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Social Injustice In Latin America

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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” (Martin Luther King Jr.) Constantly, we complain about the injustices that society faces, yet we choose to remain silent as the rights of others are violated. Since I was young I have been aware of the social injustices that Latin Americans and people from different races and religions face. It wasn’t until I attended a golf camp in Ohio three years ago, that I genuinely discovered what prejudice was. Being discriminated and judged at such a young age is something that nobody should have to experience. Since that moment I’ve assisted various seminars in Puerto Rico about the government and its branches. These seminars have not only given me the chance

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