Barbara will now be unemployed until she secures a job elsewhere, and with almost her entire earnings at Wal-‐Mart invested into her barely livable hotel room, she really has no extra money to get her by with living essentials until she is employed again. Leaving Wal-‐Mart seemed like a viable option to her because she had extra money saved away because she is not actually living on minimum wage. At the end of the day, Barbara has enough money to keep herself fed, clothed, and under a roof. Her friend, Melissa, on the other had, has very little money saved up and may not actually be able to sustain normal living conditions while in-‐between jobs. In conclusion, I applaud Ehrenreich for taking a stance against Wal-‐Mart and deciding to leave her job there.
All of us share a room whose rent is paid by my mom and my sister only, while my check helps bring the bread to our room. We move just about every other month due to huge differences in lifestyles between my family and the people we rent with. Where we move to is not a big deal for me because I am hardly ever home to avoid problems with whomever we live with. Between school, basketball practice, cheer, sports medicine, and my job, I keep myself busy so I only arrive at our room to get some rest at night. These are difficult times and I am aware that there are many more to come.
Meanwhile some food service workers are claiming $12.85 an hour is not enough to raise a family on or even live in Pittsburgh. Such as Christoria Hughes, a food service worker who has been working at UPMC for the last 6 years, she claims the $12.85 sounds good but on paper its under $350 a week. Mr. Peaslee said his employees are being paid fairly and are receiving great benefits with plenty of career opportunities. Referring to the tuition assistance plan, pension and 401(k) match. However as good as all of that sounds, once again do not judge a book by its’ cover.
Mr. Fridman is correct that America does need its nerds. Intellectual humans began this country and they still run it today. America is not run by a bunch of New York Yankees or Pittsburg Steelers, but its run by Yale or Harvard graduates. The men and women that do more for this country than anything are college graduates who took their studies and education far past the point of any expectations. Some people are just not blessed with athleticism, but those who are blessed with the desire and will to learn and create are the ones of really make a difference in our society.
Elements of abuse are coming to work late, taking sick leave when not sick, and attending personal business during paid work hours. There is one major difference between fraud and abuse; fraud is intentional deception for personal gain whereas abuse is the improper use of something. For example, Sarah works at Target as a cashier. Everyday Sarah is late to work by two hours, but her supervisor clocks in for her so she is getting paid for two hours she isn’t actually working. After doing this every day for 3 months Sarah has accumulated $11,520 in hours she has not worked.
In my house, internet is a necessity because of online classes, but having a house phone isn’t necessary so we could cut that out. I made my own laundry detergent and have saved over $25 so far. We won’t be able to go out to eat, cutting down to basic satellite, not going many places or doing a whole lot that costs money. The job market is also terrible right now, and it doesn’t help that I have been a stay at home mom for thirteen years. You can’t be hired without experience, but you can’t get experience if you don’t get hired.
Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor.“ Castro said. I agree with Castro if the generation before had the opportunity to succeed so should the new generation. This country was made for equality and opportunity. No one should be turn down because they don’t have enough founds because they might not have the money but the intelligence is there and Obama believes in you.
Some of my family came to America from Guyana with close to nothing, but over time through hard work, ambition, and patience they were able to support the younger generations of us. They made sure we had the opportunities that they did not have when they were growing up. Just making sure my family could make it to this country is a big part of the reason why we can now live and prosper in peace. This is why I would like to work for the federal government and give directly back to this country and help to make it a better place and stronger
American is the best country in the world and always will be, we have more freedom and opportunity than anyone could want. And, as America continues to grow and move forward there will be poor countries that will not. It is a person’s nature to take care of themselves, and if they have a family they will do whatever it takes no matter what, to take care of their family and put them first. Illegally coming to America is not always best but you do whatever you need to do. Even though some people may look down on illegal immigrates and have negative thoughts and feelings toward them, I do not.
No matter the money Cofer’s father might have had, because they were Puerto Rican, no white American landlord would let them rent a more suitable apartment. Although many families like Cisneros and Cofer may have made sacrifices and been victims of racism, their journey bettered their future generations. The America today prides itself on its diversity amongst citizens. If immigrant families stopped migrating or returned to their home countries, this country would not be the melting pot of opportunity that it has become. They overcame the discrimination and created a better country for