" This knowledge came to her as she was writing a research paper concerning "Male Privilege in America.... In the essay, "unpacking the Knapsack," Peggy McIntosh contracts multiple rhetorical strategies to contain her readers to validate her claim about racism as well as privilege. ... This act of acknowledging was most likely achieved just by reading through her essay, which means that the reader who agrees with her has nothing else that he/she is burdened to do. ... One of the most important strategies that she uses is what she does at the end of her essay. ... The purp...

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