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    where you would be in life if you were born into a household belonging to a different social class? These are the types of questions one must consider when discussing the lower classes and the fact that they are less active and therefore less healthy than the middle to upper classes. With that being said, it is debatable as to whom to blame for this problem in our society. Although many believe that lower class people have only themselves to blame for this fact, I believe that their health is based off

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    unprecedented growth rate of the European middle class, which led to a sharp increase in their involvement in urban politics. The Industrial revolution really began in England as a result of “coal…[being] much more useful to the British than anyone else.” (John Green 7:54). This lead to the development of the steam engine, which would eventually power the factories in England. Some of the British became factory owners, rising them into the middle class. In a country like England, where entrepreneurship

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    In Spring 2014, 43.7% of college students across the United States reported experiencing “above average” levels of stress and 11.0% reported feeling “tremendous” levels of stress within the last 12 months (“Spring 2014 Reference Group” 16). According to a another study done in 2010 by the Higher Education Research Institute at University of California, Los Angeles, college students’ perception of their mental health has been on a steady decline since 1985 (Pryor 2010). Elevated levels of stress

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    Since the nineteenth and twentieth century, there has always been a division between the wealthy and unfortunate. During these times the higher class continued to prosper while the lower class remained at the bottom, the separation continues to grow. Three men vocalize their views on the social division, capitalism, and individualism. Andrew Carnegie, an industrialist, believed the rich should distributed their wealth to benefit society while they’re alive. Carnegie elaborates this idea in his article

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    More, and it’s capital is the La Gente, meaning The people. I believe the people should feel like the country is there’s just as much as it is to anyone else, and increase the national pride in the country. The Republic of More is located in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Which gives it a good place for trading with North America and Central America for resources. Its climate ranges from tropical heat/rainy to a spring like when season go from summer to winter (rain) season. With this kind of

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    The American Dream

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    were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone” (“American Dream Definition,” 2013). Additionally, the American Dream can be achieved through persistence and hard work. In my opinion, the Investopedia definition is one of the most accurate available, because it takes into account that America is a stratified country. The more I learn about the struggles of the working and lower class, the more I feel

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    The Class You’re Born Into Not one of us gets the choice of what socioeconomic class we are born into. So, each one of us has to make the most of what we have. Some people think that it doesn’t matter what class you are born into. If you truly want to succeed in life you can do so and climb your way up the socioeconomic ladder. To do this it will take hard work, and making sacrifices that not everyone is willing to make, such as buying things used and working multiple jobs. Others believe it is

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    Social divisions seem to become blurred by both lower and higher status people and that now ‘the respectable and the disreputable were linked as consumers’, social divisions seemed to be non existent. The gangster embodied the promise of new consumerism, however also consisted of dangers, as the gangster’s perceived wealth suggested economic mobility with the blurring of social class. As the gangster could with ease mix with leading citizens in restaurants and bars

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    Women 's Status Of Women

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    civilization women seem to have been in a constant state of evolution either towards a submissive role or a strong role but nonetheless, changing. This paper will discuss women from the lower and middle ranks in history and their status in the various civilizations. This paper argues that the status of lower and middle class women deteriorated over time and only the Paleolithic period seemed to comprise of a gender-neutral society. THE STATUS OF WOMEN OVER TIME In the Paleolithic society, women seemed

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    and children were the new solution for long, hard hours and lower pay. Cultural changes were a direct result of this increase in technological developments, reshaping familial relations and daily life, while leaving an agriculturally based culture. The most important change in society and societal views, that resulted from new technology in everyday life, was a larger separation in classes and wages. As technology emerged, a new class system followed. Before the industrial revolution, the average

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