That has been coupled with an unprecedented rise in prosperity, particularly in the big cities, which in turn has helped spread nouveau-riche-type attitudes among the prospering classes.

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What if in history the type of mentality of the wealthy and the ruling classes is the most important indicator of the future of that civilization?

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If the thrust of the argument is that modern men and boys deserve a different type of academic attention, why not just introduce new classes?

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While it is far from certain the drugs will help cancer patients, the new concept is generating interest because it would represent a completely new type of therapy that works in a very different way from existing drug classes.

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Between classes, on the bus or before going to bed at night, he would type single sentences into his phone's tiny keypad, uploading each one straight to the mobile social networking site Mobage-town.

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