During 1870-1920 our society was gilded. The word gilded means to be covered, or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color. Our society at that point was considered gilded in many ways. Many new innovations were created in 1870-1920. Americans learned a new way of living, and adapted to the better living. The elevator was one of the most important inventions along with packaged food. Elevators let us build up. Without elevators buildings would not exceed past floors 5 or 6. With elevators we can build skyscrapers, and create more living space in overcrowded cities. Packaged food was also an important innovation. Before packaged food, you had to use the food you bought quickly before it rotted. Now, you can wait several weeks before having to eat an item. A plethora of job opportunities also made their society gilded. Since we were able to manufacture quickly, factories popped up every where. This gave people the opportunity to make more money, and rise in the up to the middle or upper class. Today, people still think our society is gilded. Freedom is one aspect that desires people to move to America. In many countries today, they do not have many of the rights we are born with here in the United States. They suffer poverty and often feel trapped. Also, they believe that the United States offers the opportunity to get a better education. In many other countries, people often are unable to attend schools. It is either because their country is to poor, or they themselves are too poor. Also, America is gilded because of our free enterprise. Communist countries control all of the companies, and share the wealth. In the United States, what you make is yours. That often attracts people because they are now able to bump up classes, and become finically secure.
America has always been in a gilded age or gilded in a sense, because there have always been bad thing but we advertise the good thing to cover up the bad. Gilded means to cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold or to give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to. America was gilded during the time period of 1870 – 1920 because there were many factories going up, creating many jobs, and making America an industrial powerhouse. However because of all the factories the farmers were losing the value of their products, and losing a lot of money, another bad thing going on at the time was a political stale mate. During this time the senate and congress were evenly divided so it made it hard for new laws and decisions to be made. Another ½ bad thing was monopolization of organizations, this is half bad because it was good for those who owned those industries but terrible for their workers. Often times their workers would suffer from bad working conditions (both working places and wages were terrible.) This also added on to the separation of the classes. Today, our society is also a gilded one because we have a lot of unemployment yet we advertise that we don’t, we are also in a large debt but immigrants are taught that we aren’t we also have a bad economy and there is a large amount of war. However most of these thing immigrants are told about because they are only told about the good things, such as; our modern medicine and technology that keep us alive longer, we also get to choose our government so that attracts people, and we have a great schooling system. In conclusion we have always had bad and good things in our society, but people usually only recognize the good therefore, making all societies a gilded society in a sense.
As previously stated, the term gilded means to be covered with gold paint, or the like, in order to improve the appearance of something without actually changing its core. Mark Twain distinguished the period of 1870-1920 as “the gilded age” in the novel “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today” by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. Many disagreed and thought of this time as a true golden age (a very understandable perception of the period considering the innovations accomplished). However, for countless others Mark Twain’s assessment was accurate and there was an abundance of proof to show for it. Immigrants came by the thousands, hoping and dreaming of the better life in America that they all heard so much about. But life for immigrants was hard. Most would usually live in run down slums or urban ghettos. These areas were overcrowded and infested with disease. Work, for the lower classes, was backbreaking, dangerous, and unrewarding. Employees got a few bucks for working twelve hours a day for six days in areas that gave little or no thought to their safety. Innumerable amounts were injured or killed while on the job. These truths expanded to children, since seeing children doing cruel factory work were common. However, during this time the middle and upper classes were flourishing, so these negative realities were often overlooked. Today’s society is beginning to realize how gilded it has been. The occupying of Wall Street is an example of how many are striving for change. Other countries consider us to be “supersize America” (McDonalds reference if you haven’t heard it) and that we’re just a laid-back nation waiting for the next iPod to come out. Yet the nation is hugely in debt and a large percent of the population is unemployed. So yes, the nation was and still is “gilded”.
One of the most significant examples of how gilded age society was "gilded" is the first transcontinental railroad. This connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts by rail for the first time. In the east, it actually started in Iowa, and used the east's existing railway to get to the Atlantic coast. In the west, the end of the line was in Oakland, California. From these two places, the railways were built towards one another. They met in Promontory, Utah, on Promontory Summit. Upon completion, a part of the railway was literally gilded. The "Golden Spike" or the "Last Spike" is a ceremonial 17-karat golden railroad spike that was driven by Leland Stanford, completing the first transcontinental railroad.
