In the essay "Keeping Close to Home: Class and Education" by Bell Hooks, she argues against the statement that "assimilation is the way to gain acceptance... for those in power. Seeing from her college experiences and from other examples, one can argue that one can survive by staying true to one's cultural identity. My personal beliefs lead me to support Ms. Hooks in this argument that assimilation alone is the only way to survive. In …showed first 75 words of 786 total…

…showed last 75 words of 786 total…with her argument that "assimilation is the way to gain acceptance... for those in power". I know that one can fit in by just staying true to one's self. I can also be in opposition because of the fact that some believe that the only course to be happy is to assimilate and to deny one's own true identity. But for me and my own life experiences, I would have to side with Ms. Hooks.