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    Privilege. Privilege is heard around social justice spaces‚ schools‚ family and even friends. So what is privilege? Privilege is having a special right‚ some sort of advantage that belongs to either a specific individual or group of specific people but not to others. These kind of advantages come from being a certain race‚ gender‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ class‚ etc. The privilege walk is an activity designed to help people understand the effects of societal privileges. This activity included

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    The color and shape I chose for Othello are silver and the indifferent shape. I thought about it for a while and this indifferent shape fits othello perfectly for many reasons. Like Othello this is the outsider of the group since it has no real shape. The shape’s physical appearance is different from the rest‚ just like Othello is since he’s a moor and has a different skin tone. Towards the end of the third act Othello starts to lose his stern confidence front and his real insecurities come out.

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    The Shape of Things‚ written by Neil LaBute‚ discovers the deceitfulness and manipulation that symbolizes relationships. It touches the escalating relationship between Adam and Evelyn‚ who met at an art museum on a college campus. In this scene‚ Evelyn was attempting to disfigure a statue in the pursuit of making ‘true art’. Adam is as insecure and knowledgeable as Evelyn who is aggressive and devious‚ freely changes his appearance at Evelyn’s urge. As Evelyn braces her hold on Adam‚ his emotional

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    The Privilege activity is so impressive to me. Because I have never pay attention to my privilege and think I have any privilege. So‚ I think I will stand at the back of the line‚ but I turn out standing at the middle of the line. Some classmates‚ I think they would stand at the front of me because their first language is English and I think they have better privilege than me‚ but they actually stand behind me because of social problems like family. I watched a video named “The Power of Privilege

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    it. Yet‚ in the United States it is considered more like a privilege for people who cannot afford to pay a health insurance due to its’ high costs. So‚ should all citizens have the right to health insurance? Or is it best to keep it as it is for the sake of our economy. Either a right or a privilege‚ both options will have consequences that may put the US in a serious situation in the long run. The big picture show that equality for all US citizens will never be reached in regards to this problem

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    makes the country diverse. Cultural privilege and stereotyping exist in the United States. Cultural privilege is an advantage that a dominant group people have than the rest of the other groups. I believe that men have more privilege than women in the United States. I have done my interview on a woman who lives‚ in my neighborhood. I asked her questions about cultural privilege‚ stereotypes‚ and experiences with health care. I compared my cultural privileges as a man to my interviewee with her being

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    How white people became white. The story of how white people became white in the United States goes as far back as the 15th and 16th century. People born white in this country were born with great privilege. It was an honor to be classified as a white man‚ or woman because white people had the pleasure of enjoying the many benefits that other cultures could not. If a person was classified as anything other than white‚ they were called minorities. Being a minority meant that one had no rights. People

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    10 Techniques to Shape Children’s Behavior "undesirable behavior" -->Shaping means providing the child with cues and reinforcements that direct them toward desirable behavior. As you shape behavior‚ the child’s personality tags along and also changes and improves. The main ways to shape a child’s behavior are through: * praise * selective ignoring * time-out * consequences * motivators * reminders * negotiation * withdrawing privileges * humor 1. PRAISE Praise

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    There are serious consequences of speeding. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. NHTSA estimates that the annual economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is $40.4 billion. In 2010‚ speeding was a contributing factor in 31 percent of all fatal crashes‚ and 32‚885 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes. This equates to 90 fatalities per day in the United States.

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    There has always been a long and never ending debate of what really affects personality is it with a person’s genetic makeup or with his environment. Many researchers have agreed that personality is both influenced by nature and nurture. But I will still stand that nurture has bigger impacts than nature. If environment didn’t play a part in determining an individual’s traits and behaviors‚ then identical twins should‚ theoretically‚ be exactly the same in all respects‚ even if reared apart. But

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