...World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty First Century written by Thomas Friedman. In this excerpt Friedman explains how everyone should strive to be “untouchable” in todays society. This is ironic because untouchables in India’s caste system are people with very little respect, but how Friedman puts it they are people with jobs that can not be outsourced or become digitized. Due to globalization Americans as “individuals will have to work a little harder and run a little faster to keep our standard of living rising.” We have to stop the globalization of industries and begin globalizing individuals because we ave to think globally to survive. Self awareness has been created by the ability to move work around to other countries people now realize they have to be able to have the skills and be able to compete in order to survive in today’s work world. Americans can not be mediocre at their job and get by anymore. A start would be striving to be the best and staying passionate about whatever that person does for a living. Friedman believes that the world is becoming flat due to jobs being outsourced all over the world. Jobs will go to the cheapest most productive worker wherever they may be. The companies that will survive in this new flat world are changing their model of work in order to compete world wide. Students need to reorient what they learn in school to change it to make it useful to them. They need new level of skills, mental flexibility, motivation, and psychological...
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...usually go out and do paid labour. Finally there is the Upper Class these are some of the richest people in the country most of the children in the Upper Class go to private schools, this means they have more opportunities to succeed as they can find work quicker. Meanwhile in places such as Tanzania many, if not all children are lower class and survive on the bare minimum and struggle to even attend a school because of social class where children in the lower class are treat like adults and have to do domestic labour for example going to get water from the river to survive. Time period can be considered socially constructed because children in the 21st Century have an easier life compared to children in the middle ages. This is because of the influx of technology makes it easier to live. A study done by a sociologist named Aires came to an accurate conclusion that childhood didn’t really exist in the middle ages because children didn’t go to school or get taught unless they were in the higher class, they tend to work as soon as they did not need the support of the mother. Aires said they may as well as been referred to as ‘young adults’ instead of children. In conclusion I think that Time Period is more important than Social Class because the way childhood as changed and how easier life is now compared to the middle ages...
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...Crime and Criminology JUS-110 December 4, 2013 Prevention of a School Massacre One thing we have learned from numerous school shootings is; anyone can and will continue to enter educational facilities, begin shooting at random, killing whomever is in their way. On the surface it would be presumed the shooter would be trying to prove something or convey a message. Every shooter was different in the fact that very few survived. Those who did survive was tried and convicted. The ones that did not survive, their reason may never be known. The people who knew them best are being asked to make a guess as to why. (Becerra, Linke, Molina, & Carey, 2012)These disasters happen with more frequency, people are coming to grips that it is the impossible task to stop these shootings. As a consultant to the Estancia Public School system on how to make the schools safer, give them security and safety for the children. The town has some people who are in the group of people who are definitely slower in mental aptitudes and the parents are the same way. There are young, aggressive males that could turn to crime very easily. These youth have nothing in this town, they are considered delinquent, disadvantaged because of economy, a lot drop out of high school, and there are no jobs. The question of the shooters mental health has come up during the most current disasters. It seems to be a trend of mental...
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...Based on the colleges mission statement, the committee would decide on specific areas that are significant to the overall well-being of the organization and if the chose is feasible. For example, the Hoke County School Board Strategic Plan included building a school, because of the county’s population growth. There were no more options, it had to be built – it was a priority. In addition, it was feasible, not in the traditional aspect, but it was still feasible. As previously stated, since the strategic plan is a long-range plan, it cannot be as specific as short-term or operational planning, which is a working plan with particular annual objectives, however since the strategic plan is a working document, it is appropriate to revise the plan, once the committee understand that a specific element of the plan is not working for the over all goal. This initiative (e.g., revising and revamping) could be an objective within the strategic plan. A “working document” long-range strategic...
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...The American Class System America is a country divided as a result of a class system. When viewed at their most simplistic levels, the system is comprised of three general classes; upper, middle and lower. Although on face value one would assume that these are easily distinguishable, in reality this task may not necessarily be as clear and defined. It is further complicated by the vast geographic and socioeconomic diversities of the country as a whole that may not be reflected in the base statement of who comprise each class. Upper Class The upper class may be the most easily distinguishable among the three primary tiers of the social class system in America. This class is comprised of less than one percent of the total population...
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...In the novel Holes, by Louis Sachar ,Stanley is lonely , overweight, and a middle school student. In the text, the author states, “ The Stanley was getting bullied a lot by middle school kid at school. (Satcher 7) The evidence shows that Stanley was lonely, overweight, and a middle school student because he was getting teased by a kid smaller than him. Stanley had no friends because of his size. Also because he never did anything to make the bullies stop. Throughout his time at Camp Green Lake Stanley’s was helpful, wise, and kind. In the text, the author states, “ Stanley was worried about Zero .” (Satcher 236) The evidence proves that Stanley was helpful, wise, and kind because Stanley was worried about Zero and where he had...
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...took this book to heart. This book took me through the unthinkable as if I were there. This adrenaline rushed science fiction made me think and feel for the women and children in the middle east. The reader will read the historical fiction of 9/11 when the horrific tragedy of the Twin Towers falling and how Afghans felt. This story is about two women who were told that they will have to endure to survive and now are actually having to do so. The reader will see two totally different life stories come together in the end. The war battles, mistreatment, cruelty, and unfairness of life are...
