Weapons of Privilege

It seems to me that the term "weapons of privilege" is associated with white people. White people never went through the problems that black people did dealing with segregation. It used to be if you were white, you could get anything before someone who was black. When a white boss chose someone for a job, he would not necessarily look at how well you did things, but what race you were. Like Autumn said, white people have always felt superior to black people and Native Americans .
When the Europeans first came to America, they were more advanced than the Native Americans. They had guns and all the Native Americans had were bows, arrows and spears. They thought that their government was better and this helped them believe that they were superior to the Native Americans.
No one should be ashamed of their race. In class, we talked about how white people should take a stand and prvent their fellow whites from abusing and taking advantage of people who aren't the same race as them. No race should be considered superior to another just because they have a different skin color.

Male vs. Female Political Power

If women had more political power, it is probably true that topics would come up more often concerning abortion, the environment, etc. But I don't think what you are concerned about depends on your sex. A man can be as concerned or more concerned about abortion than a women. It really depends on the person voting, what kind of person they are and what they care about most.

American

Yesterday when we talked about being an American, most people said it had to do with believing in the American beliefs and what America stands for. I was thinking, does this mean you can live in another country and still be an American?

Local History Project

I am doing my Local History Project on my four great-uncles: George (Joe), Cecil, Maurice (Tony) and Frankk (Harvey) Caldwell. They al fought in World War II. Cecil and Tony died on the same day fighting in the Philippines. Harvey died fighting in Germany two years later. Joe was hospitalized in England for six months, but returned home safely.
The Caldwells were originally from Hallowell, where they are on the Honor Roll and the American Legion Hall and their old church that they went to are both dedicated to them. They are buried in the Warren Hill Cemetary in Palmyra. It is possible that they are the only family in Maine to give so many sons to the war.
I am going to make a "documentary". I'll interview my grandmother and another person from Palmyra who didn't know them. I'll also get a teenagers perspective on the subject. I'm going to go to Hallowell to show their memorials on the video, too. I'm going to make a scrapbook of the Caldwell family, including their military pictures.
The purpose of my project is to teach people about not only my Uncles, but how so many people died but they are not remembered. Not many people now know about my Uncles and how important they were to our country. They died for our freedom. Hopefully I can get my point across and either re-open the church or make it into a memorial to them.