Middle Passage

adhere to middle-class social norms. The media bombards people with the false idea that the lower class are really just lazy and lack work ethic, that they are a drain on society. A huge contributor to classism is greed the wealthy and powerful wish to stay the same or expand on what they already have which leads to…

This effected the living standards of the working population and also resulted in the emergence of a new middle class. The population increased drastically, resulting in poor living conditions for the lower classes and the reduction of wide open spaces. This meant people had less time to participate in sports and pastimes. Sewage would fill the streets due…

over with a new teacher who didn’t know where we had left off the previous year. In fifth grade, the French teacher was a multilingual woman who inspired my desire to learn multiple languages fluently. Her proficiency inspired me to take Latin in middle school, both to continue to have Mrs. Vitt as a teacher and to use as a gateway to learning the other romance languages. At that time I also memorized the Greek alphabet and learned lines of Homer’s Odyssey in Greek. In high school I was exposed…

through economic success and accumulation of wealth.” (Business Dictionary) Although some may not consider themselves within a particular social class, the reality is that we all fall into a category. Some are considered rich upper class, well to do middle class, or poor lower class. Social scientists have developed two major factors that make this determination. The first being the resources and life opportunities one may have based upon income…

In class we touched over a number of core concepts that not only pertain to sociology of education, but sociology in general. These concepts include, human capital, social capital, and cultural capital. Each one of these core concepts is very important to the education system according to Lareau. In the next few paragraphs I will define and give a brief explanation for each concept and following the explanations I will answer the questions with examples from Lareau’s text. Human capital is a…

interesting to note that most works of literature, both belonging to the religious and secular realm were for the most part written either by monks or by men who belonged to the aristocracy or were men of great wealth. The importance of reading in the Middle Ages can also be understood relative to the performance of the liturgy which was an important part of religious duties. The liturgy consisted of memorising and reciting text in Latin and also the recitation of the psalter, all part of…

For any human being to fully reach his potential, the support of all those around him is crucial. This is especially true and important in relation to a child, who needs those around him to help him understand what he is capable of, and support him in working towards and reaching that potential. His environment, the community around him, school, and family, are all pieces that need to be joined together to best help the child. However, there is often a struggle in properly connecting all these…

“Nothing” is a seven-letter word. Regardless of its small nature, however, the phrase congregates the whole message of the Swiss Village commercial into one compact word. In this context, “nothing” could refer to the activities performed by the man in a lighthearted sense. He obviously enjoys what he does at Swiss Village, so he replies with the word “nothing” to describe the simplicity of his enjoyable day. The Swiss Village commercial entices the elderly audience to join their community…

during the Middle Ages. The First Crusade involved the Muslims taking control of Jerusalem, but previously, Christians were allowed to visit the city. However, when the Arabs took authority in 1070 C.E., Christians were refused access to the land. This caused the Byzantine Emperor to ask for help from the Pope to protect his empire from the Muslims, allowing for Christian Europeans to join together to fight their common enemy. Overall, Christianity remained prominent throughout the Middle Ages…

grandma at first was a stay at home mom but with four kids money started becoming really tight. So, my grandma went back to school and became a nurse. My moms social class growing up was more of the upper middle class, whereas my dads social class was more working class at first then moved up to upper middle class. My dad at first lived in relative poverty, they could afford the necessities they needed but nothing extra. My parents both have amazing jobs today that support our family well beyond…