Today's rail systems may be considered gilded. Much of the rail transport in the United States today is in freight train shipments. Passenger railways are very common in metropolitan areas, especially Washington, New York City, and Boston. These three areas are actually connected by a fully electrified railway called the Northeast Corridor. This railway serves much of the Boston-Washington megalopolis. Today, with passenger rails, people can commute short distances in their own area, or long distances, like from DC to Boston. Like pure gold, our gilded innovations from the gilded age shall never tarnish.
The Gilded Age showed us many things about our country. We saw how quickly we can advance in the sense of physical innovations, and we also learned how our country reacts to quick change and advancement. The Gilded Age was great for our every day lives bring the invention of the lightbulb, the telephone, and many more innovations that have directly affected our every day lives even today. We also learned some ugly truths about our country. We had our first big “scandal” in a presidential election with Rutherford B. Hayes with a secret deal giving him twenty disputed electoral votes. Suddenly, elections were only being won by very slim margins, and there always seemed to be a sleaziness among the candidates. This sleaziness made almost all of the presidents of this time seem weak and untrustworthy. The Spoils System was also beginning to be used in politics. First used by Andrew Jackson, the spoils system gave government jobs to local party workers, who may or may not have been qualified for the job. The Gilded Age was a very prosperous time for our country in terms of physical innovations and advancement, but these innovations were really just a cover for the unfairness and corruption in our government, and the real unreliability in our country.
Between the 1870’s and 1920’s our society was gilded. This timing period was called, “The Gilded Age”. The definition of gilded is, having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth. During the gilded age, many innovations were discovered. One innovation was the trolley. In the state of Richmond, Virginia was the first successful electric street way which was in 1887. Trolleys became an extremely popular way to travel because it was fast and easy. Trolleys looked like such a great idea during this time but they had some downsides. The trolleys were always out and running, getting in the way of cars or bikes going by. In the winter, the tracks became very slippery causing injuries of bikers sliding off the tracks. Trolleys caused many blockages because whenever one were to breakdown, it would block busses or cars trying to pass by. Trolleys were definitely something that was “gilded”, meaning they were something great that happened to our society, but there are many downfalls. In today’s society, the term gilded still exist. Technology is definitely one of the biggest things going around now. Everyone always has to be “up to date” with everything new that comes out and we are always improving things, making them better. We start with the iphone, one of the craziest inventions that we never found possible. Now, we are up to the iphone 4s. This world keeps innovating and many are still trying to catch up. I believe that the nation was gilded and is still gilded today.
The Gilded Age might have seemed like a lovely era to live in. If you think about it, it was portrayed as time of new and exciting things and ideas, wealth and happiness. This might have been the case for many rich families of which enjoyed the opera, the theatre, and lavish parties; but what about the rest? In 1890, 11 million of the nation's 12 million families earned less than $1200 per year; of this group, the average annual income was $380, well below the poverty line. This population had very crowded and poor living conditions, and worked under terrible conditions to make a living. Many working in mills, factories and sweatshops took part in violent strikes and riots for unfairness. While the wealthy American population enjoyed innovations such as sewing machines, phonographs, skyscrapers, and even electric lights, many urban poor found relief in Boss Tweed's Tammany Hall which provided services for the poor. So while the Gilded Age seemed like a life covered in gold for some, deep down it was a rotten life for most. Might it still be the case today? Well, in some cases it is. Even though there isn't as much of a dramatic sudden change between the rich and poor class, many can't obtain many of the cool gadgets and facilities that are being released each year. It's like restricting a child from candy and watching others enjoy its sweetness. It also seems like we live in "material world" and we often seem to forget more important things, such as values and beliefs. Our world is also uneven in advancements, because some countries might be in terrible conditions while we complain about missing our favorite TV show. Overall, the Gilded Age's golden image is still going on today, but many are rotting.
