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    The French had good reasons for wanting equality. Before 1789 inequality was typical of the old government. The nobles and clergy were the privileged orders. They were exempt from such direct taxes as the taille‚ or land tax. Most taxes were paid by the Third Estate--a class that included peasants‚ artisans‚ merchants‚ and professional men. Even among these groups taxes were not equal. Some provinces were exempt from certain assessments‚ such as the gabelle‚ or salt tax. In addition‚ the collection

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    Social Inequality Think of social inequality. Is it fair for people to be ranked and divided simply because of their social status? Maybe you’re thinking of the high school social rankings but it’s more than that. People are being treated according to their social classes by the colour of their skin or their family background or financial status‚ all aspects that we do not have a choice in. Take the Royal family for instance. They are on the top of the pyramid‚ simply because of their status and

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    Inequality in Society Imagine a world where everyone is treated equally. That sounds amazing‚ does it not? Something like this would be near impossible to achieve‚ whether it is racial equality‚ gender equality and without doubt‚ between people that are rich and people that are poor. In the world today‚ people of the higher class are only becoming wealthier and people of the lower class do not have much success moving up in society. Much class division between upper and lower class people is showcased

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    Manifesto‚ one of the most significant pro communism manuscripts‚ in the year 1848. During this time period the Industrial Revolution was blooming which had created two separate classes. Marx characterizes this class difference as a form of social inequality between the Proletariats and Bourgeoisies. According to Marx these two classes arose mainly due to Industry Revolution and its blooming economic markets. In this market‚ a new class was introduced that took advantage of the rising economic

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    The motif of sexism clearly promotes injustice through instances of social inequality. Since the beginning of the novel‚ Scout shows her distaste of being a girl. Jem‚ as her older brother‚ definitely views girls as inferior‚ and thus believes he is better than Scout. When she was little‚ Jem teaches her that girls were disliked‚ because “girls always imagined things” and “if [she] started behaving like one [she] could just go off and find some to play with (54).” This influences Scout to be more

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    Essay on the film “To Kill a Mockingbird” (Social inequality and racism) “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” (Martin Luther King Jr.). Although there is some people nowadays who maintain prejudicial treatment of racism actually hating people of their color is unacceptable in the society of digital epoch. Evolution of society first of all means evolution of its

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    Race Homework After taking the quiz‚ it gives me a deeper impression of what race really is‚ and provide me a clear‚ new‚ and accurate understanding about how we are different. From the previous study I knew that human DNA can be traced back to Africa population‚ we have the same ancestry. But I have never further my thought to think about why there are differences among us. The differences and variation of us such as skin color‚ height‚ and susceptibility to disease is because changes in genes

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    Bryan Leininger SOC 210: Race and Ethnic Relations 01 September 2012 Is Reaching For the Stars Too Much Too Ask? Throughout this course we have learned about as well as discussed the challenges that we face when dealing with overcoming inequality. This class along with reading the text helped me in opening my eyes and realizing that even though we may not care about the color of a person’s skin we still face an uphill battle in absolving inequality. After reading the text my views have

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    Social Inequality and Minorities in the United States SOC/120 Social Inequality and Minorities in the United States During the duration of this course I have learned about social problems within the society in which we live and around the world. It is still troubling to learn that poverty‚ social inequalityrace and cultural discrimination‚ gender stratification‚ environmental damage‚ population growth‚ and urbanization are among the social problems and controversial issues

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    The Kite Runner In many societies‚ differences in religion and history can cause a social rift and create a structure of classes. This separation between people can affect the circumstances they are subject to and essentially how they live their life. However an individual’s outlook on life and the positive and negative thoughts he or she acquires are dependant solely on his or her decisions and outside forces. In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ the author Khaled Hosseini tells the story of an Afgan

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