Talking Point #1

1) Context/ Premise
-Race -Wellfare -White Advantage
-Drug Abuse -Starvation -Income
-AIDS -Living Conditions -Ignore
-Poverty -Hospital Support
-Prostitution -Fear
-Discrimination -Death
-Sanitation -Hell

2) Argument
Kozol and Goldberg's arguements are that not only do white middle class Americans, but white Americans in general have a significant advantage in life over many, if not all minorities. Kozol also argues primarily that white people, (generally speaking) look down upon America's inner cities as more or less, dumps. Mainly in this case the South Bronx.

3) Evidence
There are a lot of reliable recources or evidence that are used to support this argument. There are a lot of quoted sources that either the authors simply quoted, or were able to talk face to face with people while conducting their research. In a few cases the New York Times were quoted on a public survey they had taken.
"In 1991, the median household income of the area, according to the New York Times, was $7,600."
"The Truth is that they put a lot of things into our neighborhood that no one wants."
"As a white person, I realized I had been taught about racism as something that puts others at a disadvantage, but had been taught not to see one of its corollary aspects, white privilege, which puts me at an advantage."

4) Other Issues to Consider
What I think are important issues that should be brought up is the fact that both peices are written in a first person context and both talk about each author's hands on experience and research on their similar topics. I think the mainly in Kozol's case, having gone to such lengths to prove what he is writing about, shows a lot about not only hime, but should get everyone's eyes open to realize what really is going on.