What to talk about

I want to talk about the effects girls have, especially throughout high school, that other girls cause them to have either by peer pressure, meanness, seclusion, or popularity contests. I want to talk about how girls are picked on emotionally throughout their teenage years by even their friends who all want to be better than each other. Girls at this age are mean, and they enjoy getting satisfaction from being mean to others.
I need to talk about the racial prejudice that Arab Americans face in society today. Ever since 9/11 people who are Arabic have faced difficult times in America. It is hard having a family from the Middle East and listening to people in the same room as me say they would like to blow them off the planet. People are so ignorant, and only take on views of what the media or their friends tend to believe.
I think I should talk about the differences between the rich and the poor. I think it is horrible that there are people out there with absolutely nothing, and then I hear the story about the girl who just lost her four thousand dollar purse. I think the poor get ignored too often, and it is something that should be talked about.
This would be difficult to address all these topics, because they are so different. The only things they have in common are that in each of the situations people are feeling physical and emotional stress. From the example about the girls, they are being picked on causing them emotional problems. The Arab Americans are facing prejudice causing them to feel terrible about themselves. And in the poor issues, the poor are suffering a great deal emotionally because they are doing extremely without much.

I would have to say a in the category of power and lack of power I have sometimes felt that it resonates to me. When I talk about power though, I am thinking about power meaning money wise. I am not rich at all, and when I come across some students or friends who are I tend to feel powerless. It sometimes sucks to not be able to go buy something expensive or even know what a particular brand is, because I cannot afford it. To me, getting something new, even if it was extremely cheap is a big deal. I think the first moment this really happened was when I came to college. In high school I was considered rich, but coming here with many kids from out of state, I felt they were the ones with the power. I felt powerless. I think one scene that really stands out is when I showed someone something I bought from a cheap store. Not only did I get a look of disgust, but also a comment that lead me to feel powerless. It was in my dorm room freshman year. I was excited to get a pair of white shorts from Old Navy. I thought they were really comfortable and of course they were really cheap. After I was excited I got them, I looked at my friend and took them out to show her. The look on her face was disgusted. She said “I would never shop there.” Not only did my feelings become crushed, but I felt like she was in power. I did not know what to say, so I just slowly turned around and walked away. That feeling that I was weak, and could not afford what the rich and powerful could was terrible. The look she gave me made me feel worthless. I never knew it was such a big deal to buy a pair of shorts that were not a hundred bucks. After that I began to notice it more. I saw more kids had more than me. I knew more meant power, and less meant powerless.
I would be able to look up statistics of different universities to see the economics each have. I have a feeling the less prestigious universities may be the ones with more money. The ones that won’t have as much would be where more minorities attend. I would specifically look up the economic statistics at my University. I could even survey the people I hang out with, to see how much of an impact they actually have over my power depending on their income source. It would be interesting to see some studies on the influence of money on power. Does money really create power? I am sure there are some psychological studies out there answering this question.