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General Robert E. Lee was born into aristocratic lifestyles that instill in him a strong believe in tradition. Lee grew up with money and privileges. He valued family, culture, and tradition. He disliked change. Lee believed that recognition and fortuity came through land ownership, and that should be no competition for status among men. “They were all privileged in their own right.” (394). Lee embodied a way to life that men “with money” had equal rights and a chance in the world. He assorted to the fact that all men were alike and the chance that were given to them should be equal for all. General Ulysses S. Grant was born into the frontier life. Grant upbringings filled with hardships which molded him into the man he became:”… eternal toughness …show more content…

There are people born into “old money” that lived in a tight-knit communities with strong believe in tradition and hate of change. In contrast, there are people among us born into a tough life and constantly fight for what they want in life and for opportunities or chances. Yes, I do believe these differences still exist in our society. Those born in high standards of society pretty much enjoy a luxurious life while those who are born in low standards, must truly work their way forward. As far as politics, we have branches that operate quite different and often bump head with each other when it comes to resolve the issues: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. So yes, differences not only bring conflicts in life but it makes life more …show more content…

He represented “the old aristocratic concept might somehow survive and be dominant in American life (393)... a class of men with a strong sense of obligation to the community (394)... a static society which could endure almost anything except change (395)… He would fight to the limit of endurance to defend it, because in defending it he was defending everything that gave his own life its deepest meaning.”(395). His fight was for the retention of the old chivalric values in America, and privileges for the people who owned land. He believed that it was a good and important thing to human society to have inequality I the social structure. Moreover, his faith was on the leisure class backed up by the ownership of land who owed strong obligation to the society for the leadership and rule; men sho lived not to gain advantages for their

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