IS IT POSSIBLE TO MOVE FROM ONE SOCIAL CLASS TO ANOTHER IN SOCIETY AND IMPROVE ONE’S SOCIAL STANDING? John Luffe Western Pennsylvania has had probably more than its fair share of industrial tycoons who started out poor and made their fortunes in many different ways‚ especially during the time of America’s Industrial Revolution. There were many local giants of industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that I believe left indelible impressions on our Western Pennsylvania
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Some of the greatest American writers of the nineteenth century wrote about a theme of the individual. Two that come to mind when writing about the individual are Henry David Thoreau who wrote "Civil Disobedience" and Walt Whitman who wrote "One’s-Self I Sing." Thoreau was known for being an individualist‚ who fought against materialism and social conformity. Whitman was similar to Thoreau in that he too took powerful and devoted stands against the social and cultural directions of individuals. Whitman
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"To have a good life‚ you must have a good education." How many times‚ has this sentence been ingrained into our minds‚ by our parents‚ our teachers‚ even our older siblings? How true is this statement? In my opinion‚ it is largely true; however‚ not everyone who has a good life is educated. Following the same argument‚ not everyone who is educated leads a good life. What is deemed by an education? An education‚ as defined by the Merriam-Webster is the action or process of educating or of being
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believes that political systems cannot govern society effectively without first taking into consideration the defects of human nature. One of the numerous flaws in human nature which is illustrated in "Lord of the Flies" is the reluctance of admitting one’s mistakes. The characters in this novel are of young age‚ the oldest being around 12 or 13 years old. This leaves room for many mistakes to be made‚ as young children are bound to make mistakes. It is human nature to deny mistakes‚ and to instead blame
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When an individual is bound by any type of constraints of conventions or circumstances‚ their initial natural reaction is resistance. Nonetheless‚ it is their ability to rise above those restrictions that defines who they really are. In the poem “Diary of a Piano Turner’s Wife”‚ by Wilmer Mills‚ the wife chooses to respond to the adverse circumstances by choosing her independence and not giving in to the conventions. The novel Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom shows Morrie Schwartz’s ability to
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03/11/12 Dieting can change a person’s life for the better or ruin one’s health completely. What is your opinion? You are advised to spend the maximum time (40 minutes) on this task. Nowadays‚ Dieting is the most discussed topic worldwide. It can be beneficial or destructive either for an individual’s life based on one’s understanding the concept of this matter. This essay intends to outline the both situations which a society faces. The majority of the people want a good shape.That is why we
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Virginia Woolf‚ acknowledged as one of the greatest female writers of her time‚ and ours‚ wrote two essays in which she attended the meals of a men’s and women’s university. In the first passage‚ Woolf describes an extravagant luncheon at a men’s college‚ using long and flowing sentences to express the seamless opulence of the "many and various retinue[s]" displayed at the convention. On the other hand‚ in the second passage Woolf illustrates a bland‚ plain‚ and institutional-like dining hall. It
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In ’the English Teacher ’ the profound writer R.K. Narayan gently probes the reader trying‚ in earnest‚ to "revolutionize" ideas on education. He challenges them by questioning what education truly means and the purposed of it. While it is true that in the novel‚ education poses a threat to Krishna ’s journey for growth‚ it is also only through education that he attains his goal. However there are two systems of education presented in the novel: the British system and the "Leave Alone" System. In
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A Gift of Goats is a Gift of Hope Story and Photos by Darcy Kiefel‚ Heifer International Photojournalist In a mud home made vibrant by beautiful flowers‚ Leokodia Byabasaija extended her hand to welcome a stranger. Byabasaija‚ a beautiful woman who conceals the hardships of her life with an engaging smile‚ lives in the village of Kisinga‚ Uganda. Not long ago she had a happy life with her husband‚ Lesio‚ and their children. Married in 1968‚ the couple‚ working as peasant farmers‚ raised
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been gradually improving since then. There are more advantages to using sexed semen in the dairy industry than beef industry‚ but both benefit from the implementation‚ whether the purpose be to add to the genetic and economic value of replacement heifers for dairy production features‚ or to produce genetically superior beef steer calves for market. Recent technology has been developed over the years to predict and/or manipulate the calf sex proportion. There are many ways in which the application
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