In life there are three classes of people there are upper class,
middle class, and lower class. Most of us are more and likely in the middle
class, in my opinion the middle class are people who just have enough to get
everything they need. And also can get many things that they want depending on
the length of the family or a living on your own. Lower class in fact are one’s
who live in poverty and can’t provide for themselves as much as the upper class
and middle class can. People sometime stereotype lower-class and may assume
things such as mistaking a lower class person for a drug addict, mentally ill
person, or a person who doesn’t want to do anything with their life (bum). Rich
people simply have everything they want and everything that they need, they don’t
have to worry when they will get their next meal or having a roof over their
head. Rich people can sometime be labeled as selfish and snobby. Although not
all rich are necessarily selfish or snobby, some actually give back to the
lower class community because some rich actually have started from the bottom
and worked their way up and bringing their families to a higher standard. The
same can go for lower class people as some may don’t have a mental business
they could have lost their job, born into poverty, or the society that they
live in. some who are lower class and live in poverty make a difference in how
society looks . Which means that society as a whole should care more about the
lower class rather than labeling and degrading a person. Most people may wonder
how the lower class can survive. In lower class families, usually it may be one
or two people in a family that would be working for a low wage and wouldn’t
seem to provide much, so the little money that they have, they may take that to
get only what they need such as food for the house. Poverty is a very bad
situation to live in, especially the images that the media provides us of,
which shows poverty in countries such as Africa in which kids are shown
starving and lack of clothing. I believe that the media shows us these Images
because most of us fail to know what’s going on around the world in terms of
poverty and America isn’t the only place.
But on the other end there are even celebrities who were once poor in
their life time and are now rich and spread the wealth and knowledge of being
poor. Rapper Jay-Z said “As kids we didn't complain about being poor; we talked
about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we
aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were
eager to show it” (BrainyQuote.com). There are ways to get out of poverty
because millions have gotten out of poverty, through hard work and dedication.
Some who come out of poverty usually get into the middle class, because just by
having a decent paying job to support yourself or your family can help out a
lot and have a family or individual in the middle class. Being rich can be hard
but easy for some people because they may have been born into that type of
family. So therefore they may not know what it feels like to work hard for
something. So they may not care about the poor or the needy in the country,
which is how several people in poverty think and are right most of the time
because the rich are the ones who do less for the poverty. Not all rich people
ignore the ones in poverty some actually give a lot back such as donating money
and even giving the Salvation Army clothes that they no longer wear anymore.
People often wonder sometimes, how did that person get poor? Or how did that
person become rich. Like I explained earlier sometimes people are born into
that situation and adapt to the situation that they are born in. becoming poor
can happen to any family or any person in the world but how a person is poor is
the small thing when the situation is already relevant . The number one cause
of poverty is illiteracy, if you don’t how to read then it’s a chance that you
won’t make it far in life; education is how the world operates. Nelson Mandela
once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change
the world.” The quote displays truth and Mandela speaks it. Education is what
gets people rich or in the middle class, because learning has value and
stability. “Everyone knows that kids learn from what we do, not from what we
say. When the Chicago teachers went on strike, they were setting an example.
And they are fighting not just for themselves, but for the kids' future. Not
just because they're advocating for smaller class sizes, and more libraries and
art and music programs.” The quote that
I provided from Sarah Knopp shows that when the strike happened not only did
they do the strike in order for them begin back teaching but to not take
education away from the kids. This shows education is the way of life to become
successful and provide yourself or family with whatever you need. In some cases
education doesn’t play in success, some people who may be talented may find
themselves out of a poverty stricken situation through their talents and may
become famous. But in some cases it’s very rare as most people say 1 in a
million. Rich people however are able to get more opportunities than the middle
class and lower class; this is because the rich seem to have more access to the
world. People would say how does that make sense, if your rich it would mean
that you’re economically dominant so you may get material things that middle
class or third class cannot afford to have. Other advantages they have are
health care making it easier for them to get help directly when they need it.
Middle class people get the same help but it’s much more of a process than ones
in the first class. Lower class people may find it difficult to see medical
attention due to the fact there is lack of insurance, which might have them end
up in community, hospital which is inconvenient and make take some time to get help.
“It would be a tragedy if this new focus on inequality and on great fortunes
diverted attention from the most fundamental tasks of any democratic society –
supporting the health and education of all its citizens.” This quote by
Lawrence summers shows that all health concerns should be equal for all people
and fair. A person should not be discriminated or restricted because of their social
status. And their social status should not determine equity or certain
opportunities to attain. Rich and poor people are two different types of people
one has money and one doesn’t but the main objective that most people want
stability and wealth.
References
1.
Jay Z. “Braianyqoute.com”
2.
Mandela Nelson
“economicbuilding.com” Oct.2014
3.
Knopp,Sarah
4.
Summers,Lawrence. “The rich
have adavantages that money cannot buy”.jun.2014
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