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University of California - Berkeley

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by Anonymous - November 24, 2008

Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?

Our society places great value on skin color. Nations have fought wars and people have initiated social movements because of conflicts over skin color. Those with dark skin sometimes try desperately to bleach themselves with various creams, while those who are pale often soak in tanning lotion to attain a darker hue. I only wish my problems had a…

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