(Author: Ana-Sofia Munoz) Class is an element of our lives that affects us regardless of whether we are fully aware of it. For some individuals, they are greatly impacted by the marginalization that results from socioeconomic class generalizations and discrimination and are forced to grapple with the negative effects every day; for others, they greatly benefit from the hierarchies that are perpetuated by our current class system. Death However, there is one inescapable process that claims all living things at one time or another: death. Death is known as the great equalizer, and it does not consider the circumstances of those it takes—including socioeconomic class. Edgar Allan Poe’s Masque of…
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#FinancialEducation: My Issue About Money & Finances
A few months ago, I began another business. This time I got into the Financial Business. It involves life insurance, investments, debt settlements, and anything that involves managing money. My Belief About Money Ironically, I was never really taught how to manage my finances as I was growing up. All I know was that money was made to be spent. That’s it! I have heard about savings and investments, but I was made to believe that those were only for the rich. I have always wanted to be in business, particularly the manufacturing business. Marketing and advertising appealed to me, as well. Therefore, in college, I studied Business Administration. However,…
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Etiquette to Our New Normal
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Dark Life, Dark Mind
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How Change Happens
At a certain point in our lives, we make changes. It could be a change of environment, a change in career, a change in the way we live our lives, or how we deal with people and situations. We all have different ways of dealing with change. Some delay it, others do it immediately, albeit without thinking, and others, act on it intermittently or one step at a time. Change is not an easy thing to do. When we are accustomed to a particular situation that is permanent in our lives, it is tough to change it. It takes some time to decide to change and to begin that first…
