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    in school and later went to college and getting a master degree plus a well-pay career bring you wealth. Being poor to wealthy or being rich and staying rich as a child to an adult‚ does the wealth usually bring you happiness? In the novel "Great Expectation‚" Pip is a character who as a child become a wealthy person from a poor background family. As he grew up in a poor childhood‚ an opportunity came up for him to become rich and surely he took that opportunity from a secret benefactor which was

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    Matthew Fine LaScotte English 9 Great Expectations For Pip‚ the first conflict that he encounters is when he is leaving Manor House from his second visit with Ms. Havisham’s‚ he fights with a young man in the garden. This conflict leaves Pip quite dumbfounded because the thought that a random stranger would just walk up to him that wants to fight is strange. At first‚ it might seem like Pip was scared that he would be fighting a boy that he didn’t know and felt like he had no reason to fight

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    Social Mobility refers to the ability to change individual social class either by moving upwards or downwards in the stratification system (upper‚ middle and lower income group). There are four kinds of social mobility. Firstly by inter-generation‚ such as when a child surpasses his or her parents’ social class. Secondly by intra-generation‚ such as when a business success led an individual in change of social class. Thirdly would be horizontal mobility‚ moving in the same category‚ for example‚

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    simple escalation on the social ladder. This simple equation should yield results so that any American can lead the life of a true united states citizen. Yes‚ these claims are catered to the general public but what comes into question is the reality of it. Social mobility is defined as “the movement of individuals from one social position into another. Intergenerational social mobility is a measure of the extent to which parents and their children have similar or different social and economic positions

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    In an arm-chair‚ with an elbow resting on the table and her head leaning on that hand‚ sat the strangest lady I have ever seen‚ or shall ever see. She was dressed in rich materials‚—satins‚ and lace‚ and silks‚—all of white. Her shoes were white. And she had a long white veil dependent from her hair‚ and she had bridal flowers in her hair‚ but her hair was white. Some bright jewels sparkled on her neck and on her hands‚ and some other jewels lay sparkling on the table. Dresses‚ less splendid

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    the case of Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens successfully enacts the stratified class structure and power relationship by employing imagery in the form of characterization‚ pathetic fallacy and figurative language. Through such imagery‚ the novel specifically conveys a critique of a society where capital indicates social position‚ where wealth defines opportunity‚ and where social class enforces a strong sense of stratification. It also comments on the possibility of class mobility and the relationship

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    different types of people. Some are short and some are tall. Some are big and others are small. Some are funny or smart. Some act like don’t have a beating heart. Charles Dickens was good at making many different character types in his book Great Expectations. There were two characters that stood out to me‚ two characters that influenced Pip. Which brings me to miss Havisham. The mad‚ wealthy‚ Miss Havisham. Havisham influenced Pip by using him to get some kind of revenge. Revenge on men‚ men

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    After retirement many elderly people reflect on their lives‚ they consider their social status‚ job‚ income and current health. Most would say they had a good life but none would ever question whether or not they deserved the life they had. The reason is that Americans have a meritocratic society in place that rewards for effort and ability. In other words‚ a person will get what they deserve as long as they work hard for it. According to Narmit Arora “we are the authors of our own destiny and whoever

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    Magwitch Magwitch a fearsome criminal just recently escaped from prison and terrorizes Pip at the beginning of Great Expectations. Chapter 1 “You fail‚ or you go from my words in any partickler‚ no matter how small it is‚ and your heart and your liver shall be tore out‚ roasted and ate. Now‚ I ain’t alone‚ as you may think I am. There’s a young man hid with me‚ in comparison with which young man I am a Angel. That young man hears the words I speak. That young man has

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    children’s long-term life chances. The quality of local public services (particularly schools)‚ the prevalence of crime and violence‚ the influences of peers and social networks‚ and the proximity to jobs can all act either to isolate families from social and economic opportunities or to enhance their prospects for the future. A substantial body of social science research finds that growing up in a distressed‚ high poverty neighborhood is associated with an increased risk of bad outcomes‚ including school

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