The author began by discussing the relationship between her and her parents and their attitudes toward her attending Stanford University. As she made the transition from high school to college, Hooks’ parental support was present but minimal: a fact made clear when Hooks stated, “It is difficult for me to talk about my parents and their impact on me because they have always felt wary, ambivalent, mistrusting of my intellectual aspirations even as they have …showed first 75 words of 829 total…

…showed last 75 words of 829 total…The college experience is a multicultural experience, or at least it should be. Not to say that it is not difficult at times, because one does tend to gravitate toward his/her own kind in an unfamiliar environment, but I see this ideal as a stumbling block in our society. Can we ever achieve total unity in a diversified body? That is left to the individuals who make up the body to decide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**