Dubois essay
In W.E.B. Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk (1903), he shares his perspective on individuals and how their experiences affect their degree of psychological attachment to their culture of origin. DuBois’s most direct statement on this matter is his often quoted “double-consciousness:”“Its is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others, of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity. One ever feels his two-ness- an American, a

What people "�see"tm is most likely not me. I"tmm comfortable at home wearing one orange sock and one purple sock, but if I leave the house, I have to make myself "�look"tm presentable. What is this look? Is it the look that others might give me for having on different color socks? People have defined themselves based on how someone else perceives them. I respond by saying, "�I"tmm not trying to impress anyone. Du Bois"tms "�double ""consciousness"� opened my eyes. Unconsciously, I battle with my conscious all the time. It has never crossed my mind as to why I faithfully get my hair and nails done every Saturday, primarily for church on Sunday, until now. I know that I"tmm not poor or crazy for wearing different colored socks, but I know who I am. My belief was that thorough preparation was required. roe; two souls, two thoughts; two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder (Du Bois, 1897; Norton pp. I can always hear my father pacing outside the bathroom and under his breath he says, "�I don"tmt know who you are trying to impress"�. I"tmm not going to church to be seen.

Double consciousness
The United States of America, since its inception, has been a “melting pot” of different nationalities. While the term melting pot sounds friendly, this is not the case in reality. Many times cultures collide due their differences in