Rough Draft: People's response to AWOL

When brought up the topic of class, race, and gender relating to the American way of life, my older brother Guido thought that generally people in the richer class is white men, not so much ethnic people or women. This is suggesting that money, wealth, and social class are the main aspects of the American way of life. Similar to a class discussion, Kati and Francesca agreed that social class plays a big role in the American way of life. Richer people get to travel, they do not have to work and they live the “good life” while the loser classes are struggling to get by and gender and race play a role in determining which Life you’re going to live. Focusing on gender, grandmother Esperanza thinks that the inequality between man and women specifically in the work force has improved, it is not so bad compared to how it used to be where she was the only female worker when she was working.
While Jakob disagreed in this class discussion he thought it had more to do with commercials marketing, no matter what class you are in, you deal with capitalism and buying an selling to get the things you want, it is true that what you are buying is different but the process is the same. Similar to another student who goes to School of the Future, Marco (my twin brother) agreeing that advertisement and commercial things are a big aspect of the American way of life but thinks of it focused more by the culture of America whereas social class is focused on more officially and it seems to be more important.
Jakob’s and Marco’s thoughts on advertisement and commercial things suggest that money also plays a big role in the American way of life moving towards the system as a whole; the economy. Cousin Amanda and Grandma Esperanza agree that the economy right now is not in the best place and will be a problem for all social classes affecting how Americans live. If Americans cannot go on with their lives without a job or money, the main basis of the American way of life then it will be a problem for them.
Shown that class, race, gender, and capitalism are aspects of the American way of life, there are other portions that people seem to agree is the basis of the American way of life. Including, school, college, work, family and routine things we do every day to get by said by my cousin Amanda, a Caucasian woman, a Caucasian man, and the principal of School of the Future, John Fanning. All agreeing that a job/career, good education, and family are basic aspects of the lifestyle of the average American, Tim, a college student thinks that the typical American way of life can differ depending on where you come from. Tim came from a privileged environment, giving him a better education leading him into another path that falls under the typical American way of life.
Fanning would agree with Tim, thinking that the choices you make, and the opportunities you have affect where you go in life, in the American way of life. Fanning believes that opportunity is an important aspect of the American way of life, being able to make the decisions you want and taking your life where you want it to be whereas in other countries they do not have that option. We have the option to “challenge authority.”
Coming from a non-American point of view, my grandmother, Esperanza who immigrated from Cuba especially enjoy the freedom knowing what it is like to live without it while when I asked those who live in America they speak of it without the knowledge of the absence of freedom. From a perspective of a man from Switzerland, agreeing with my grandmother thought freedom of speech was a main positive aspect of the American way of life.




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