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    The colonies of the New World were formed by a very diverse group of people. The colonists had personal reasons for settling in America. Socially, politically, and religiously they all differed. I will explain their backgrounds on each and then tie it all together showing you how our country came to be an equal nation of all these peoples.      First of all, the colonists were socially different. Most of the first settlers were not the first born men in the family. They were

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    role in the protagonists’ lives. “The Garden Party”, written by Katherine Mansfield, is about an upper class family throwing a party despite the news of the death of a neighbor. Laura, the protagonist, feels the need to stop the party as to not be disrespectful, but her family insists on throwing it. Hillbilly Elegy, written by J.D. Vance, is about the struggles of the author as he grows up in a lower class hillbilly family, and his journey to break free of the restraints his heritage has put on him

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    fills that need we have to see how poor people live and also serve them. These midwifes spend their time serving members of the community no matter the problems that arise and we don’t often recognize that effort. These women as we talked about in class also often don’t have people supporting them and they are taken advantage of, so seeing them be cared for in such a supportive way is amazing. The emotional bond that the show thrives on is vital because people don’t always make connections with facts

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    In the early 1800’s, women were second class citizens with little to no political rights, and limited access to education and professional careers. Women were not granted the same privileges as men, for educating women outside the home or women obtaining professional jobs went against traditional views. The ideology behind it was that men and women ideally inhabited different societal spheres. Men dominated the public sphere which had opportunities for education, paid labor, fighting in wars, and

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    herself. The population of the United Kingdom mirrored numerous classes. Social etiquette was quite important during the Era. If caught being asked to dance by a stranger could pose backlash. Servants of Upper-Class were only allowed to address members if necessary. People who came from Upper-Class families lived in lavishly furnished homes and had many servants. During the Era, many men and women expressed their income through fashion. If your dress had numerous layers of cloth that would mean you

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    throughout the play. The comparison between the upper and lower class of Athens reveal how two completely different levels of society can become one when it comes to maturity levels. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare uses the upper and lower class as antithesis to show that people are foolish because no matter their social ranking, the maturity levels of both classes remain consistently low. The antithesis of upper class and lower class is commonly shown throughout the play, who greatly

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    expands from the upper class living in metropolis in China, and makes new consumption types as “consuming for health means improving the quality of life” (Zhang Xiao Ming 2006, China's cultural industry development report). Chinese value decency as well. This consciousness is habituated across the board of the culture, and overflow within higher class. Golf is the sport that agree with Chinese consciousness, and it is the why golf is popular as luxury sport within the upper class. Monopolized sport

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    that needs to resolved. Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift use different types of satire to publicize the major problem area of the British society, the upper class. Swift keeps a more serious tone throughout his piece as where Pope uses both humor and exaggeration to make his point. No matter what the style the authors use to satirize the upper class of the british society, the main idea is to draw attention to the overworked and underappreciated lower and working classes. Jonathan Swift was born in

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    to the upper-class value on wealth, there is parental concern (mainly by the mother) about who their daughter/s will marry, and has devoted their life to it. In both literary works, Mrs. Bennet and Lady Bracknell keep in mind eligible bachelors for their daughters. Mrs. Bennet does this by speaking to Mrs. Long about which eligible men are good enough for their daughters, while Lady Bracknell literally keeps a “list of eligible young men” (p# p#). However, in all this worry due to this class value

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    husbands throughout their lives. Fagin: stereotypical man Fagin’s power lies within him being the elite in a criminal group; his “masculine’ qualities position in an area of ‘great and dangerous power”. White upper class males are seen as being the far more superior group then the lower social class. Whereas it could be argued that “A masculine gendering is supposed to evoke positive connotation”, the men 's in Oliver Twist are most typically linked to violence. The greed of Fagin is shown when he says

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