Sentences with phrase «lower classes lived»

The city within the walls was only inhabited by the nobles, high priests and esteemed citizens such as astronomers whereas the lower classes lived in simple wood and thatch huts beyond.

Three petty criminals try to escape their lower class lives by making a film about a bank robbery - one they actually attempt.

As the lower class lives in near the bottom and higher class lives near the top, a poor distribution of power cutting the bottom half off is a catalyst to upset the peace.

Not exact matches

Both our families came to the US with nothing, so my wife and I went from low income (assisted living) to high middle class in 40 years of our lives.

But it is a different story if we use the low income measure, which looks at the gap between poor children and the middle class, calculating the number of children who live in a family which has less than one half of the income of a comparable middle income family.

Imports / Exports are stand still, the banks have stopped taking any fixed assests and lands as bank guarantee towards taking loans to over come this situations where you can not find buyers paying good towards what you sell when you need financial liquidity... but these time you can not sell unless you will sell it at the lowest ever in the market...!?! Honestly tired of that now more than was tired before all that started but at least things were stable although many were deprived but managed to live by those upper hands / classes giving charity..

My father was a minister and we lived from middle class to lower middle class.

Living in low - income housing, teaching free literacy classes to refugees, setting up basketball camps for bored inner - city kids: all of it had a few costs for me personally, sure, but the holy buzz of pats on the back from friends and church people, and the feeling that I was the only person really getting what Jesus was saying — this more than made up for doing without.

For jocks, gym class is high time for punking all the low - lifes around them; they take it for granted.

What we have had in British political life under British common law is a procrustean class system, one of the most fixed in the world, confirming aristocratic and plutocratic class rule, rigidly preventing the overwhelming numbers of the lower class from gaining equality, representation in government, decent working conditions, the right to union organization, suffrage, and acceptable living standards until the end of the nineteenth century.

As John Crossan points out, demonic possession flourished among the lower, oppressed peasant class to whose health and liberation Jesus devoted his life.

In the light of this analysis, then, my own scenario is cautiously hopeful, depending on (1) whether a creative minority of dreamers and doers with visions of a new life - fulfilling social order really emerges in strength, (2) the alliances that can be worked out with blacks, the poor, and other minorities now excluded from major social benefits, (3) the extent to which the populist idealism of the lower middle classes and working people generally favoring the extension of rights and equality to the «little man» everywhere wins out over the reactionary fears and prejudices which establishment elites and opportunist politicians are all too willing to exploit, and (4) what takes place at the center of the political spectrum itself under the pressure of events and in response to challenges to the established system from militant seekers of change.

some really low class posting on this article, just some nasty posts that are nothing but random mean - ness from some people that apparently have no life out side of their computers

In most cases the life of a slave was not much different from the life of any lower - class worker.

Those who are on the upswing, who have cut their racial moorings and learned to live by mind rather than emotion, can find a resting place neither in lower - class religion, which offers only emotion, nor in middle - class religion, which offers neither mind nor emotion.

As one man said: «In all social systems, there must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life... a class requiring but a low order of intellect and but little skill Its requisites are vigor, docility, and fidelity.»

whatever the democratic party tells you is a lie do the opposite they would want you to go against republicans becuase our country is not a democracy its a republic people wake up the republican party isnt about the rich its about all of us lower taxes for all the republican party is about smaller government not intruding in your life the democrats know this and started a class war to make blacks and hispanics flood their cause im a 24 latino and switched republican last year i was fooled my whole life read history and you will see im telling the truth

