The Ingenuity Gap

being grounded in truth of data is a must. “On average, today’s upper-income families are almost seven times wealthier than middle-income ones, compared to 3.4 times wealthier in 1984.” (Salles, 2014). According to this, there truly is a significant gap between rich and poor. The reasons for this are that the rich have some entrepreneurial prowess and the poor either…

Nowadays, we are living in the new media society because of the digital devices are surrounded our lives such as the Internet, iPhone, TV… In fact, it also means we are living in the information society. According to the lecture, we access to information happens through digital technologies (Quintero, Johnson 2016, Information Society). There is no denying fact that we access the news, music, and information come from digital technologies. Meanwhile, new media society change our lifestyle; it…

found in the economic industry is the gap between a woman 's average income and a man 's average income. According to the Statistics Canada data report conducted in 2011, women made an estimated 74 cents for every dollar a man made in relation to full­time income. This is actually better than in 1987 where women were paid only 64 cents for every dollar made by a full­time male worker. Statistics show that the gap between male and female…

In today’s society, the achievement gap continues to exist. Author Diane Ravitch, wrote “The Facts about the Achievement Gap”, an excerpt from her book Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools, published in 2013. Ravitch’s purpose is to convey the idea that closing the achievement gap doesn’t solely rely upon the schooling system. She explains how her argument stems from our unwillingness to improve the conditions of communities and how…

The inequality gap takes into consideration the wage gap, job opportunities, health outcomes and more. A news article “Global Gender Gap report finds modest improvements” written by Janet McFarland goes into detail about the current position of the gender gap. The following will explore the reasons behind the persistence of this social issue such as household labour responsibilities discussed…

Data on the topic of the achievement gap were collected such as political and societal factors. The political factors included such subsets as legislative decisions, voting, and getting the right representatives in place to make the students’ concerns known. The societal factors were advancements in technology, environment, and exposure to the wrong influences. However because content analysis was used, these topics were not discussed enough to emerge into a theme (Merriam, 2009). In laymen’s…

Pay, written by Claudia Goldin of The New York Times, the ideas of diversity in the workplace involving equal pay are discussed. Through years of research, Goldin has discovered a reason why the pay gap may not be as easy to fix as others have explained. The key reason being that the gender earnings gap is caused by workplaces who pay more per hour than those who hold more flexible shifts and women assume disproportionately large responsibilities; these are compared to their male counterparts…

I have always had an affinity for nature, having been attracted to its ethereal beauty at a very young age. My earliest and fondest memories are, hiding amidst the jasmine trellis, and yellow roses of my garden. Having gone to a preschool and kindergarten on a small farm, at a very young age I solidified bonds with nature, through the process of growing, and harvesting plants, as well as caring for small animals. When I planted seeds with my small hands, watching them transform into plants, I…

During the Industrialization of Western Europe c.1700 C.E- 1900 C.E there was a major social and economic transformation and as well as a technological advancement yet Western Europe maintained ingenuity. Changes and Continuities included technology (changes in technology), urbanization (a change from people living in rural area to urban area) working conditions (poor working conditions remained the same) and women role (a light shift in women roles within society, it changed from the typical…

affirmations) we must also act ourselves into thinking differently. It's not an either/or situation but a both/and formula that engenders our best chances of success. We must quite plainly utilise all our ingenuity, drive and positive thinking if we're to draw success, and none of this will happen without a lot of resilience; as AC/DC say in their song, 'It's a long way to the top if you want to rock 'n' roll.' Most people bent on success totally overplay…