How do you acknowledge and understand diverse perspectives and cultures when it comes to considering local, national, and world issues? (if someone could give me a hook for the essay and some examples, it would be helpful)

Benefits:

Diverse cultural perspectives can inspire creativity and drive innovation

Local market knowledge and insight makes a business more competitive and profitable

Cultural sensitivity, insight, and local knowledge means higher quality, targeted marketing

Drawing from a culturally diverse talent pool allows an organization to attract and retain the best talent

A diverse skills base allows an organization to offer a broader and more adaptable range of products and services

Diverse teams are more productive and perform better

Greater opportunity for personal and professional growth

Challenges:

Colleagues from some cultures may be less likely to let their voices be heard

Integration across multicultural teams can be difficult in the face of prejudice or negative cultural stereotypes

Professional communication can be misinterpreted or difficult to understand across languages and cultures

Navigating visa requirements, employment laws, and the cost of accommodating workplace requirements can be difficult

Different understandings of professional etiquette

Conflicting working styles across teams

Explanation:

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."