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...society in part because they are minorities. But the study of a majority is as legitimate and interesting, for social scientists at least, as the study of a minority. Whiteness studies should not celebrate white literature or a supposed white culture; rather, useful scholarship in the area engages the concept of being white in a society that first, differentiates between whites and non-whites and second, bestows privilege upon those that fit the description...
...from other impoverished members of society only because they are white, but they are not more indicative of white culture, or American culture for that matter, than any other marginalized group in American society. In fact, what is interesting about "white trash" is not their relationship to the imagined concept of a white culture, but that even in their impoverished and often uneducated marginality, they retain a privilege in American society: their whiteness...
CONVINCE Consortium of North American Veterinary Interactive New Concept Education...
...first and most significant bill is actually called the "Council Size-Reducing Constitutional Amendment Resolution"--a grand name for a simple concept: cut the number of representatives. Currently, there are more spaces available for seats on the council than there are candidates to run for those seats. At best, a house's political field will be contested so that only one or two candidates do not get the positions for which they vie. By cutting the number of available positions, the council can hope for competitive district elections in upcoming races...
...Sometime along this protocol development, this concept of domain names [surfaced]. Before that, people referred to the IP address directly," says Scott O. Bradner, a technical consultant for University Information Services...