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For the Paul final we're going to have essays and short answers and all sorts of fun things. We were encouraged to study collaboratively, and in my section on the last day of class I mentioned we should make a list of scholars and terms and people can choose which ones to define, so no one has to go through the entire list. People thought it was a good idea.

So I posted the idea to the class discussion board, and a list a few days later. No one responded before I went off to Israel.

Then I got an e-mail this past weekend from one of my classmates who noticed no one had responded and asked if she could help with personal e-mails. I said sure, since my wireless in Israel was sporadic.

Now a few people are finally responding. I was worried that when I posted my list I forgot to claim the two scholars that I know a lot about. But luckily my original post mentioned which ones I was defining (plus whatever is left over at the end).

So hopefully this final won't be too painful.

The "How Much of a Privileged Child were You?" meme

Stolen from plus_c and marlowe1

To participate, copy and paste the list and bold which ones are true for you (I italicize the ones which are kind of true):

Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home (I think we had over 100, but I'm not sure the current book count.)
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like you are portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school My second semester senior year was spent in Israel on a program called the Eisendrath international exchange. But the rest of my schooling was public.
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your clothing was bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
There was original art in your house when you were a child For a year or so we had a painting which is given to whomever is the president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) of RI. So we had it for my mom's term. But we didn't own it.
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
You had your own room as a child
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course-Only for the SAT II in writing, since I didn't do so well on the PSAT. Though "not doing so well" was a 610 in this case. I got a 710 on the real writing test.
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College my college fund is invested, but isn't a mutual fund or IRA
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and/or art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family (I'm still unaware of how much heating bills are for my family. But I feel like parents usually don't share financial information with their children, so I'm no sure that this is a marker of privilege...)

Wow. I guess I was pretty privileged growing up. Too bad my own kids will not be so fortunate, since I'm going to make very little money in archaeology.