Alex wakes up, and dresses in a rush. She doesn’t want to run into her landlord who will remind her she’s 3 months late on rent. On the way to work, she stops by the Starbucks right in the corner next to her building, and drinks her $2.75 white mocha while waiting for the bus. While in New York, Paris Hilton is waking up in a 3 million dollar mansion, and is also starting her day. Paris has her personal manicurist do her nails first, and then puts on her $30,000 diamond encrusted watch. She dresses her teacup Chihuahua in a Chanel sweater, and heads off to a VIP lounge in Vegas in her private jet. There’s no doubt that the rich and famous are different from the rest of us, but what is different? And for that matter, what is normal? Based on David Drury’s story “Things We Knew When the House Caught Fire”, “normal” can be defined as a standard measurement set by a majority. Yet “normal” is not a stable thing, since the majority’s opinion varies depending on the......
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