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    Financial Freedom

    Financial Freedom For most people, financial freedom is limited to getting a raise or a promotion in their workplace, and having sizeable savings in a bank account or deposits. This is all considered ‘normal’ in the ‘normal’ world. Then one day you look at the rich neighbor, business owner, investor and you think they must be lucky and they probably have “high connections” that made them rich. You think that climbing to their level is next to impossible since they have these unfair “advantages”

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    Wealth Rules

    11/13/12 Argumentative essay The speech by King Lear mentions that the wealthy don’t have to follow the common rules of justice for they are protected by their wealth which entitles them to be overlooked, while the poor have to fall to every hardship in justice and there wrongs are obviously seen and ridiculed. While some people may believe this others may not. Celebrities are put in the wealthy part of the society and believed they can do whatever they want. In the news you will hear about

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    The Giving Pledge

    A 1. The giving pledge is a charity organization created by bill and Melinda gates and warrant buffett. The giving pledge was created, for the wealthiest people in the world to make a commitment to give about half of their fortunes to philanthropic causes. Warren buffett’s attitude towards this organization is positive, he states that most of the money that he have is unneeded and it would not make a big difference for his way of living, but instead make a difference for better purposes, like

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    Black Hair

    / Black Wealth Challenge What's Your Number? STARTS N R WITH OUR MOST AOVANCEO RELAXER YET SMOOTH THERE'S ONE NUMBER YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BEGIN DOWN THE ROAD TO FINANOIAL PROSPERITY: YOUR NET WORTH. HERE'S HOW TO DETERMINE THAT FIGURE SPECIA EDiTior Lovelv 1HY-GLO8S(5)' WCHI. SLEEK and SHIW HAIR »iiliarASHMfRtlOUCH > get the 5 SIGNS OF HEALTHY HAIR > MOISTURE > SHINE > STRENGTH > SOFTNESS >BOOY SOFTSHEENlCARSON LABORATORIES „™eä;«i«a: T 96 here may not be a universal

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    Occupy the Wallstreet

    naturally follows that politicians would benefits their benefactors after they take oath into office by making policies favorable to them. As protestor claimed, in America, only 1% the well-to-do people served by government, and controls almost 40% wealth. The increasing winding gap between the rich and the

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    I Want a Wife

    (Narrative Essay) JUDY BRADY I Want a Wife (1971) Judy Brady’s essay became an instant classic when it appeared in 1971 in the premier issue of the feminist magazine Ms. As you read, analyze the definitions of “husband” and “wife” that Brady uses, and consider why this essay became so powerful in the 1970s. I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am A Wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother. Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh

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    Rich Dad Poor Dad

    did in following his rich dad. It is true when his poor dad says in order to get somewhere in life you have to get a good education and have a secure safe job but that really isn’t the path to become a wealth person. The rich dad’s opinion differ from the poor dad, he said in order to become wealth you first need to understand how money works. Based on the book rich dad poor dad it taught me and changed my mind in how to deal with money and finance. That financial literacy is key, also rather own

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    Warren Buffet

    about Warren Buffett because he is a person I have always been quite interested in. He is such an incredibly smart and savvy businessman, but he is also a philanthropist. Buffet (2006) announced that he planned to donate more than 80 percent of his wealth to a handful of private charitable foundations. He has gone against what many of the stock "experts" say about investing in fashionable trends. He has made a habit in his career to purchase undervalued stocks until they turn a profit. During

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    Capitalism

    Although there are laws in the United States protecting workers, many of these laws are being eroded away by what Marx would consider to be the ruling wealthy class as well as corporations. There are some inherit dangers within the capitalist economic system, such as greed and the love of power. With some, the more they have, the more they desire. Large industries, such as the oil corporations, banking industries, Koch Industries,  and the ultra wealthy are increasingly using their money and influence

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    Great Gatsby

    fathers came up with the idea that “all men are created equal” in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. However there has always been a great divide in our country’s society and class, with the top one percent nearly owning all of our nation’s wealth. With the majority of society being of middle and lower class population some of which are struggling to make ends meat living paycheck to paycheck. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby which takes place in the early 1920’s. There is also

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