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I've never considered myself to be anything special, certainly never superior to anyone or anything by virtue of my ancestry. I've been called a privileged white-girl by some, honky by others, and cracker by others still. I do, however, realize the many ways in which I am privileged. After all, I am an American, middle class, white female, not to mention the fact that I have the honor to attend such a prestigious school as the University of Texas. While I certainly do not agree that any one person should be allotted special privileges just because they happened to be born into a certain family, I have realized that it does occur. A perfect example would be my best friend Kinickka. She and I were inseparable right up until high school. You see, at my high school it was rare for the people of different races to hang out, or God forbid be best friends. Our whole lives Kinickka was one of the "white people." We shared the same interests, listened to country music, we were almost identical except for one thing- she was black and I was white. Up until high school, skin color was not an issue, but that changed dramatically. Eventually Kinickka would feel the need to hang out with others of, as she would say, her ki
Terminology mentioned in this term paper
Caucasian,
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Kinickka,
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University of Texas,
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America, United States,
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