Here are the prereading questions. Choose one and answer it in essay form if you can. If you feel the answer lends itself to a paragraph, then you may do that, instead. Then read How an Aristocracy May Be Created by Industry.
1. How would you define "aristocracy"? "Noblesse oblige"?
2. What obligation do rich people have to help those with less money?
3. In America, can we become whatever we want, or are we limited by circumstance?
4. How might it be a threat to our democracy for some people to be better off than others?
5. Have you ever had to stay with a job you didn't like?
6. Are the president of a large corporation and his or her employees like a monarch and his or her subjects?
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