Between historian A and B, historian A had the more realistic viewpoint. Historian A has the argument of how George Pullman only created his “model town” so he could make money and control his employees better. He goes on to say how Pullman was constantly buying things like water and natural gas, but then selling them way past their actual worth. He even rented out out the towns apartments for 15% - 20% higher than the neighboring towns. The town was not nearly worth what the townsfolk were paying too. The streets were a mess, there was a scarce number of water fountains, and the apartments were extremely trashy. The apartments were extremely crowded (with families needing to go through other apartments just to get to their own), one toilet was shared by two families, …show more content…
If you worked for Pullman and did not live in his town, chances are you would get laid off first during bad times. Then if you lived in the town, you would have your rents deducted from your paychecks. According to Historian A’s accurate article, Pullmans town was an awful place to live. Although to historian B, it was contrary. Historian B rebuttals historians A’s claims and tries to make it seem as if Pullman was not a cruel and greedy man. They go on and say how Pullman was not making a large profit on the town, but a measly $30.86 per month. Then how Pullman sold the necessities to the townsfolk at the same rate as other country towns. They say how the apartments were not slums, but even better living conditions than other towns could provide. Hence why the “small” higher price. They were modern brick buildings, with bright beds of flowers, green velvety lawns, with parks, and a beautiful garden landscape. However, what really shows that historian A had a better and more accurate argument than historian B was their
This quote explains that the townsfolk in Dawson Landing’s are making fun of David Wilson’s lectures about the half dog conversation which leads to the townsfolk giving him the nickname Pudd’nhead whenever he was around in town. The phrase from the quote “continue to hold its place” means that the name would be mention of the name of David’s personal nickname in Dawson Landing’s. It also means that the name Pudd’nhead was an insult for David until he realizes that he dose not care about having a bad nickname that would be easier for the townsfolk to be called Pudd’nhead instead of his actual
Lastly, living conditions was very bad
Andre Dubus III’s memoir titled, “Townie” reflects on Dubus’s life beginning before he was born and ending at age 40. At a young age his father left his mother for a college student and from then on his mother struggled to provide for him and his three siblings. Even though his father sent child support payments monthly, his mother had difficulty fully providing for her children. However, despite her efforts, Dubus and his siblings were able to get away with a lot simply because their mother was working long hours in order to provide a place to live and food on the table. His oldest sister, Suzanne, sold and did drugs while Dubus and his younger brother, Jeb, drank, stole, and did drugs.
The Detroit starts off as a place that would be defined as “opportunity”, but the deeper you get into the novel you learn that Detroit becomes somewhat as a burden. Detroit no longer brings the opportunities that it once did, it beings to harbor negative vibes throughout the novel. Somehow the city of Detroit places a burden on the characters of The Turner House all in different ways. But they all ultimately tie into being a negative burden, rather than the land of opportunity that it once was.
The towns are super small and there aren’t a lot either. The places don’t have air-conditioning or heaters. The setting was amazing. I could see it in my head when I was reading. There were dirt roads, dirt floors in houses and people outside burning up in the heat.
The actual document begins with Plunkitt discussing the difference between honest graft and dishonest graft. He asserts that during this period of time many questions arose involving Tammany men becoming wealthy, while in office. This questioning defeated Tammany in 1901 due to the fact that the New York individuals thought some of the Tammany men were stealing from the city treasury. He argues that, “There’s an honest graft, and I’m an example of how it works. I might sum the whole thing by sayin’: ‘I seen my opportunities and I took ‘em” (49).
At the time, Wheeling was developing into a productive factory town, the concentration of which was iron and steel mills. The environment of Rebecca's home town would later affect the themes and vision of her fiction, like Life in the Iron Mills. Despite
Monetary status is one of the most regarded characteristics of a person. In the story, “Wilderness Tips” by Margaret Atwood, George is the main character. He was a poor boy from Hungary who made millions after moving to the United States as a refugee. “Are These Actual Miles?” by Raymond Carver, centers around Leo and Toni, a married couple filing for bankruptcy. A key theme in each of the stories is money, and the affect it plays in the characters lives.
The play “Fences” by August Wilson portrayed capitalism as an evil that allows the corrupt to win and takes the little bit of money the poor have. The way the big grocery store A&P dominates smaller stores like Bella’s. It corrupts people just like it did to the black man who won the lottery to only start a business that discriminate against his own people. Also, a sells man in the play is compared to the devil for making a deal with Troy and punishing him for years. Over all Wilson made it clear with his strong points against capitalism in America throughout this entire play.
“While the numbers of workers in search of work rose during the Depression,the amount of land in production decreased. Moreover, farmers who also faced economic difficulties — falling prices for their crops, higher taxes, and increased debt”(Mapes). This shows that there was not of land that was able to be bought, so George and Lennie might not even have found land to buy or a ranch to tend. “Migrant workers in California who had been making 35 cents per hour in 1928 made only 14 cents per hour in 1933”(Mapes). The Great Depression began in 1929, so this quote proves that as the Great Depression went on, pay got lower and lower.
Exploring Society’s flaws through John Green’s Paper Towns If we continue to model ourselves and our lives based on trying to be “normal”, society will eventually collapse into an endless abyss of endlessly growing judgment of others, as more and more people begin to adopt the idea of differences being detrimental to the person. Or, from John Green’s point of view, everything will turn into “Paper towns and paper people,” where everything looks okay from afar, but looking closely allows you to observe the true deprivation and physical strain that these people, who have spent all of their time working hard to try to be normal and successful from society’s eye, really face. John Green reveals the true consequences that a person can face if they
Have you ever considered what implications your own culture, upbringing, and source of wealth have had on your social ranking within society? It’s a rather complex and philosophical question that only few have truly taken the time to consider. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald undertakes this inquiry and demonstrates his answer to this ambiguous question through a series of catastrophic events as depicted through numerous characters - most notably, Jay Gatsby. Mr. Gatsby is long regarded within the novel as a suspect character when it comes to his source of wealth. Unlike Tom Buchanan, Gatsby wasn't born into a wealthy family, and instead had to “earn” his fortune.
I strongly recommend that you read the book Paper Towns by John Green. I enjoyed this book even more than the book I read with my book club. The book has an interesting plot line, and the author weaves in multiple sub-conflicts throughout the story. As I read the book I notice the author’s wide vocabulary. Some examples of words used in the book are “Condescending” “Empathy” “Evanescent” and “Tenacious”.
The town would have to return a profit of 7% annually. They were given two paychecks. One for rent, which was automatically given back to Pullman and one for everything
This is a critical review of the article ‘Oak Island’s Mysterious “Money Pit” by David MacDonald in The Reader’s Digest of 1965. The review will first summarize the article. Secondly the review will critique the article by analyzing the article before finally judging the article’s accessibility and credibility. Overall the article was well written, clear and appropriate to the targeted audience.