Our society if you think about it has always been gilded, we try to cover up the negitives and in result we get , in a sense, fake gold. The miners filling up the boomtowns never wanted FAKE GOLD, so why should we want a lie covered in gold. Covering something in gold doesn't make it any different, the only thing that changed is the color of the object. In the 1870's to 1920's many things were gilded and our country thought nothing was the matter, but eventually the gold faded and showed its true colors. Immigrants came to our country looking for freedom and a better life. They heard stories of fabulous lives and welcoming spirits around every corner, but in reality that never happened. Immigrants had to endure harsh racism, poverty and social exclusion. These people were also forced to work in over-crowded sweatshops and low paying, back-breaking work. They had no other choice to make a living. People bragged about America being so much more better and a great start for immigrants, but that was gilded. Some never got that fabulous life they heard and dreamed about. Our nation today is still very gilded. We seem to not be able to get out of thinking everything is gilded. Some examples are teen pregnancies, celebrities lives, resturants, schools and our nation as a whole. Today, shows like "Teen Mom" and "Sixteen and Pregnant" shows young girls becoming pregnant at an extremely young age and they have a glamorous life bieng followed by the paparazzi 24/7. In reality, they are broke, umemployed and are barely making it through the day. You always hear about celebrites awesome houses, amazing personal items and a lifestyle to die for. It all is a scam to make you keep watching, most celebs are mentally instable, divoreced quickly and married on/off (which their house won't help if they have no one to share it with) and are suffering of substance abuse. That is never the lifestyle you see on TV or in magazines. Resturants are also very gilded, they offer you food ata decent price and say its healthy, but it's not! Taco Bell advertises their "Fresh and Fit" menu and say it's all natural and great for you. It actually isn't, it's filled with grease and very few natural ingredients. It's all just a huge scam people fall for everyday. My last example is something we all know very well, it's our school. Yes, even Fairview School District is gilded. Many schools look at us and see us as the "Preppy, goody-good rich people school". We all know that isn't true because we all aren't peppy (really only the cheerleaders are. No fense cheerleaders :) ) We are not rich and some of us aren't so "Goody-goody". nEven when people know this they still tend to believe it. It shows our nation has maybe seemed liked it has changed and progressed from this stage, but in reality it's all gilded. We are still the same nation we started out with. (just more innovated)
While all your gilded definitions are credible, Sydney's explanation of gilded really hits the mark. Some of these blogs are missing the concept that the "gild" is covering up something unpleasant.
The Gilded Age was a time period between the 1870’s and the 1920’s. Many people think that the Gilded Age was a happy and perfect time. Underneath the surface, however, there were many problems going on during that era. Gilded means something that is covered or highlighted with gold, or, like Sydney said, something that has a pleasing or showy appearance to hide something worthless. The Titanic was a great example of something gilded; “unsinkable” and beautiful, yet able to be destroyed by an iceberg. The United States today is gilded in many ways. Today, our nation wants other countries to believe that we are tolerant of all races, and that we do not judge others based on sexuality, religion, or race. This is false. America still struggles today with racism. Take Debrah Nunnally Beaupre for example, one of the subjects to our class’s NPR segment. Debrah lives in New Hampshire, and while pregnant, had a lit cigarette flicked at her. Why did she have a cigarette flicked at her? It was because she was black. It’s a well known fact that American still discriminates against African Americans; there are still even traces of KKK related groups in the south! Homosexuals are also greatly segregated against. Many teenagers or young adults are often bullied to suicide because of their sexuality. But of course, America gilds this over, and people never really think about how racist America is. The United States definitely guilds many important issues over, so we look like a shiny, happy country to everybody else.
In the late eighteen hundreds and early nineteen hundreds society was much different than it is today. That time period is called the gilded age. Mark Twain said that the gilded age was like a gold covered apple with a rotten core. For example, in the gilded age people were making new inventions that helped move business faster. Everyone thought that these inventions, like the sewing machine or steel mills, where great ideas, but I’m sure that if they knew what these new invention were really doing they would be appalled. The steel mills would produce tons of air pollution that would make cities, like Pittsburg, smoggy. Also men, women, and even children would work under very unsafe conditions. If someone got hurt they would get another worker in a matter of minutes. In modern society an example of gilded is the desire to be rich and famous. Everybody wants to be rich and famous; people think that if you were rich that life would be easier, but they don’t think about the many complications. Today’s stars have to deal with being in the public eye, drama, drugs, alcohol, divorce, and gambling. For instance, reality T.V. stars are part of shows that have made them famous, but you can’t help but wonder what are they truly like on the inside.
