Slacker

or was certified in short supply. There were problems in the camps, to be sure. Nazi groups intimidated fellow prisoners not to work too willingly for their captors and encouraged work stoppages. Other discipline problems included the occasional slacker, the making of moonshine, and…

was, if we had any, when I was interrupted out of my thoughts once more. “So, there are only three quite simple rules living here in the Glade. Number One; once you get your job, you have to work and work hard. There is absolutely no time for any slackers. Number Two; you should never, ever hurt another Glader. In order to keep everything in peace and order, we have to be able to trust each other. Lastly, Number Three; Do not go beyond those walls,” Alby ordered Chris and I firmly. I wanted to…

dialogue to consider several different perspectives usually upon a controversial subject in order to gain a national or broader understanding of a given topic. Basic Rights: New rights not found anywhere in the Constitution that include the right for slackers to get free food, free housing, free medical care and conjugal visits in prison, plus permission to deal drugs, defecate in the streets and aggressively panhandle, as well as get enough welfare money to trade their cars in every three…

In the book, “Into The Wild,” by Jon Krakauer, Jon trailed Chris McCandless from the warm and civilized East Coast, to the bitterly cold Alaskan wilderness, Jon followed through his footsteps in hopes of understanding, and to relate to the walking paradox that was Chris McCandless Come back to this. Jon Krakauer thought that Chris McCandless was kindred spirit, Jon Krakauer related to Chris on many different fronts, such as tensed family issues, a similarly adventurous soul, and that they had…

Reading is something many people take for granted; in fact, it is sometimes a struggle to persuade people to read at all. In schools, there are typically a group of students that are “below-average” who have an “I don’t care” type of attitude towards learning and reading. This attitude causes them to receive poor grades in their classes and they make life strenuous on themselves. On the other spectrum are the areas where being able to read means you have great intelligence and great privilege.…

While the nursing field continues to flourish in today’s job market,it is also experiencing a massive shortage. Despite this alarming fact, out of the estimated 3.5 million RNs in the nursing workforce only 330,000 are men. In order to alleviate the nursing shortage, nursing schools must allure men into the field by eliminating the feminization of the profession and appealing to a diverse demographic. Moreover, by eliminating the comparison of male and female students, omitting gender…

effect of lessening the contribution active citizens make. In the bellow essay slacktivism, the Invisible Children video and the affects of slacktivism on active citizens will be discussed. The word ‘slacktivism’ is derived from joining the words slacker and activism. With the creation of the Internet, email and social media, people around the world have taken to signing petitions and pledging support on online platforms as a way of making a difference. While this form of activity makes the…

campus. Finals are here, and Percy knows it's not going to be pretty. He's been failing his classes, and so taking these exams won't be fun. Percy decides that he really wants to do well in Latin class, so that Mr. Brunner won't think he is such a slacker or a dummy. But studying for his…

There is an old proverb that reads, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” meaning beauty is impossible to judge because everyone has a different concept of how they define beauty. This saying can be used in many situations. For example, everyone has their own high school experience, the good, the bad, and the ugly. High school is an awkward time for teens, most of which have not yet discovered their identities. As a result of the unknown, cliques are formed. Anybody who doesn’t live under a…

A lot of people have the mentality of “you are only as old as you feel;” for most young men, this statement is very true. American author, Kay S. Hymowitz wrote, “Where Have the Good Men Gone,” and she argues that most men in their 20s, are stuck in a “pre-adulthood” state. They are at the in-between stage of being an adolescent young boy to being a responsible, self-reliant adult man. The Hymowitz article is effective because she uses strong statistical evidence and examples. In her article,…