In a world with an increasingly competitive society built on fame and the pressure to succeed, one of the major struggles would include social class. Though in my personal experience from the people I meet, not a lot of them give the topic much thought, in fact, they usually excuse it, yet you can see the anxiety in their eyes, considering what their social class means to their future. The mindset of people today evinces the fact that people think the class they are in will determine their future jobs and lifestyles. Countless people tell me that they do not think they will make it in whatever careers they strive to end up in because of their hauntingly unstable financial situation or the intimidating pressure of society. While getting lost …show more content…
As history tells, many influential people started out penurious and eventually rose to success and we must remember the poor like they did. But, they did not forget their upbringings and where they came from. For example, Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of America, lived in a family of seventeen children including himself. Obviously, the family struggled against destitution and starvation, but a determined Benjamin Franklin fought to stay alive, eventually co-signing the Declaration of Independence and becoming a notable person in history. In financial similarity, Alexander Hamilton, one of the more controversial Founding Fathers rose to fame while deprivation robbed him of a normal childhood and teenage years. After he left his Charlestown where he grew up, he went to New York and joined the army. Years later he would step up and shape America in an unforgotten way. Known by their poverty in early years, these two figures of history did not let that get in their way, no matter what paths they took, they did not forget their humble …show more content…
Usually it leads to disagreements anent the differences between classes. Despite all this, a majority of my friends’ families does better than mine, but that does not hinder our rapports because we believe that God allows our friendships to last instead of financial disparity. Though, as someone who comes from a family that society considers indigent, we live on trusting God to provide for our needs and we get by just fine. However, in remorse I see my friends’ families broken apart because of monetary matters. Ordinarily, where I live most people fit into the middle class section, howbeit disputes find their way into lives. Whether because those with more feel entitled and isolate themselves from family members that own less, but this attitudes is also culturally acceptable in some parts of Asia. Though people in my culture accept this as the norm, it should not continue to happen anywhere else and ruin our chances for a copious and accepting