Is the United States truly a classless society where there is equal opportunity for all and where everyone has the same chance to succeed?
Janine Popper December 3, 2010 English 100-ACSS Dan Lowe Assignment 5 Is the United States truly a classless society where there is equal opportunity for all and where everyone has the same chance to succeed? Several authors, including Jean Anyon, John Taylor Gatto and Gregory Mantsios, have argued that America does have a class problem and since there are poor and rich classes, people do not have the same opportunity to succeed. I believe that people are born with equal rights under the law but that does not mean that they will have the same opportunity to succeed. I will show how the above authors prove that the United States is a class society that does not give equal opportunity to everyone, particularly in education and the chance to succeed. Gregory Mantsios wrote a book called Class in America: Myths and Realities. In it he portrays how the United States believes in four myths about the country that many believe in, but ultimately are unfounded. I will discuss two myths: (1) the myth that “the United States is fundamentally a classless society and such basic needs as …education are provided to all regardless of economic standing” and (2) that “everyone has an equal chance to succeed.” (306-307). Mantsios showed that “the contrast between rich and poor is sharp, and with nearly one-third of the American population living at one extreme or the
Critically assess how refugees and asylum seekers are received in contemporary Britain
Student:- 08006652 Critically assess how refugees and asylum seekers are received in contemporary Britain The aim of this essay is to critically assess what life is really like for refugees, immigrants and their dependants upon arrival into Britain. An insight into the struggles and horrific experiences in some of Britain’s detention centres .Also the various organisations that help to facilitate such as the National asylum support service and the impact of the media on people’s attitudes towards asylum seekers and refugees by members of the British public. Child asylum is also an issue which will be discussed within this essay. According to the UNHCR (The un refugee agency)A refugee can be defined as being a person who is in fear of being persecuted in their own country on the grounds of either race ,nationality, political views or social groups and has been granted the right to remain in Britain for 5 years initially but can apply for indefinite leave. An asylum seeker can be defined as someone who is awaiting refugee status, who has made an application to the host country to which they have fled to for protection they do not have the right to remain in Britain unless their application is successful. The process of getting into Britain as an asylum seeker is not an easy one. Many take great risks as there is no legal way into Britain as an asylum seeker. The
Provision of Microcredit in India. Who is the champion for the Poor in India? SHGs or Grameen?
Who is the champion for the Poor in India? SHGs or Grameen? Index Introduction Objective of essay The idea of microcredit Microfinance in India- SHGs v Grameen SBLP Grammen Style Bank Comparison of models . Outreach of Models 2. Staff Productivity 3. Operational Efficiency 4. Cost Per Borrower 5. Portfolio Quality 6. Interest rate 7. Conclusion Challenges Faced by SHGs The Way Forward Introduction Microfinance has been hailed as the panacea to solving rural poverty in the 21st century. Microfinance however had a humble beginning in the 1970s when Professor Mohammed Yunnus lent $27 USD to 42 women in a remote village of Bangladash. Only 30 years later, the Grameen Bank he started has 3.2 million borrowers, 1,178 branches, services in 41,000 villages and assets of more than $3 billion[1]. I first started to take an interest in microfinance when I visited a village in remote Buriram Province of Thailand. The village underwent a major transformation after it joined the Village Development Partnership organized by the Mechai Viravaidya Foundation. The programe was based on a microcredit scheme that lent loans to the villagers to engage in productive activities. It may seem cliché to say instead of handing the poor a fish on a plate, it is more useful to give them a fishing road. However once you walk into one of the villages transformed by microcredit, you
The Relationship Between Economic growth and the Environment
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What criticisms are made of globalisation? Think about the many anti-G8 and anti-capitalist marches that are reported on the news: why are these happening? What issues are bringing protestors onto the streets of cities around the world?
30011722 Robert Bickerstaffe What criticisms are made of globalisation? Think about the many anti-G8 and anti-capitalist marches that are reported on the news: why are these happening? What issues are bringing protestors onto the streets of cities around the world? Globalisation has been occurring for many years, but it is in more recent times that we have begun to define it, and even more recently that criticism of it has grown, as some benefit, and others suffer. Vietnamese farmers may view globalisation as a force for good as it was not until the mid-1990s when they were able to sell their rice abroad, which enabled those farmers to rise above the poverty line (Pavcnik, 2009). However, Egyptian textile manufacturers are one example of those that are losing out as the cheap and abundant supplies from China are forcing them and many others into bankruptcy (Borrell 2006). Criticism of globalisation is only natural like any other issue that is not perfect in the world. Growing criticism and protests of the world’s powerful nations resulted in the death of a protestor in 2001, when violence erupted at the G8 summit in Genoa (Observer, 2001). International protestors are angry as they feel summit outcomes often seem inadequate in relation to the issues facing them, and that their governments are doing little to represent them. The G8 may be far from perfect, and it's
Did the NHS 1990 and Community Care Reforms improve or worsen the provision of health and social care in Britain?
