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Peter Singer is a man who believes in compassion, as well as giving to those who are suffering from a lack of food, shelter, and suitable health care wherever they may be. Another writer, John Arthur communicates his view more along the lines of integrity with reserve. Arthur explains how he is not against helping others, he believes that what we have worked hard for is ours and he does not believe that the poor should have the right to our resources. Samuel Johnson composes his thoughts about self-deception and examines its true meaning. Initially, Samuel Johnson writes about how humans, tell ourselves lies about our behavior in order to see ourselves as superior to what we actually are. These three writers all have strong viewpoints in regards to how individuals work and what is valued as the greatest perspective. Is it compassion for others, integrity for ones self, or self-deception?

What are their outstanding qualities? Does the author give any indication as to how or why the character developed these qualities?

Reverend Samuel Parris is a prime example of a character that uses self-preservation throughout the play to maintain his high position in society.

• What are their outstanding qualities? Does the author give any indication as to how or why the character developed these qualities?

The historical definitions of worthy and unworthy poor come from the early 1600’s for dealing with the poor. Family was expected to take care of other poor family members (Hansan, 2011). The worthy poor are to be considered true victims of poverty. They were pregnant women, people who are truly unwell and unable to work or someone over the age of sixty. These were the people that were allowed to beg on the street since the government deemed them worthy (Martin, 2014, p.21). The unworthy poor were the legally defined drifter, or beggars. If people were able to work but they were without a job, they were whipped, marched through the streets, returned to where they came from, or thrown in jail. Repeat offenders of begging often had ears cut off or were killed (Martin, 2014, p.21).

The manner in which the poor are patronized begins to have a lasting mental effect. Poor start to feel the

Supposedly, both the individuals with ascribed statuses with hereditary wealth and the poor and homeless have equal chances to become successful although, Orestes Bronwnson in The Laboring Classes, pointed out that this is not true. “Do the young man inheriting ten thousand pounds and the one whose inheritance is merely the gutter, start even?” (219). As a result, the harsh separation of the rich and the poor, where capitalism thrives and,” the division of the community into two classes, one which owns the funds…the other provides the labor” (216). The inhumane apprehension of a capitalist society that keeps its workers “in a permanent system, [has] given preference to the slave system” (214) says a lot about the evils of capitalism corresponding with the false American Dream. An outcome of capitalism is the frustrating rivalry between the poor. “There’s more people! That’s what’s ruining the country. The competition is maddening”

the lower end of the income distribution is poor ex officio, as it were—poor by virtue of having

To some, being poor is embarrassing and shameful, but to a select group of people; being poor is something they’re grateful to be. They embrace it and use it to their advantage to achieve better lives

Adams’ historic example was implied to teach her son not to be satisfied with the anarchy or “tyranny” of King George III. Brave men were fighting in the Revolutionary War to gain freedom, but not to gain a new King to the throne. She urges her son to be passionate and build character that will benefit the new country and encourage liberty for all the colonists. As a mother, Mrs. Adams wanted to see her child grow and be courageous in his ideals. This mother sees her son as intelligent and on the level of “genius.” But she also understands that just because he is brilliant, he still has young and immature qualities. Just like mothers today, Mrs. Adams guided her son to become the best he could be. She didn’t know what the results of the war would be, just like nobody knows the future, but she was the type of parent didn’t leave his side no matter what happens. Her motherly love was evident even though she sent him on a dangerous trip. John Quincey Adams’ expedition to France with his father and brother was so important because she desired her son to learn and gain the experience of how diplomacy and politics worked. But since he was still a young boy that needed an “instructive eye of a tender parent,” this affectionate mother, found it greatly necessary to write this short letter of counsel, to advise her son on how to be “a good citizen” and “do honor to [his]

Abigail Adams utilizes rousing pathos and powerful diction to convince her son, John Quincy Adams, to make the most of his talent in life.

In order to fully comprehend the significance of dishonesty throughout The Importance of Being Earnest, it is important to understand just how strict the Victorian

In the book Revolutionary Characters by Gordan Wood, the degree in which he portrays the personality and personal philosophies that informed the politics of these early American leaders, especially Thomas Jefferson, shows that contrary to popular belief that these men were not some unflawed perfect beings, but they are just like us with their many fears and insecurities. These flaws appear in all of the founding fathers and this adds a level of realism to them. It also shows that flaws are a part of human nature.

Poor people is a collection of interviews with first-hand sources of those in poverty mixed with the authors, William T. Vollmann's, inner struggle and thought-process of what poverty is. Vollmann's position on poverty is stated early on in the book "For me, poverty is not mere deprivation; for people may possess fewer things than I and be Richer; Poverty is wretchedness."(Vollmann 36). Poverty to Vollman is wretchedness meaning " a condition of extreme affliction or distress, especially as outwardly apparent" (Wretched). He continues with, "It must then be an economic state. It, therefore, remains somewhat immeasurable ... I can best conceive of poverty as a series of perceptual categories." (Vollmann 36). These perceptual categories are the five categories in the book, self-definitions, phenomena, choices, hope, and placeholders.

Many describe poverty as an economic deprivation, or lack of income. However, this alone does not incorporate the different social, cultural and political aspects of this unfortunate reality. Poverty is not only a deprivation of economic or material resources but a violation of human dignity. The general scarcity, lack, or the state of one without a specific amount of material possessions or money. It is a versatile concept that may be defined as either absolute or relative. Time and again, poverty is a call to action, for the poor and the wealthy alike, it is a call to change the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter, access to education and health, protection from violence, and a voice in what happens in their communities.