There were an alarming amount of people living in poverty in London around this time. ... He thinks that he has so risen in the system thus far that "[He] cannot adequately express what pain it give [Him] to think that Estella show any favor to a contemptible, clumsy, sulky booby, so far below the average " (Dickens 310). ... As we all know "Different social classes can be (and were by the classes themselves) distinguished by inequalities in such areas as power, authority, wealth, working and living conditions, life-styles, lifespan, education, religion, and culture " (Cody). ...

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I have always enjoyed the history of New York City; in particular that history which surrounds the Five Points in lower Manhattan. In this paper I will examine the class structure of the Five Points beginning with geographic and architectural significances that assisted in the class structuring; the...

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As adults, they will need to earn a living, take responsibility for others (children and family members), and live healthily. ... (Microsoft Encarta 2002) The creation of the Board of Education attempts to improve the standard of living for people of poorer backgrounds; educating them is their step into a brighter future. ...

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