Social Environment And Its Effect On Ones Life

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Term Paper Title	Social Environment And Its Effect On Ones Life
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Social Environment and Its Effect On One's Life

Social Environment and Its Effect On One's Life

     Social environment is influenced by one's power and wealth. This, in
turn, determines success or failure in peoples' lives. If one were born with a
"silver spoon" in his mouth, he would easily be able to attend a fancy school no
matter how intelligent he is or have any luxury he wants just because of power
and wealth. On the flip side, if one were born to a poor family in a bad
neighborhood infested with violence and drugs, he would have a much smaller
chance of succeeding in life, more especially, going to an upper-class school.
     It is hard for many poor to go to college because of such high tuition
costs. Scholarships are available; but, even though one shows financial need,
one still has to have a high grade point average and test scores. Even if one
has a good mind, trying to study in a gang-ridden neighborhood with constant
gunfire isn't easy. With both parents working two jobs, there isn't any parental
guidance. Whereas, the affluent, even if busy or working, have the means to
insure that their children are supervised and well taken care of. The rich also
have the luxury of affording special tutors to help their children while other
children are on their own.
     For example, there are three students, one from a clean, upper-class
community, another from a small, middle-class suburb and the other from a
graffiti-ridden slum. All three of these students have exceptional GPA's and
scored very well on standardized testing. The student from the upper-class
community will have the best chance of succeeding. Tuition will never be a
problem and chances are that those parents have some pull because of who they
are. The middle-class student won't have a great problem but there is still the
fact of paying tuition, which would limit the options quite a bit. One may be
smart enough to get grants but the family makes too much money. Also, if he
sought admission into a prestigious school and it came down to the student or
someone richer, the middle-class student would probably lose out. Some of the
many reasons for this are that the affluent family will most likely have been an
alumni to that particular school. If not, they will have better connections and
will have a more impressive letter of recommendation written for the student.
However, the lower-class student would have a much rougher time. Even with good
grades, he might lack the opportunities that others may ha...

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