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"For better or worse, you'll find out everything you want (or don't want) to know about this world."

The quote explains how in life you learn more and more everyday about various subjects history, math, and life especially. Having learned so much about so many brilliant things, you collect a myriad of knowledge you wish you hadn't. You begin to witness different situations.  You become more aware of the atmosphere and settings around you and and you misplace things. Innocence. Curiosity. Yourself.

In the novel Black and White two friends Marcus and Eddie hold stickup's to get money for the expenses of life. Marcus and Eddie find themselves in a sticky situation however when life, or karma I suppose catches up to them. The two learned a lot through the trials and errors of life and how things can change in seconds. Marcus experienced the rough, gruesome, and awful inhabitants of jail. He commonly thinks on how many of the law breakers could be locked up for far more dangerous things than him and how any of them could hurt him at any given moment. Marcus received the knowledge of a new experience but not one he'd want to know of. Marcus also learned a valuable lesson on sacrifice. Marcus gave up a scholarship and his freedom just so that his friend could have a chance to become someone and they both wouldn't end up behind bars.

In my life I have a lot of things that I hope I can know one day. I want a masters in psychology and one for photography. Sometimes I wander how much easier it would be if you could learn life like a class, take notes, have test, and everything is figured out. But that's not how life works. You have to find who you want to be even if it means learning the good and loving side of humanity and the bad and indifferent side as well. Life throws many curve balls and you may learn that not everything In the world is moral in courageous and there are some things that we wish we could overlook in the history and in the world. But we still have to learn to enjoy ourselves and live because life is to short to be unhappy and upset at the things that we can't control.

“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.”

― Audrey Hepburn

Black and White Pre-Reading Post

Have you ever heard the phrase, "don't judge a book by its cover?" Yet that's exactly what we do every day. The cold truth is that everybody is judged and everyone judges for different reasons from the way that people dress, look, or things they've head. One way that people are often judged or categorized is by the color of their skin. Their race their heritage, even though the color of our skin shouldn't be a big deal why is it? More importantly why does it divide nations?

In my life personally I haven't witnessed racial divide in my everyday life but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. In the mid 1900's there was a major racial divide against African Americans and White Americans. Nowadays it isn't as bad as it once was but that doesn't mean it doesn't still happen however nowadays it's mostly based off of history or silly stereotypes.

In the world there are many stereotypes against all races around the world. In life such harsh things and comments can hurtful and can even push nations apart.

The biggest racial division I know of and have seen is the presidential election of 2012. It is a historically known fact that the south was states for slavery, and had most segregation and riots during the era of the sixties those were the states that had the majority of Romney's votes while more northern states or neutral states had a majority of Obama's votes.

Even in foreign countries today in the Middle East there are many problems that deal with religion and racial divide every day. The fighting there is very violent and can be a very dangerous place for someone to live. They fight for simple things like gender, religion, and of course race.

Sometimes when I sit and wonder about the world and how far we've come but yet we still have to go really far and sometimes that makes me wonder how much has really changed in the world.