Blog Post #6

It was particularly interesting for me to analyze Peggy McIntosh's essay because I had already studied it in a Women's Studies class. It is always interesting to look at something from multiple perspectives,  and, in class, we looked at it very differently to how my Women's Studies class analyzed it. Regardless of the perspective, the essay affected me greatly both times; it was particularly striking when McIntosh compared male privilege to an invisible backpack of unearned assets because now I often envision myself wearing this backpack even though I have always been wearing it. Also, I am excited to write the fourth essay. I know that it is different in many ways, but the "personal narrative" almost reminds me of a CommonApp essay. This is an unpopular opinion, but I personally enjoyed every second of writing my CommonApp essays. In fact, by the end, I had become so attached to so many of my essays that I couldn't even choose one to submit. This essay is interesting, however, because it gives me a reason to sit down and be introspective and ask myself about the most important aspects of my life. Who am I as a person, and what has made me that way? I have enjoyed the other essays that we have written, but this one seems particularly valuable for my growth and development as a writer and a person in general because it gives me an opportunity to analyze myself, which is an opportunity that I probably wouldn't take otherwise.