Social class and social stratification are highly linked to the unequal distribution of wealth, resources, and especially education opportunities. This can potentially form a cycle, where richer people get richer and vice versa, known as the Matthew Effect (Wang). As a result of such cycle, people from lower class have relatively less educational opportunities thanContinueContinue reading “Family Educational Background Enhances Class Stratification”
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Secrets behind success–The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
“The only thing to be proud of yourself is your humility” –Benjamin Franklin Book Introduction The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin serves to be an introduction of the life and thoughts of Benjamin Franklin. In a narrative tone, the author covers his stories from his youth to his senectitude, and this work has become one of the mostContinueContinue reading “Secrets behind success–The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”
Family Education Mode- Everything I Never Told You
“Wonderfully moving…A beautifully crafted study of dysfunction and grief…[that] will resonate with anyone who has ever had a family drama.” —The Boston Globe Book Introduction Written by Celeste NG, the novel Everything I Never Told You is about a mixed-race Chinese-American family whose middle daughter Lydia is found drowned in a lake. During the uncovering processContinueContinue reading “Family Education Mode- Everything I Never Told You”
The philosophy of love — Pride and Prejudice
But vanity, not love, has been my folly…Till this moment I never knew myself. Book Introduction Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel by Jane Austen. The story is mainly concerned with the emotional development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, who learns the error of making hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial andContinueContinue reading “The philosophy of love — Pride and Prejudice”
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