Jacqueline+Diaz+RP+Post+1

//Is it possible to gain true Equality? (Yes)//

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 * An against the grain paper, since I think it would be good for me to look at something in a completely different light, and challenge myself and my beliefs. It will probably end up being styled like an argumentative paper.
 * What is equality?
 * **Is it possible to ever gain true equality?**
 * How do our instincts influence our treatment of others?
 * Why do people group/categorize others?
 * I have very little knowledge on the topic of equality and how or why people treat each other certain ways, besides the basic knowledge I gained in school and the thinking I have done on the subject over the years. In school and actually, from the news, over the years I've heard stories of war, bigotry, hate, and destructiveness, even in our home country, which is supposedly the home of the free. In addition, in psychology this year we learned about how and why people treat each other certain ways, and that really only served to further cement my view that it is impossible for real, 100% equality to ever exist among people.
 * Why? I have always been interested in why people do what they do, or why they don't do certain things. Why did people think it was ok to enslave others, why did people think it was ok to beat and shoot others? What drove them to do it? I think looking at that has helped solidify my view that equality isn't possible (which is not to say that I believe people deserve to be discriminated against), because of how ready people are to separate each other, us and them, better and worse, and so on and so forth. However, I know that its very easy to get caught up in your own views and start to look at them as fact, which is a very stupid thing to do, so, I want to argue against myself. I am concerned that I will have to do a lot of research, and really twist my words to get the information that i need, and that I will need to rely maybe to heavily on news and historical facts, however I am optimistic I can do it.