Analysis Of How Class Works By Archie Te Werschkul

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As I looked over my 13 years of life, I have come to the conclusion that I am a somewhat privileged person. Our family hasn’t had problems with food, or keeping a roof over our heads. I have had the advantages of going to school without a problem, summer camps, tennis, and the video games I play. The only real disadvantage I see is affording for college. It is a lot of money, so I am expected to get scholarship. From the article “How Class Works” by Archie Tse and Ben Werschkul, it shows that the social group I am in is above 80% of most Americans. This shows that I am part of the considered upper middle class. But I have to disagree with the fact that the rich are self-centered from the article “The rich are different- and not in a good

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