This item always comes in a pair and is very long as well as narrow and are typically positioned together like two parallel french fries. The rectangular object is mostly white in color and has a bumpy texture similar to stucco, but more uniform and subtle. Scattered along the object is dashes and loops curves of red-pink, dark purple, and aqua blue. When you turn this object over, it has a completely black bottom that is almost completely smooth except for the couple dents and scratches. They…
The cottage like house staring Laney Marshall in the face was depressed and calling out for a match to rid it of its misery. Apparently the universe thought the ugly brown color of the siding wasn't enough and bestowed the house with acute scoliosis. The grass grabbed at her and her mother's ankles while they dragged their two suitcases containing their entire lives to the front door. Something about the dark green slab of wood separating them and the inside of their new home gave the…
black man, isolated due to his color. He is weak, the bottom of the social ladder and physically separated from the ranch workers. Crook’s job on the farm, is to take care of the horses. Unfortunately, kicked by the horse Crooks back is crippled. Therefore, the ranch workers call him Crooks due to his crooked back. He is not treated equally like the rest of the ranch workers. Crooks is not allowed to step in the “bunkhouse”, and sleeps separately in the…
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…
Cadence Lee Kasey Lutrell English 11:B 5 February 2018 Literary Analysis: A World of Pure Discrimination Set in the 1930s, the classic novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck follows the actions of two men, George Milton and Lennie Smalls, as they yearn for and work toward their American Dream. They meet many characters that have been unable to achieve this dream for various reasons. Candy, a poor, old, one-handed swamper gives the two men hope, when he offers to pay a large portion of the…
of isolation, moving from one job opportunity to the next without company. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, masterfully addresses both the isolation endured by those laborers and the sources of it. George Milton and Lennie Small are two ranch workers attempting to attain the American dream by saving up to purchase their own ranch. They seek to escape the same difficulty that plagues all of Steinbeck's characters: loneliness. The isolation that Steinbeck's characters suffer is not a result of…
desirable low growing fruit is not the easiest to harvest though, requiring arduous labor under the intense Southern California sun. On any given late-spring afternoon, you’ll will find a handful of hooded workers, stooped and picking basketfuls of the sweet berry. As you may have guessed, most of these workers are immigrants. This is the common perception of Latinos in California, along with the landscaper, the housekeeper,…
most major U.S. cities until the mid 20th century, when the auto industry took off. Globalization has ultimately lead to the steady downfall of the supply chain in terms of working conditions and wages. As industries expand, the ability to find workers to staff the menial, but also fundamental jobs, becomes difficult. According to Bloomberg, a financial analyst…
An assisted living facility, or nursing home, is a long term senior care option that provides personal care services to geriatric or injured patients. Assisted living communities provide basic medical monitoring as well as activities of daily living (ADLs). For this field work assignment, I visited ManorCare Health Services, an assisted living and rehab facility located in Towson, MD. This specific location specializes in ensuring vital medical care and rehabilitation in a warm and caring…
From 1865 to 1900, the American industry boomed due to abundant raw materials, large labor supply, new technological inventions, emergence of entrepreneurs, federal government assistant and expanding domestic markets. The American industrial workers during this time period, 1865 to 1900, faced a shift from the typical agrarian society to an industrial society, and were greatly impacted, although negatively, by the introduction of new technologies (technology changes), immigration and labor…