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Reflection On Being One Of The Four African Americans

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Throughout this course, I learned a lot about myself, my family, and my peers who are also enrolled in this course. Although I enjoyed this class, it was very challenging for me in the beginning. As I mentioned above, I come from a troubled family. It was challenging for me to share my own life. I was uncomfortable. Being one of the four African Americans in the course I knew my stories and my perspective would be different than other individuals. Although this was not new to me, it was still uncomfortable. As humans, we grow the most when we are challenged. As I look back and reflect on the time I spent in this course, I can note my growth. I was challenged to look at my family in a different perspective. What I’ve learned is that I have

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