Many low class citizens would make bad decisions such as executing illegal activities in order to

This statement shows how black people are discriminated in the term of job opportunities. Black people do not have the same opportunity like white people. As superior group, only white people that will have job in the area of government. While, the job opportunities of black people is only in the area of agriculture and familiy because it need less skill and training. That is why when Atticus talk about black full civil rights, he does not agree. He does not want black people to have full civil rights because their knowledge and capability in politics is none. White people do not want black people to contribute in the government area, so that they limit black people's job opportunies.

After recounting the crime he had done in the past out of boredom, a component of strain theory, King explains the reasoning for poor people acting out and doing crime that keeps them in poverty, saying that, “Yes! Black subjects, stripped… degraded… deprived… demoralized… and psychotic-minded must attempt to prove their worth and their manhood, even at the expense of others” (2009, pp. 52-53). What King means by this is that it’s the environment that makes one do what one does, and the people to blame are those in power that perpetuate such conditions. The poor are not, for the most part, who they are just because they are ‘lazy and stupid,’ but more so because there is just nothing there for them. Believing in ‘survival of the fittest’ when working at a desk job may make you feel good about yourself, but there are others who want a chance at the same opportunity as you have had. These people are just like anyone else we know. There hard workers and want to provide for their families, but are held back by the society they live in to further progress, which is ironic in the face of the American

Douglass feels blacks should be left alone -- feels that they need to stopped being labeled as weak -- feels that without their right to vote they are not truly free. Melville argues that the homeless should be equal to everyone -- argues that society should take a step back to see what is going on -- argues that society needs to acknowledge everyone in the nation. Stanton suggest that men and women should be equal -- suggest that the fight for equality will not be easy but women are willing to do it -- suggest society is looking for knowledge in the wrong place. Social Liberty has shone through in Melville's story about society's reaction to the homeless, Stanton's speech for women's rights and equality of men and women, and Douglass' speech on the black's right to vote. As stated in the introduction, the people who refuse freedom to others "deserve it not for

In Justice, Deviance, and the Dark Ghetto, Shelby argues that the urban poor’s refusal to work in legitimate jobs or engagement in criminal activity is justified as it does not violate the principle of reciprocity or neglect civic obligations. Shelby’s arguments focuses on determining whether or not deviant behavior is reasonable from the perspective of justice and reciprocity in society. This principle of reciprocity is derived from Rawl’s doctrines such as the basic structure of society and justice as fairness. In this paper, I will reconstruct Shelby’s argument that deviant behavior does not necessarily violate an individual’s civic obligations. I will argue that Shelby’s dichotomy of moral and civic obligations is arbitrarily defined

"I felt the need to explain to people what Walter had taught me. Walter made me understand why we have to reform a system of criminal justice that continues to treat people better if they are rich and guilty than if they are poor and innocent. A system that denies the poor the legal help they need, that makes wealth and status more important than culpability, must be changed." (Stevenson 313)

It is very similar to high school with the jocks, the popular kids, the people who climb themselves up the social ladder, and the people who just happen to fall into popularity. Many times with people of the Upper Class, they believe that they can get away with anything by either paying someone off to not suffer the consequences, or whoever does find out will just brush it under the table because of who they are. Similarly, Claire, the popular one, is in Saturday detention because she got caught skipping class to go shopping. She thought that her dad would have the power to get her out of detention but he didn’t. This mirrors how members of the Upper Class will often pay their way out of a lawsuit or legal issues because they have the ability to do so. Also, Andy who is the jock in the movie is in detention because he “taped Larry Lester’s buns together,” and he thought that he wouldn’t have to face detention because he was a varsity athlete. This can be compared to professional athletes that commit a crime and instead of being charged for it immediately or at all. Therefore, the Upper Class of America and the social elites of high school are very similar and the members of these social groups rely on their status to get themselves through certain unfavorable situations.

