Trump’s recent executive order to ban residents of seven predominately Muslim countries from entering the United States made me remember the importance of diversity. In the age in which people are migrating to different countries, the ability to accept the cultures they bring over is important. In Kathy Gao’s blog “Proactive for Diversity- and why it is necessary in today’s world: PART II” she talks about how diversity is not just ethnical or gender based, it encompasses much more than that. She drew examples from her Comm292 group in which there were members from four culturally different countries.

The reason I believe understanding cultures and being culturally diverse is important is because of the benefits they bring to society. Good ideas aren’t limited to one specific region and if we confine ourselves to this scope of thinking, many ideas that were created in recent decades would never have been produced. Personally, I find it extremely interesting on how the more developed countries of the world are very ethnically and culturally diverse while those with less diversity are not as developed. This may be a mere coincidence but there must be some merit behind this association.

I believe organizations are encouraging diversity because of this valuable exchange of ideas. However, with this influx of diversity comes the importance of acceptance. If people are unaccepting of different cultures and alienate people who have values that don’t align with their own, I believe they are also hindering the exchange of ideas. This issue can be seen right now with hundreds of people condemning the executive ban Donald Trump has imposed. I believe diversity is integral to the growth of humanity and without this open and friendly exchange of ideas, we are limiting ourselves .