The House On Mango Street: Personal Reflection In The Person's Life

An individual’s life is shaped by their life’s experience. There are not two people who have the same points of view on every topic. Since our views reflect our interactions or our lack of interactions with the world. Interactions small or large leave a deep impact on us. Through the four months of being involved in the deep discussions of race and racial programs, I have shifted my views and gained more insight about the issues and the concept which affect my daily life. As a reflected on my experiences, I was able to actively acknowledge how even the minuscule interactions I had with society shaped my views.

In recent years, I have come to be more aware of my identity and the way my it is not only shaped by my definition of myself, but also by the way others define me. As part of the course, we read The House On Mango Street; the book explores the life of a young Latina as she develops into adulthood. Through the book, I was able to reflect the way, which one 's ethnicity, gender, and sexuality intersect and can affect one 's life. Through the book and the class discussions I realized that although I didn 't experience

However, through my expanding knowledge about the affirmative action, I understood why this program is so necessary. Affirmative action is the only solution which tries to address the issue of discrimination. Most solutions to the issues which have accumulated over such a long time are often band-aid solutions. However; affirmative action’s attempt to place individuals on an even playing field. Due to the discrimination and the history of minorities, they have often been placed three steps behind the majority. In other words, schools and business have to take into mind the fact that minorities had to go through extra obstacles to reach the same level as others. Matter of fact, the individuals have the same qualifications, but they have gone through different