Think about objectivity. have you ever tried to be objective when settling a dispute between two people or when making a decision between two alternatives? how did you remain objective? do you think it’s possible for anyone to be genuinely objective?

An objective perspective is one that is not influenced by emotion, opinion or personal feelings - it is a perspective based on facts, things quantifiable and measurable.

One day that I needed to think objectively was when choosing which college I should go to. On one side I had the college of dreams, but very expensive for my conditions. On the other hand, I had another college, which was not what I had dreamed of, but it was of a good quality and less expensive. At that moment, I acted objectively and rationally choosing the number 2 university, which is fit my conditions and would not bring me economic problems.

I believe it is possible for a person to be genuinely objective if that person totally ignores their emotions and this is not easy. So it is possible to be genuinely objective, but it is very difficult to achieve.

booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.