In 1977 the total after tax income of the bottom 40 percent was double that of the top one Percent of all Americans. ... In the article " Why the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer" it states that "between the years of 1978 and 1987, the poorest fifth of American families became 8 percent poorer, and the richest fifth became 13 percent richer." ( Reich, 309) Between those ten years the earnings of an unskilled worker were declining, while the incomes of investment bankers and other security industry workers incr...

• Word Count: 1944
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Some might even infer it in context with a violent overthrow of government such as that took place in the American and French Revolutions. ... At the time England had the most powerful navy in the world and had built strong colonial empires in lands such as America, Latin America, and Africa. ...

• Word Count: 1284
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Similarly, the American stock market often rises when the unemployment rate increases. ... When international capital flows out of a country suddenly, it can precipitate a crisis, particularly if they involve sovereign debt and banking and financial system debt (E&M, 5) Norberg Contends that free movement of capital is good because: It gives people freedom to do whatever they wish with their own resources, eg, Americans can invest their pension funds wherever they wish to do so It provides businesses the liberty to seek financing in other countries Free movement of capital...

• Word Count: 2004
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He is revealed to be the "vice shah of Iran" (237), a "Lorenzo de Medici" (234) - like figure in Italy, and even worshipped as a god in "backward religions" by primitive, "ignorant and superstitious people" in the jungles of Africa (237). ... When confronted about this scheme, Milo rationalizes that he didn't directly kill them, simply because the Germans and the Americans were going to kill each other anyways, and everyone had a share in the event. ... Heller likewise pokes fun at the gullibility and shallowness of American society, revealing that ...

• Word Count: 2037
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In "Douloti the Bountiful"" by Mahasweta Devi, the tribal people as well as women are marginalized simultaneously as India is experiencing its independence. To the bonded laborers of India this independence has empowered the upper castes to impose their interests onto the tribals. This parallels the...

• Word Count: 2299
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate