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    your kind of people are represented to public on television daily is common occurrence‚ people are thinking about you are living in a putative life and with no interaction of crime. Those are the signals of white privilege. “white privilege is an invisible package of unearned assets which I can count on cashing in each day‚ but about which I was meant to remain oblivious” (Page 11 4th paragraph) wrote by Peggy McIntosh. Also she found that most of men are unwilling to admit

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    Response 2 Peggy McIntosh’s article‚ “White Privileges: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” (1998)‚ asserts that males and white people from birth have certain privileges‚ earned strengths‚ and unearned power. McIntosh supports this claim by identifying some of the daily effects of white privilege she witnesses. McIntosh purpose is to point out the invisible systems of male and white privilege in order to inform the public of the invisible unfairness and to reconstruct it. McIntosh’s intended audience is

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    She tolds us about Peggy McIntosh‚ an American feminist and anti-racism activist. McIntosh would use the term Invisible Knapsack. I knapsack‚ full of unearned advantages that set us up the achieve our goals easier than others. “White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions‚ maps‚ passports‚ codebooks‚ visas‚ clothes‚ tools and blank checks” (White Privilege). She says that we are taught that racism puts others

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    unpack and understand the meaning of this concept. The term white privilege addresses the ways or means that white individuals benefits from not being the racial minority group. A term that goes hand and hand with white privilege is known as the invisible knapsack. According to the article titled “White Privilege: Unpacking

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    something with a mean between “dark” and “tenebrous”. The text refers to this set of privilege and acts as a “The invisible Knapsack”‚ which is the best analogy that I have heard in my life. It makes completely sense‚ the white privilege is exactly as an invisible knapsack‚ white people and male do not feel it‚ but they are always wearing and using the tools that are inside of this knapsack‚ most of the time unconsciously. Afterward the author made a list‚ with 46 examples of how she or most of the

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    PRIVILEGE 1 PRIVILEGE: Benefits of Being Privileged Sarah Emonts SSW102 Karen McEwen Tuesday‚ October 8th‚ 2013 PRIVILEGE 2 Benefits of Being Privileged Privilege can be defined as a specific right or advantage given or available

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    I chose not to care about. White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh explores how it is to be a white woman in society can fall back onto this invisible tent

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    says in her article‚ “White Privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions‚ assurances‚ tools‚ maps‚ guides‚ codebooks‚ passports‚ visas‚ clothes compass‚ emergency gear and blank checks” (White Privilege and Male Privilege‚ Peggy McIntosh‚ 95). Basically‚ white privilege is the privilege that white people have only not people of other race or color. Peggy McIntosh says that white privilege is an indivisible knapsack. She tries to imply that these privileges are not

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    Steven bartly American pluralism 200 Throughout history the United States has had immigrants flock to the united states in hopes of better opportunity. In the eyes of many ‚the United States was land of prosperity and opportunity. This dream of becoming successful from nothing was known as the American dream .It built this nation into what it is today‚ which unfortunately is tainted with many negative aspects. President Clinton once said “ The American Dream that we were all raised on is

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    Paper adapted for exclusive use of students enrolled in ED2990 and ED3290 at James Cook University. McDonald‚ M.‚ & Pryor‚ B.M.‚ (1999). The binna binna man. Crows Nest. NSW: Allen & Unwin. McIntosh‚ P. (1988). White privilege: unpacking the invisible knapsack. Available from http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598ge/Unpacking.html (Accessed 17 September 2008). Malin ‚ M. (1990). “Why is life so hard for Aboriginal students in urban classrooms?” The Aboriginal Child at School‚ 18 (1)‚ 9-29.

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