June 10, 2014
Ms. Walsh Language A
Persuasive Essay
Our Battle With Economic Inequality Economic inequality is one of the greatest battles known to mankind. I say this because; I know that nothing in life comes easy, yet it seems that most people have life easier than other people. Its not because their a bad person, it's simply because of our government, and economic inequality. “Our inequality materializes our upper class, vulgarizes our middle class, and brutalizes our lower class.” –Matthew Arnold English essayist (18221888) When Matthew Arnold says “Our inequality materializes our upper class...” it means,now that they've got all the money they could possibly have , they can have things that you dream of having. With this prosperity, their lives become accurate, precise, and errorfree. “...Vulgarizes our middle class” means, the government and upper class can take advantage of their hard earned money.By giving out loans that couldnt be paid back in a lifetime,they take away everything they have.This means more,and more people become poor and homeless. To “brutalize our lower class” means, we degenerate, make them feel that they're less important than the upper and middle class. When we degenerate the poor, they feel unwanted, which can lead to suicide, and being bullied, because they might not look like or have as much stuff as the upper and middle class. Its time we take a stand and fight for economic equality, before its too late and cannot be resolved. You can start protesting a reform, so we can improve our economy and you can help/ join the Clinton Foundation, which supports the fight to have economic
equality.