Barbara Ehrenreich

Lately, healthy food costs more than junk food. For example, a burger costs less at McDonalds than a meal at a healthy restaurant. According to Ehrenreich Barbara “perception may be influenced by studies that found many healthy foods to cost more per calorie than less healthy foods. This is one way, but not the only way, to measure the cost of a healthy diet”. Therefore, many poor people are forced to…

1. Bourgois calls a chapter in his book "Violating Apartheid." Apartheid was a legally-enforced system of racial segregation used in South Africa until relatively recently. Why is this the title of his chapter? What mechanisms does he describe that maintain apartheid in the US? (3-4 sentences) Bourgois titled the chapter "Violating Apartheid" because in the chapter the reader learns that majority of the population that live in the neighborhood are Latinos and African Americas. A few mechanisms…

Barbara Ehrenreich stated "That when many parents decided to apply for TANF they were humiliating and that the caseworkers would treat them like bums, and acted like every dollar they gave then was coming out of their pocket.” TANF, which stand for Temporary Assistance…

1998, I once promoted myself to an interviewer for a waitressing job by telling her I could greet European tourists with the appropriate Bonjour or Guten Tag, but this was the only case in which I drew on any remnant of my actual education”. (Barbara Ehrenreich, pg 10, 2001) Here she broke the rule on her choice of work by not…

influence. In the struggle for a place in science and medicine, men have always proved to be more triumphant candidates. This shows that gender influenced one’s ability to participate in science, and determined what opportunities could be gained. (Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English 1973) To the disadvantage of females, barriers have been erected on both conscious and subconscious levels; to diminish their contributions and role in science and medicine. These barriers can be considered…

Let’s Not Let Poverty Be Our End Game Income inequality is currently at its peak. If I drew a picture between the last economic crash and today, it would look much akin to a suspension bridge, an idea Robert Reich cleverly displayed in his film Inequality for All. Visualizing is an important tool when discussing complex topics, as it’s sometimes difficult to see each piece of the puzzle without relating them to everyday experiences. So let me paint a picture, one that’s currently a hot topic in…

America does not have a shortage of money. The U.S. Treasury produces money everyday but where does it all go? People are homeless and starving and working for unfair wages while others are living easily. The one percent sits on top of the struggles of the middle and lower class. We live in the land of equality that does not seem equal. This is not “liberty and justice for all”. There is a solution to this problem; raising the minimum wage (10). It’s such a simple solution that will save…

The idea that a group of people possessing supernatural powers exist among us has proved to have been an alarming concept throughout history from the Classical Era to some cultures in the modern society. The depiction of witchcraft in the 21st century is usually complete with protagonist witches fighting malicious villains, however, witchcraft and the hunt of witches that has left an execution of 40,000 to 50,000 “witches” in Europe has been a predominant practise in Early Modern Europe…

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gurus alike preach how, a simple smile can remedy everything; from the common cold to terminal illness. There are reliable studies to back it out? Right? Yeah, and Dr. Dre is a reliable physician. In her 2009 book, Bright Side, of actual Dr. Barbara Ehrenreich attacks and disassembles directly most major studies that link optimism with health benefits. Pointing out faulty evidence, insufficient sample sizes, and correlation without causation. In fact, optimism may have an adverse effect on…