F-Scott-Fitzgerald once said ¨I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich and it colored my entire life and works.¨ This quote says that being rich is the promise life and the key to happiness. To the people the ´´American Dream´´ means that if you are nothing or poor you can pull yourself up and work hard to become rich and famous. In his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F-Scott-Fitzgerald suggests that the American Dream is something that could be achieved‚ but not easily and has died through
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SQUATTER AREAS IN THE PHILIPPINES Have you visited the Philippines? Have you been to its capital‚ which is Manila? The country I came from is known for its rich history and vibrant culture. Tourist just can’t get enough of its people’s hospitality‚ the tropical climate it possess‚ white sand beaches washed by clear blue waters of the sea‚ lustrous forest‚ vast stretches of green fields planted with rice‚ colorful jeepneys and a wide variety of sumptuous food. But not everyone knows
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Each level of wealth has different characteristics. Some assumptions of the rich is that they are cruel and don’t thing about anyone other than themselves. They want to get more and more money. People believe this because we see it in our own government. Politicians get paid by banks and other corporations to vote on a legislation that will come in favor of businesses. But then there are nice wealthy people because they give money to charity. Another characteristic is that they are either smart or
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Class discrimination Social dominance researched by Pratto points out the notion that hierarchies exist between groups in society‚ allowing some groups to have the dominance and power over others (Pratto 760). African Americans’ impoverishment and high crime rates have plagued society for years. The origin has a closely bound with the historical slavery and racial discrimination in the US‚ and drives question self to the problem at the first place. From the beginning of the 1960s‚ in order to ease
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More Taxes for the Rich The United States of America is the land of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity for each and every American‚ with the ability to live the “American Dream.” The American Dream suggests that anyone in the United States is able to follow their hopes and aspirations‚ succeed through hard work‚ and has the potential to lead a happy and successful life. Through hard work and dedication‚ reaching success and wealth is never too far‚ everyone receives as much as they put in. America
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Poverty in the Philippines I wrote this piece as a way to share the negative aspects of poverty with the public‚ and hopefully turn them against it. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. By the time one has finished reading that sentence‚ a child would have died from poverty-related causes‚ That’s a life every 3.5 seconds –on average. Poverty affects everyone; globally‚ regionally‚ and locally. To be living in poverty is a horrible state to be in‚ for the individual will
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A Brief History of the Philippines from a Filipino Perspective Pre-Colonial Period The oldest human fossil remains are found in Palawan‚ on the western fringe of the archipelago. These remains are about 30‚000 years old‚ suggesting that the first human migrations to the islands took palce during the last Ice Age‚ when land bridiges connected the archipelago to mainland Asia and Borneo. The islands were eventually inhabited by different groups that developed domestic trade linkages. The archaelogical
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The working poor are those people that work the hardest for their dollar‚ work the hardest to get their paychecks‚ work the hardest to survive. Most of the working poor live paycheck to paycheck and like the saying goes‚ “robbing from Peter to pay Paul.” There is a way out of poverty‚ and there is a way for these struggling individuals to escape the perils of their life in poverty. It is not an easy road out‚ but it is possible. It is important for those that are born into this lifestyle to know
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PART I: INTRODUCTION: THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK MAN IN THE WORLD A. The Social Nature of Man Man is “social by nature”: he relates himself to other men with the same naturalness as a fish takes to water Man is entirely dependent on others for everything Aristotle said‚ “every man feels naturally like a friend to other men. “ The natural feeling of man towards other men is friendliness Being unfriendly is like an afterthought‚ not something spontaneous Only when he starts thinking
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Discrimination has been around for centuries and even though there have been many improvements in the way society deals with discrimination‚ we still have a very long way to go. Gay and lesbian youth are two to three times more likely to commit suicide than other youths and 30% of all completed adolescence suicides are related to sexual identity. Parents‚ teachers‚ students – everyone needs to be more open about homosexuality and there should also be an understanding that being gay or lesbian is
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