Rich/Poor Gap

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Rich/Poor Gap

• By Todd Welsh Amber Webster

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Roman Education
Boys being educated

• Poor ancient Romans didnt receive an education,
  many still learn to read and write. Children from
  rich families went to school.

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American Education

• American education allows anyone to receive and
  education, so long as they can afford it. Those
  who cant afford to go to school either dont
  receive an education, or they get homeschooled.

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Education Comparison

• Rome and America are similar in the education
  factor of the gap between the rich and the poor.
  If you cant afford to go to school, then you
  cant go.

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Education differences

• In Rome only the boys with money could attend
  school while girls stayed at home and learned how
  to cook and clean. In America we allow both
  genders to attend school.

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The Growing Economic Gap in America

• In 2002, the median salary for CEOs at the top
  100 U.S. corporations was 33.4 million. At the
  average large company in the U.S., the top dog
  got 5.2 million. That means median CEOs pay at
  large companies was 1,017 an hour.
• Even Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the U.S.
  invasion of Iraq, earns a payment, by
  comparison-just 69.10 an hour for his services.

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The Economic Gap in Rome

• After the Punic wars, mergers created large
  corporations that put many family farms out of
  business, and filled Rome with homeless people.
  It wasnt just the family farms either. The
  corporations also got rid of local businesses as
  well.

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Economic comparisons

• In terms of economy, America and Rome are still
  similar. We have large corporations that receive
  more money than local businesses, making the
  local businesses get shut down, or bought by the
  corporations. So the rich get richer and
  everyone else gets poor.

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Economic differences

• The difference between Rome and America in terms
  of economy are different because, America owes
  money to just about every other country and is
  now majorly in debt, while Rome didnt.

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Rome and America Conclusion

• Rome and America are very similar in education
  and economy. They are more similar than they are
  different. Which makes the answer to the next
  question kind of obvious.

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Is America Following in Romes Footsteps?

• In terms of the rich and poor gap, America is, in
  a way, following in Romes footsteps. More people
  are losing their money and local businesses are
  being put out of business by large corporations.
  Also people who dont have an education could
  live a poor life or they could be homeless.

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Cited Sites/Pictures

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• Tom Lewis http//www.globalpolicy.org/component/co
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• Chris Trueman http//www.historylearningsite.co.uk
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• Hallie Black http//nytimes.com/1995/10/15/busines
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• Michael Rosenblum http//www.rosenblumtv.com/?p34
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