Comparing rich and poor in The Outsiders

People are affected by where they live. If someone grows up in a poor environment they will have a harder time becoming rich than a person who grows up in a rich environment. In the texts To Kill a Mockingbird, A Raisin in the Sun, and the documentary American Denial the people are affected by where they live, because they are limited by their surrounding area and might be of a lower class because of their setting. If people would look and see the effects of poverty maybe there would be more action; but instead, people turn a blind eye and let it happen. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee there is a very solid social structure between the townspeople and the outside community of Maycomb. The townspeople being the upper class,…

Over the context of this paper, I will observe and implement my own culture through a magnifying glass to get a perspective of an outsider, and I will compare an aspect of another culture from an insider’s perspective in order to become more aware with the motivations behind the practice. Specifically, I will discuss the condition of higher education in America, contrasted with the practice of polygyny among African families to show how Sub-Saharan Africans view as “normal” in a larger context,…

Comparing to the quantitative research, qualitative research comprises of a somewhat small sample which are not ‘statistically represented’ that generalisation should be representational on the content of scope of experiences, opinions, factors and outcomes of the studied population. Thus, creating generalisation in qualitative research lays in the issues of validity and reliability of the level of notions, explanation and groups of the parent population (Lewis and Ritchie, 2003: 269). Among…

Jim Cullen believes that “the most common form” of the American Dream “was cast in terms of commercial success,” (Cullen, 60) and Rebecca Harding Davis discusses in “Life in the Iron-Mills” that it is difficult for workers in a low economic class to succeed. Davis depicts the workers’ life as miserable and hopeless but introduces the Quaker woman at the end to show the existence of hope. Davis implies that workers in the iron mills are stuck in poverty, and that religion is the only hope of the…

She does well in school and becomes motivated to get into an Ivy League school, assuming the full advantages will be in her favor (71). However, the disadvantages are hidden. She ends up being a Little Fish in a Big Pond, feels unintelligent and competitive by comparing herself to others (75). Although, If she went to a Small State College, she would have felt amazing with straight A’s and a 4.00 GPA, being the Big Fish in the Little Pond. Gladwell supports his argument with a variation of data…

same price. But that isn’t true, in the urban community their family owned stores that sells Gatorade’s for $1.25. Then you can go to a more popular gas station in the same area and the Gatorade will cost $1.75. Also, media will try and sell their products by using celebrities and athletes, especially for Gatorades all athletes are expected to drink Gatorade. The media usually go for the middle and working classes. The middle and working classes wants and attract themselves to that lifestyle.…

Similarly, Jay Gatsby met Daisy while stationed in her hometown. After The Great War, Scott was discharged from the military and lived in New York City. He made three trips to visit Zelda before proposing marriage to her and being turned down. Ironically enough, Daisy, one of the main characters in The Great Gatsby, refuses to marry Gatsby because he is not rich enough for her taste. After his first novel is published, Zelda accepts his proposal and they get married. Scott’s second novel is…

Personal Statement I remember when I first move to the US, I just wanted to be a typical American kid. However, no matter how much I knew or what I did, there was something that always branded me as an “outsider” -- my name. I soon learned your unique identity or background is something you should embrace. This realization occurred as I encountered people from diverse backgrounds. Since my father was in the U.S army, I often found myself frequently thrust into a new environment. My journey…

In other words, does everyone desire the same thing for accessing happiness? According to Bentham’s theory, humans themselves are the best judge of his own interests. The maximum of pleasure and the minimum of pain are different to every person due to the personal inclinations. Hence, many opponents against utilitarianism distrust the practicality of calculating and comparing people’s pleasure and pain. They believe that emotions and mental activities, such as happiness and pain, cannot be…

ruins his relationship with his former girlfriend, ultimately showing Mark’s qualities of being disliked by others and deteriorating his status of popularity in the sense of being accepted. In Gatsby’s case, failure was more apparent since his ambition for Daisy grew too much for him to handle and caused his homicide. It is clear that his failure was heavily influenced by the lack of meaningful relationships in Gatsby’s life and the fakeness lingering in the fabricated personality he dreamt of…