module of Inequality and Diversity in Education. Accordingly‚ it presents discussion relating the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the multi-year observation study by author Jay MacLeod in his book‚ Ain’t No Makin’ It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood. Moreover‚ the emphasis of this paper is to discuss the efficacy of the aforementioned documents with regards to the two peer group subjects of MacLeod’s work
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In Ain’t No Makin’ It‚ Jay MacLeod studies how two groups from the same low class projects‚ the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers‚ respond differently to the achievement ideology put forth by school systems. Although both groups live in the same housing development‚ they all have different school experiences‚ family situations‚ and personal lives that ultimately make up their individual habitus‚ causing different beliefs and attitudes amongst them. The Hallway Hangers have a negative view that rejects
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Jay MacLeod claims that “families at the top of the social structure can use their superior status and resources to stay there‚ while other families‚ low on options‚ languish at the bottom” (MacLeod 2009: 240). MacLeod (2009: 240) proposes the idea that not many individuals obtain the social mobility that popular American ideology promises to offer. This achievement ideology‚ popularly known as the “American Dream” gives citizens of American society an individualistic approach in regards to success
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The idea of Coming of age in “The Boat” by Alistair Macleod The short story “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod embodies the idea of coming of age. It is an elegiac narrative dealing with the consequences of decision making. The story is of a professor at a Midwestern University who chooses to leave his fishing community in order to pursuit knowledge; however he is unhappy and sad about his present life. While the story unfolds the narrator’s past‚ he is trying to deal with his emotional struggle
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The Boat Alistair MacLeod There are times even now‚ when I awake at four o’clock in the morning with the terrible fear that I have overslept; when I imagine that my father is waiting for me in the room below the darkened stairs or that the shorebound men are tossing pebbles against my window while blowing their hands and stomping their feet impatiently on the frozen steadfast earth. There are times when I am half out of bed and fumbling for socks and mumbling for words before I realize that I am
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The book‚ Ain’t No Makin’ It‚ allows us to enter the world of two distinct peer groups in a low income housing project in America. Jay MacLeod takes us on a journey to explain why the attitudes‚ beliefs‚ expectations‚ and aspirations of these two groups of teenagers differ so greatly despite their similarities. One of the primary focuses is on education and the Hallway Hangers and Brothers experiences within Lincoln High School. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ and the UN Convention on
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Get ready to get hooked into a slow and fulfilling piece of music by Norman MacLeod. This week‚ I feel that a simple‚ yet pleasant song is best compared to all the other pieces mentioned before in this blog. This piece‚ called Farewell to Fiunary‚ is a classical piece and is a straightforward piece for the most part. This is definitely one of my favorite piece that I enjoy playing and I’m sure you’ll also enjoy it! Let’s begin! Just skimming the page‚ you notice the same overall rhythm being
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When reading the short story‚ “The Lost Salt of Blood” by Alistair MacLeod‚ I found myself enraged. A burning fury towards the main character‚ the father‚ for abandoning his child using the worn-out excuse of his son to have a “better” life. In what world is it okay to abandon the responsibility of being a father and place it on someone else when you are fully capable? The more I read‚ the more I wanted to scream. Pure anger. By the time I finished reading this short story‚ I did not understand the
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Summary Labor supply analysis The research from Chandler Macleod Group (CMG) indicates that due to the global financial crisis and ineffective communication‚ employees are facing redundancy risk from employment‚ within a large number of them are planning for a new job. Based on the articles‚ there are two main types of job suppliers who are admin staff and generation Y facing the risk of employment. According to Olsen (2010) states that as a result of the employer’s insufficient treating; over
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Character Development The Son The son had loved his father dearly but does not favor his way of life. His interest in school greatly outweighed his interest or desire to work on ‘The Boat’. He still had a love for the sea and in some way felt like he should carry out his family’s tradition. After his uncle had accepted a new job he took his position on the boat and promised his father that we would continue to sail with him for as long as he lived‚ and when his father passed despite the desires
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