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Unearned Advantages: The Provocative Argument of Allan Johnson's "Privilege, Power, and Difference" April Federico      Allan Johnson argues that James Baldwin once came up with a rather provocative idea that the idea of “race” does not exist, only our perceptions of race do. In fact, Johnson points to Baldwin’s idea of social reality which he defines as “most of what we experience as ‘real’ is a cultural creation, even though we don’t experience it that way” (Johnson 21). The differences in skin color obviously exist. At the same time, so do labels, no matter which country you go to. And following what we discussed on the first day of class, it is astonishing and simultaneously appalling how much influence America has on the whole world, all the way down to the societal differences.      Privilege is also a topic in this chapter of Allan Johnson’s Privilege, Power, and Difference. In fact, it is the whole point of the text. What struck a chord of truth was...

 Introduction Hi, my name is April Federico, and I am a Rhode Island College Master's Student in the MAT in Elementary Education program. I am also a K-2 Self-Contained Special Education Teacher at Alfred A. Lima Sr. Elementary School in Providence, RI!  Fun facts about me: 1.) I do tarot on the side of my full-time job. (My business name is In The Pink, Inc.) 2.) My bachelor's and talent are in Creative Writing (from Roger Williams University). 3.) I love pilates and yoga. 4.) I love Taylor Swift music. 5.) I have been dating my boyfriend, Mark, for four and a half years and counting! 6.) I established a scholarship in my late second cousin's name, called the Michelle Andreotolla Pothier Memorial Fund, for high school seniors planning to pursue education as a career. 7.) I am originally from Medfield, Massachusetts. 8.) I went to a small private Catholic institution in Newton, MA called Mount Alvernia High School (since been bought by Boston College!). 9.) I love cats. 10....