The Way Things Work

great depression and war, the human condition allowed us to focus one thing only and that was to survive. American workers were the backbone of the industrial revolution that created the country we so proudly call “the greatest nation in the world”. Diligent workers of American of every culture, social class, sex, and age drive our homeland. The American spirit is courageous, innovative, creative, and each in its own different way. The Smithsonian Exhibition at Pinecrest Gardens explores the…

to do extremely difficult work for very little pay. This is a huge problem in the world that most people just look past. For the people that child labor effects however, it makes life very difficult which is how it relates to globalization. Families who are less fortunate and have no other choice to do this work for minimal pay, usually have to have their children begin working as soon as they are capable of doing the work. With getting such little pay for the work, they need as many people…

me it is looking at the bigger picture of things. Why has society starting doing things a certain way without any rhyme or reason. Was it because they were told to from their elders? Did they hear through the history books that it is how it has always been done? Or did they just take it upon themselves to assume that it is the correct way. After reading just the first chapter in our textbook last night, today at work I found myself looking at things differently. I would consider that as an…

how some of these people are considered disable to work with how many different jobs the United States has to offer, that only requires little effort. Some people that are really disabled are resulted from a traumatic injury or they were born with it. People are always trying to find the easy way to do things and the sad part is that we, as human are suppose to be trying to better ourselves. Welfare is there to help the people that can’t work because they have a disability that restrains them…

SOC 400 has been a very interesting class. I have learned several things from the text as well as from the discussion posts with classmates. The first thing that really surprised me was the tone in text towards management. From chapter 1’s description of the history of worker exploitation, chapter 3 talking about bullying by supervisors, and chapter 5 talking about work overload among new grads, I thought the text painted a very negative picture of management’s role in the sociology of the…

nature and animal and bugs. I am really into biology. I love you wonder what other thing about animals I can learn. I am a Myself person because I like to work alone. The only time you will see me work with some is when I have a question or I have to. But I do not really like to work with people. I like to keep a diary because I want to tell someone that I can trust someone who will never tell my secrets. And the only thing that I can trust is my diary. And I like to make sure it is lock up…

This presentation fits into our class because it talks about why people at work are not as productive as they should be. This is important because many bosses assume that many of their workers are wasting time online and on social media such as Facebook and Twitter when in actuality, the biggest productivity killers are meetings and managers (M&Ms). In addition, it is also important because so many companies waste money on building offices when many people do not even prefer working at an office…

to be honest and complete your work on your own. A big goal should be using your sources clearly and ethically. The most common form of plagiarism is copying and pasting, this can be very easily recognized if it is in a different style or is worded differently than the students normal work. Not only is it unethical but also it is also very bad to steal other people's work. This is because your teacher wants the grade for your work not someone else's.…

schools as much as it should be. Although, in my opinion, it is good to know how to write in cursive because it can definatley be useful in the future work wise, as well as help yourself personally and help you remember things better. Furthermore, yes typing something would be the easier and faster way to get something done. But is it the best way? For instance, say in the future you get a job and something manditory requires you to write in cursive, but you never really took the time to…

theory. For example, in The German Ideology, Marx states the way in which humans differ from animals. Looking at this from an anthropological viewpoint, besides using a strictly sociological lens, it is clear that Marx has a good point in his suggestions on distinguishing animals from humans. He states, “men can be distinguished from animals by consciousness, religion…” (Marx, 1846, p.5) It is also known that culture is one of these things as well. The fact that Marx is able to make based on…