I really liked the PBS documentary title People Like Us and the various points that it made about class and struggle and the dimension of each one throughout the United States and in America. We are broken up and classified based on our class and the amount of money that we make, the amount of money we grow up on.
I enjoyed the documentary and how it connected back to the idea we discussed in class about how we see ourselves growing up and the class we are in and in reality what category of class we actually do fall into. We fail to live up to the idea that all men are created equal when in fact we are not but as long as we keep striving towards that dream we are able to keep that distinction in society of the different classes and ranking among one another. Can we actually move from one class to another and change our social ranking? or is that something that can whatever class you are born into is where you will stay your entire life?
The way that we are raised is very dependent on where we end up later on in our lives and it is up to our surroundings and our parents and how we are raised to determine where we end up. I think it can either make us stronger or weaker and it helps to examine all of the people we are like us. Although it doesn't relate directly back to this class lesson, we are constantly learning from one another and strive to be like another.
this documentary was so eye opening and upsetting because you realize that we are not equal and its ironic because apparently we live in a country where all they do is talk about equality. which is why i totally agree with you blog, but as the man in the documentary said it would be impossible to complexity move from one social class to another and if so it will take a life time to take lessons, understand backgrounds, etc. Which makes me think that theres no point in trying to change your social class if it will take a life time.
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