Classism Assignment

I was raised in a wealthy neighborhood that was near lower class neighborhoods consisting of mostly minority families. I was fortunate enough to have a personal computer, a cell phone and other technologies that aided me in my education as well as my social life, but many of my friends did not have the same conveniences. Classism is something I’m extremely familiar with, because many of my friends and colleagues were affected by not having access to the internet or a computer at home. I remember specific times friends of mine couldn’t complete homework assignments, because they didn’t have access to a computer at home. At the time, I didn’t think too much of it, but in writing this assignment I realized how hard many things in life were for my friends that didn’t have access to the internet or a computer 24/7. I also noticed many of my colleagues and friends did not have the same level of education as I did, as well as knowledge of current events taking place in the world. We attended the same school and were in the same classes, but because of their inability to access digital information their education and ability to gain information about the world around them suffered.
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