I'm so sick of people telling those of us who are disgruntled fans to relax and give this club time to correct itself... for anyone who believes that taking a wait - and - see approach is appropriate at this juncture they should take a good long look at themselves in the mirror because they are a big part of the problem... no other «big» club's fans would stand for this shit for nearly as long as we have... think about it, we've witnessed a changing of the guard at every major club in England, Spain, France and Germany in the last several years because those «big» clubs failed to live up to expectations (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, ManU, ManCity etc...)... for some reason, many fans have become as fragile as our current manager, believing that there couldn't possibly be a suitable replacement, even though everyone of these clubs have found multiple replacements and still achieved far more than our club... this mindset has been created by an organization that has been milking it's fans, telling countless lies (no world class players available) and lowering expectations every since they rolled out the biggest lie of all: that we couldn't spend because of the new stadium but once it was paid off we could compete with any team in the world... this organization is rotting from the inside out and if we don't demand that those in charge put soccer first this despicable behaviour won't end with Wenger's ridiculous 2 year contract... I think the real fear isn't that a suitable replacement doesn't exist, but that this organization is so money hungry and poorly mismanaged that we will sink even lower by choosing our next coach the same way they choose our players, on the cheap... even so, we need to see what mustache will do if left to his own devices so he will have to show his true colours... only then can we purge this club and start anew

total failure... Can you believe Wenger spent 32 millions on 2 average players (Chambers and Welbeck) and is penny pinching when is sbout real class players?What is in his mind?Pay a fortune in salary for mediocre players live Walcott, Ramsey and Wilshere and have hesitations about increasing Sanchez wages... keeping on books failures like Sanogo... The truth is - I say it for years and years - until the «British core» disapears, we are not going to be succesful.The low quality of British players is dragging the team back.Last time Arsenal was a powerhouse NONE of the first 11 was British.Wanna see how the British quality looks like in a football team - look no further than national sides of England, Scotland, N Ireland, Wales, even Ireland (not British but same style)- all mediocre teams «able» to be defeated by any team coming to mind.And you are asking about Chambers?He is in the same mold like Wilshere,Walcott,Ox,Ramsey,Gibs,Jenkinson - mediocre overpriced and overpaid players.The world is full with hungry, ambitious and skilled players living in poverty and dreaming of moving to the top at any cost or sacrifice (did you see the poor house - if you can call that house, looking more like an old tent - in which Alexis Sanchez grew up?Or Suarez?)

They see their club as the pinnacle of the footballing aristocracy, and every other club as a being supported by a bunch of lower class loonies who live in such wholly unacceptable places as, well, for example, Manchester.

It's makes me both sad and angry that a player of Eddie's abilty has had his career so adversely affected by a low life thug... a player who having arrived on the heels of TH's departure had much to prove, who as each game went by began to show his ability, class and his incisiveness in front of goal... one of the quotes that still rings clear after his 2 goals against the bolton thugs on that memorable rain soaked night in the Carling Cup was «He just doesn't miss does he», and it was getting to the stage where everyone who watches prem football, was sitting up and taking notice of this small, shy, brilliant striker — as each game went by his confidence and stature were growing, you could see him blossoming in front of the supporters...... and he was beginning to form a real strike partnership with Bendtner who also seemed to becoming more of a pivotal player with Eddie in the side....

People have already pointed out that other countries with midwives working with Obs are strict on who can call themselves a midwife and who can be classed as low risk and deliver at home (I live in one of these countries).

Urban and lower class women were driven to hospitals to give birth because dirty and crowded living conditions made home births more difficult.

Addressing the high cost of diapers for low - income families can help to take one more burden off those families as they strive to reach the middle class, and give the next generation the great start in life that all kids deserve.

In the unadjusted analysis, diarrhoeal disease was significantly associated with lower social class, living in rented council accommodation, not having access to a food mixer, having contact with a person with diarrhoea / vomiting within or outside the household, formula feeding, and, in infants not being breast fed, not using chemicals / steam to sterilise bottles (table 1).

Heckman, a Nobel laureate, argues that ability gaps between middle - class and low - income children open up early in life, and that the skills they need to close that gap have more to do with personal traits than with knowledge acquisition.

Farmers, migrant workers and lower / middle - class urbanities grumble about rising living costs, and a perceived lower quality of life.

Interesting question, but I think that if you're not satisfied by the answers given, it is because you already know the right answer: indeed in the US, «middle class» means «hard working» while «lower class» has a clear pejorative connotation of «people who don't want to work, who live off state's aid, food stamps, or petty criminality».

Rent on living space (usually the largest cost factor for lower - class citizens) usually has no VAT at all.

A young woman juggling an entry - level administrative job and classes at a community college; a divorced dad working 40 hours a week as a custodian to help support his two kids; a veteran trying to make a living back home after serving our country overseas: They, and millions of other hard - working Americans, struggle to make ends meet because their jobs pay low wages.

