Working Class Hero

The “Concentration of Wealth” is about a series of writers explaining their views about the disparities in the economy. The arguments that the writers in the Independent portray are the undesirability of wealth inequality. Several writers in the article described ideas that would prevent wealth inequality. For instance, Sumner stated that no man can achieve millions without the help of others. It is not only one person that will benefit from the money. (The Independent, 1039) The writers have…

The American dream is just a dream. A dream that one can try to make a reality or die trying. Many might say the ideal American dream used to be simple; buy a nice house, get married, have kids, and just being able to support it all. Though, that dream is becoming harder to obtain for a lot of people. Jobs are becoming scarcer due to the fact that business are going overseas, and replacing workers with machines. This change to some of our businesses is taking jobs from people so companies can…

by strongly delivering that greed ultimately has no boundaries and often brings you to your grave. “The Necklace” is a story about a beautiful young girl called Mathilde Loisel who pursues to fit into the privileged class of society and is exasperated by her hard working middle class husband and barren surrounding. One fine day, her husband gets invited to one of the wealthy parties that Mathilde has long desired to attend, but refuses the invite on the basis of having nothing to wear. To…

The US during 1830s-1860s marked not so much the realization of Hamilton’s vision, but rather the loss of Jefferson’s. The victory of the North over the South after the Civil War ultimately pushed the country into going down the industrial path but there is also the revival of old Jeffersonian ideals. The more the country fulfilled Hamilton’s vision, the more the complaints of those who grew dissatisfied with the capitalist system sounded like Jefferson. The complaints came from workers within…

“They were despised by New Yorkers. They were filthy and illiterate. They stank of fish and garlic. They had running sores. They had no honor and worked for nothing.” This excerpt is a story about how many people (immigrants) have suffered, how unfairly they’ve been treated, and how their family fell apart. This excerpt relates to The Grapes of Wrath because the Joads went through the same cycle where they starved, had no home, no jobs, little money, judged by people etc. In the beginning of…

company owners across the country. It was believed by many that the laws regulating working conditions and assistance for the poor would, according to Social Darwinism, bring society to a primitive level. Big corporations…

Jake Kosek Economics Hour 4 02-04-16 Is Wal-Mart Bad for America? Wal-Mart is both good and bad for America. However, the negative greatly outweighs the positive. The positives happen occasionally, mainly in the low everyday prices and the ability of having everything you need in one store. The negatives are massive. One, Wal-Mart typically uses overseas outlets to produce their products, which takes away manufacturing and production jobs here in America. They also ignore issues that happen…

The Great Gatsby and America today share an astounding number of similarities. For example, materialism is pervasive in both eras as people believe that wealth is the barometer of success. Unfortunately, greed is an inherent part of humans, so materialism will be a perennial part of society. This example alone is a key reason why The Great Gatsby remains relevant in today’s world. Another similarity includes the absence of social connections. In the novel, the only true friend of Nick is Gatsby,…

The celebrity that this ad uses is David Beckham, a well known English soccer player and model. Consumers looking to buy the watch can find comfort in knowing that they will surely be considered a member of the upper class, since such a successful and prestiged man wears the watch too! Beckham is in fact using his aura to advertise this watch. Twitchell helped describe this when talking about Michael Jordan by saying, "He knows what he sells is not shoes, underwear,…

Aelia S.P.D. Lolliae I was wondering if you would like to attend the ludi circenses with me next week? There will be all sorts of events going on including the famous chariot races and gladiator fights. Did you know that these games occur roughly 10 to 12 times a year and are held by the emperor? The emperor holds them in order to distract the poor and unemployed from their miserable lives in the hopes that they won’t revolt against him. You know we’re unemployed so technically we could go to…