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...Within my family and my generation, a big change is overriding myself and my peers. None of my parents finished High School and I will be the first one to graduate from High School and achieve higher education. The transition between countries is one thing but moving schools is a whole different story. Indeed changing schools from U.S. and Mexico is quite a change but even a bigger one for a young adult. In fifth grade I was studying in an Elementary school at Desert Sands Unified School District in Southern California. Good establishments, very supporting teachers, somewhat decent friends, overall a good school. I would go to Mexico every summer since first grade but this time around it would be very different. I left California and was sent to Culiacan Sinaloa Mexico, where all my family lives. I was struck with the notion that my mother was coming to join me and I wasn’t going back to California. I didn’t feel sad or angry due to the decision, mostly I felt nervous for the coming events in my life. One of them was entering a new school which was not middle school because in Mexico elementary school goes up until sixth grade. Another was getting...
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...So you want to kick some butt in middle school? If you think you can survive three major years of your educational career without the help from a pro, there is the door (assuming you are near a door). Not to mention said pro is also a male model, but enough about me, think of what you want at the end of your educational rainbow. From now on, everything you do in Summit will be dedication to achieving your goal. f Fortunately in Summit, I have learned that now is the time to state my thesis, so here it is: "you should focus on your grades, resist peer pressure, and look the best you can be". I cannot stress enough how important your grades are. Your parents have the right to complain that you didn’t try hard enough, or tell you to do better. When this happens, instead of arguing like I did, appreciate them for caring this much about you. One thing I learned in the past three years is that care more about my grades than my parents, and it's for very good reasons. Friends come and go, memories fade, but grades are the one thing guaranteed to last forever in Middle School. It will be on your educational record for a long time and will decide your future. You might think “it’s just middle school” who cares about grades?” In high school, you might want to enter a program, or volunteer, or get a job,...
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...What does The Glass Menagerie seem to say about the middle-class world of the 1930s? In Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie, it explains the life of the people and the Great Depression. The Great Depression was the financial and industrial slump. The Great Depression had a major effect on people's lives. This era was very difficult for families and businesses. Tenement buildings were a major image used to explain the living situations. Tenement buildings were buildings that lacked proper plumbing and ventilation. The only entrance were the fire escapes. The cost of living in tenement buildings were eighteen to twenty dollars. This may not seem like much, but during this era mainly one person was the provider of the household. The...
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...This story takes place during a middle school basketball season. It is about 13 year old identical twin brothers, Josh and Jordan. They are both very athletic and really good at playing basketball. Josh is an inch taller than Jordan and Josh has dreadlocks, which he loves. He even wrote a rap about them. Josh is the forward on their team and can slam dunk. Jordan shaves his head every month and is the shooting guard for their team. He is a big gambler and he loves to bet almost as much as he loves to play basketball. Their father trained them in basketball since they were little and they always played together. They had a really close relationship with their father. He would be there for all of their games. The twins were usually always...
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...The title of my book is lost in the barrens. It is a fiction book by Farley Mowat that contains 244 pages. The main characters are Jamie Macnair An orphaned white boy who has been kicked out of his boarding school St.Georges, Because fur prices have dropped so his uncle could no longer pay for him to keep attending St,Georges, and Awasin Meewasin the indian chef Denikazi North's son, who has been left to watch over jamie because Jamie does not know how to survive in the wilderness. The two boys face challenges That are beyond belief and that they will remember forever. The two boys Jamie and Awasin soon develop a close friendship And learn new ways to survive in the wilderness. Lost in the Barrens is...
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...Ethical Reasoning Final Paper The writing’s from Harris and Carbado, “Loot or Find: Fact or Frame” (Harris & Carbado, pg. 527) dissect a common notion that is a part of the ideology of many Americans, whether consciously or subconsciously. The writings dissect two pictures each depicting people who are in “survival mode,” doing whatever is necessary to survive the devastation that ensued Hurricane Katrina. In one picture, two white people are depicted as “finding supplies” and implied the heroic description of being “survivors,” and doing whatever is necessary to survive the devastation. In a separate picture, depicting the same situation but where the person who is doing whatever is necessary to survive is a black boy and instead of being...
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...The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who committed numerous homicides in Northern California in the late 1960’s. The identity of the Zodiac Killer was never discovered, and though there was a compiled list of possible suspects, the real Zodiac Killer is still a mystery today. It is confirmed that he killed at least five people, yet he claims to have killed much more than that according to letters he sent in. During his reign of terror, he would send cryptic letters to the local newspapers. These letters included four cryptograms, which are messages in which the writer replaces letters with symbols. These puzzles were nearly impossible to decode, and they made it that much more difficult for anyone to discover his identity. In these letters, he would take responsibility for his murders and also threaten to harm more innocent people, including children. With these letters, the Zodiac Killer also made a mockery of the San Francisco Police Department and caused panic throughout the entire community (“Zodiac Killer,” 2014). Out of the four letters that were sent, only one was officially solved by a couple who happened to see the letter on the front page of the paper. The first known murders took place on December 20, 1968 in Vallejo, California. The victims were Betty Lou Jensen, a sixteen-year-old female, and David Faraday, a seventeen-year-old male. As the story goes, they were sitting in their car at a lake when the Zodiac Killer approached them. David Faraday was shot in...
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...In the paper “Home and Away: The Tensions Of Community, Literacy, And Identity.” Bronwyn T. Williams discusses how an individual's culture and community is a crucial part of their success with academic literature. Furthermore, the author argues that teachers are often unable to breach the gap between the academic literacy and connect with their students who share diverse ethnic backgrounds. To begin with, I believe that the argument that the author provides is effective because the author is able to persuade me using both ethos and logos.The articles intended audience is students and teachers.The main argument of the author is that a person’s background directly will impact how they will be able to process literacy in an academic setting and I also believe this to be true. The point of this article is to discuss how teachers are often unable to resolve the issues between home, community and literacy education....
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