Rich Vs Rich Research Paper

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There are always two sides of the coin, the head and the tails, just like the impact of money on people, there is a positive and negative. Before we get into the changes money can do to people, let's analyze first the differences of getting rich and getting money, because most people think these two are pretty much the same, but the impact of money on people, actually affects their perspectives as well, so let's break it down shall we?

GETTING RICH

Getting rich is basically a process, it doesn't really matter how slow or fast the process may be, it is still a process. People who are getting rich are the ones who are basically working hard to earn their money, even if they're regular employees or people who owns businesses, they go through a process, sometimes there are struggles but then they manage to get over them and then when the times finally comes, all their hard work will be paid off because they're becoming rich.
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They just do a something, and they get the money. Do something as in simply win the lottery they might do something that is against the law such as steal, rob banks, sell drugs and more. They're what people call, easy money, it is not exactly considered as a job because it is not something legal.

Now that we have established the difference, let's now move on to how exactly does money change a person? Well, money doesn't exactly change a person literally, it just mean that money brings out both positive and negative qualities of a person, which is actually good since it would show what exactly the kind of person he or she is. So here are some of the positive and negative effects of money on people.

POSITIVE

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