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    In the three essays that we were assigned to read have connections. In “Serving in Florida” by Barbara Ehrenreich‚ she decided to work in low paying jobs that pay minimum wage. An example of this is when it states “the multinational mélange of cooks; the dishwashers‚ who are all Czechs here” (364). This example relates to Diana Kendall when it states‚ “The working class and the working poor do not fare much better than the poor and homeless in media representations” (428). These quotes express how

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    Barbara Ehrenreich undertook an extreme social experiment from the spring of 1998 to the summer of 2000. She paused her work as a journalist and author‚ moved‚ and lived as a member of the working poor. She job searched‚ house or hotel searched‚ food searched‚ and friend searched. She worked multiple jobs in 3 different states‚ and in 2001‚ she published her book Nickel and Dimed‚ documenting her experiment and its results. Barbara hoped to show people what it is like to work in the low-wage workforce

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    journalist‚ Barbara Ehrenreich‚ in her article‚ “It Is Expensive to Be Poor”‚ expounds on the repercussions the lower-class face on a daily basis. Ehrenreich’s purpose is to educate the audience about the reality the poor face day-to-day. The author creates a formal tone in order to have middle-class and older Americans understand the unfortunate reasons as to why the lower class is in their position and the difficulties they face to move on. In the beginning of the article Ehrenreich begins to

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    Barbara Ehrenreich‚ an essayist and investigative journalist‚ wrote “The Roots of War” in hopes of showing the act of war as a kind of living parasite on human societies. Through several modes of development and logical and emotional appeals‚ Ehrenreich states her main claim while forming an effective and persuasive essay by using credible resources to support her claims. Ehrenreich’s logical reasoning is based on war throughout recorded history. She states that one can “find a predilection for

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    the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com. -11- Question 3 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) The passage below is from The Worst Years of Our Lives by Barbara Ehrenreich. Ehrenreich is writing about life in the 1980s. Read the passage carefully and then write an essay in which you support‚ refute‚ or qualify Ehrenreich’s assertions about television. Support your argument with appropriate evidence. Only after

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    Global woman is a chapter by Barbara Ehrenreich which gives a consider the challenges and obstacles present in the lives of women which pursue migrant work. Many women which live in poverty stricken countries are faced with the challenge of providing for their children financially without the assistance of a man. This is not to say that men within the country are so well off that their assistance would solve the problem‚ but when poverty is common within a nation‚ daily life can be challenging.

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    Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich takes a comical look at the troubles that plague "white collar" unemployed. This book offers an in-depth view of the Barbara Ehrenreich’s struggle to get a "good job‚" which she defined as a job that would provide health care and an income of $50‚000 a year.(6) This book was written in 2005 and is still up to date with the current unemployment problems. She uses her own experiences and observations for the reader to get an accurate picture of how hard it is for

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    the use of literary devices and the clever use of structural elements as depicted by Barbara Ehrenreich in her excerpt “Serving in Florida”. As displayed by Ehrenreich‚ authors of articles use these devices to display their effectiveness. Ehrenreich has successfully employed a variety of structural elements to depict the horrid situations of laborers all over America. One of the most outstanding ways that Ehrenreich successfully makes the article readable is through the adoption of literary devices

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    After reading different stories of different types of workplace and position written by Barbara Ehrenreich‚ it saddens me but also makes me angry on how people are mistreated because of their social status and gender. I have experienced working for retail and as a dental assistant. I wanted to have some type of education because I was under the impression that having some type of education will lead me to a better profession and that I will have better treatment. As I learned‚ working for a big corporation

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    In Barbara Ehrenreich’s “The Naked Truth about Fitness”‚ she discusses multiple varying ideas from health vs. healthism‚ virtue redefining health‚ to social class impact on health (Ehrenreich‚ 2015‚ pp. 337-339). The ideology created from the obsession with extreme health defines healthism that produces a base for moral standards. Although healthism has a limit of rightness within it‚ it still produces judgment as an outcome. Individuals’ obsession to achieve virtue transforms health into healthism

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