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Golden spoon face

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Being born into a predetermined social class that you can’t change is unfortunate. Learning about history, you’ve probably come across caste systems such as nobility, commoner, slave, etc. or aristocrat, bourgeois, servant, etc. in the West. You probably found it absurd to have such system of being born into a predetermined social class and not being able to do anything about it.   Society has made headway wherein people now have many opportunities to change one’s social class depending on the effort made. Today, there are no distinctly predefined social classes and you’re not stuck in one for life.   But with the advancement of capitalism, wealth now determines what class you’re born into, and it’s now becoming increasingly difficult to change this paradigm. Classes alluding to such capitalism are coined gold spoon, silver spoon, and dirt spoon. More and more people have been talking about celebrity kids being casted for major roles, not because of their talent but rather the halo eff

“It ain’t over til it’s over!”

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“It ain’t over til it’s over.”  These are the famous words of legendary New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra. From a baseball vantage, having been said by a baseball player, this can be interpreted as not knowing the final outcome of a game until it has completely finished. I take it he’s saying to try your utmost without throwing in the towel right up until the very end, even with 2 outs in the 9th inning as the game can be overturned before the final out. When Yogi Berra was the NY Mets coach after retiring as a player for the NY Yankees, they were 9.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs as the worst team in 1973. When interviewed by a reporter as to what he will do after this season, Yogi Berra responded, “It’s ain’t over til it’s over.”   What’s impressive is that after this interview, they ended up beating the Chicago Cubs at the end of that season and even won the eastern division of the national league. Anyone can say whatever they want but actually seeing it through is extremely diffi

Class is permanent

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“Form is temporary, Class is permanent.”  These are the iconic words of legendary Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly, in the UK premier league, after winning against Everton. This, coming from a soccer coach, can be interpreted from a soccer angle as such. “A team or player can perform better or worse temporarily depending on the maneuvers, strategy, condition, among other factors but ultimately, the player or team’s full potential class is important and this class prevails in the end.   The importance of overall class is quite often heard in a sporting context. All the same, this can also be carried over to areas beyond sports. Form can be interpreted as style. Style exists in aesthetic elements. Moreover, this style changes from time to time. It’s what’s trending. This is most evident in fashion.   Style also exists in plastic surgery. There are trending elements depending on the generation. Being in line with the trend gives you trendy results, making you appear more fashionable and