Why isn't Irish considered a race when asked "what race are you" in a census report or applying for school?

You could, but it wouldn't do anything. A person's personality has nothing to do with school admissions.

No. The graduate program doesn't care what you think of her personality as it is not a criteria for acceptance. Ignore her and get a life.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.