I am 24 years old, and am currently living in San Francisco, California. I work as a fraud specialist for a large national bank and am currently trying to quit my job and write full time. In my spare time I enjoy writing (both fiction and non-fiction), and spending time with my family.

My passion is ...

sharks

I know too much about ...

science type stuff

My parents always told me ...

"Never run with sharp objects"

My childhood ambition ...

to become a marine biologist

My favorite memory ...

finishing my first novel in 2007

Why I write ...

because I enjoy it, and I enjoy sharing my writing with others.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

With Every Breath by Lynn Kurland

My first job ...

a pet groomer at Petco

My best moment ...

getting my internship

My inspiration ...

my shining star, Steve

Society & Lifestyle > Racism Is racism taught or learned?

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First, I must point out that technically both responses could be correct. However, I chose to go with racism being a learned behavior as I see subtle differences. By being taught something, you learn it. But, you do not necessarily have to subscribe to the thing being taught. As an example how many people were taught evolution in school, but chose to disregard it in favor of a creation theory? Just because something is taught to us does not mean that we have to implement and "learn" it.

Racism is certainly not something that a child is born with. You will never see a baby shun so...

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