In “Blue Collar Brilliance”‚ the author‚ Mike Rose‚ expressed multiple reasons why a blue-collar worker is intelligent and capable to participate in a Democratic society (Web). He challenged the bias of today’s world that lower-class jobs that do not require a degree mean the workers are not smart. He started out sharing the experiences of his mother and uncle who worked blue-collar jobs and showed various skills that took time and intelligence to develop. He continues his essay sharing his findings
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Blue-collar jobs are considered jobs where workers work with their hands and do manual labor. Many citizens consider blue-collar jobs to house lower skilled workers ‚or workers who have a lower education and assume they are less intelligent. The workers may not attend college or even finish high school. Keeping that in mind‚ blue-collar workers are not necessarily lazy. Blue-collar workers are more than they are given credit for. Workers in blue-collar jobs can be highly intelligent‚ hardworking
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"All men have crimes‚ and most of them are hidden". Do you agree with this statement? As a matter of fact‚ in this modernization and globalization era‚ many people go against the laws to commit the immoral activities such as kidnapping‚ murdering and drug dealing because they are self-centered and they do not care about others’ feeling. Why do people commit crime? Normally‚ people commit crimes because that is what they want to do. Criminal behaviour is a matter of choices. Today‚ there are many
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Quantitative versus Discretionary Trading The American economy affects us as well as the rest of the world‚ and the stock market influences the economy in a big way. Most Americans are quite familiar with terms like stocks and the stock market‚ especially after the economic crisis of 08‚ but many do not know exactly what they mean and how extreme their effects can be on the general economy. Stock is nothing more than pieces or shares of a company which are traded in a specific market. When I purchase
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Predictive Modeling for Insider Threat Mitigation This project‚ funded by PNNL’s Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program is conducted under the Predictive Defense focus area of the Laboratory’s Information and Infrastructure Integrity Initiative. The current practice for addressing the insider cyber threat is to monitor the network and individual systems to identify when someone is not following established policy or is abusing their authorized level of access in a way that is harmful
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throughout history is crime. The following essay will provide discussion on the topic “Compare and contrast crime myths and factsâ€Â. Even today’s contemporary society is struggling to come to fair terms about effects of crime on society and individuals‚ fair and effective law enforcement and judiciary systems‚ educative corrections system and proactive and effective crime prevention. This assignment will focus on comparison and contrast between crime myths and crime facts‚ as an example
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Deciding to come to West Virginia felt very hard and unpredictable‚ as it literally changed the course of my life. My familiarity and past experience with the American system played a role in my integration when I came to the United State. I transferred here at WVU on my sophomore year after completing most of my pre-major courses at an Accredited International University based on the American model. This past experience easily adjusted to the educational aspect here at WVU. When I moved to WVU
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The Brilliance in “Blue-Collar Brilliance” As a whole‚ society sometimes makes many preconceived notions about people‚ groups and their actions or life choices. These accusations are wrong. Author Mike Rose reiterates this point in his article “Blue-Collar Brilliance” saying‚ “If we think that whole categories of people-identified by class or occupation-are not that bright‚ then we reinforce social separations and cripple our ability to talk across cultural divides.”(Pg254)‚ he’s essentially
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hurt in my collar bone. At that time‚ I told to my parent that I fell and every time I moved my right arm‚ my collar bone get hurt and it had a burse marker. They didn’t think that something wrong with me‚ they thought I was active so that why my muscle and joint get tired. Three days later‚ I told to my grandmother that I still get hurt and she took me went to the hospital immediately. After the radiologist had an x-ray and she showed the film to my grandmother and me that I got a collar bone ‘cracker
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Legal Studies Part I – Crime 1. The Nature Of Crime The Meaning of Crime A crime is defined as “any act or omission of duty that results in harm to society‚ and which is punishable by the state” The Elements of Crime: Actus Reus‚ Mens Rea There are two elements which must be present for a ‘crime’ to be committed: 1. Actus Reus: The Guilty Act – The act is carried out or performed‚ or an omission of an act which should have been done takes place. 2. Mens Rea: The Guilty Mind – Intent
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