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...Their more affluent peers—in the spirit of modesty, no doubt—prefer to make intimations of English country living, with green Barbour coats and tartan scarves. Even gaudy plastic jewelry is evidence of a campy sophistication, and can compensate for an otherwise dowdy wardrobe. Again, few students consciously intend to define themselves by class, it just happens...
...Unlike its more affluent neighbors, Indonesia has not benefited from wide distribution of foreign music, forcing local kids to make their own music. Compared to Thailand and Japan, a wider command of English in Indonesia has allowed kids to explore what's available on sites like Myspace, Friendster and Allmusic.com. And, with fewer government restrictions than Malaysia or Singapore, the environment is more permissive for performing live...
...sociologist, but considering that the shootings in Boston have taken place in some of the city’s least affluent areas, there appears a direct correlation between poverty and violence here. The most destitute young Bostonians turn to guns and gangs out of desperation. Yet India’s impoverished seem far less likely to view these as viable options. Massachusetts may have some of the strictest gun control laws in the United States, but they are still more lax than those in Maharashta, and little is done to negate the pro-gun ethos of Boston?...
...said. “There are probably easier ways to make money somewhere as opposed to campaign fundraising.” Ari S. Ruben ’08, co-director of Harvard Students for Hillary, criticized the Romney program, saying he believes it is geared toward students attending more affluent institutions. “I think that it over-emphasizes money,” Ruben said. “It may work business-wise—Mr. Romney is a businessman—but I don’t think that would work in a Democratic primary. We?...
Politics for too long has been considered a “niche problem.” Historically, politicians—individuals suffering from politics—have been concentrated in only a small segment of population: white, affluent, hetero-normative men. This perception has allowed the disease to grow to epidemic levels unnoticed as people pacify themselves under false pretenses. Across the nation, mothers calm themselves at night by thinking, “My children won’t start politics, we live in an impoverished minority area.” Many people don’t get tested...