Upper middle class

When you’re born you’re automatically put into a group. Upper class, Middle class, or Lower class are what we identify are self’s as what are in group is. There are several factors that influence us to choose or fall in to certain in group. Where we live, how much are parents make, or the things we have. My Family has changed the way I look at in groups. Going to school changed the way I thought about other in-groups and if I would fit in or not. The media has changed the way I look at the other half. With this has made me have the perspective I have on the in groups and out-groups growing up. My family growing up had the biggest influence on me. With My dad coming from an upper class and my mother coming for the middle class there where…

This term was used to describe the survival of the middle and upper class during the Victorian era while the lower class lived in extreme poverty causing many to die. In this description, the “fittest” humans would appear to be those within the upper class. In reality, however, the “fittest” humans were those within the lower classes, those that lived in poverty rather than with money. Firstly, the job insecurity for the lower class and the determination to pull one’s self from poverty make the…

The Forest Acres community offers a number of opportunities to those who live in the area. As a city that has increased from two square miles to approximately five square miles in the area size, and from 375 to around 10, 500 in population size, it is understandable why this community appears to be becoming more upscale when compared to other local communities. After visiting different areas of this community, Forest Acres appears to be a community that is populated mostly by upper middle class…

supported this, eradicating anyone who didn’t. Leaving not many to oppose him, some tried and failed to leave creating more bloodshed. Even a whisper of anything that was wrong according to the mountains, had you beheaded. The people were sick of the royals treating them like less than they were so they were happy when the radicals decided to off the king. The third estate benefited from the removal of the king, but they also were put at a greater risk. They were at the mercy of madmen. The…

Feudalism Before the French Revolution beginning in 1789 and with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, the French had an unfair tax system. The lords kept big chunks of the taxes that were supposed to be given to the Kings and the peasants were having a difficult time living off of what they earned. French merchants and manufacturer were able to collect huge wealth from marketing profits, but they were lacking fair representation in the feudal system of the ruling class. Noble and clergy did not…

This is evident throughout the documentaries Two American Families and People Like Us. In which the exclusivity of upper class society in the united states reflects on their economic and social interests in which upper class society will do anything to maintain their power over others and where in Two American families; middle class families struggle against a growing gap between rich and poor in which to maintain their success they make massive social and familial sacrifices. This is also…

can see a hard working family with a mule. The mule is old and looks tired and beat up. It looks like the family is migrated, and probably looking for somewhere to stay, but that is very difficult in 1640 with very few modes of transportation. You also see a mom and a dad with two kids. It looks like they are just looking for a place to stay, a place to call home. I think this painting was intended for middle…

He is meeting kings and empeorors, becomes a diplomat for Florence to kings again, he leads troops, joins rebellions. All of these things are of a man that does not need to worry about money, and has the spare time to be political. Dati, on the other hand, takes no interest in politics outside of his investments. He needs to make a living for himself and his family. He is clearly not poor either, as he invests thousands of florins into several business ventures. Dati is more of a middle class…

This week’s assignment describes a school-related experience that influenced my identity in relation to my education and culture. I still remember the school experience that helped shape my personal identity. It was in my 5th grade when my teacher called me one day after class and asked me to support another student with her math and reading. I must say the student she asked me to help was not my friend, and was a Hispanic with very little knowledge in understanding or comprehending English. I…

Success, in the scope of literature, has very often been depicted as a situation that only occurs when you are a high class citizen with connections, money, and have preserved an elite status. This translates into a perpetual cycle where society has developed unrealistic standards that are consistently prompted to be upheld in the middle class. John Cheever, in “The Enormous Radio”, “The Country Husband”, and “O’ Youth and Beauty”, portrays couples that struggle with fitting into these standards…