watch TV? Is it the draw to live vicariously through the miraculously genius doctors on House? The lure towards the dangerous lives of FBI agents on Criminal Minds? The attraction towards something new‚ something we don’t have in our own lives? In Barbara Ehrenreich’s The Worst Years of our Lives‚ this is the question she asks. People on TV‚ she points out‚ are never seen watching TV themselves. Modern man has become a couch potato‚ part of a society that would rather watch a football game‚ faces full
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Maids to Order in Hong Kong: Stories of Migrant Workers by Nicole Constable Nicole Constable‚ in Maid to Order in Hong Kong: Stories of Migrant Workers describes the physical and psychological lives of those domestic workers in the homes of Chinese in Hong Kong‚ their attitude towards their own lives and work‚ and the attitudes of the workers and the Chinese toward one another. Constable’s primary purpose‚ from a scholarly perspective‚ is to document the particulars of the lives of these
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In “The Lady’s Maid‚” by Katherine Mansfield‚ the narrator and maid is named Ellen. (Name similarity?) She‚ much like Cinderella‚ is loyal and quiet in performing her daily duties. Ellen is also searching for something to complete her life. But several incidents in Ellen’s life contribute to her un-Cinderella-like ending‚ including the fact that she does not have a mythical figure to help her out. These scenes‚ which are shown through Ellen’s responses to interactions with characters around her‚
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Topic: Maid Abuse In Malaysia Thesis Statement: Maid abuse‚ which is caused by many factors brings negative effects to the victims‚ countries involved and communities‚ thus it must be curbed. Maid abuse is no longer a new issue in Malaysia. What is maid abuse? It is known as an assault and coercive behaviour‚ which mainly includes physical‚ psychological and at times sexual too‚ by employer or household members of employer against a person hired as a domestic help. Malaysia is one of wealthiest
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The Maid “Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.” -Sophocles. Up to chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ there are recurring rumors about Gatsby’s background including that he had killed a man‚ is of German descent‚ and is a bootlegger. These rumors portray Gatsby as a man other than himself‚ but whether this is true is still uncertain. However‚ Nick’s keen awareness of Gatsby’s servants raises suspicion and allows readers to attain evidence that reveals Gatsby’s
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Name of Book: Nickel and Dimed Author: Barbara Ehrenreich Plot Summary: The author‚ Barbara Ehrenreich‚ works for the prestigious New Yorker magazine. One day over lunch with a famous editor discussing possible stories to write‚ she comments that the minimum wage is too low. She thinks someone used to more money should try to live on this pittance. The editor‚ Lewis Lapham‚ assigns her the story. This is not good news for Ehrenreich. Having spent her childhood with middle class struggling
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listen closer‚ because it wasn’t perfectly clear what was going on you had to use the narrators’ words and tone of voice to get an emotional sense of what was happening. The stories the women in “They Call Us Maids‚” recalled were in all logistics‚ situations of modern slavery. These “maids” were isolated from the world outside the homes they worked in‚ as well as their selves. There was no time for likes and
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"Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America." by: Barbara Ehrenreich Barbara Ehrenreich’s‚ Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America‚ is a book that strives to change the way America perceives its working poor. Achieving the American Dream can be difficult‚ if not impossible for many people with stumbling blocks and obstacles along the way as portrayed in Nickel and Dimed‚ due to the cost of living in contrast to the wage of low or middle class earners. Nickel
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In Anayansi Prado’s Maid in America‚ viewers are able to see examples of the power differentials involved among caretakers in relationship with each other‚ their families‚ and their employers. The employers of all three women are shown discussing how they couldn’t have their lifestyle without the care provided by women; yet each of the women at some point discuss the limited pay they receive for the extensive hours of both physical and emotional labor. The women are also shown having to live under
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Casey Gonzalez Professor Paul Niemeyer English 2323 April 18‚ 2011 A life without Worries In “The Ruined Maid” a poem by Thomas Hardy‚ one may first portray it to be about two women who are contrasting and discussing Melia’s past and now ruined life. In the poem Thomas hardy examines the life of two women‚ one poor and one rich‚ debating which women’s life is harder. In the poem Hardy exemplifies melodramatic dialogue between two women revealing the insecurities and ethics of women in the
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