Dear friend, This semester I am taking a history class called “History of East Europe”. Even though, as you know, I am from Greece, and I have lived there most of my life, I see that I know very little about my neighbor countries and their recent history. It is interesting and at the same time sad to learn that so many people are fighting with each other for a piece of land and independence, …showed first 75 words of 639 total…

…showed last 75 words of 639 total…she refuses to accept the misery and she is trying to do something about it. Similarly, in her essay “On bad teeth”, she realizes that taking care of one’s self is essential for social status, something that has to be taken into consideration in a capitalistic society. It is not acceptable to accept a low status of life, and you should pay a premium in order to build a higher status and maintain it.