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Racism is a social problem based on arbitrary discrimination against racialized people (black, Asian, indigenous, Latinos, etc). It is a problem that persists in daily life until slavery has been abolished or is socially frowned upon. Racist expressions such as "working as a Chinese" or condescendingly treating black people are expressions of internalized racism. This can also be observed with gender with the hypersexualization of the Afro-descendant community or in the normalization of pedophilia in the Asian population. This situation has worsened in the last month with the murder of George Floyd in the USA, but we must look at ourselves in our daily lives to eradicate the racism that we carry as a mestizo population. Because being Latino does not leave us exempt from being racist with other racial oppressions like the indigenous one. We can even see it in our beauty standards, which are rather far from our reality in Latin America, being these purely European. Th...

Based on the reading activity, I really liked Angkor Wat. I have always been very attracted to the architecture of the temples and the religious buildings, especially those from the east. I think they are beautiful and whenever I travel I like to visit them. There is a lot of art and symbols in those types of constructions that account for the culture of these civilizations.

I think my favorite technological object is my smartphone. I have my current phone about a year ago. I bought it used. I use my cell phone for many things: putting reminders, doing college work, going to virtual classes or talking on Zoom with my friends. I also use it to entertain myself on social networks like Instagram or chat on WhatsApp. I use it all day basically. I like it because it makes my life easier and helps me to be connected with those I love, in addition to sharing my daily life with them in this very particular context. Life without a cell phone would be more difficult, but there are undoubtedly other objects that can supply its functions such as a camera, computer, watch, etc. But it would be more boring because much of the time I use my cell phone is to get on social networks and share memes with friends.

When I was little, I dreamed of studying art. I always liked to draw, sculpt, create. But I declined from that idea because i'm not rich. At the time of applying to university, my other options were social work and public administration. But sociology was what he really wanted. The other options were just to complete. I finally decided sociology because I believed that it was what I was best at and what would help me understand the world in which I live. My experience at the university has been quite positive. I got to work on what I study before I graduated and I have met many people. I would like to work in the area of ​​public policy or in an area related to social and economic inequality.