Spoiled, but Not a Brat

All i’ve heard from others is that money is everything. That its all you need to survive. That's not true, you don't need wealth. There's people with wealth or people without wealth. That's where people rate you or how you're famous or known out there because you have you have money. Well none of that matters because we were all born to be equal nothing more, nothing less. You might think thats how its suppose to be, where someone's on top or on bottom but everyone should be treated the same.

	In Richard Cory we stumble upon a different outlook of people in society. Some feel that the glamour and wealth of a person determines how happy with life they are. This is not always true. Just because a person has the money to flaunt does not mean that they are happy. This can be compared to how people look up to actors, actresses and other famous people. Some look at these people with such admiration and why? They seem to have not one worry in the world. Does money, looks, or any other materialistic thing make a person really happy? Not many people stop to think that these people are normal as the average Joe. They

Situations like these create problems and make it hard for all people to move up in society, which is something that Alger does not point out. For years, many people continue to work hard in order to one day to reach the upper class. However, for most of us making high amounts of six figures or better is really a dream and never shapes into reality.

The fact that their parents did not provide economic outpatient care was astonishing. This means most millionaires were not financially supported by their parents. The author’s research indicates that “the more dollars adult children receive from their parents, the fewer they accumulate, while those who are given fewer dollars accumulate more”. I figured these millionaires were raised in a wealthy family and didn’t want to live any other way. I thought they were given things by their parents throughout their life. Another trait is their adult children are economically self-sufficient. The authors clearly believe that giving money to adult children damages their ability to succeed. I agree with this because if their children keep getting life handed to them on a silver platter they won’t learn the value of a dollar. They’ll think that daddy or mommy will bail them out whenever they’re in trouble which will not teach them anything about being successful on their own.

Is everybody supposed to be rich and wealthy? If so then nobody would be truly happy or rich.

Rockefeller wrote in a news article after a riot at one of his businesses and said “I am sure it is a mistake to assume that the possession of money in great abundance necessarily brings happiness” (Rockefeller 208). He argued that a fulfilled dream was not just of acquiring money, but it's also about happiness and find what makes life special. Then he addressed another accusation of society on the people that were able to become extremely wealthy by pursuing and achieving their goals. Many people believe that the leaders of society were gifted what they had or were the only ones meant to be wealthy and accomplish their dream. However Rockefeller addressed this when he said “If the people can be educated to help themselves, we strike at the root of many evils of the world” (Rockefeller 210). Being able to achieve wealth and prosperity is not just for certain individuals but it is available to all people. Hardwork and dedication is what defines a man and divides wealth in society, and his ability to be able to earn more and more as he continues to progress in society with his

The saying ‘money can’t buy you happiness’ is very accurate. A key example of this can be seen in many studies done on people’s lives after they win the lottery. Approximately seventy percent of people who win end up unhappy, some even eventually commit suicide. Those with new found wealth often discover some people are only around for their money. According to studies, it’s common for the wealthy to feel that they are superior to people of a lower class, they can also feel a sense of entitlement. These traits can put a strain on their relationships with other people. In the pages that follow this paper will explain that possessing material items such as money, may bring temporary satisfaction, but cannot provide someone with true happiness.

In junior high school and high school she wanted to fit in with the rest

I sense that the people with a good income have more time, are organized and have access to more resources and I assume the poor need to manage their time from helping parents in ways such as earning money, helping around the house and just cannot establish a set amount of time on working on school assignments. I strongly agree that habits is a large factor in achieving success. It is not all about how intelligent you are. Having good habits can help you be a lot more organized, you can create the right mindset, practicing makes perfect and if you can keep a good habit set in place, you can physically and even habits of good eating will help you mentally improve yourself into being a better person. Lastly, I like the four step method to success. Starting with do it for them, In the early ages, we are all so curious and learn a lot of things within 4 years of going to school that is a good time to teach little kids to grow into habits of waking up, going to the washroom our own, etc. Then we have with them where if we are stuck on a situation, we need our parents to

Every person has a different idea of self worth. Worth has been linked to success and materials in this capitalistic and materialistic world. The United States wrote in its declaration of independence how each citizen has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and this saying has lasted throughout the generations. Class divisions have been set to distinguish between the lowest, the middle, and the ultra wealthy. These classes leave a lasting effect on the people and their idea of worth. To grow old in a nation where your life is deemed to be low class can negatively affect mental health and how people see themselves. Being born into a certain class will automatically place you beneath a percent and above others. What

Income plays a big role in how others treat you and vice versa. In the outsiders it is stated that a greaser will always be a greaser. Which means the poor will always be the poor. This makes since because many greasers such as Darry and Soda had to leave school to support their family. After this they can never get a good job because they cannot be anything that involves college or a good education.

In t.v. shows the display how rich kids are the talk of the party, everyone evese rich kids and if someone wasn’t rich the where kick to the curb or even bullied. According to the news page on University Herland, they did a study on how the kids that had parents that made over 160,000 are found to be more likely to be depressed and have high anxiety. The reason why they found kids that had the rich parent to be depressed and have high anxiety is because their parents thrust unnecessary pressure on them to succeed. “Suniya Luthar, the psychologist from Arizona State University said that majority of the children are unable to fulfill their parent's demands.” We see the same type of behavior in Catcher In The Rye, the main character, Holden

It should be highlighted that money may allow one to get all the temporary comforts of life, but it must also be considered as to which type of person benefits from money as well. For example, an individual dying from an incurable illness, cannot be satisfied while being in possession of a great deal of money, when they are not even able to spend and enjoy it to its fullest content. Furthermore, someone with vast riches may be considered lucky by many, but the individual himself only realizes that if there is no one to share the bounties with, there is indeed no sweetness, no matter how ripe the fruit may be. Then again, if you happen to pick out someone from the opposite end of the upper class and elite, someone who belongs to a third class community, having a large family, loving spouse and even the beloved pet, he or

Class relations isn’t only about having a monetary value. It also can be about having a relationship to success. Angela says that “My definition of success has something to do with money, but everything to do with class.” (339) To break that statement down, she doesn’t feel that she needs to only be rich, but have more class and social standing. However I don’t think that someone should compare themselves to another person. Just because one person is “more successful” than another, it doesn’t always mean they earned it like the one that worked their way up from nothing. The person that works their way up has way more class in my opinion because they know what it’s like to be at the bottom, and the ones that come from wealth never have known that feeling.

On the other hand, the wealthy people are able to keep climbing the social ladder because they can afford to be successful, and in turn their children will also become successful due to their parents social status.