Are people born equal? People are different from the moment they are born; their families are decided and can’t be changed. Some children are born in the top 1% families, called upper class, which hold over 41.8% of the wealth in the US. () Conversely, most children are born in middle class families and lower class families, which account 99% of families. () The different family class backgrounds cause children to develop and to be treated differently, which is called classism. When people talk about class, it always connects with race, and sex, which are natural, unchangeable features that can’t be controlled. () Is class division really as those words say unable to change during a generation, or could the class barriers be broken through
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Some researches find that a big part of successful entrepreneurs come from middle family background, because people from lower classes have more motivation to succeed and make efforts to change their class. Some upper class children are too relaxed to make efforts, because they believe that wealth and class inequality allow them to not need to work hard so that they live more leisurely. Actually the success of the upper class also based on rich children’ ability. If the second generation lacks enough ability to manage the wealth, or they spend a lot of money on bad habits, such as bets, drugs, as increasing rate, the wealth can also shrink rapidly. For lower class children, they are pushed up by the poor living status and inequality they have experienced, so they feel strongly to change the situation. One essential elements of success is the motivation; the interest we just mentioned, is also a kind of motivation. Once people have willingness to achieve some goals and take actions, at least they can achieve some degrees “success” without regret. That’s the chance for lower classes to catch the opportunities to break into the upper class. Actually, history proved that people with real ability and determination would never be limited by their family backgrounds, they finally can achieve success and be admired by the public to change their class. For example, Steven Jobs was abandoned by his bloody parents, and grew up in a middle class family. Compared with Bill Gates, his life track was by no means inferior. Apple began to trade on the market in 1980, when Jobs was 25 and he became a billionaire since then. The success of Jobs was faster than Bill Gate’s. (They were born in same year in 1955, and the initial public offering was in
Some researches find that a big part of successful entrepreneurs come from middle family background, because people from lower classes have more motivation to succeed and make efforts to change their class. Some upper class children are too relaxed to make efforts, because they believe that wealth and class inequality allow them to not need to work hard so that they live more leisurely. Actually the success of the upper class also based on rich children’ ability. If the second generation lacks enough ability to manage the wealth, or they spend a lot of money on bad habits, such as bets, drugs, as increasing rate, the wealth can also shrink rapidly. For lower class children, they are pushed up by the poor living status and inequality they have experienced, so they feel strongly to change the situation. One essential elements of success is the motivation; the interest we just mentioned, is also a kind of motivation. Once people have willingness to achieve some goals and take actions, at least they can achieve some degrees “success” without regret. That’s the chance for lower classes to catch the opportunities to break into the upper class. Actually, history proved that people with real ability and determination would never be limited by their family backgrounds, they finally can achieve success and be admired by the public to change their class. For example, Steven Jobs was abandoned by his bloody parents, and grew up in a middle class family. Compared with Bill Gates, his life track was by no means inferior. Apple began to trade on the market in 1980, when Jobs was 25 and he became a billionaire since then. The success of Jobs was faster than Bill Gate’s. (They were born in same year in 1955, and the initial public offering was in