It's true that the apple fall too far from the tree. American society may say that we do't have a class system but when you really look at it there is. And these American citizens tend to stay in the same exact class they were born into in the first place. In the past, there was segregation and prejudice of the races, now it is of incomes. The rich and the poor are separated on planes (1st class and coach), sporting events (box seats and "nose bleeds"), and the type of sports they can afford (horseback riding and basketball). People with wealth feel that they have to act a certain. We learn, if you have money, spend or show it off as much as possible. I realized that, with my family being upper-middle class, I am able to a better ACT score because my parents can pay for a tutor. I am able to go to lots of places because I have my own car. But still, all my friends range in different social classes and I have a job as a waitress. I do know that my parents have influenced me to go high paying job and I will mostly likely go to medicl school. I just think it's sad that most other people do not interact with people outside their class.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you; i think that it is sad the people from different classes do not interact with each other that much. Everything revolves around money and how much you have.
ReplyDeleteI like the saying that you matched with this topic because it is completely true. Today in class we watched the part of the movie involving the lady who lives in a trailer park with her sons. She partly blames her hardship and social status on her family growing up. She says that because she lived with 22 other siblings, her family wasnt wealthy, causing her to have a hard lifestyle to live by, which is why her kids have that same lifestyle now. I think that people can change this fact by working hard and setting goals, but generally, ones future has some dependency on the lifestyle that they grew up with.
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