1) Some deviant activities the Saints were involved in, included heavily drinking in nightclubs, driving drunkenly through the streets, and committing acts of vandalism and playing pranks. And just like the Saints, the Roughnecks usually committed these three types of delinquency: theft, drinking, and fighting. Both gangs involved seriousness on what they did, because all of them put people in danger whether by stealing or playing pranks on people, and being under the influence of alcohol also controlled their behaviors. I believe that the community was right at some point in focusing more harshly on the activities of the roughnecks because they could see how the way these teenagers behaved in school and after school. On the other hand the Saints seemed to be the opposite, the community was able to see only the good side of these boys because they were smart enough not to do bad stuff around their community, so no one was able to see the how they really behaved outside school. I cannot blame the community for judging them so harsh, unfortunately as humans we focus more on appearance and judge people by the way they look.…
Answer: It was the civil guards screaming for Basilio to halt. When the boy kept on running, they fired two shots at him.…
Nurture can affect one individual success because depending on what enviroment you grow up in you will either have a lot of privialge or be not as privalaged. In “ Money Changes the Way we Think and Behave” author Caolyn Gregoire explains how when you are raised with more money you are less empathetic to others: “ Several Studies have shown that wealth may be at odds with empathy and comassion”( Gregoire, 6). The text portrays the idea that the wealthy people dont feel for the lower class. This supports the theory that external factors play a vital role in a persons fututre because wealthy grow up with so much money they can symppathize eiht the less fortunate. The conclusion that can be drawn is that external factors such as having a great…
Many people are manipulated by money and material possessions. In their greed lies many lessons that can be applied to our society as well as many lessons to be learned from their lust for money and material goods. Our society is controlled by money. As well as the production of money is controlled by society, it’s a two way street.…
The laws which outline the acceptability of action are obligated to promote the best interests of society, or else government would prove adverse to social cohesion. Self-aggrandizement by individual legislators, through affluent corporate donors, is contradictory to these principles. People willing to acquire money without making a contribution to society fail to recognize, or selfishly disregard, that profit exists as a social construct to reward and incentivize the contributions which have been deemed valuable to society. Willingness to ignore this is the product of a culture wherein the accumulation of private capital is misconstrued as the ends of its own existence. The division of the social classes reflects the cultural perception that the capital worth of an individual is tied directly to the immaterial value of one’s humanity, this is most prominently showcased when LaTessa contrasts her life with those who live in the First, “I had the life most people have… hunger and being sick and weak and doing whatever you gotta do to get through the day with all your digits intact… The First isn’t a place kid. It’s just a way of living when you have money. The First is just wealth” (261). Given the extreme difference between those who live in the First and those who do not, LaTessa’s clarification that…
“Get rich; dishonestly is we can. honestly if we must.” was a remark made by Mark Twain. To him, it seemed as if our country lived by that motto. However, many didn’t and couldn’t deny this, since no government was safe from corruption and no person immune to the disease known as greed. Powerful organizations, known as political machines, not only influenced county…
Charles Ponzi was the man who made the Ponzi scheme famous, and hence the name. Meanwhile, it was Bernie Madoft who exercised this fraudulent method of earning money for the longest period of time in the market under the very noses of the investors. He managed to profit 65 billion US dollars, all by false stories. A similar scenario is evident in the public offices here in Bangladesh, where money speaks and every tongue remain silent. The officers in such workplaces see bribes as a ‘legal’ part of their earning. Bangladesh could have dealt with poverty and the million other problems it encounters far more easily if these parasitic and corrupt politicians and officials hadn’t stolen the large sum of money reserved for developmental purposes. Just because of…
Americans revolve around money. They cannot live without it. In order to survive and/or live a good life one needs money. In the United States wealth classifies people. If one is rich, one is high class, if one has nothing, one is considered lower class. Why does money define the people? I agree with Lewis Lapham's view of " the American faith in money" because everything he states is factual, and I myself have experienced it.…
The observations made by Lewis Lapham's Money and Class in America distinguishes the meaning of success and the required level for respect for Americans to that of other strong societies. In his supposed defense of the popular opinion that America is a place that wrongfully shows respect to those of higher economic class than other nations that hold art and intellect at a pedestal. With this, he agrees with Henry Adams that Americans are ignorantly herded to find "success" in the materialistic wealth because they have been "deflected by the pursuit of money". Though the idea that Americans favor and respect superficial matters is held true, Lapham's claim that they do so because they are socially forced to is invalid simply because there is still a choice. As shown through his contradictions in the essay, and the many artistic and intellectual American successes, it makes the average materialistic American too idle in their comfort to search for the other direction that they are so "deflected" from, which he denies.…
The importance of money in India is seen as a huge part that is a part of their everyday life. Tapasi states in the film that “..nobody here understands anything but money.” (57:28). This statement is also the same here in Canada or any other country. No matter where you go, money seems more important to man than anything. Everyone is so greedy, and only cares about what the easiest way to get money is. This importance of money is also causing corporations and people to have no morals because they are only focusing on what is the most efficient way to get money, no matter how illegal or wrong it may be. In my life money is very important, my parents work 6 days a week, 8 hours a day so we get to have the luxuries and get to participate in certain special activities. Working that often can harm the family a little bit because you don’t see them as often. In some people’s eyes they wouldn’t care so much because it’s earning money but family is more important than riches.…
He who knows poverty, knows every trick and tool of the trade. It’s up to him to make his poverty a boon or bane. It is a privilege but at the same time it is a curse that has affected a great amount of people. Poverty is shown as the main reason why delinquency is increasing by day. It can be shown that poor people are intimidated by rich people…
A quote states, “Money is the root of all evils: poverty is the fruit of all goodness.” You and I both know that money is extremely powerful. The young and talented rapper, Young Thug created a song that is titled “Power.” In the song Young Thug says, “First you get that money then you get that power.” I find this statement to be true, although everyone does not have the abilities to control or should I say access such a mass amount of money. More importantly, if we do not have access to the money than there should be circumstances that are suitable for low income individuals and minorities. To rich and wealthy people the cost of living is nothing; yet, we are living on the edge literally. No one wants to experience hard times, but times are…
.1 On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 equaling love it, and 10 equaling hate it, rate your feelings about speaking in front of groups. Explain your reasons for this rating.…
The author views needs as a dangerous concept because politicians take advantage of the concept of the people’s need for their own benefit. The politicians promise to cater to what the people want but in disregard for the overall well-being of the people. Focus is placed on needs and it masks the fact that other resources suffer in order to appease the majority.`…
What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you are thinking about money? You might be thinking about the things you can buy at stores or bills on your credit you have to pay by the end of the month. Have thought of people need food or people who needed simple necessities that we use in our everyday lives such as clothing or even a simple bed. If this is a no,then take another look at life, but not just yours, I want you take a look at every person’s perspective. We might think that the world can only be horrible to those who deserve it, unfortunately this isn’t true. This world where we ,the people live in, which is filled with injustices that have left many people in poverty and debt.…