contributed by Nancy Husari Recently, we have seen many articles in the news about hate crimes. Hate crimes are crimes of violence in which the victim is chosen because of his race, religion, sexual orientation, or beliefs. Two very recent examples have been the shootings in Littleton Colorado, and the attack on the Jewish Day Care Center in Los Angeles. What is the cause (or causes) of hate crimes? Why do hate crimes seem to have become more prevalent (common) recently? Why are so many young people involved? What can we do about this problem? Write an essay in which you express an opinion about the problem of hate crimes. Use the paragraph above to get some ideas. Do not copy the paragraph into your essay. Do not just answer all of the questions in order. Organize your own ideas. |