While reading Breaking the Bank, a book about an average woman who gets excessive amounts of free money, i realized that the world revolves around money. If your rich, you have every thing you can think of, if your poor, you don't know when you will eat again. People judge each other on how much money have. I have noticed that many things in this world are created so that the government or any other company has another way to get money. Its sad how much we rely on something that used to be a worthless piece of paper.
Multiple times i have seen people on the train asking for some kind of food or money. I have been told that they will spend it on beer and drugs but that isn't necessarily true. Yes i am sure that is what some poor people do but many of them are looking for a way to get food for either themselves of their families. When stores or restaurants have that sign that says "NO SHOES NO SHIRT NO SERVICE" they need to understand what it means not to have those basic items. They would be the ones who are getting money so i don't really get the point of that sign.
Once a month i help out in a soup kitchen and it proves how many people need help and are living off of the bear minimum. More people need to help each other so that we can live in an equal world. The Upper class people can donate more money to charities and homeless shelters. Middle class can also donate money and time into shelters and soup kitchens. Lower class can accept the help and benefit from it.
Many things in this world are thought of as a better this or that but they are really money makers. Privet schools provide a "better education" so more parents send their kids to privet schools along with thousands of dollars. The education is the same in both privet and public schools. Why pay more for something you can have for less.
Kids and adults take things for granted. Food and money are both involved. Sure it would be nice if the Government gave away thousands of dollars too every family but it wouldn't mean as much to a family who really needs it compared to a family that can do without it. Sadly money is everything in our world and it shouldn't be.
Life only gets more complected with money involved but we wouldn't be able to servive without it. What do you think?
i totally agree with what you are trying to say here. People really judge others on things that arn't important. There are so many things that we can focus on, such as helping those who really are in need!
ReplyDeleteI agree with both you sam, and molly. This world we live in is so obsessed with looks/appearances/possessions and money. I guess that's just western culture... i believe that we can all help out those who need help, even if we are in lower class. You can, no matter how much or little money you have donate your time to a cause.
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I think its completely true what you guys are saying. We depend so much on money, to get all of our needs. Money has become the number 1 need in the world unfortunately. Without money you are basically a goner. Family, doesn't mean anything anymore, with money you can buy yourself almost anything, and it shouldn't be like that.
ReplyDeleteYou did an awesome job, sam. I thought it was great how you chose an issue in the book and brought it out and away formt he book. Very though- provoking. GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!
I totally agree with all of you. the world would be a much better place if money wasn't the thing that everyone needed. The problem is that even if there was no money, there would still be an upper class and a lower class, some people always have more things than other people. my picture book is going to be on poverty and homelessness, and I'm trying to get a point across that says poor people didn't make themselves poor, and that they are good people. anyway, great post!
ReplyDeletethanks for all of the comments
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