During 1870-1920 our society was gilded. The word gilded means to be covered, or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color. Our society at that point was considered gilded in many ways. Many new innovations were created in 1870-1920. Americans learned a new way of living, and adapted to the better living. The elevator was one of the most important inventions along with packaged food. Elevators let us build up. Without elevators buildings would not exceed past floors 5 or 6. With elevators we can build skyscrapers, and create more living space in overcrowded cities. Packaged food was also an important innovation. Before packaged food, you had to use the food you bought quickly before it rotted. Now, you can wait several weeks before having to eat an item. A plethora of job opportunities also made their society gilded. Since we were able to manufacture quickly, factories popped up every where. This gave people the opportunity to make more money, and rise in the up to the middle or upper class.
ReplyDeleteToday, people still think our society is gilded. Freedom is one aspect that desires people to move to America. In many countries today, they do not have many of the rights we are born with here in the United States. They suffer poverty and often feel trapped. Also, they believe that the United States offers the opportunity to get a better education. In many other countries, people often are unable to attend schools. It is either because their country is to poor, or they themselves are too poor. Also, America is gilded because of our free enterprise. Communist countries control all of the companies, and share the wealth. In the United States, what you make is yours. That often attracts people because they are now able to bump up classes, and become finically secure.
America has always been in a gilded age or gilded in a sense, because there have always been bad thing but we advertise the good thing to cover up the bad. Gilded means to cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold or to give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to. America was gilded during the time period of 1870 – 1920 because there were many factories going up, creating many jobs, and making America an industrial powerhouse. However because of all the factories the farmers were losing the value of their products, and losing a lot of money, another bad thing going on at the time was a political stale mate. During this time the senate and congress were evenly divided so it made it hard for new laws and decisions to be made. Another ½ bad thing was monopolization of organizations, this is half bad because it was good for those who owned those industries but terrible for their workers. Often times their workers would suffer from bad working conditions (both working places and wages were terrible.) This also added on to the separation of the classes. Today, our society is also a gilded one because we have a lot of unemployment yet we advertise that we don’t, we are also in a large debt but immigrants are taught that we aren’t we also have a bad economy and there is a large amount of war. However most of these thing immigrants are told about because they are only told about the good things, such as; our modern medicine and technology that keep us alive longer, we also get to choose our government so that attracts people, and we have a great schooling system. In conclusion we have always had bad and good things in our society, but people usually only recognize the good therefore, making all societies a gilded society in a sense.
ReplyDeleteAs previously stated, the term gilded means to be covered with gold paint, or the like, in order to improve the appearance of something without actually changing its core. Mark Twain distinguished the period of 1870-1920 as “the gilded age” in the novel “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today” by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. Many disagreed and thought of this time as a true golden age (a very understandable perception of the period considering the innovations accomplished). However, for countless others Mark Twain’s assessment was accurate and there was an abundance of proof to show for it.
ReplyDeleteImmigrants came by the thousands, hoping and dreaming of the better life in America that they all heard so much about. But life for immigrants was hard. Most would usually live in run down slums or urban ghettos. These areas were overcrowded and infested with disease. Work, for the lower classes, was backbreaking, dangerous, and unrewarding. Employees got a few bucks for working twelve hours a day for six days in areas that gave little or no thought to their safety. Innumerable amounts were injured or killed while on the job. These truths expanded to children, since seeing children doing cruel factory work were common. However, during this time the middle and upper classes were flourishing, so these negative realities were often overlooked. Today’s society is beginning to realize how gilded it has been. The occupying of Wall Street is an example of how many are striving for change. Other countries consider us to be “supersize America” (McDonalds reference if you haven’t heard it) and that we’re just a laid-back nation waiting for the next iPod to come out. Yet the nation is hugely in debt and a large percent of the population is unemployed. So yes, the nation was and still is “gilded”.
One of the most significant examples of how gilded age society was "gilded" is the first transcontinental railroad. This connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts by rail for the first time. In the east, it actually started in Iowa, and used the east's existing railway to get to the Atlantic coast. In the west, the end of the line was in Oakland, California. From these two places, the railways were built towards one another. They met in Promontory, Utah, on Promontory Summit. Upon completion, a part of the railway was literally gilded. The "Golden Spike" or the "Last Spike" is a ceremonial 17-karat golden railroad spike that was driven by Leland Stanford, completing the first transcontinental railroad.
