Rich Like Us

Adrienne Cecile Rich was an American Poet and feminist born May 16, 1929 died March 27th 2012, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and the oldest of two sisters from a middle class family, Rich was educated by her parents until she entered public school in the fourth grade. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Radcliffe College in 1951, the same year her first book of poems, A Change of World, appeared. That volume, chosen by W. H. Auden for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award, and her next, The Diamond

and grad school that they would able to provide a better life for me as I grew older. My mother works as a social worker and dad a Veteran of the United States Army and currently possesses a degree in Business Administration society labeled us as stuck up rich girl. My grandparents often told me stories of days on the farm and working for ten cents a day to earn fifty cents a week. I was taught to be thankful for the small things and big things would come. My childhood often bring tears to my eyes

predominant topic in the world’s social discourse because in every society, there must be the rich and the poor. It is estimated that in this country, there are 38 million people living in absolute poverty. This has created a very huge disparity in the manner in which people live in the society; their lifestyles and general well being. To compound the situation further, the general norm regarding class is that the rich often get richer as days go by while the poor consistently become poorer (Mathews 13)

Additionally, with the rich paying so little in taxes, most don't even pay their taxes! “About 46 percent of all tax filers (individuals or households) pay no federal income taxes each year because of various exclusions. More than half of the tax revenue lost to the most common tax exclusions stays in the pockets of the richest one-fifth of Americans, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. By contrast, high earners who paid no tax were primarily able to do so because of a wide

college. Rich felt that no woman’s college provided the essential knowledge that is needed for the graduates to live in the “real world”. Throughout the speech Rich points out to the class how decisions should by their outside vision, and not their outside. Continually, that these decisions made and influenced by privilege, power and, tokenism will shape the future, just like that of their foresisters. Ultimately, rich was successful in relaying that we should learn from those before us and strive

Richard St. John did not know how to answer the question: “how does one become successful?”. Just like many people on this earth struggle to answer that question. Humans all strive for success but many do not know how, by following St. John’s 8 points: Passion, work, practice, focus, push, serve, ideas, and persist, then one can be lead to the road of success. I was intrigued that the common similarities of becoming successful are the 8 main points. They are basic things that many have been doing

Income Inequality: A Rich World “An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” This quote from Plutarch, a Greek philosopher, explores how a divide of wealth between rich and poor can destroy the fabric of a society. Wealth has been divided unequally by granting more to the rich and not leaving enough for the poor Americans, thereby creating a wealth gap. Income inequality occurs when wealth is distributed unequally in a population because of the influence

The Moral Obligation? The rich and the poor; there has always been a division between the people born rich and the people born poor. The rich are believed to be the top individuals among society because they have all the opportunities and answers for living a well and splendid life where they have everything they need at the tip of their fingers. Compared to the poor people, they are believed to be the uneducated, without values, and ignorant among society. Furthermore, unfortunate individuals have

All my life I was always told to grow up and become rich, so you can live a great life. As I grew older I realized that dream would never happen. I also started to realize that corporations in the United States were the real rulers. Corporations control so many aspects of the common person’s life. They don’t realize that they control everything from political races to fast food chains. America has always been known to be a fair democracy, but I believe that America is a plutocracy. What is a plutocracy

reminds the rich young man that obedience to the Ten Commandments is necessary in order to “inherit eternal life”. The Commandments are essential points of reference if we are to live in love, to distinguish clearly between good and evil, and to build a life plan that is solid and enduring. Jesus is asking us too, whether we know the Commandments, whether we are trying to form our conscience according to God’s law, and putting the Commandments into practice (Benedict XVI, 2010). The rich young man