American middle class

You are privileged, have equal opportunity, and with dedication can make your dreams come true. You are the middle class and above. Now picture yourself again. This time you are still an American. Your are still privileged but in a different way, you do have opportunity, and with a lot of dedication your dreams might come true. You are the the lower middle class and the poor. The way that “The Lives of Others” relates to modern life is that in both instances there is oppression. Even…

within this area, expect for one or two exceptions. In my opinion the outlier establishments, represented as the red squares on Figure 1, signify the districts desire to expand outside the zone and convert the entire neighborhood into a center for middle class consumerism. One of the only differences between these businesses and look and feel of the others is their physical location. The second difference is the presence of negative signs on these fancier establishments. The Union Tavern, a bar…

Oxford dictionary defines privilege to be “A special right, advantage, or immunity, granted or available only to a particular person or group of people” (Oxford CITE). Very clearly, privilege provides benefits to certain individuals. Privilege is comprised of various factors, including wealth, reputation, gender, race, etc. In the poem “Face of a Political Candidate on a Billboard”, Charles Bukowski’s political candidate constructed his privilege by overlapping wealth, family, and self-image.…

An Envied Middle Class What does it mean to be middle class in America today? Although there is still no set academic or literary definition, the U.S Department of Commerce Economic and Statistics Administration found the most common characteristic of self proclaimed middle class Americans to be the focus they place on aspirations such as: “economic stability, a better life for one’s children, and a current lifestyle that allows for a few creature comforts” (DOC 13). Even though so many U.S.…

Twins are alike in many ways but why? Is it in their nature, nurture, or because they spend so much time together? But what if two twins where adopted but two different families, taken out of the country they were born in, and where raised in two different countries. Are they alike then? In this journal they researched this with two twin girls. Both were born in South Korea but one was adopted by couple that lived in the United States. The other was adopted by a couple that lived in France. They…

participants. Those ranging from mild food insecurity to those that are pretty well off, upper middle class. It was interesting to watch the interaction between these various diverse socioeconomic groups. I was very appreciative that I was invited back to help out at this event, as it was very influential in my consideration of food insecurity. I often assume that those that are well off or high middle class and upper class would prefer not to find themselves around and associating with those…

Going into the class, I had no idea what to expect, this is now my favorite class. Throughout the semester so far we have talked about race in education, the achievement gap, poverty, and that is just a few topics we have covered so much. Until this class, I didn’t realize how many issues we have in the education system with those topics. I was honestly shocked because going to a catholic…

can target the nuclear family values of the middle class, and embody those values to make more Americans sympathize with their struggles. Another method immigrants can target ethos is through using another form of rhetorical virtue called patriotism. Patriotism is a strong value held by many Americans, it is an attachment to a homeland and can have different ethnic, cultural, or political aspects. Illegal immigrants can use the patriotism of the middle class by claiming Trump’s potential future…

Lastly, Soft offensive individualism is developed in Cater Hill, on the north-east side of Manhattan, which is a majority white neighborhood with the upper-middle-class community. In fact, violence is not a difficulty in this area; hence, street problems are not part of the families’ concerns. The parents, specifically, the mothers seem to follow “soft psychologized individualism”. The essential theme of this individualism is the assertion of child’s unique feelings. It is fundamental for the…

In spite of the fact that we were a fairly “typical middle class white family”, my parents were careful to make sure we had ample exposure to culture and ethnic diversity. I was never raised to see people of any different ethnic origin to be any different than the rest of us, aside from a difference in customs…