The world today has witnessed many successful societies regarding economic status as well as social status. However, it is important to note that most of the societies that have been successful are composed of the major societies. As displayed in the Toni Cade Bambara's short story, “The Lesson”, most minority communities have toiled in poverty for a long time and as a result, they have experienced poor living conditions as well as poor economic status (Hamilton and Peter, 102). However, it is documented that these communities can improve their situations through hard work and good education. Their identities can change if they can embrace the ethics of hard work and determination. The fact that the importance of hard work can help individuals,
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In addition, it has been proven that education has a major impact on the living conditions of individuals. Many researchers and academicians have conducted studies in the past in the bid to find out how hard work can help minority communities improve their status. In his short story, The Lesson, Toni Cade Bambara's demonstrates the course of economic difference that existed between the black Americans and the White Americas. He says that the difference is not caused by social factors. Instead, he demonstrates that the poor education was a primary source of poverty among the black Americans. Hard work has also been pointed to as an issue that caused poor economic status among the Blacks (Hamilton and Peter, 102). According to (Crews and Sweet, 111) hard work can improve the economic status of a community. A community that has hard working people also enjoys good economic status in the long run. (Crew and Sweet, 93) also states that hard work can make people rich. Additionality, well-educated community has skills that help them in solving economic problems and securing good jobs. It should be noted that when people are rich, they have money to spend and hence they can lead a good lifestyle. Eventually, when a community is composed of hard working people, it will have a good living condition as a
In addition, it has been proven that education has a major impact on the living conditions of individuals. Many researchers and academicians have conducted studies in the past in the bid to find out how hard work can help minority communities improve their status. In his short story, The Lesson, Toni Cade Bambara's demonstrates the course of economic difference that existed between the black Americans and the White Americas. He says that the difference is not caused by social factors. Instead, he demonstrates that the poor education was a primary source of poverty among the black Americans. Hard work has also been pointed to as an issue that caused poor economic status among the Blacks (Hamilton and Peter, 102). According to (Crews and Sweet, 111) hard work can improve the economic status of a community. A community that has hard working people also enjoys good economic status in the long run. (Crew and Sweet, 93) also states that hard work can make people rich. Additionality, well-educated community has skills that help them in solving economic problems and securing good jobs. It should be noted that when people are rich, they have money to spend and hence they can lead a good lifestyle. Eventually, when a community is composed of hard working people, it will have a good living condition as a