tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post2019326914492912316..comments2011-05-19T17:46:09.201-07:00Comments on A Different Look At Mark Twain: Would Twain Be as Influential in Modern Times?CCooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655091858562027536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post-54155138026263825622011-05-18T09:45:11.455-07:002011-05-18T09:45:11.455-07:00I think that they could both be true. I believe th...I think that they could both be true. I believe that there are more opportunities in modern times for success, but I also think that there aren't as many rags to riches stories that we see. We all want the cinderella story, and the truth is that they are rare to come by, but our society focuses on the few stories so that if you come from the same background as the person in the story it givesjnipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285106075907889286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post-40387409585912665552011-05-11T23:44:24.429-07:002011-05-11T23:44:24.429-07:00Well, to tell you the truth it's both (in mode...Well, to tell you the truth it's both (in modern times), one can be born into a "successful" situation and others can acquire it, however, luck is involved in both cases. I do think that Twain does raise issues of social classes and heirarchy that plagues populations around the world, not only in the US.SKamauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458368204980357828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post-6744983572994797342011-05-11T20:21:04.065-07:002011-05-11T20:21:04.065-07:00Kind of hard to prove, ya sure more people get the...Kind of hard to prove, ya sure more people get the opportunity but America if anything has become more elitist. Inheritance still exists, and that includes property. That said while there is no slavery, the advantages of inheritance apply for all children whos parents are rich usually inherit much. Im sure Bill Gates children will still be very rich.ghendrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248620564128315815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741705909146696730.post-16060439801638316172011-05-11T17:35:58.085-07:002011-05-11T17:35:58.085-07:00I think that both statements can be true. Of cours...I think that both statements can be true. Of course, there are always the rags to riches stories that we hear about more often than the people who are born rich and stay rich by making something of themselves. This is because more people would rather hear about inspirational stories where the person who becomes something had to work hard to get there. It gives us the hope that, if we come from a jnipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285106075907889286noreply@blogger.com