Further Up and Further In

At 12:30pm in the afternoon, my history professor announced, "We're going to go outside and do a race!" About 30 college students filed out with some groaning and complaining, knowing how hot and muggy it was outside. We somewhat mockingly complained that "it wasn't fair" as we had just been asked to define the words, "fair", "equal", and "justice". Little did we know how "unfair" the race would be. We lined up along the sidewalk with the majority being white females with a handful of guys and other ethnicities mixed in. Then my professor started calling out statements such as... If you have ever visited a foreign country, take one step forward. If you had more than 50 books in your house growing up, take one step forward. If English is not your first language, take one step back. If you have a family member on welfare, take one step back. If you can walk into any grocery store and buy the staple foods of your