Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Strategies used in my research paper

The strategies that I plan to use in my paper is Strategy 1 which is make your source speak.  This strategy is to begin quoting and summarizing in order to help with your analysis.  Don't just quote or paraphrase things from your article without giving them meaning as to why you picked them.  Also include how the source has led you to your conclusion.  
Another strategy is Find your own role in the conversation, this is when you don't just record what your source is saying you need to incorporate your own thoughts and ideas from what they wrote.  

Monday, February 2, 2009

"White Privilege and Male Privilege"

In this article she is forcing the issue that white's have higher privileges then those of a different race.  Also that male white's have a even more higher privilege.  She goes on about male privilege and about the advantages that they receive such as in schooling.  What are the other examples, where is this coming from and what is she referring too in particular.  What is the reasoning that she is demonstrating that males are go very highly recognized and why women are not.  She then explains how white's have more privilege then blacks.  She is making there assumptions after observing her normal day and her day at work.  She is stating that whites are offered more and that it is not based on the color of their skin.  In other words are blacks based on the color of their skin?  What does this mean to compare your average daily life with the life of an African American.  What if the roles were switched around?  Would she get treated differently if she was working for a boss that was black and most of her co workers were black? She refers to about schooling and how when she was in school they were taught a pattern that whites are taught to think about their lives, in which case what about most schools now that have many types of race?  Would her logic and assumptions apply to everyone everywhere or just to where she is ? Also her talking about the white privilege and how it exists what about the homeless white people that you see on the streets begging for money or food.  Are they considered privileged also?