We Are Young Money

“For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.” (Ecclesiastes 7:12) Through the centuries money grew to become an ideal importance. Money’s importance has blinded some people from their morals or reality. As evidence, the term affluenza describes the form of living a life with an abundance of money. Material possessions become a source of “happiness,” but will this ever satisfy them? It is important to…

During that day, all family members wore black clothes. We made several of my grandmother’s favorite dishes, including tofu, fried vegetables, fruits, and cakes, as well as other necessities, like alcohol, cigarettes and “paper money.” We took out the memorial tablet from the storeroom at the funeral home and carried it to a specific site, where there were several cubicles with an upper level of…

Not everybody has an adept childhood growing up. We all strain in not just mental, but also in physical ways. Just sometimes we don't notice it in people. In Richard Wright's novel Black Boy, Richard suffers from physical, emotional, and mental hunger. Richard had suffered from physical hunger. Physical hunger is as bad as getting eaten alive. Your starving, nothing to eat or drink. It's very painful. Richard was an endangered animal with no prey to hunt. He needed to consume energy from…

Foundation, has identified an issue with donor education. The people who donate money to the Key Bridge Foundation often do not know where their money is going. The thought process is that if the donors know their money is being used to truly benefit troubled youths, then they will be more likely to continue donating or possibly donate more money. The Key Bridge Foundation is a non-profit organization with a 501(c) charter, so all money donated goes directly towards benefitting the community.…

“White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett is a great shor story. “White Heron” is a short story talk about a young city girl named Sylvia. She came to live with her grandma in the countryside. She met a young hunter who was trying to find a rare bird. This girl found that she loves the country life and the animals that live in the woods. I agree with Sylvia who keeps the heron’s secret and who enjoys her life in the countryside. The “White Heron” is about preservation of nature. The setting of this…

Money and happiness, two completely separate things, that people tend to relate to each other. In other words, some believe that money can buy happiness. However, that is not the case. Happiness can be achieved in a million different ways, and everyone has a different type of happiness. Money might have to do with some people’s happiness, but to be truly happy one cannot depend on one’s paycheck. So, happiness is not determined by what one’s bank account can afford, but it is about the small…

one of the most well educated countries in the world. Our country and our economy have grown and become exceptionally powerful, because of the focus on education. Knowledge is power, and the more knowledge we have the more power we have. To attain and maintain a high standard of excellence we need our citizens to be financially literate, which, begins in schools. Schools in the United States have four mandatory, or core subjects which are math, science, social studies, and language arts.…

their money to his addiction, then Frank’s parents make a decision to travel back to their county (Ireland) where their financial state gets even worse and his family suffers a lot and they face a lot of difficulties with that decision, that Frank states was the worst one his family has ever made. The conflict between Malachy senior and his family over alcohol in Angela’s Ashes was developed through the actions and dialogue of the…

As a society we always find ourselves asking why would someone why would someone ruin their life for this and that when we hear about a crime someone committed. Looking from the outside, we often do not understand why offenders break the law. When we look inside prisons we see a range of offenders from old to young. Many offenders have committed their crimes when they were young and have been in prison for most of their life. That is why it crucial to know that the mentality of a young criminal…

where all my hard-earned money is going to. Josh: Well, I’m not really sure what I want to major in yet. I took a two computer science classes, a history class, and a class on languages. The computer science courses were extremely hard. But I liked the language course a lot. Alex: Well, I know computer science is hard. But, computer scientists make a lot of money! Josh: I know, but I think I like learning about languages more. Alex: I…