Barbara Ehrenreich and Lewis Lapham asked themselves how anyone lives on the wages available to the unskilled. (Introduction: Getting Ready) Roughly four million women were about to taken off welfare reform programs to get jobs that paid $6 to $7 an hour; how will they survive? Barbara wanted to see how the 5 division of Dennis Gilbert and Joseph A. Kahl’s (1993) 6 part class structure handled everyday life without government assistance that she left her regular job and sat out on the journey. Although
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7-3 Notes Gilded Age • Gilded means Gold Covered • 1880-1900 is called the Gilded Age because of societies focus on $ and greed. The rich were getting richer and the poor getting poorer. • Mark Twain wrote a novel entitled The Gilded Age and showed the growing gap between rich and poor. • President Rutherford B. Hayes (1876-1880) noted that 90% of the nations money was controlled by just 10% of the population. Political Machines Graft – political corruption. o Politicians
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Meritocracy & Popular Culture Alger’s book‚ Ragged Dick‚ tells the story of an ambitious‚ industrious‚ and honest boy who through hard work and some luck climbs the ladder to a better life and a higher social status. According to Alger‚ he does this not by taking advantage of other people‚ but by keeping an eye out for opportunities‚ working hard‚ and improving himself. The picture I chose was drawn by Clay Butler in 1994. It depicts a Frankenstein-like creature standing on top of a pile of dismembered
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Mary Kay Ash’s Story By phoebe Mary Kay Ash was a famous American businesswoman and the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics. She started her business with a small investment of $5000 in 1963‚ and soon became one of the most successful business women of her time. Mary Kay Ash was born on 12th May‚ 1918 in Hot Wells‚ Harris County‚ Texas. Her childhood experiences shaped the future of this visionary woman‚ and with a significant impact to the American history. Due to the illness of her father
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Kenneth Millard‚ in his book Coming of Age in Contemporary American Fiction‚ examines the coming-of-age genre and its place in American culture. He makes a relatively solid case that authors use adolescent characters to enact social change‚ accurately asserting that “adolescence‚ youth‚ [and] innocence...become an idealised fictional category which literary writers can use to give a particular urgency to representations of subjectivity and socialisation that highlight their own social and political
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Comparison of “Ragged Dick” and “ The Lesson.” In both excerpts “ Ragged Dick” by Horatio Alger and “ The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara‚ the authors describe the life stories of their main characters and how they were trying to find a better life and achieve a good place in society. Both characters‚ Ragged Dick and Sylvia came from a very low class. They wanted to achieve success and feel confident about themselves. But it’s easy to notice that both characters are not doing anything for it‚ even
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illegally selling shares‚ and his coworkers make so much money they had to hide it across the world. Debauchery and drugs are only few challenges Jordan faces in his time of fame and fortune. Similarly‚ an excerpt from the reading “Ragged Dick” by Horatio Alger‚ a man goes through the same change in life. In many scenes in the movie Jordan is framed in ways that promote his power. Because of his quick success Jordan goes through many phases in just a short period of his life. In 1987‚ Jordan starts off
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sense‚ the theory of Social Darwinism suggested that the members of society were in a constant and aggressive struggle for existence. The Gilded Age virtues of hard work‚ self-denial‚ and rags-to-riches (i.e. the “myth of the self-made man” in the Horatio Alger novels) fueled ideas supporting the expression “survival of the fittest.” In terms of the public impact‚ Social Darwinism proposed that social progress comes as a result of this human contest. The theory also posited the ultimate demise of the
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I’ve always felt that the conservative argument against any form of social aid springs from pure self-righteous delusions. These conservatives are hasty to claim that no one has ever helped them‚ so they have no cause to help others. Let us set aside that as Americans‚ Americans should be compelled‚ even slightly‚ to help fellow Americans in need. Better yet‚ as citizens of the world‚ everyone should be compelled to help fellow global citizens. Let us set aside ideas of global obligation‚ compassion
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“Why Education is Not an Economic Panacea” argues that education will not solve issue with people facing and/or overcoming poverty. Before reading this article‚ based on what I was taught in school‚ I was a strong advocate for in the Horatio Alger’s Myth. Horatio Alger myth is “the belief that due to limitless possibilities anyone can get ahead if or she tries hard enough.” (Heslin 220) This controversial myth was repeated to us over and over because it helped us work harder in school and our day
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