Persuasive Speech About Dollar Bill

My presentation is on why the pictures of American presidents are placed on money, and what the other symbols on money mean. I will also discuss why Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin are also on American money, despite the fact that they never served as President of the United States, and I will compare the symbols and portraits of Turkish lira to the symbols and portraits on the American dollar.

The penny has a lot of history, through the 200 years the penny changed design and value. Based on the article “The Ever-Changing Penny.” The first pennies were minted in 1857, they were very large, larger than a modern day quarter and had different images of the statue of liberty on the front(4). With this example, one can see,there were several visions for the penny before the final product of the Abraham Lincoln penny in 1909. The history of the penny reveals more than just a coin, it exposes a piece of american culture. The penny has influenced our language, giving us a number of idioms, such as “A penny for your thoughts” And “Not one red cent”(4). Despite its cultural influences the penny is under attack currently, the reason? Because making the penny also costs money, more than its worth,in 2011, it costs the U.S. more than 2.4 cents to produce the penny. The History of the One-Cent piece is a curious one. How long it will remain a part of your spending currency is yet

In a research of Harvard professor 5000 people in America have opinion in how they think about the actual distribution of wealth in the U.S. and the 92 percent choose the ideal would be 20 percent and 20 percent the middle class. However, the reality is very far from it. “The poorest are not even registered, they are on the package change and the middle class is barely distinguished from the poor, even the rich between the 10 % and 20 % are worst off, only the top 10 % are better off. Only the one percent gets ten time higher and 40 % all the nation wealth. The bottom 80 % 8 out 10 people only has 7 % between them.1 % makes a quarter of the national income today”(you tube, 2015). All of this data reflex one of the truly perspectives in economy of the U.S. Not only people with low wages are the most affected, but also those who have good jobs and

Wealth in america is only reserved for the top 1%. Even out of those who live in the

I am sure that everyone of you have heard about aliens and UFOs. Indeed, we all have heard about the famous case of aliens and UFOs in Roswell, New Mexico. Most people might be interested in the topic of aliens, but I know that the majority of you just think of it as rumours and the existence of them are impossible. Therefore, I am standing here in front all of you to make you change your perspective. I am strongly confident that I have found the evidence of their real existence to convince all of you.

In the video, Wealth Inequality in America, there were many things that caught my attention the second time around that i had not understood the first time listening to it. When they had surveyed 5,000 people I was not surprised to see that the ideal for most Americans would be a somewhat even distribution of wealth among the various groups. What I was most shocked about was what most American think about the distribution of wealth is not even close to what the reality has to hold. The fact that lowest 20 - 30 percent don't even register as sharing in the wealth of America as they are behind the poverty line. They are living of “pocket change”. The top 1 percent didn't even shock me as much as how the middle class did.

In 1864, the first pennies were made. In 1909, they were made with Abraham Lincoln’s face printed into it, in honor of his 100th birthday. That was 108 years ago, and pennies are still going around today, with the same president still printed on. However, many U.S. officials are saying the penny should be obsolete. More believe that the little copper and zinc coin should stay as a piece of U.S. money. This essay will give evidence on both sides, supporting them equally in their arguments on why the penny should stay, or go.

“Approximately 13 percent of the American population- that is, nearly, of every eight people in this country- live below the official poverty line,” (Mantsios 179). I define being wealthy as having an immense amount of money, enough to not be stressed about paying bills.

The wealth gap in the United States is way off compared to what people may think it is or what they would like it to be. I’m actually very shocked of what I found. If we divide the entire United States in five different groups, you can say the first group is the poor, the second is the middle class, third and fourth are even progressively richer and the fifth group is the richest. Personally I would say maybe 40 to 50 percent of Americans are poor. They probably make nothing to twenty thousand a year. The middle class is probably 20 percent of American and they make about 30 to 70 thousand a year. The rest, which are the rich and the richer, makes everything else. My perception of the wealth gap was pretty close to what most Americans think.

