No iPod for Me

The one peice of technology that I could probably live without is my iPod. Granted, I love my 2000 songs and purple headphones, but what are the chances that I'll even listen to all those songs on a daily basis? Plus, my phone can play music and store pictures and access the internet, all the things my iPod can do. I've even left my iPod at the house, by accident, while I was going to school. And I was fine. Since I'm somewhat of a thinker, and love to watch people, commuting back and forth on public transportation is never a drag, even if I forget my iPod. Plus, not having an iPod for the majority of my life played a big part in this. I never needed one growing up and, unlike a cell phone, I won't die without one now. The only real purpose I have for my iPod is to have an awesome playlist at my friends common impromptu parties.

Melanin

For my US History class, I had to read Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody. The book was about a young black girl who grew up watching her family suffer, stuck under the oppression of others, both whites and blacks. I was used to hearing about the oppression of whites on blacks in the SOuth during the 1950's and 60's, but the black on black oppression surprised me. Because someone was light skinned, they felt like they were better than someone of darker complexion. This led to questions in my mind about mentalities of people now. Are people still thinking like that? Do they judge people based on not only their ethnicity, but also on the deepness of their skintone? Would I be judged as less intelligent, less able to complete certain tasks because I'm darker than most people? This led to me questioning job opportunites, medical care, and other aspects of my life that may be influenced by the simple fact that I am darker than most people amy lke.Has America really changed? Was it less of a problem for Obama to get elected because he was lighter skinned? Would it have been harder if he was my skin tone? Who knows?