Social Environment and Its Effect On One's Life
...rom a small, middle-class suburb and the other from a slum. All three of these students have exceptional grades and scored very well on their final examinations. The student from the upper-class community will have the best chance of succeeding. Tuition will never be a problem. The middle-class student won't have a great problem but there is still the fact of paying tuition, which would limit the options. 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. However, the lower-class student would have a much rougher time. Even with good grades, he might lack the opportunities that others may have. Tuition is definitely a problem and with an overworked guidance, a problem of a poorer school system, scholarship information might be missing. What is more important, there might be a lack of motivation on the part of the school, family and maybe even the student. On the other hand, social environment is not the definitive factor in someone's lifetime accomplishments. It is common knowledge that it is difficult to get out of a bad situation such as growing up without any of the advantages others have, but many have managed. There is a way out, it just takes a strong mind and a strong will to do so. If someone is intelligent enough, they can try to go out and grab the recognition they deserve. Social environment as a determining agent is definitely a human-made force. In society, the poor are regarded with contempt or completely ignored while the rich are seen as having the authority over everything. The poor are seen as undeserving, therefore, not receiving much of an education. In any society, there are always the strong and the weak. In this case, the weak are portrayed as the poor by the rest of society. Some feel that the weak in our society should be eliminated because they are no more than simply pests, irritating the rest of society. There isn't much to be done to change the way society thinks. As long as the elite control businesses and schools, they will still have the authority over what the public thinks and does. The best thing to have is a positive outlook on all situations and never stop trying. If one never gives up, one can achieve hi...