Getting By

Does the United States truly support its citizens and allow them to prosper? In Barbara Ehrenreich’s book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America, Ehrenreich investigates this question by living as a low-wage worker for three months in cities around the United States. Her experiences teach her that as her jobs change, so does her place in society. Nickel and Dimed effectively argues that low-wage jobs severely restrict the workers’ mobilities and that American society does not properly…

Getting Old “Amy! Amy! AAAAAMMMMMMMMYYYYYY!” This is what I am waking up to again. I hear my mother hurrying down the hall into my great grandmother’s bedroom. I sigh and close my eyes, hopeful for a few more minutes of much needed teenage sleep. “Amy!” she hollers again, even louder, already forgetting my mother is in the bedroom with her. My mother’s name is Rita. No one in my family is named Amy, but that doesn’t stop my grandma from calling everyone Amy. Grandma has been living…

elements, even though it may not seem like it . With those three factors, getting to Mars will be a successful mission. Cost is just one of the three things that affect the technology. Cost is the most important of all of them. Cost affects how well the technology is built. If you don’t get enough money, your product will be a failure. The parts of the technology cost money. The people you hire need to be paid. Then, instead of getting the safest technology, you get the cheapest. Which, in…

Stress-free Tips For Getting Your Grade-Schooler Dressed Why Grade-Schooler Are So Difficult to Get Dressed? As our kids get older, our challenge to get them dressed is getting harder and harder. As they say, making an appropriate school outfit might go on for years. Since the first day of our kids’ school, they are very opinionated about their daily look. They would love to wear their favourite clothes even if these are ugly, dirty and inappropriate. Many moms would love to have a vision…

Sadness,loneliness and depression are some of the reactions of getting kidnapped. Getting or even about to be kidnapped was never on my mind. My parents always shaded my siblings and I from all these negative events in the world until that one day that I realized, that the negative events in the world could happen to me too. I was a typical 4th grader at Devonshire Elementary school who loved silly bands and playing soccer with my two brothers. I never had a thought of being kidnaped and I…

The Struggle of Becoming an Adult: Marcus Aurelius’ “On Getting Out of Be Marcus Aurelius wrote “On Getting out of Bed” from his book “Meditations”. This piece is a an effective motivational strategy that cues memories of receiving support and encouragement towards others. Basically, Aurelius reminds us that life isn’t just about feeling good or wasting time being inattentive. As a human we were made to experience different things. Nature demands that we must contribute something to this world…

In the “Why are the Rich Getting Richer,” Robert Reich discusses how the lower class continues on getting more poor due to the job loss because there are others willing to work for less money. While the middle class, have reached a bit of a plateau, but are still not doing well compared to machines replacing workers…

Getting To Know the Classrooms Going in to observe teachers, classrooms, students, and the school as a whole is always fun for me because I always learn so much it is a great learning experience. I’ve done observations before at my previous school, but this time around of observations and field hours where serious for me because I’ve been on the border line of changing my major. I always ask how do you know this is for you? At what point did you really realize this is the job for you? After…

Getting Started With Falsies: Get Your Lashes On When it comes to the beauty, it accentuates with the overall features of your face, which includes eyelashes at the least, most level. But if not properly visible, they can make you look like an animation from POGO TV. Therefore, if you really want to look good and want that people should appreciate your beauty and style, make sure you are perfectly styled and have quality makeup. Moreover, from quality makeup, insist about the perfectly…

Getting my first job might have been one of the most significant challenges I have faced and overcome. Only fifteen with economic struggles within my family, I felt like I needed to come forward and help my parents by working. I was never asked for help from my family thinking I was too young to be responsible. Once I turned sixteen, I thought it would have been easy to get any starting jobs. Boy was I wrong. Frustration grew inside me, patience got smaller, but the search did not stop.…