Summary Of The Purpose Of Education Martin Luther King

“We are prone to let our mental life become invaded by legions of half-truths, prejudices, and propaganda.” (The Purpose of Education, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) This belief from Dr. King's essay is one of many truths. One can find an example anywhere – especially from how the media depicts different races and the affects it has on people. Many people, formal education or not, have a bad habit of consuming information without giving it more thought or noticing patterns even when the answer is right in their face. Since childhood we have been spoon fed media that would soon (if not later in life) become the base of our opinions. Now, as adolescents and young adults, many of us are starting to see what really lies behind the screen as others are either drugged by the static or trying to continue on in their own sugar
Once in middle school, I had a Vietnamese friend named Cindy who stood at the bus stop with me and all of my other friends. Her eyes got so wide – as if I had told her that she had left the oven on while we were out. I quickly pretended that I wasn't sure and acted like I was thinking about it, and she showed signs of relief – even said that if the family were Vietnamese we would be fast to move. My only guess is that this is an after affect of the war on Vietnam, and because of how – if I remember correctly, there were still American troops stationed there. To be honest, that's the only tension I know between America and Vietnam. To her these people may have been potential terrorists or another threat of some sort. I can't fully blame her for that if the war was the reason because it was very brutal, but I can't agree with labeling an entire race of people like that. That sort of thinking has led to the genocide of innocent people and many other forms of murder and