ENG101E‚ 10:00-11:15 December 2‚ 2013 Professor Gary Pullman Readers Response 1: “Blue-Collar Brilliance” In “Blue-Collar Brilliance‚” Mike Rose observes his mother‚ Rosie and his mother’s brother‚ Joe‚ in their occupations(96). Rose explains how his mother uses complex learning strategies and adaptation to fully excel in her blue-collar occupation. Rose explains how Rosie devised elaborate memory strategies while grouping and sequencing tasks in her head to become more efficient to “make
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While outsourcing may be beneficial to some of the companies partaking in it‚ the general consensus is that it ultimately proves to be harmful to the American workforce. The act of outsourcing and shifting many company call centers and technical support teams‚ or “low skill service jobs‚” to foreign countries reduces jobs for those that could truly benefit from them within our own country. The unemployment rate has dramatically increased‚ and continues to rise‚ compared to what it has been in years
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RESPOND TO WHITE COLLAR AND CORPORATE CRIME? White-collar crime poses a vexing problem for the criminal justice system (CJS). It is an enormously complex global issue that is growing rapidly and is a cross-border problem. White-collar crime is viewed differently in contrast to conventional crime as generally the public associate crime with street crimes such as robbery‚ burglary or homicide. Affluent and privileged persons who enjoy an elevated social status and who engage in crimes are rarely
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Schooling vs. Intelligence People are divided‚ if it is by age‚ races‚ gender‚ crude stereotypes‚ wealth‚ social status‚ or intelligence. Every person is put in a category that labels them. If she or he has a white-collar occupation within an office or something as such‚ she or he is labeled as hardworking‚ intuitive‚ and smart. Adults working in cafes‚ construction‚ or other blue-collar jobs are classified as thick‚ lazy‚ and unintelligent. In “Blue-Collar Brilliance” by Mike Rose‚ he retells
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Is success defined by prestigious degrees and high-paying titles‚ or do the practical skills gained from blue-collar work reveal a more profound form of achievement? In "Blue-Collar Brilliance‚" Mark Rose argues that blue-collar jobs are often underestimated and seen as jobs for those lacking education or intelligence‚ challenging the belief that these roles require minimal cognitive skill. By observing his mother‚ a waitress‚ and his uncle at General Motors‚ Rose shows that these jobs require many
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less educated‚ therefore making them less smart. Mike Rose was brought up in a group of blue-collars. Both of Rose’s folks scarcely had educations‚ as they were early dropouts. Rose grew up watching his mom tend to tables‚ and learned at an early stage that blue-collar workers possessed an important set of abilities. In the article‚ “Blue-Collar Brilliance‚" author Mike Rose stresses his belief that blue-collar jobs must not be seen as illiterate jobs‚ but rather must be recognized for the amount
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U.S. White-Collar Jobs Offshore Economists have long argued that free trade produces gains for all countries that participate in a free trading system‚ but as the next wave of globalization sweeps through the U.S. economy‚ many people are wondering if this is true‚ particularly those who stand to lose their jobs as a result of this wave of globalization. In the popular imagination for much of the past quarter century‚ free trade was associated with the movement of low-skill‚ blue-collar manufacturing
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conditions. The types of work include white-collared work and blue-collared work. White-collar work and blue-collar work is reshaping the way we think about their specific skills. According to the article “Managing White-Collar Work: An Operations-Oriented Survey‚” by Hopp in 2009‚ he defines white-collar work as “salaried office workers” or “non-manual laborers”(Hopp‚ 2009‚ p. 2). They characterize white collar work as the “management” type and blue-collar work as “machining”(Hopp‚ 2009‚ p. 2).
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Many People go to School and they are hoping to get an excellent job in any field they choose because that’s what they want. They think that on desire that they can achieve anything they want. Yet Mike Rose‚ in Blue-Collar Brilliance‚ explains how his mother‚ “Rose Meraglio Rose‚ Shaped her adult identity” (1033). She was not the only one‚ his Uncle Joe also had to learn a different way of identifying himself in life. All of this was done through a medium called‚ Work. High school is a big part of
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Country Focus: Moving U.S. White Collar Jobs Offshore Summary This feature goes to the heart of a debate that has been played out many times over the past half century—the transference of jobs from the United States to lower-wage countries. The difference now however‚ is that rather than blue-collar jobs being transferred‚ the new trend is for white-collar jobs to move‚ jobs associated with the knowledge-based economy. Suggested Discussion Questions 1. Will the United States suffer from the
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