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    in 1921. This short story is Truncated Bildungsroman that is a young girl who changed her point of view about life through her experience, It is “a story of the growth and maturity of a young idealistic character” (Rich, 2013). The story tells the upper-class family called Sheridans family held garden party in their house and their mother Mrs. Sheridan asks the party’s arrangement for her children to make out themselves as adults, and then the children did their work. At the same day of the…

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    becoming the upper-class. According to Ehrenreich, if a place is truly beautiful, ordinary people can’t afford to be there. As a result, the upper-class is what caused this dilemma in life for the working-class. However, leaving many people unaware of how the upper-class are financially deteriorating the working class by raising prices, leaving no affordable houses, and inadequate for opportunities. In particular, no college funds, typical family outing, or even small businesses. The…

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    Do you smell that? Unfortunately, we all do. It’s the lovely fucking scent of Capitalism which can be smelt as early as grade school. It’s an invisible teacher hiding in the background taking a ruler and spanking your kids on the ass. No…. This isn’t a Catholic school. It’s today’s enrollment of Capitalistic University. A school where the only way to drop out is to die. America’s youth has been brainwashed by our educational as well as governmental system on how to live li. “Get good grades.…

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    Cerebrovascular Accidents

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    The purpose of this literature review paper is to analyze the use of proprioception training in individuals who have suffered a cerebrovascular accident, most commonly referred to as a stroke. As defined in the textbook (Coker, 2013), proprioception is “the continuous flow of sensory information received from receptors located in the muscles, tendons, joints, and inner ear regarding movement and body position.” A stroke can affect various areas of the brain, including those involved in balance…

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    American Dream Benefits

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    their school loans and get started on their dreams. It is sad to see how much the dream has changed. Instead of wishing for the classic white picket fenced house with a family inside, people are wishing to be out of debt and one day be on the positive side with their…

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    want to become a part of a higher class because I wanted to enjoy my life more than work majority of it. Seeing what my parents had to go through just to achieve what they had and only be in the middle class. This made me want to be a part of the upper class because they enjoy the finer things of…

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    Elizabeth Gaskell skillfully attempts to portray the miserable conditions of the working class in the height of the industrial revolution while utilizing her skills as a writer, thus cautiously avoiding having to alienate her primary audience of upper middle class members of society. Thus, effectively drawing the attention of the reader to the conditions of the working class and ultimately advocating for empathy, understanding and forgiveness through religious teachings and thus, ultimately…

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    Nokto: A Short Story

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    didn’t expect much more from Hejmo civilians. They also noted the amount of blood pooling beside them from the most definitely deceased receptionist. There’s no way they’ll be the only casualty. “...you choose who lives and who dies… charity gala… upper end of the city,” Brodie picks out the key parts of the shooters’ rant. All around them, Brodie sees people visibly relaxing. Raising an eyebrow, Brodie finds it curious. Do these people seriously have this much faith in their…

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    Classism In Society

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    You know we are living in the wealthiest country in the world, but actually it is the greatest percentage of that wealth is in the hands of a tiny percentage of the population. It is environmentally and technically possible for everyone to enjoy a good standard of living if the wealth were restructured, manipulation ended and the arms race discarded. The unbalanced circulation of wealth prevents the whole society from enjoying the full benefits of people 's labor, intelligence and creativity and…

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    Martin was the only one given a detailed characterization, it gives us a perception of his place in society, as part of the upper class. The narrator describes Martin’s appearance when he arrives with a “a pale linen suit and faded terracotta shirt … gleam of his rich brown skin” (103), and also his physical attributes “a tall man, he moves in a loose, underwater way” (103).…

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