Did the NHS 1990 and Community Care Reforms improve or worsen the provision of health and social care in Britain? National Health Service was created to provide a free healthcare service for everyone, based on need and not ability to pay. During its existing years, the NHS was highly criticized, especially of the costs and its financial difficulties. The financial crisis let to changes in structure over and over again, as well as organization over the service. The Governments attempts to improve the effectiveness of the service resulted in advantages and disadvantages alike (Birchenall, Birchenall, 1998). This essay will look at the NHS 1990 and Community Care Reforms and the impact it had on health and social care provision. Since the beginning of National Health Services (NHS) in 1948, Governments made a lot of attempts to change and improve health services in Britain. However, the biggest reform was seen when The Conservatives came into government and had been forced to review health care costs as economic crisis were still rising (Moon, Gillespie, 1995). The Conservatives with leader Thatcher, as a prime minister, encouraged the private market with expectations to reduce public expenditure. The New Right ideology believed that the private sector would relieve pressure on the NHS, while reducing the danger of the NHS domination in employment and provision (Leathard,
How does technology of communication influence the nature and identity of community?
How does technology of communication influence the nature and identity of community? Technology has dramatically influenced the way in which communities are understood. With the invention of new technology, it can be argued that technology has steadily allowed more and more people to simultaneously interact and to share their perceptions of the world beyond boundaries of physical proximity. Joshua Barker and Sharon Kelly in “Technology and Nationalism” in Guntram Herb and David Kaplan (eds), Nations and Nationalism: A Global Historical Overview, Vol. 1, ABC- CLIO, Santa Barbara, (2008, pg. 130) explain that “modern technologies caused people to interact with one another in ways previously not possible and broke down many old divisions, both geographical and social. This in turn precipitated a shift in how people understood their role in society and the place of their society in the broader world.” Humans get their sense of identity in part of their involvement in the communities in which they interact and so technology has radically changed the idea of what a community is as the birth of print and technology created “imagined communities”. Prior to the arrival of technology most communities were face to face and so to speak of “imagined communities” is a referral to communities that are not face to face. With the face to face
My Last Duchess
Alexis Massey February 12, 2003 Dr. Adams Closed Reading Assign. #3 My Last Duchess Lines 21-31 In these ten very elemental lines of the poem, Browning successfully exposes the true motives of his speaker, the duke, through his voice of reason at play during conversation with a potential "father-in-law." At this point in the text, his audience discovers the reasons for his "failed marriage" with his former wife, and also learns of her "faults." The speaker is obviously bothered by his wife's "wanton ways" as she was "too soon made glad,/ too easily impressed; she liked whate'er/ She looked on, and her looks went everywhere"(lines 22-25). He had much to offer her, not excluding his prestigious "nine-hundred-years-old name" (l. 33). As an appreciator of the finer things and high society, he was disturbed by how easily entertained and amused she was by others and their little efforts. The duke is bothered by her nonchalant ways and cannot understand her excitement over the "bough of cherries some officious fool/ Broke in the orchard for her"(l. 27-28). As if his efforts weren't enough! Browning also successfully accomplishes his task as a dramatic monologue with the careful use of words and punctuation. The rushed speech with exclamation points adds to the speakers continuing disbelief in his former wife's priorities. He is astounded by her practice and
What is Euthanasia.
Euthanasia Euthanasia can be seen as clearly a deliberate and intentional aspect of a killing. Taking a human life, even with subtle rites and consent of the party involved is barbaric. No one can justly kill another human being. Just as it is wrong for a serial killer to murder, it is wrong for a physician to do so as well, no matter what the motive for doing so may be. Many thinkers, including almost all orthodox Catholics, Muslims and other faiths believe that euthanasia is immoral. They oppose killing patients under any circumstances. Every human being has a natural inclination to continue living. British and most other law forbids any form of homicide, including euthanasia and it is alleged that assisted suicide does eventually accustom a society to violence. It has been claimed that euthanasia brutalizes a society, as mercy killings are seen as a form of socialized violence. In any case killing a human being is immoral and unethical. Life should be valued, not abused, since everyone is only given one chance to live. Because death is final and irreversible, euthanasia contains within it the possibility that mistakes do happen and in fact an incorrect diagnosis is possible. If society condemns patients who are "terminally ill" and in the end a mistake in the diagnosis is discovered then the suffering and blame would not fall on technology but on society itself. Suffering
What is Globalization ?
What is Globalization ? • Involves the Global Transformation and Amalgamation of Political and Economic Systems for the Purpose of International Trade to Increase Revenue and Prosperity • Globalization Started After World War II 4 Components of Globalization • First component is the rule of the market. • Second component sees the cutting of public expenditures for social services, mainly targeting education, health care and welfare 4 Components of Globalization • The third component is deregulation. (meaning to eliminate government policies in areas such as environmental protection and the workplace.) • The last component is privatization, which refers to selling state-owned enterprises, goods, and services to private investors. Arguments Against Globalization or Anti-Globalization Anti-Globalization • The "GAP" between the rich and the poor, eliminating what is known as the middle class • This could lead to a worker rebellion which could threaten social stability. Anti-Globalization Anti-Globalization • Globalization threatens the uniqueness of cultures, languages, politics, and economical systems, thus making everything seem homogeneous. • All around the world the same western symbols are more frequently being seen Anti-Globalization • Industrial and manufacturing corporations have been able to relocate their factories to