sources describe the health benefits associated with a vegan diet, but the authoritative sources barely mention this besides the article on type-2 diabetes. This difference is due to the nature of research studies, which is that they focus in on one thing only. The media sources can talk about anything pertaining…
A living wage is a decent wage. It affords the earner and her or his family the basic needs of living without utilizing government support or poverty programs. A living wage is a complete consideration of the cost of living. Wages vary according to location as costs of living vary by region. What specifically do “Living wage” ordinances call for? Since 1994, 130 municipalities have adopted living wage ordinances, that mandate that covered workers receive an hourly wage providing enough income…
From the accomplishments thereof from Beowulf, it’s easy to brag, boast, and take pride in the great things you’ve done. Pride is a good thing but it can also have many negative effects because along with joys comes the downside. It’s almost as symbolical as the saying what makes you laugh can make you cry. After the fight with Grendel’s mother everyone in the hall praised…
of the economic system”. Somehow, the ideological divide of sustainability and sustainable development does not have to emotionally driven now while it has to based on one position on ones spectrum. Thus, the ideological divide of dignified way of living should not be centered around one spectrum, rather it should be about the good of the environment and…
It was interesting to find out that the City had many different collective bargaining units for its employees based on department and function. I also learned that the Cost-of-Living Adjustment increases for protected workers are about 1% higher than for normal employees. This was surprising to me. I had thought Cost-of-Living Adjustment increases would be equal across the board so I asked one of my coworkers in the Budget Division why the increases were different. He explained…
minimum wage was created, President Roosevelt declared its purpose was to “maintain a minimum standard of living necessary for health, efficiency, and general well-being.” With every increase the same objections and fears are brought up about inflammation, the loss of jobs, and essentially economic suicide. However, the minimum wage has been raised nine times now to keep up with the cost of living and America is still standing. Both critics and advocates of raising the minimum…
The Benefits of Raising a Vegetarian Child In the last decade, many Americans have transitioned to a vegetarian diet. With this shift, they have also transitioned their children into these diets as well. This change has been very controversial because most think that children will not receive the correct nutrition on a vegetarian diet. In the article “Against Meat”, written by Jonathan Foer, the idea of raising children vegetarian is discussed a great deal. Jonathan Foer is an American…
The modern homesteading community, is one of people seeking self-reliance and independence for a myriad of reasons through small scale independent farming and food preservation and crafting. The homesteader is more that just a famer and embodies a broad and contradictory spectrum of motives, affiliations, and material practices. (Wilbur, p.154). As Rebeca Kneale Gould states “the homesteader has converted to a new way of life in which the practice of everyday life is a chosen ‘answer’ to a…
homesteaders and began to look for more information. The autobiographies of other homesteaders become like a sacred text with guidelines of how to live this lifestyle. “Many have well-stocked libraries of books and magazines on simple living with serve as testament to a way of living that is both practical and philosophical, not just ‘how-to’ but ‘why you should’” (Gould, 1999, p.191). She goes on to say that if one considers the autobiographies as the sacred text, then nature itself becomes…
capital in this profession.” He doesn’t appreciate the fast pace and development of society, but rather prefers the world in its natural state. It’s fascinating to me that Thoreau doesn’t seem to be at all interested in money or social standing, the things that most people are obsessed…