Alex Brizuela

Professor Beadle
English 113B
February 15, 2016
Project Space
The value of culture has diminished over the generations. Now a days it is hard to meet
someone who has remained unfiltered by modern society. I believe that I myself have pushed my
culture away. Not putting too much attention to what being salvadorean acutally means and the
value of it. To me, being salvadorean is not a big deal, I am just as human as anyone from a
different race, why would I be different just because of my background? Well, looking at myself
there is not much of a difference between the way I am and how other people are, but looking
back at people from El Salvador there is a noticeable change in the citizens behavior.
The media always over exaggerates with everything, even with how people are in other
countries. Although what the media puts out there is too harsh, it is accurate. I have been to El
Salvador, I know how and what type of people live there. The poverty horrible, people work like
slaves for extremely low wages. What an American makes in an hour, a salvadorean citizen
makes in one day. There are good and hardworking people who live in El Salvador, however
there is a huge group of people that poison the country. Gangs such as MS13 and 18 Street
control the safety of the people. The media focuses on those groups of people, making it
seem like every salvadorean is a worthless savage, but that is not entirely the case.

My culture has not had an impact on my behavior with other people. I believe that
anyone should be treated the way they deserve to be treated, regardless of the race. The way I
treat someone from my culture and from different culture all reflects on how they treat me. I
dont believe people should treat others a certain way because of their culture. Problem with that
is no one ever knows who someone really is until they have met them. A big problem in the
world is treatment of others just because of where they came from or what they look like.
Another factor of culture is beliefs. One is made to believe that they should follow certain
religious beliefs because thats what everyone in their country follows. This is not always the
case. My family has always looked to Catholicism for guidance and comfort, however, I always
looked into Christianity and became the only one to actually practice and believe differently
about religion in my family. No one agreed, but it is not about what makes everyone
comfortable, it is what makes you comfortable as a person, and Christianity was my comfort
zone, even if my family did not accept it.
The world changes by the minute and so do the people who live in it. This is normal, but
it is always good to appreciate those whose minds have remained unfiltered.