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    Era of England, society was divided amongst three groups, or classes. These classes included the upper class, the middle class, and the lower, or working class. Classism during Victorian times, although widely accepted, caused many problems such as judgement and destitution. The Upper Class was made up of Dukes, Nobles, and other wealthy aristocrats. This “Royal Class” had better education and living conditions than those in lower classes. Their lives were considered to be luxurious. Granted, being

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    are accustomed to a 3-tiered class-system: working class, middle class, and upper class. However, these societies weren't always set up this way. In England and the United States, for example, during the 18th century, were typically made up of two classes: the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie was the upper-middle class who controlled most of the wealth and power. Unlike the bourgeoisie, the proletariats were people who weren't wealthy but earned their wages by manual labor or working

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    Class is a socio-economic set of groups, in which every individual falls into (Phillips, 2012), these groups include lower, working, middle and upper class. These classes impact on the resources that people have access to. This influences the environment in which a student is raised in, which also impacts their on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, impacting their ability to succeed in education. The correlation between a student’s environment, health and home can be explained by Bourdieu’s

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    (Ferris & Stein. pg,182.) Social class is a system of stratification based on access to such resources as wealth, property, power, and prestige. (Ferris & Stein. pg., 184.) According to the text, it is difficult to put exact lines between social classes. For instance, I would be labeled as the working poor because of my income level but I do not have a job that consists of seasonal work or manual labor. My education would categorize me into the middle class because I have a two-year degree. I also

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    No matter what one 's social status was, if one was born in China pre twentieth century, one would have at least rudimentary knowledge of Confucian gender values, whether through direct study or through traditions that were already soaked in Confucian ideology. In upper-class society, daughters are taught through study of classical Confucian texts and as a result most have a great understanding and following of those values; sons are likewise taught their role and are required to follow it if they

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    deprived areas or lower social classes and are in “good health” for 85 percent of their lives compared to 70 percent (Knott, Dr Laurence..). I believe social class affects health because of things such as living conditions, lack of resources for health care and education, and that lower class people prefer and are fine with less healthy lifestyles. People in higher classes are usually very successful and motivated in most aspect of life while people in lower classes may not be. I don’t think there

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    During the Victorian Times in England, everyone was grouped into social classes. This is also known as classism. There were three categories: the upper class =, middle class, and the lower class. Problems had occurred do to classism. Class war fair still exists to a degree in todays society. The upper class consisted of royalty, Dukes, Nobles, Aristocrats, and other wealthy families. People who belonged to the upper class had a better way of life than most. People in the upper class never had to

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    Discuss the different ways of representing class conflicts. Pygmalion, Bernard Shaw, 1914 My Fair Lady, George Cukor, 1964 “As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.” This famous quotation of French playwright Molière proves how powerfully theater and social criticism are linked, and how in its different genres, drama as well as comedy, theater can, and maybe must, be a way of communicating and expressing the human and society’s flaws

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    An Essay On Outliers By Malcolm Gladwell

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    The outliers I have grown up hearing about include Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates. These people, just like any other extremely successful people, work harder than everybody else to be to where they are. Also, they are willing to fail, because they know that in order to succeed they must learn from their failures. Clearly, to become extremely successful a person has to have that burning passion for what he or she does, has to do more than what is required, and has to be talented. Talent

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    The theme of social class is clearly seen in both novels, 'Atonement' and 'The Great Gatsby'. These novels are quite similar in the way of social stratification. The three main statuses of social class are upper, middle and lower class. Social classes are a way seen to categorize a population based on wealth, social status and economical standing. In these two novels there is a consistent class-system which is portrayed thus linking Robbie Turner and Jay Gatsby together straight away. 'The Great

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