It's a step up from the lower middle class that I started life in, so don't give me your sad sob story about being born into a family of modest means.

Basically, discouraging middle and lower class from saving money increase later government welfare and lowers quality of life for those who lack savings.

I want to let you all know that I'm committed to lower [ing] the class disparity, level of poverty in the country, and to increasing the standard of living.»

He is described as «a Victorian thinker fated to live in an unsympathetic modern age», part of an «ultimately disappointing effort to turn the cloth of «science» into a wardrobe of a philosophy of life and a programme for social progress», a liberal on race who was «a reflection of elitist English upper - class attitudes towards the others, be they the races of Empire, the lower classes in England, or Blacks in the American South».

In the beginning of the century, the introduction of a new class of drugs for psoriasis, biologics, transformed the treatment of moderate - to - severe psoriasis by providing better skin clearance rates, low toxicity, and improved quality - of - life.

«Although this study of clinicians from surgical and other related specialties did not demonstrate any association between implicit race or social class bias and clinical decision making, existing biases might influence the quality of care received by minority patients and those of lower socioeconomic status in real - life clinical encounters.

With the hope of giving people the tools to exercise throughout their whole lives, the buzziest new studio openings this summer include dance classes, yoga and barre studios, and a new Tracy Anderson location (her workouts are notoriously low impact!)

There's a reason why you love those group cycling classes so much: According to new research published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, exercising with a group significantly improves quality of life and lowers stress.

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In his twenties, he aimlessly performed low - level tasks around the properties owned by his disapproving Manhattan real - estate mogul father, Sanford (Frank Langhella), until in 1971, he meets - cute with Katie (Kirsten Dunst), a middle - class beauty living in one of Sanford's many properties whose leaky sink David comes to repair.

Perhaps if the film had concentrated more on introspective elements, such as Rashad and his internal difficulties in growing from a boy into a man, instead of constantly distracting us with side stories — Esquire's quest for the path to success, New New's fence - sitting between the ghetto and the mansion, Ant's seduction into materialism, and the roller skating competition that never really materializes — it would have been a more compelling movie about Atlanta's lower class areas, and the ups and downs of life there.

That play ushered in a new era in British theater, often qualified as «kitchen - sink drama,» which featured «angry young men» railing at the confines of working - class and lower - middle - class life in the Britain of the fifties and early sixties.

Of course it was no picnic for the lower classes, but the film takes a good stab at showing that a life of privilege is not all it is cracked up to be.

A common film formula found in 1980's slapstick comedies is the riches - to - rags storyline in which a wealthy character is subjected to living like a member of a lower class.

In actress - turned - writer / director Greta Gerwig's autobiographical coming - of - age drama, Ronan is Christine «Lady Bird» McPherson, a Catholic high school senior who longs to escape her stultifying lower - middle - class Sacramento environs for East Coast college life.

Even more important is the dazzling role of the title figure, Val (Regina Casé), a live - in domestic blessed with terrific dialogue by writer - director Anna Muylaert, whose previous contributions include «Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,» about a cigarette - addicted lower - middle - class guitar teacher is on the outs with her two sisters.

Then Payne veers into the lives of Paul and Audrey Safranek (Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig), who are in a lower - middle - class rut in Omaha.

There's a certain class of low - budget indie filmmaking that's become almost its own recognizable style — full of ordinary people just trying to find happiness in unorthodox ways, hand - held close - up shots, montages of locations (easily recognized if you live in the area where they're shot, but not particularly tied to the story, which could take place anywhere) with light music underneath, a tendency to shift focus amateurishly (though I think often on purpose as part of the style), a lot of contemplative pauses and awkward conversations.

I saw two similarly tough looks at lower class British life: Peter Mullan's Neds (it stands for Non-Educated Delinquents) and Paddy Considine's Tyrannosaur.

Using an overqualified cast, he attempts to breathe new life to this gritty tale of the Parisian lower class in the late 19th century, but not even his actors can make up for what is essentially a staging of life's worst case scenarios played out by beautiful people.