ReplyDeleteToday's rail systems may be considered gilded. Much of the rail transport in the United States today is in freight train shipments. Passenger railways are very common in metropolitan areas, especially Washington, New York City, and Boston. These three areas are actually connected by a fully electrified railway called the Northeast Corridor. This railway serves much of the Boston-Washington megalopolis. Today, with passenger rails, people can commute short distances in their own area, or long distances, like from DC to Boston. Like pure gold, our gilded innovations from the gilded age shall never tarnish.
The Gilded Age showed us many things about our country. We saw how quickly we can advance in the sense of physical innovations, and we also learned how our country reacts to quick change and advancement. The Gilded Age was great for our every day lives bring the invention of the lightbulb, the telephone, and many more innovations that have directly affected our every day lives even today. We also learned some ugly truths about our country. We had our first big “scandal” in a presidential election with Rutherford B. Hayes with a secret deal giving him twenty disputed electoral votes. Suddenly, elections were only being won by very slim margins, and there always seemed to be a sleaziness among the candidates. This sleaziness made almost all of the presidents of this time seem weak and untrustworthy. The Spoils System was also beginning to be used in politics. First used by Andrew Jackson, the spoils system gave government jobs to local party workers, who may or may not have been qualified for the job. The Gilded Age was a very prosperous time for our country in terms of physical innovations and advancement, but these innovations were really just a cover for the unfairness and corruption in our government, and the real unreliability in our country.
ReplyDeleteBetween the 1870’s and 1920’s our society was gilded. This timing period was called, “The Gilded Age”. The definition of gilded is, having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth. During the gilded age, many innovations were discovered. One innovation was the trolley. In the state of Richmond, Virginia was the first successful electric street way which was in 1887. Trolleys became an extremely popular way to travel because it was fast and easy. Trolleys looked like such a great idea during this time but they had some downsides. The trolleys were always out and running, getting in the way of cars or bikes going by. In the winter, the tracks became very slippery causing injuries of bikers sliding off the tracks. Trolleys caused many blockages because whenever one were to breakdown, it would block busses or cars trying to pass by. Trolleys were definitely something that was “gilded”, meaning they were something great that happened to our society, but there are many downfalls. In today’s society, the term gilded still exist. Technology is definitely one of the biggest things going around now. Everyone always has to be “up to date” with everything new that comes out and we are always improving things, making them better. We start with the iphone, one of the craziest inventions that we never found possible. Now, we are up to the iphone 4s. This world keeps innovating and many are still trying to catch up. I believe that the nation was gilded and is still gilded today.
ReplyDeleteThe Gilded Age might have seemed like a lovely era to live in. If you think about it, it was portrayed as time of new and exciting things and ideas, wealth and happiness. This might have been the case for many rich families of which enjoyed the opera, the theatre, and lavish parties; but what about the rest? In 1890, 11 million of the nation's 12 million families earned less than $1200 per year; of this group, the average annual income was $380, well below the poverty line. This population had very crowded and poor living conditions, and worked under terrible conditions to make a living. Many working in mills, factories and sweatshops took part in violent strikes and riots for unfairness. While the wealthy American population enjoyed innovations such as sewing machines, phonographs, skyscrapers, and even electric lights, many urban poor found relief in Boss Tweed's Tammany Hall which provided services for the poor. So while the Gilded Age seemed like a life covered in gold for some, deep down it was a rotten life for most. Might it still be the case today? Well, in some cases it is. Even though there isn't as much of a dramatic sudden change between the rich and poor class, many can't obtain many of the cool gadgets and facilities that are being released each year. It's like restricting a child from candy and watching others enjoy its sweetness. It also seems like we live in "material world" and we often seem to forget more important things, such as values and beliefs. Our world is also uneven in advancements, because some countries might be in terrible conditions while we complain about missing our favorite TV show. Overall, the Gilded Age's golden image is still going on today, but many are rotting.
ReplyDeleteOur society if you think about it has always been gilded, we try to cover up the negitives and in result we get , in a sense, fake gold. The miners filling up the boomtowns never wanted FAKE GOLD, so why should we want a lie covered in gold. Covering something in gold doesn't make it any different, the only thing that changed is the color of the object. In the 1870's to 1920's many things were gilded and our country thought nothing was the matter, but eventually the gold faded and showed its true colors.
