Wage slavery

Some people may say that the Second Industrial Revolution was one of the greatest moments in the U.S. history, but some people may say that it was one of the most depressing times to live in and I will try to explain to you why they may have said that. The first reason why they may have said that is because of the working hours back in the past. Working today can be fair and square to everyone, but in the past, it was not as perfect as the present conditions today. People in the past…

Destruction happens in many ways. People are the number one reason for it. People throw trash on the ground and don't mind to pick it up. People are the reason or world is the way it is. The United States is withering away. America is getting worse every year. Population is growing and are farms are having a hard time providing food. Food is the number one thing, for us to to live. If people don't have food then no body will have anything. We wont have to long tell we run out of food…

I have worked for the same company for four and a half years, and I make $2.13 an hour. I’ve never received a raise. This isn’t a cry for help, so don’t contact any workplace fairness organizations; I am not being forced against my will to do this. At times, I actually enjoy my job. I am a server at a restaurant, and I don’t rely on my paycheck to live; I count on the tips that I receive from my customers. A large number of people are looking to abolish this lifestyle, but they have not…

In the article “Finding Flow” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi he expresses that we need to choose from now to when our time is done whether to live or to die. He explains that we need to take control of our own path and not let outside sources get in the way. Csikszentmihalyi expresses that being alive is to live life to the fullest. By this he means not to waste time or any potential. In a study Csikszentmihalyi did with his class at a factory he found that most workers hated their job other than…

In the chapter “Silver Hair, Golden Years” in the book Somebody Told Me by Rick Bragg, there are elder characters with some wonderful stories. In the articles: “All She Has, $150,000, Is Going to a University”; “Band Plays On for Class of ‘39”; “Woman Clings to Her Paradise”; “Little Women Look Back on a Lost World”; and “Country Club Meets Enemy: Country Music and Pigs”, all of the characters went through things that people today have never experienced. All of the characters grew up in hard…

Occupation and profession have been used interchangeably. Webster defines occupation as “the work that a person does; a person's job or profession” and profession as “a type of job that requires special education, training, or skill.” They appear to be the synonyms of one another until you gain knowledge and education. A cohort member, Adrienne Jones, stated that an “occupation is something a person does to live while a profession is something a person lives to do”. In the same sense you can…

unfair wages in the worst jobs available. Due to earning low wages, immigrants live in unacceptable housing conditions. Because of their illegal status in the United States, immigrants are constantly taken advantage of. In spite of all the pain and suffering, field workers still work very hard to pick the fruits and vegetables American shoppers demand. The legal status of farm laborers should not justify the unfair way they are treated; therefore, illegal laborers should receive fair wages and…

In the video, “Milton Friedman - I Pencil”, showed Milton Friedman talking about what does it take to make a pencil. It takes a lot of people from different countries to create a spectacular product that may seem simple to someone else, like a regular pencil. From the tip of the eraser to the bottom of the lead ( which is known as graphite) are all materials that comes from certain areas of the world. Friedman had said that there is not a single person in the world can make a pencil on their…

The Inland Empire, a region that once flourished with citrus, vineyards, dairy, and farms has now become a province of industrialization that stems from urbanization and industrial corporations; as a result from this transformation in agriculture to industrialization has brought a new economy to the region. This new economic prosperity enabled many residents of the region to be financially stable, but in the year 2007 the Great Recession impacted the world, and this once prosperous region was…

Alternatively, N.J.S.A. 34:15-51 sets forth the statutory requirements for filing a petition in Workers’ Compensation Court, which is as follows: “Every claimant for compensation under Article 2 of this chapter ( R.S. 34:15-7 et seq.) shall, unless a settlement is effected or a petition filed under the provisions of R.S. 34:15-50 , submit to the Division of Workers' Compensation a petition filed and verified in a manner prescribed by regulation, within two years after the date on which the…