: About Me

Considering I look upon writing autobiographies as the most awkward expression of literary talent, this task proves somewhat awkward for me. I suppose I am best summed up as a conscious, literate student feigning to be a writer as I sit in my room strewn with books.

My passion is ...

NYC

I know too much about ...

too little

My parents always told me ...

live, laugh, love

My childhood ambition ...

to be a police officer, believe it or not...

My favorite memory ...

blueberry pies in summer

Why I write ...

because I feel

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Namesake/Mad Money/Starship

My first job ...

office assistant

My best moment ...

every laughing moment

My inspiration ...

friends

Arts & Humanities > European History Karl Marx's influence and legacy

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Marx detested the bourgeoisie. He saw the capitalists, the owners of the means of production, as greedy self-centered people who didn't contribute to the good of the whole. Marx looked forward to the day when the proletariat would finally overthrow the bourgeoisie, reclaim the means of production, and establish a free-trade, fair market with equal distribution of resources. Reflecting on the current financial crisis, I'm starting to think that the U.S. is turning Marxist-lite. Whether purposely or inadvertently, capitalist America is taking on some of the attributes of Marx's ideal society...

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