Upper Saranac Lake

I really enjoyed the readings this week, while there were several, they were shorter readings and I was able to focus my attention on each individual one. I thought the reading on classism, Mantsios, Chapter 25: Class in America—2006, pp. 150-156, was especially interesting and not something we have talked much about in class. I work with children and families in the educational realm, but there eligibility for participation is based on income. While I superficially understand the oppression…

In the novel A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, there are many ways in which Ebenezer Scrooge is redeemed by Jacob Marley’s ghost and the three Christmas Spirits. The novel’s setting starts in London where there are serious world problems lurking. Dickens, throughout the novel, does not stray far from showing the importance of maintaining good humanity in one’s lifetime. Dickens depicts this through the main character, Scrooge, showing his redemption from the beginning and end of the…

“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” This quote comes from Maya Angelou. If schools taught about diversity at a younger age, imagine what are education system would look like. We would have more teachers that are understanding, this includes students. If we taught students that poverty is a real thing and a huge problem in the education system, imagine how different teachers and students approach to poverty would be. I…

Looking at this source you can easily conclude that the very muscular man on the bottom would be the third estate and everyone riding on him would be the first and second. The author of this source would have been a third estate sympathist, showing that the third estate was the backbone or the horse that carried the other estates around. The third estate being made up of the majority of people had to give the most. They paid more taxes and no say in government they were blindly led around…

Vivian Parker had it all, she was beautiful, smart, spoiled, yet sweet, and she was the funniest person you’d ever meet. She lived in the richest part of Upper East Side, New York, with her parents. Her house was made of stone and had the prettiest detailing. Her yard was always freshly cut with flowers at full bloom. Inside big and beautiful, as well and had too many bedrooms to count. She had a perfect view of New York outside her bedroom window. She had a maid, chef, and all the money in the…

Electrocuted Man One stormy night, as I was out walking just outside of Lime Spring, Iowa, lightning began flashing every second across the sky. The wind developed a creepy whistle to it. Whoooo! Whooo! While I walked across the bridge over the Upper Iowa River, the water started to rise. Higher and higher every second. Soon the water was over the bridge. I started to run full sprint, so I wouldn’t get caught in the rushing water. As I was running, I came to a halt. The rain was still…

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 individuals. This is that many of the neighborhoods in the area are suburban, appear to be relatively quiet, and well cared for. With a great number of suburban neighborhoods being located in Forest Acres, it is possible that…

Those that are among the Upper Middle Class and the Middle Class are more likely to participate in 2 or more sports, whereas those of the Lower Middle Class are more likely to participate in 1 sport if even that. Approximately 33% of the Lower Middle Class participants participated in 2 or more sports, whereas, approximately 67% of the Middle Class and 57% of the Upper Middle Class participated in 2 or more sports. Gender plays an influential role…

Invitational Essay Socioeconomic class is a very broad topic. It covers many things from income, education, and occupation. Socioeconomic class can also be a very hard thing to determine for many people. Most kids when they are growing up manage to do extracurricular activities, this can range from playing on a league basketball team to taking ballet classes or just extra tutoring. The amount a child is able to do as they grow up can largely depend on their socioeconomic class. Now some may…

in lower and middle class compared to the rich. Many people in the lower and middle class go to public school and start their college education in community colleges and have to pay for their entire college education by themselves. Many people in upper rich class go to private school and are able to afford any university they choose to attend and have their education paid for by their…