Before reading, I assumed the reason why, would be because of the past incidences America had with minority groups. Such as slavery, immigrants, and the women suffrage movement. However, after reading I learned that there were other reasons why America faced inequality. The idea of technology advancing and that being the reason for inequality was a surprise to me. I knew there was an outcome to the new technology that was discovered. However, I didn’t think to look closely to the different types of affect it had on society. I also learned that there is only 1% of the population that is extremely wealthy. Everyone else is considered the “99%.” Overall, this chapter was extremely fascinating. I gained useful information about inequality in America, and in other small
Before reading, I assumed the reason why, would be because of the past incidences America had with minority groups. Such as slavery, immigrants, and the women suffrage movement. However, after reading I learned that there were other reasons why America faced inequality. The idea of technology advancing and that being the reason for inequality was a surprise to me. I knew there was an outcome to the new technology that was discovered. However, I didn’t think to look closely to the different types of affect it had on society. I also learned that there is only 1% of the population that is extremely wealthy. Everyone else is considered the “99%.” Overall, this chapter was extremely fascinating. I gained useful information about inequality in America, and in other small