Privilege is a unique right, benefit, or immunity provided or available to only one individual or group. When it comes to being privileged I always felt like I didn’t have since I focus on the bad things going on. I didn’t realize how lucky I was. From the moment you are born, the society into which you are born can provide you an advantage over others. If you are born into a so-called first-world country, for example, your health, safety, and financial prospects are likely to be better than if you are born into a third-world one. I have the privilege of freedom of speech. I am privileged to be able to spend time with my family. Most people have either lost one or both parents, their parents are divorced, or they are completely alone in this world. Passport privilege refers to how easily you can travel around the world based on the passport you carry. I am privileged to be going to college. There’s obstacle that prevent people from finishing school. My parents did not have it easy growing up, but we now live in a house and have all we need. I have the privilege of showing my emotion. Due to the different movements now I have the privilege to vote, work, and many more.

Oppression is brutal or unjust treatment or control for an extended period of time. My experience with oppression derives from the fact that I am a Hispanic woman. The students at school would tell me to return to Mexico because I had nothing to do here. But the ironic part is that I was born in the United States, so I wouldn’t know what to do in Mexico. Growing up, I struggled to understand and speak English. When I spoke in school, the kids would laugh as if it were the funniest thing in the world. I was self-conscious. It was so awful that I just stopped talking in class. That hurt me in ways I couldn’t have imagined. Why should a person be subjected to such treatment? Simply to make the other person feel better about themselves. Reading the text and watching the film had opened my eyes like no other. Of course, I’d heard the terms privilege and oppression before, but I never felt the need to comprehend them, but I was mistaken. I feel more informed.