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Understanding of Privilege      My understanding of privilege in general I felt was very broad and I didn't fully have a good understanding of what makes a person privileged. As an African American, I only thought and been taught about white privilege since I was a kid. But I haven't fully realized this as my elementary/middle school was predominantly white and I was one of 5 black kids there. In my head, white Americans had the higher status compared to people of color. I felt I had to fit in and look like them. But I also have failed to realize that things like your nationality and gender could give you privilege as well. I knew about gender privilege because of the fight between equal pay between men and women in the same work-field. I always thought it was unfair. Honestly, I feel angered by it because it goes back in history and those quotes such as, "strong like men " exist. I've personally witnessed this in my elementary school where teachers would only cal...

During our discussion times, I realized that not everyone has the same definition of family. For example, I had wrote down that family is essentially a group of one or more individuals who share a bond whether it be with parents, guardians, caregivers, friends, etc. But my group members were more thought out including that family does not have to be biological and that blended families exist. I do believe that family comes in all different forms and shapes. I realized this when everyone shared their insight. It was good for me to not forget about the blended families as society only sees one type of "family" which would be the standard nuclear family. Mom, dad, and children. My group discussed it would be good for everyone to have a different look on family and become more open-minded.   Which brings me to my next topic of what we discussed. The main issues my group saw in society today is people's abilities to be open-minded. A lot of people in the US are afraid to gain ...