According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook America is now the most unequal of all advanced economies (Eric Zuesse). The 185 richest families in America are worth 1.2 trillion dollars combined (Dolan and Kroll). Additionally, the 400 richest Americans have more wealth between them than the bottom 185 million (Social Problems 33). Now it is often thought that the one percent in America controls one-third of the nation’s wealth. The sad reality is that the Americans in the top one percent actually control 35.6 percent of the wealth which is more than one-third of the nation’s wealth. What’s even sadder is that the top ten percent of America controls over seventy five percent of the total wealth (Dave Roos). What this means is that the remaining twenty five percent of the nation’s wealth is distributed among ninety percent of the United States population. There are approximately 321 million people in the United States, and approximately 289 million of them are only responsible for twenty five percent of all the nation’s wealth (United States Census Bureau). The inequality gap has increased for a number of reasons. For

Over the years the average wealth has increased over the past 50 years, but unfortunately it has not grown equally for all groups. “The best official U.S. source of data on household wealth distribution comes from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, an in-depth survey of the finances of some 6,000 American families conducted every three years over the past three decades. The wealth share of America’s top 3 percent rose from 44.8 percent of nation’s wealth in 1989 to 51.8 percent in

According to a recent article, it is estimated that “in America, the wealthiest 160,000 families have as much as the poorest 145 million families (Matthews, 2015).” This translates to the top 1% of the U.S. population having as much as or more wealth than the bottom 99%, which is quite drastic. Gilson further emphasizes this fact, noting, “A huge share of the nation's economic growth over the past 30 years has gone to the top one-hundredth of one percent, who now make an average of $27 million per household... (Gilson, 2011).” Furthermore, “The average income for the bottom 90 percent of us is $31,244 (Gilson, 2011).” =======================

Imbalance exist and is high in America in light of the fact that the measure of wage and riches that is circulated through influence. In America the pay dissemination is extremely imbalance and the estimation of a man riches is in light of their pay with their obligations subtracted. "Starting 2007, the main 1% of family units (the privileged) claimed 34.6% of all secretly held riches, and the 19% (the administrative, expert, and little business stratum) had 50.5%, which implies that only 20% of the general population possessed a noteworthy 85%, leaving just 15% of the riches for the last 80% (pay and pay laborers)" (Domhoff, 2011). In opposite the poor don 't excel and the rich get more. Americans are judged and put in class classifications through their home possession which means riches. Americans social class is frequently connected with their benefits and riches. "Individuals look to claim

In 1775, the Continental Congress permitted lawfully the issuance of the American Dollar to capitalize the Revolutionary War. The word “dollar” was previously in common utilization and was based on the Spanish dollar that had been extensively circulated in the colonies. This new paper currency became established as the “Continental” throughout the colonies. As the war wore on and the colonies’ debt escalate, the Continental became devalued. By May, 1781, Continentals had become so insignificant that people stopped using them. The term “not worth a Continental” became a terminology that lingered until the early 20th century.

For example, using a leftover coffee can for loose nails or screws, or even washing and reusing a plastic zip-loc bag instead of throwing it in the garbage. Thrift shopping is a way of reusing someone else’s unwanted goods. As I spoke about in an earlier speech about thrifting, I included many locations and ways to thrift, also the benefits to the shopper and the donator. One place in particular was shopping at the local boys and girls club. I personally shop there, keeping my eyes open for a good deal. For example, the pair of jeans that I am wearing today was purchased from this store just a few months ago. I paid only $8.00 for this pair of Lucky Jeans and according to buckle.com, a retailer for lucky jeans the retail price is $99.00 that is a savings to me of $91.00.I am not the type to worry about name brands, but quality usually does cost more. If I can get a quality pair of jeans at a fraction on the price, I am glad to shop at the thrift store. I am thankful to the person that made the donation of the lucky jeans and they can benefit from that donation. According to the IRS webpage, IRS. Gov it explains that an individual can donate items like clothing, household furniture and furnishings, a car or boat, even taxidermy. The donations are appraised, by the donator, and recorded. At the time of filing taxes if the donation equals at least $500 for the year, the donator may take advantage of the