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Being African American Women Essay

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How would it feel to change genders? I can see the benefit of being both a male and a female. Peeing while standing up is a nice perk that I will never know, but being forced to suppress my emotions might be too much to handle. How would it feel to change skin tones? Like I said before, there is good and bad in every situation imaginable. How would it feel to change families? Would one grow up believing differently than they do now? Would one still identify as Republican or Democrat? As a young, African American female, I feel that being African American is the defining character of my identity. There are sets backs that I must overcome under this identity, but there are also new places and possibilities I have the right, willingness, and …show more content…

It was not until high school that I occasionally got the feeling of being “less-than” or “genetically unrefined.” I have always held my head high and stood by my opinions. Despite being strong willed, I do have a very open mind. I will never stop asking people about their opinions on hot topics so that I may gain a more rounded sense of how things work in the world of which I live. I have never understood why some people feel that they are naturally superior to others. I know that people are born different, but everyone came into the world the same way and our fates will ultimately be the same. This is why I was so moved by Langston Hughes’ Poem, Theme for English B. I particularly like the lines reading, “Sometimes perhaps you don’t want to be a part of me. Nor do I want to be a part of you. But we are, that’s true!” (Hughes 43) In these three phrase, Hughes does an impeccable job of summarizing our world today. People often do not want to be associated with someone of a race different than their own, but ultimately, we are all connected and live in this one world. We can never be separated, no matter how much we try. I think this is a beautiful

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