<p>I have one black and parent and one white parent and the truth is I integrate with both families quite easily. I am a hybrid. Both sides of my family are in a much lower socioeconomic group than my direct family is. This caused the major disconnect from the race mainly from the African-American side. They believe that the societal standing leans much more towards the Caucasian. </p>
<p>The one-drop rule doesn’t fulfill my soul’d desire to know what I truly am, but that answer may have nothing to do with race. I know people say that we shouldn’t see color, but that is the first thing we see about a person. The rule is a simple way to classify people. I don’t believe it is “politically correct”, but it does the job (only if both parties accept it though). </p>
<p>I guess this could be a wonderful college essay. It could reach much deeper than any box I check on an application.</p>