another try

America, a country with all the opportunities you can only think of, a place where by hard work you suppose to be able to live the dream life, but as of today social inequality are as alive in America as they ever been. The reason for it is the wealth and income differences. In cities like New York the gap between the rich and a working class is significant and very noticeable, and we shouldn’t pretend that is different, but instead of complaining we should work to improve our economic status, by motivating ourselves and by taking advantage of every opportunity we have in life. And not only that but in my opinion society as a whole should confront inequality as well.

Paul Krugman in “Confronting Inequality “ writes about the transition of increasing inequality that negatively affects our society, he also implies some suggestions to prevent or at least reduce these changes. In the early beginning of his essay he refers to Thomas Jefferson statement, “The small landholders are the most precious part of a state”, page 323. In other words, the wide middle class is the most valuable group of people in the entire society. That’s why is important that middle class remains strong and reduces the chasm between them and the rich.

Krugman uses many examples how the high inequality in society influences the middle class and puts the children from low-income families at a disadvantage, by not having insurance they are in higher risk of health issues, weak nutrition and no social support leads to the same effects. They also experience unequal opportunity when it comes to education. Krugman brings statistic from 1988, where eighth graders’ chances of finishing a college were measured based on a mathematic tests, apparent talent and their parents socioeconomic status with the results that “rich dumb kids” had a much higher chances to finish college than smart and talented kids, whose parents ended up on a bottom fourth. It seems to be a nonsense, because who wants to hire a person without a proper knowledge? Unfortunately it happens and the best examples we find in the movie “Born Rich” by Jamie Johnson, where he interviews teenagers born in a wealthy families. Some of them are told, by their parents, that really doesn’t matter what would they do with their lifes as long as they do anything and that is a guarantee for them to have a set and without worries future. That’s how unfair the system is, while the middle class goes to financial struggle to be a college student, the rich don’t care much about education and in the same time spend the fortune of their ancestors.

essay#2, topic 2

We live in a nation where by Constitution we are assure freedom of speech, thought, expression and religion, however social inequality are as alive in America as they ever been. One of the reason for it is the wealth and income differences. In cities like New York the gap between the rich and a working class is significant and very noticeable, and we shouldn’t pretend that is different, but what we can do is try to make it better for ourselves, instead of complaining, motivate and raise up with every opportunity we have to do so.

Paul Krugman in “Confronting Inequality “ writes about the transition of increasing inequality that negatively affects our society, he also implies some suggestions to prevent or at least reduce these changes. In the early beginning of his essay he refers to Thomas Jefferson statement, “The small landholders are the most precious part of a state”, page 323. In other words, the wide middle class is the most valuable group of people in the entire society. That’s why is important that middle class remains strong and reduces the chasm between them and the rich.

revision of essay#1

In today' s world we hear more often that drug and personality test are one of the requirements in a process of applying for a job. That brings a lot of controversy among the population if the employers should be allowed to give these kind of tests to their workers? Many Americans assume that those tests are an invasion of their privacy and not fair compare to those, who don't need to be tested in order to get a job, when on the other hand there are the employers, who believe is necessary to have a clear record of their potental employees. Both of the tests are harmless and I think that neither one of them would be a problem for me while applying for a job that I really care about it or just simply need it.

This is just an introduction, but I decided to begin differently this time. I hope the argument has been included in this paragraph, what will make me move on and support it in the next paragraphs.

Professor, I'm missing the instruction for the first essay, is it possible you could help me with the guide questions for topic two? Thanks in advance!

post#3

The only connection I see between Mike Lefevre from "Who Built the Pyramids" and the rich kids from "Born Rich" is the extreme of their lifestyles.

Mike Lefevre is a steelworker, who need to work hard to support his family of four. He feels about himself as of: "...a mule, an old mule...". His work doesn't allowed him to spend enough time with his kids or get enough rest.

The rich kids are living in the wealth and society among each other. Their life style is so much different from average, middle class American. Some of them ”work“, most of them are educated but all of them party hard and spend lots of the inhered money.

When it comes to the differentiation between social classes in America its extremely big gap. Even though Mike's story is from 70's we still can use him as an example of a worker for a middle class society, where the reality to make it on a minimum wedge salary is a closer to mierecoul than true the rich kids spend ”Mike's” monthly salary over night.

Essay#1

Barbara Ehrenreich is an author of "Nickel and Dimed", a written story of her experience, where the main idea was to observe and be part of society that lives on a low wedges income. At first Ehrenreich doesn't believe that she is the right person for it, when she says: "I meant someone much younger than myself, some hungry neophyte journalist with time on her hand." However she decides to give up her comfortable life for about two years and begun her struggle with job hunting, looking for places to live and just making the best of every day.

That might be my introduction to topic 2

Welcome everyone to my blog, it took me a while to create a one because I was busy-working!!!

Since we've been talking about work in class my thoughts took me to my childhood, my first work experience, when at the age of 8 I was helping in my mom's store, that last it for a few years, than in the time of high school I had to do the free labor work as a part of a practice related to my major. Finally, the first payed job arrived at the summer time, when I wasn't minor anymore. I definitely consider this as a life time experience, with both sides of the coin, the good and bad ones...

Today, after living 5 years in New York City life hasn't be much easier; with very little time left for myself I wish sometimes that the week will have 8 days or the day couple hours more, however at the end of the day I'm glad that I have a job...