Recently, I have read and watched pieces that have forced me to consider how I perceive and interact with people from other backgrounds, races, and societies.

Books like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "The Danger of a Single Story" (2009), a TEDTalk, and Binyavanga Wainana's "How to Write about Africa" (2005) helped me realize how many stereotypes and generalizations have influenced the way I think about and write about my claims. For instance, I've occasionally taken people from different countries or regions for granted, assuming they are all the same, stable, or unchanging, without taking into account their complexity, diversity, or vitality. I have from time to time disregarded or ignored the observable political and economic factors that shape the traits and dynamics of distinct groups..

By doing this, I have added to the idea of "otherness," which is the most common way of characterizing and separating oneself from the people who are unique or novel, generally by suggesting that one is preferable or less over them. This could bring about bias, estrangement, and mistreatment notwithstanding a deficiency of sympathy, interest, and schooling. I have put such a large number of restrictions on my own development and advancement since I haven't gotten the opportunity to perceive and retain the extravagance and variety of human networks and diversity of human communities and interactions.

I really want to stand up to generalizations and speculations that I experience and add to by being more mindful of them and giving more nuanced, smart, and changed depictions. I should focus and retain information from different novel stories. I want to focus, take in the insight from different assorted viewpoints, and recognize the humankind and poise that we as a whole have.