Leah Cappadona

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Leah Cappadona

• Caring
• Sarcastic
• Caucasian
• Female
• Born in North
• Raised in South

• Non-racist
• Humble
• Kind
• Love children
• Honest
• Family

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My Heritage

• I am a white femalehalf Italian, half Irish and
  French. I was born in the north and raised in the
  south. I would say it is an advantage that I have
  lived in both the north and the south because I
  can relate to both people.

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Family Background

• My familys SES is middle to upper class.
  Fortunately, for as long as I have been alive, my
  family has never really had a struggle
  financially. My dad has always been able to
  successfully support our family. Not having a
  financial problem in my life has affected me in
  way such that it has made life much easier.
  Although people may not admit that money is
  extremely important, it is, and having it makes
  life more enjoyable.

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Me and Minorities

• Throughout my life I have had much more
  contact with white people than people of
  minorities. However, at a young age I had
  African-American friends and I still do. Race is
  not a problem for me. The color of someones
  skin just does not seem like a logical reason not
  to like them. I love learning about people from
  different countries and backgrounds. College has
  really allowed me to come into contact with
  diverse people and cultures, which I find
  extremely intriguing.

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Is Sexual Preference an Issue?

• So many people I know and have heard have huge
  problems with gays and lesbians. Personally, I
  really dont have an issue with gays and
  lesbians. I feel that people are free to date or
  associate with whomever the prefer. I have never
  had a close friend that was gay or lesbian, so I
  dont know first hand how I would react to it.
  However because I am a Christian I do not believe
  gays should be married, or at least not in a
  church.

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Am I Girlie?

• Throughout my life, most of my friends have been
  male. However, as I have grown older and had
  boyfriends, I have hung out with girls more
  often. I would say I am pretty girlie due to the
  fact that I care greatly about my appearance and
  wear makeup and such. I do have some male traits
  thoughI like to fish, hangout with guys rather
  than girls, and sometimes just drink beer and
  watch football.

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Factors of Influence

• Being a white female with money, and living in
  the south has had a huge impact on who I am
  today. Fortunately, life has been pretty easy
  for me I am not a minority, not poor, not fat,
  not sick, etc. The role these previous factors
  have played in life is what makes me who I am.

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Who Am I?

• I see myself as kind at times, loving,
  affectionate, caring, sometimes crazy, fun,
  family-oriented, truthful, hard-working,
  outgoing, gregarious, maternal, Christian.
• I see others as people just like me. However, I
  think I am better than some and some are better
  than me. I am judgmental at first, but I really
  make an effort to try to see people for who they
  are and not what they look like.
• I think people view me as an overall good person.
  However, when someone first meets me they may
  think I am rude because I am so sarcastic and
  blunt. But when people really get to know me,
  they would realize I am a great person.

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Assignment Impact

• This assignment has really encouraged me to dig
  deep and look at myself, how I became this
  person, and who I am now. This project has
  showed me that my life is really good and has
  been, and I am so blessed for that. I have
  acknowledged that due to the fact I have not had
  a lot of experience with people/children from
  diverse backgrounds, it may be an issue for me as
  a teacher. However, I am only in my first
  education class and I have learned a lot about
  diverse backgrounds. I have also learned a lot
  from the teacher that I observe this semester.
  Her class has a variety of cultures Jew,
  Christian, Mexican, Jehovah's witness, poor, and
  rich. I think just being her class and watching
  these students and how she associates with them
  will assist me when I become a teacher.