observed in many countries. It can be defined

as discriminating with others in terms of their skin color, nationality, religion, sexual orientation,

socio-cultural backgrounds. African origins Americans have faced a lot of racism in the past.

Racism affects a person’s life in many different perspectives. Racism leads to different physical

and mental illnesses, which are against a person’s overall intellectual growth.

First of all, racism has numerous adverse effects on a person’s physical health. People

who had faced racism are more likely to have physical illnesses. A researcher Dr. Trent observed

in a research that African-Americans who had faced discrimination had high number of heart

related problems, anxiety and blood pressure (Klass, 2019). This research was conducted by

American Academy of Paediatrics specifically focusing on effects of racism on children. Experts

also found that the physical effects of discrimination are visible on children during the pregnancy

time of their mothers (Klass, 2019). This happens because their mothers had also faced racism;

therefore effects are on both mother and the child in the womb (Klass, 2019). Another physical

health related effect that researchers found was that, children are underweight who take birth

from the mothers who had faced racism (Klass, 2019).

Secondly, racism contributes to mental health and psychological illnesses. According to

Klass, people who face racism are more likely to have mental health issues which trigger from

stress and anxiety and, therefore lead to problems such as hormonal changes and inflammation

(2019). The same research has found that, people who had faced racism mostly give birth to the

young ones who have mental health problems, which can be observed from their behaviour, and

the example disease is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Klass, 2019). One another study

has found that, aggressive behaviour can be easily seen in young African boys of American
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origin (Klass, 2019). People should live with unity and they should not possess racial thoughts

which are enemy for a healthy growth of a society.

In conclusion, racism is considered as an enemy for any society and country and it has

many adverse impacts. There are several different ways to eliminate this from the society;

however the most obvious way is to accept everyone and live with peace, unity, love and sense

of brotherhood. We should not define anyone from skin color or physical and other attributes.

Everyone is a child of almighty. If this message of peace and global brotherhood is delivered to

the world, then this social evil of racism can be permanently eliminated from all the societies.

Outline

Introduction Paragraph

Hook: Definition

Background: Many African-Americans have faced racism in past.

Transition: Racism affects a person’s life in many different perspectives,

Thesis: Racism leads to different physical and mental illnesses, which are against a

person’s overall intellectual growth.

BP1

Topic Sentence: First of all, racism has numerous adverse effects on a person’s physical

health.

Supporting idea: heart related problems, anxiety and blood pressure.

Supporting idea: children during the pregnancy time of their mothers.

Supporting idea : child in the womb.

Supporting idea: children are underweight

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BP2

Topic sentence: Secondly, racism contributes to mental health and psychological illnesses

Support: stress and anxiety and, therefore lead to problems such as hormonal changes and

inflammation

Support: aggressive behaviour.

Conclusion

Summary: racism is considered as an enemy for any society and country and it has many

adverse impacts

Personal Opinion and recommendation: There are several different ways to eliminate this

from the society; however the most obvious way is to accept everyone and live with peace, unity,

love and sense of brotherhood. We should not define anyone from skin color or physical and

other attributes. Everyone is a child of almighty.

Prediction: . If this message of peace and global brotherhood is delivered to the world,

then this social evil of racism can be permanently eliminated from all the societies