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When a person is poor and living in low-income housing he or she will be appreciative of any job that might come his or her way. When it comes to basic necessities, underprivileged people will be more than happy if they can achieve the bare minimum of being able to eat, drink, and having a roof over their head. Most people don’t know that Shania Twain used to sing in bars at the age of eight just so she could earn $20 to help support her family (Deane). For her, those twenty dollars meant keeping the heat on in the house or having the ability to eat dinner. Being underprivileged also means a better appreciation for money, particularly pocket change. If there was a penny on the ground, a disadvantaged person will more than likely be the one to pick it up. On the other hand, people who are financially wealthy will often disregard a penny and feel that it is not worth their time. When it comes to work, an advantaged person is more concerned with business and making more money than appreciating the fact that he or she has a job. In regards to her job, former supermodel Linda Evangelista was quoted as saying, “We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day" (Blakeley). As far as basic necessities goes, a privileged people not only has the basics, they often have a lot of things they never worn or used a day in their
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When people grow up in an underprivileged household where their parents are hardly at home, working all the time, and have no money for a baby sitter; it is up to those underprivileged children in the house to make sure they eat, bathe, and take care of the house while their parents are away. I, who have grown up in an underprivileged household had learned how to cook a whole meal at the age of eight. I was also responsible for cleaning certain rooms of the house and making sure my little sister was bathed and in bed by seven. However, people who grow up privileged have everything done for them. Financially wealthy people can afford to have personal chefs to prepare their food. They can actually go through life not learning how to prepare a meal themselves. Being privileged, one could afford housekeepers to clean the house and a nanny to watch the children and make sure the kids are in bed at a certain
When people grow up in an underprivileged household where their parents are hardly at home, working all the time, and have no money for a baby sitter; it is up to those underprivileged children in the house to make sure they eat, bathe, and take care of the house while their parents are away. I, who have grown up in an underprivileged household had learned how to cook a whole meal at the age of eight. I was also responsible for cleaning certain rooms of the house and making sure my little sister was bathed and in bed by seven. However, people who grow up privileged have everything done for them. Financially wealthy people can afford to have personal chefs to prepare their food. They can actually go through life not learning how to prepare a meal themselves. Being privileged, one could afford housekeepers to clean the house and a nanny to watch the children and make sure the kids are in bed at a certain