The Miracle Worker

Raise the Red Lantern is a film depicting life in a polygamous household in Pre-Modern China. The film, released in 1991, takes place in China in the 1920s during the Warlord Era. The movie tells the story of a young Chinese woman who marries a wealthy man and becomes one of his concubines. The film depicts the struggles the concubines, or mistress, face in competing for attention and affection from their master. The film also portrays the conflicts between the mistresses and their maids, and…

Magic Gucci Abraham had lived with his new owner for two years now, and they had finally found true friendship. Born and raised on a potato farm in Iowa, Jefferson was happy to have found a friend in Abe. Despite his upbringing, hard labor had never appealed to the boy. Teachers described Jefferson as a quiet, intellectual child, and he prefered to spend his time solving puzzles and creating anagrams rather than socializing with other children his age. Abe greatly admired his owner’s brightness,…

Honey bees are reddish-brown and black with orange-yellow rings on there back. The worker bees care for the larvae ( baby beees),make wax, build honeycombs,and clean the hive. Worker bees also store pollen. The queen rules…

Women in the eighteenth and nineteenth century had little to no influence on anything outside of their domestic sphere of responsibilities. They were held to a different set of standards and responsibilities than the men who encompassed their lives. Women were endlessly belittled by the predetermined roles that were based on their gender and set by their society. They were not even considered citizens in society because they were categorized as dependents. Divisions of class were distinct and…

falls in society and the amount of physical labor it takes to complete. The video, “Dignity Overdue - Decent Work for Domestic Workers”, the developers explain that domestic workers often come from other countries in hopes for a better future, but the end result is that they are overworked and underpaid for their service. The video goes into detail that domestic workers are readily treated unfairly and often times, because of their immigration status, they are completely helpless. In his…

indoor tasks of the household slaves, tending ill slaves, and occasionally performing sacrifices to the family god.[28] Like slaves, women of the lower class in Roman society had many chores each day.[29] They had to cook, take care of the home, and make clothes for their family.[30] Lower class women also often had to work outside of the home to earn a living;[31] various jobs and careers will be discussed later. As a result of needing to work, lower class women had a more active role in public…

For over a century, migrant farm workers have been opposed a suitable and equitable life in the fields and communities of California's agricultural valleys. Most farmers were making only ninety cents an hour, forced to drink out of the same cup, and required to pay two dollars or more per day to live in metal shacks with no plumbing or electricity in the 1960’s. Overall, farm workers, also known as braceros, labored in inhumane conditions as growers ignored the state laws regarding proper…

“Si se Puede, si se puede, or yes you can, for those non-spanish speakers, was a phrase used by a migrant farm worker that became a leader of thousands and a role model for us all. Cesar E. Chavez was born March 31, 1927 and died April 23, 1993, in his 66 years of life Chavez touched and changed the lives of many farm workers and won the hearts and support of many political leaders. Through his tireless devotion and peaceful demonstrations Chavez proved “Si se puede,” to many that had doubted…

effective that during the hearings, subcommittee member Robert F. Kennedy expressed his support for the striking workers. ”Chavez is one of the heroic figures of our time,” expressed Senator Robert F. Kennedy (Levy, 2007). It is bad enough that many Hispanics lived in deplorable conditions, such as adobe huts, no running water, and health challenges as well. However, to live as a migrant worker, not knowing if you will receive an opportunity on a specific day to be a laborer in the agricultural…

As stated by Cesar Chavez, "a new study shows pesticides used in growing may be responsible for the illness over 300,000 of the nation's 4 million farm workers." Chavez created a speech encouraging people to boycott the grapes because of the pesticides. Chavez used rhetorical strategies such as pathos, logos, and metaphors in order to provoke and inspire the consumers to stand against the pesticides. Throughout Chavez's speech, he uses pathos to alarm consumers about the dangers of…