Prejudice is part of human nature. There is no simple way to describe what it is or why we, as humans, do it. There are so many different ways. “Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice” (Chrichton). This quote defines what prejudice is very well. America is known as the land of the free, but we will never be free as long as prejudice remains. Many people have suffered and still suffer the consequences of unfair prejudice. The different types of prejudice are endless. From age to race to appearance. If there were a country where everyone was the same race, prejudice would still exist. We have prejudices about our appearance. For example, it can be as simple as saying that a person with tattoos and a beard is a criminal. Or, after the September 11 attacks, people who were Arab and/or practiced the Muslim religion were viewed differently in the United States. For a while, so many people were arrested, abused, and harassed because of their culture. Most of them have nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks, but they were treated differently due to fear. A former boss of mine wouldn't help another coworker because she didn't immediately understand what he was saying. He didn't want to help her because she wasn't smart enough for him. This is another great example of bias. It's all around us in the world, whether we do it intentionally or not. Prejudice is very different from discrimination. Prejudice is a thought or attitude towards something. While discrimination manifests itself. To compare the two, let's look at an example. Women in the workplace is a commonly talked about topic. Discriminating against women in the workplace would mean eliminating women in the same job...... middle of paper ......e, it doesn't even hurt to try too. Prejudice affects both the people they are prejudiced against and those who are prejudiced against others. Nina Simone once said, “The worst thing about this kind of prejudice… is that even though you feel hurt and angry and everything else, it feeds you doubt. You start to think, maybe I'm not good enough” (Simone). Everyone is good enough, and everyone will understand that once prejudice is eliminated or at least reduced. Works Cited Crichton, Michael. State of fear: a novel. New York, NY: Harper, 2013. Print. Dogra, Aatha. “Prejudice against. Discrimination." Buzz. Buzzle.com, June 7, 2011. Web. April 19, 2014. Vedantam, Shankar. “What Does Modern Prejudice Look Like?" NPR, and Web. April 19, 2014. Rae, Lily." Why I love Nina Simone." Bad salad. Np, August 14, 2012. Web. April 19. 2014.