Most African-Americans were unable to make economic progress because of de jure and de facto social barriers during that period. In a flashback from the play, the fictional Lymon Jackson was about to earn money by hauling wood, but was ruined when “the sheriff got [him],” “[said he] was stealing wood,” and “fined [him] a

One is released from these obligations if fulfilling them is sufficiently dangerous or costly. Even in those cases where it is dangerous or costly, Shelby argues, one is still obliged to avoid worsening the injustice of societal institutions and to avoid making a just society harder to achieve (Dark Ghetto, page 154). As such, the ghetto poor, who would often have to sacrifice greatly in order to bring about just institutions, can still be rightly criticized for any action or attitude that is contrary to these two duties of avoidance. Some instances of crime do, in fact, exacerbate the injustices of the system by worsening society’s view of the ghetto poor, inciting resentment from those outside the ghettos,

While the two families are in jail Mr. Kirby is getting very angry and says, “I am the lion with the sharpest claws and you are the scum in the gutter.” This statement shows how Mr. Kirby cares more about how much money and how successful he is than thinking if he is enjoying his life. Work should me meaningful and useful meaning that the work should make enough money to live off of, and that the work should be enjoyable. Mr. Kirby’s job makes him plenty of money, but he has forgotten of the simple joys in life. So when Grandpa tells him that he is a horrible father Kirby doesn’t have a reaction on the outside but on the inside he knows it is true. Grandpa gave Kirby a harmonic hoping that he would indulge himself in a fun activity, but Kirby just put it in his pocket. The next day when the deal for the firearm factory is about to go through Tony goes and tells Kirby that he is going to quit the banking business and become a scientist. This makes Mr. Kirby kind of upset because he wanted his son to be the president of the new company, but Tony believes in the American dream. The American Dream states that people should work for a better tomorrow for their

"I felt the need to explain to people what Walter had taught me. Walter made me understand why we have to reform a system of criminal justice that continues to treat people better if they are rich and guilty than if they are poor and innocent. A system that denies the poor the legal help they need, that makes wealth and status more important than culpability, must be changed." (Stevenson 313)

For centuries in this country people have believed that through hard work, talent and ambition anyone can acquire great wealth and success regardless of their social class and background, a concept later named “The American Dream” in 1931. However, people have been questioning whether this idea of rags to riches really is attainable to all who work for it, or if it is merely a fantasy and a myth. In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism to illustrate the death of the American Dream.

Scott Decker and Richard Wright studied and wrote a book on criminals who make their livings burglarizing people’s homes. They named the book Burglars on the Job. Their study found that most of the criminals that were career burglars stole to further their drug habits. Many of these career criminals were only making a living by stealing from others.

This is a statement that could potentially be construed as racist, but in all reality has almost no meaning. It is a smokescreen, there to make his audience think that he is on their side. Following this, Lincoln first states that despite any potential differences, blacks still have the same right that others do to live a free life. He follows this statement up with a direct appeal to his crowd, asking to simply leave the blacks alone. Lincoln avoids asking his audience to change the beliefs they have grown up with, and instead just asks them not to act upon those beliefs. By changing the focal point of his anti-slavery argument, he is able to avoid provoking his audience and make logical points that they find it hard to disagree

The promise of the original American Dream has become an illusion due to the lack of opportunities available for Americans to succeed in present-day America. To demonstrate this issue, The Divide by Matt Taibbi focuses on the increasing wealth gap between the rich and the poor. Particularly, Taibbi tells us a story about a young man who suffers from the unfair treatment in the American justice system because of his homelessness. Taibbi writes, “He wasn’t educated, but he knew this math cold: a cop writing something meant he was about to be handed a summons, which in turn meant a court appearance and then jail if he couldn’t pay the two-hundred-dollar fine or whatever it was, which he probably couldn’t” (55). In this quote, the author is referring

An example that Faulkner demonstrates that the unequal social classes affect how a person act is when De Spain sue the Snopes for ruining his expensive rug which requires him to pay 20 bushels of corn. This is evident when Abner’s wife screamed "Abner! No! No! Oh, God. Oh, God. Abner!" to show that barn burning is one of the family’s biggest problem. If Abner manages to burn down De Spain’s barn they would have to move again after just four days of arriving at their current place. In this instance, Abner knows that Sarty would most likely to tell De Spain that he is planning to burn his barn because of Sarty’s morality.