Rich Like Us

see? I didn’t see one deplorable face in that group. I saw some angry faces and some determined faces, but they felt like decent folk.” This is a good description of the largest sector of the Trump base, which is hard working Americans who are determined to better their lives. The fact is, most Trump supporters aren’t bigoted, they are just people who don’t realize that people like Trump are the people screwing them. Are there people who voted for Trump because of his bigotry? Yes, of course, but

where the new rich live those who made all of their money via illegal ways playing the system after the World War I ended. These people do not only want to get rich but want to seem like they were always rich. They are shown in the novel as showoffs like gatsby’s pink suit and roll royce and having a big mansion throwing lavish parties and awkward like gatsby seems to be. Gatsby always says,”Having a good time old sport.” Gatsby always uses the word “old Sport” to fit in and look like he is from the

Stereotypical Life of the Middle Class White Male Measuring in at six feet, four inches, born a caucasian male, and a member of the middle class, life is not all sunshine and rainbows like most claim. The white, middle class male, in my opinion, is the most accused member of the all social classes. Now, yes that is just an opinion, but if a survey were to be taken, more often than not, that opinion would be agreed upon. I am the son of two successful working parents and grew up in a suburb in

from a poor family and progressed financially with the help of Meyer Wolfsheim through the illegal alcohol and drug business. Jay Gatsby did this because he wanted to be rich enough to be with his love daisy, who he met in his younger years. Daisy is now married to a rich man named Tom Buchanan. Jay left for a while to get rich but now he's back to get Daisy back. In the novel The Great Gatsby written by Scott F. Fitzgerald, shows what Jay Gatsby did to achieve his goals and what they were and why

Civil Rights: Racism or Greed? Every argument is started with the overall goal of you getting your way. Throughout history our country has gone through many arguments not only with other countries but with even our fellow citizens of our country. Something that instantly comes to mind is the horrendous battle for civil rights that started in the early 1950’s, some of the these issues are still not resolved today. Through the analyzing of the text we have discussed thus far in class I was able to

occasionally ignore those in need. However, God clearly said in Proverbs 21:13 “Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.” Witnessing the effects of homelessness in person, knowing the differences between the rich and the poor, and overcoming

The Gap Between the Rich and the Poor Each year, thousands of people all over the world come to the U.S. to chase a better life with beautiful houses, luxury cars and dream jobs, because they think America is the land of opportunities. However, inside this country, there are a lot of problems which lead to inequality, and one of them is a growing gap between the rich and poor people. “The problem with rising inequality is a person like me who earns 1000 times as much as the typical American,” Nick

that are poor, some are rich and those who are just fine. We all have differences but we are all human and all need to live, although sometimes the importance of where we stand can come in the way. In the story “The Shining Houses” we experience lots of judgment and differences between people that relate to their popularity and social status. The more the world grows, the more we see the priority of having a high social status in our societies. Alice Munro describes to us a particular situation that

countries. The rich are under no authority to obligate or have enough knowledge to helping the poor with world hunger, this has been a problem for many years. World Hunger is sustainable and everyone would like to resolve it, but it is overwhelming and there is no simple resolution. Garrett Hardin, an ecologist addresses this concern in an article titled “Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor,” that first appeared in a 1974 issue of Psychology Today. Hardin argues in that the rich is under

Do you claim your education while you are inside and outside of the classroom or are you a student who only receives? Adrianne Rich wrote a great speech for the convocation at Douglas College in 1977. She directs the speech to the women and the teachers of the college. The things she says though do not only apply to females. It applies to everybody of every race. Rich makes several great points on education in her speech and I agree with most of her thoughts. In her speech she talks about the students