Comment on Miho's presentation.

I really like Miho Ogura's presentation on Wednesday about social class system in another country other than in Iran. She described how people are classified in the society based on their social status. For instance, in India there are four social status which consist of Brahmins, Kshatrya, Vaisha, and Shudras (“Social class India”). She also described that even in The United States, we do have social class based on the income. People who make more than $200,000 a year, such as CEO and politicians, are considered the highest class, while people who make up to $7,000 a year are considered the lowest class. However, social class in The United States is rectangular instead of pyramid shape meaning that through hard work and higher education anyone is able to be in higher social class. For instance, now I as part-time worker make $20,000 a year, by the time I get my Bachelor Degree and work in a big company I would make up to $70,000 a year. This tells us that in The United States I can move from one social class to the other social class. Social class system in The United States is different from the one in India. As I have mentioned before that social class system in The United States is rectangular shape meaning there is a huge possibility for someone to any class they want. Meanwhile in India the social class is pyramid shape meaning people cannot mobilize from one particular social class to a higher one. In other words, people who are born in Shudras (laborer) social class cannot move to a higher social class. Furthermore, in India those people who have high social status; such as, Brahmins and Kshatrya which consist of Kings, Priest, and Warriors, have more privilege and are not allowed to marry people below their social class. This regulation is made in order to preserve their honor being in a high social class. In conclusion, I would say that I am really lucky given the fact that I live in The United States where opportunities are open wide for those people who want it and willing to work hard to achieve it.