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    social classes are very prominent and some people look down on others if you are not considered “upper class”. This is usually based on someone’s income and their assets they have to determine their “class”. In Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we see the theme of the American Dream and how it begins to become less achievable to most but we see Gatsby as an exception. In the novel, we see class in terms of money, in terms of social status and having a high economic standing.. Gatsby is known

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    represent the upper class. High social class in the 1920’s was pretty much millionaires as well as rich people like Donald Trump, who are crazy about money; hurt does not matter to them. Like most celebrities that get into trouble they can avoid trouble because they are rich, they can get themselves out of trouble. During the 1920’s higher class could truly do what they want; money allows them to pay people off. Being rich in 1920s was truly impressive everyone wanted to be upper class. recently people

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    Upper Class Victorian Homes The Victorian era was a time of ornate decorum, and grandiose homes for the upper classes. Wealth was not to be concealed, but displayed in all aspects possible, most importantly in the home. The structure of an upper class home often had at least a few levels. The top and bottom floors, or basement and attic, generally reserved for the servants of the household. Food preparation, and laundry activities were common of the basements, whereas the attic often served as

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    a role in selecting who is in which class depends on wealth, income, education, and occupation. These factors affect how much power and prestige a person has. Social stratification in American is broken into about four social classes; upper class, middle class, working class, and working poor. The upper class makes up only 1 to 3% of the U.S. population, but holds more than 25% of the nation’s wealth ("Mobility, measured", 2014). The people in the upper class are considered to be the most prestigious

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    Victorian Age: An Upper Class Society The Victorian Period, the years between 1837 and 1901, was named after the reign of the great Queen Victoria in English civilization. It was during her regime that England gained economic prosperity, experienced the rapid growth of the empire, encountered dramatic changes and religious beliefs. Various social classes represented the population of England, comprising of the upper class, the middle class, the working class and the under class. Social order and

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    “Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.” This quote was written by Ayn Rand. The meaning of this quote is that the upper class was important in the past, but now in the future, the middle class will be the important class.It relates to the story because in Russia during this time period, the upper class was the important class and the lower class had no rights. Anton Chekhov is the author of “The Bet”, “The Lottery Ticket”, and “Oh! The Public”. Anton was from Russia and

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    The upper class in the 19th century both valued possession as an indicator of wealth and prestige. Each literary work took into account the possession of things, size and location of estate, and total wealth per year. In “The Importance of Being Earnest,” it was mentioned that when Algernon came to visit Cecily, he showed his wealth by bringing “three portmanteaus, a dressing-case, two hat- boxes, and a large luncheon-basket” (p#). Jack also criticized Algernon for always being “over-dressed” (p#)

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    The Many Differences between Lower, Middle and Upper Class There are various ways of referring to class. Often, when people talk about lower/middle and upper class, they talk in terms of blue/white collar jobs. Ideally we would all think we fall into the middle class; however, most of society is in the lower/middle class even though they are working their dream job with a degree. Additionally, the American dream has changed drastically throughout the years. The ‘unfair, ' the system that effects

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    classes. However, we also divided each level inside each classes, such as the middle class has three different classes, lower-middle class, middle-middle class, and upper-middle class. Those classes inside a class also represent some kind of social problems as a whole. Recently there has been a hot topic whether the upper middle class has great impact on the whole society. The gap between the upper middle class and the rest of the middleman has become wider and wider because of incomes, education

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    Upper Class

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    The upper class were 10% of the population and lived a good life, but also depended on loyalty. The feudal system is made out of many classes, and the most privileged class was the upper class. The upper class is made out of nobles, including the king and his vassals. They got most of the benefits from the work that serfs did. Noblewomen had the job of looking after the household. When the Lord was gone, his role was taken over by his wife. She would make sure that their children learned manners

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