ReplyDeleteImmigrants came to our country looking for freedom and a better life. They heard stories of fabulous lives and welcoming spirits around every corner, but in reality that never happened. Immigrants had to endure harsh racism, poverty and social exclusion. These people were also forced to work in over-crowded sweatshops and low paying, back-breaking work. They had no other choice to make a living. People bragged about America being so much more better and a great start for immigrants, but that was gilded. Some never got that fabulous life they heard and dreamed about.
Our nation today is still very gilded. We seem to not be able to get out of thinking everything is gilded. Some examples are teen pregnancies, celebrities lives, resturants, schools and our nation as a whole. Today, shows like "Teen Mom" and "Sixteen and Pregnant" shows young girls becoming pregnant at an extremely young age and they have a glamorous life bieng followed by the paparazzi 24/7. In reality, they are broke, umemployed and are barely making it through the day. You always hear about celebrites awesome houses, amazing personal items and a lifestyle to die for. It all is a scam to make you keep watching, most celebs are mentally instable, divoreced quickly and married on/off (which their house won't help if they have no one to share it with) and are suffering of substance abuse. That is never the lifestyle you see on TV or in magazines. Resturants are also very gilded, they offer you food ata decent price and say its healthy, but it's not! Taco Bell advertises their "Fresh and Fit" menu and say it's all natural and great for you. It actually isn't, it's filled with grease and very few natural ingredients. It's all just a huge scam people fall for everyday. My last example is something we all know very well, it's our school. Yes, even Fairview School District is gilded. Many schools look at us and see us as the "Preppy, goody-good rich people school". We all know that isn't true because we all aren't peppy (really only the cheerleaders are. No fense cheerleaders :) ) We are not rich and some of us aren't so "Goody-goody". nEven when people know this they still tend to believe it. It shows our nation has maybe seemed liked it has changed and progressed from this stage, but in reality it's all gilded. We are still the same nation we started out with. (just more innovated)
While all your gilded definitions are credible, Sydney's explanation of gilded really hits the mark. Some of these blogs are missing the concept that the "gild" is covering up something unpleasant.
ReplyDeleteThe Gilded Age was a time period between the 1870’s and the 1920’s. Many people think that the Gilded Age was a happy and perfect time. Underneath the surface, however, there were many problems going on during that era. Gilded means something that is covered or highlighted with gold, or, like Sydney said, something that has a pleasing or showy appearance to hide something worthless. The Titanic was a great example of something gilded; “unsinkable” and beautiful, yet able to be destroyed by an iceberg. The United States today is gilded in many ways. Today, our nation wants other countries to believe that we are tolerant of all races, and that we do not judge others based on sexuality, religion, or race. This is false. America still struggles today with racism. Take Debrah Nunnally Beaupre for example, one of the subjects to our class’s NPR segment. Debrah lives in New Hampshire, and while pregnant, had a lit cigarette flicked at her. Why did she have a cigarette flicked at her? It was because she was black. It’s a well known fact that American still discriminates against African Americans; there are still even traces of KKK related groups in the south! Homosexuals are also greatly segregated against. Many teenagers or young adults are often bullied to suicide because of their sexuality. But of course, America gilds this over, and people never really think about how racist America is. The United States definitely guilds many important issues over, so we look like a shiny, happy country to everybody else.
ReplyDeleteI am impressed with Gabby's ability to weave together historical and contemporary, specific examples under the "gilded" banner:)
ReplyDeleteIn the late eighteen hundreds and early nineteen hundreds society was much different than it is today. That time period is called the gilded age. Mark Twain said that the gilded age was like a gold covered apple with a rotten core. For example, in the gilded age people were making new inventions that helped move business faster. Everyone thought that these inventions, like the sewing machine or steel mills, where great ideas, but I’m sure that if they knew what these new invention were really doing they would be appalled. The steel mills would produce tons of air pollution that would make cities, like Pittsburg, smoggy. Also men, women, and even children would work under very unsafe conditions. If someone got hurt they would get another worker in a matter of minutes. In modern society an example of gilded is the desire to be rich and famous. Everybody wants to be rich and famous; people think that if you were rich that life would be easier, but they don’t think about the many complications. Today’s stars have to deal with being in the public eye, drama, drugs, alcohol, divorce, and gambling. For instance, reality T.V. stars are part of shows that have made them famous, but you can’t help but wonder what are they truly like on the inside.
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