Slacker

In order to better understand the impacts that each has on our life we must better understand what it is to be a workaholic and what it is to be a slacker. A workaholic is more likely to excessively work and is obsessive about the job they are doing. It is not a bad in all aspects; the workaholic does have an advantage in that job because they are going to put more time and effort into it which will…

slacklining way back in the 70’s. They used the activity as a way to exercise their balance in between hiking adventures. Now, it has grown from an exercise to an everyday activity. The people who participate in slacklining, are often humorously called slackers. Wired Up In order to slackline, you need two anchor points. These could be trees, fence poles, refrigerators (questionable), or anything that won’t move when force starts pulling them in toward you. And that’s what happens, because…

laughed as I continued to ask him questions. Ed also played for Miami Springs Highshool. Ed went to UAB to play college basketball. As I asked Coach if he was a bookworm or slacker he smirked evilly and replied “well its college so you really can’t slack, but I was a class clown, so you could basically say I was a borderline slacker.” Coach said that “going to college out in Alabama was crazy, it was like they never have seen a Hispanic man before, but having to learn to stop living that city…

about solving problems. You can also learn something new about your learning and working style. Some members fulfill their duties and some do not. Some people will end up doing more work than the rest to get the work done because of some people being slackers and not doing what they need to do to get their job done. It depends on the person on whether they like working in groups or not. The best part about working in a group is getting new and creative ideas from other people you may not have…

Welfare is a word that has a very negative connotation for many people in modern america whether it it brings to mind a lazy unemployed person taking advantage of a broken system or some degenerate trading food stamps for cash so they can buy beer. A lot of people do not like the way the current system is handled and, resent the poor because they feel their hard earned money is being stolen from then. However these programs also give life to families who have simply fallen on hard times. The…

If I was the creator of an ideal society in Lord of the Flies, I would choose to implement a totalitarian state, with a democratically elected dictator at the head. Before this dictator is elected, a constitution will be agreed upon by the members of the state, and the dictator must agree to follow these rules and regulations within the constitution when they are elected. A new dictator will be elected after 2 years, or when the previous dictator steps down. To enforce the rule of the dictator,…

We humans are socially driven agents, possessing an innate need to affiliate in some situations and compete in others. This desire leads us to form an ‘us ' and ‘them ' dichotomy which pervades almost all aspects of our lives, resulting in stereotypes, prejudices and other forms of biases, some mild and others detrimental in its consequences(Amodio, 2014). This paper aims to discuss the processes and consequences of stereotyping from a social psychological perspective, with a special focus on…

going to football games, stickers on cars, and old photos. However, it finally dawned on me that all of these alumni had degrees. For the most part, the only students who succeed in college are the hard workers and brilliant slackers. However, whether the brilliant slacker or hard worker succeed or not, they still pay tuition and fees. This is what separates…

From my freshman year in 2014 I always considered graduating in your senior year was for slackers, stars that didn’t want a brighter future but to be dim souls bond to die and be forgotten. I was a bit disappointed that a categorize myself as a slacker but that was the honest truth and I wouldn’t lie to save my soul which was now dimming. Dimming of my soul affected my personal life by making me procrastinate on getting…

modicum of common sense. But the stereotype isn't a good fit. McCandless wasn't some feckless slacker, adrift, and confused, racked by existential despair. To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose." (187). Krakauer emphasizes the good within McCandless, stating that all of his actions were deliberate and meaningful. By using extreme wording such as “even a modicum” and “feckless slacker”, Krakauer clearly distinguishes Chris from the regular man. He urges for the audience to…