The One Percent (Documentary) “The One Percent” is about the richest people in America, The 1% of the people who control the world which is over half of the country’s wealth according to this documentary. The documentary talks about how these rich people keep getting richer and richer helped along by friendly legislators and tax codes. Jamie Johnson tries to make this about the gap that exists between everyday Americans and the rich 1%. When the movie starts it appears as if Jamie Johnson is getting ready for an undercover video shoot. Trying to crash a croquet game at a high-class country club.
“She poured a cup. ‘Am I wrong? Or have you lost a lot of weight?’ ‘Some.’ In fact, during the past three weeks Dewey had dropped twenty pounds.”(149) Capote clearly does not give his insight into this situation, however, he supplies enough information for the fellow citizens of Holcomb together with the reader to realize that Dewey has focused all of his bodily strength into solving the mystery. Capote’s close relations with the detectives has obviously made him a very knowledgable insider within Clutter family murders. His job was to inform the public to this kind of information, and when gossip spread like wildfire, “the Clutter tragedy had become a banned topic at both of the community’s principal gossip dispensaries -- the post office and Hartman’s Café” (190)
The Gilded Age • “Gilded Age” by Mark Twain • New technology • Breaker boys: sat in coal refineries and picked out impurities in the coal • Corruption of every political office • Boss Tweed: one of the most corrupt figures of this time • Income disparity – extremely wealthy and extremely poor people • People are getting into debt • Government only cares about their own agendas • Social issues: immigration, international interventions, and new technology • Rise of industries leads to urbanization: the transition from rural to urban living to take advantage of new technology 80% in farms to 80% in cities • Rush of people to cities fills jobs but creates social problem: living conditions near all time low for most • Immigration to
The Grapes of Wrath This novel depicts the story of tenant family during the great depression. The chapter seven talking about all car stuff, the whole passage describes one scenario which is cars and the salesmen are selling their product to customers. Honestly, I don’t quite understand all the meanings of it but I still can figure part of it out. For example, I think there are four main characters, a person like manager or supervisor, Jim, Joe and a tenant. No doubt, the manager or supervisor cares about money so much or we can say that he is money-minded.
Justin Egan Professor Engler EngWr 301 7-9-12 The Black River: A Literary Analysis on the Theme and Supporting Elements of Ernest Hemmingway’s Short Story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” The short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” written in 1933 by Ernest Hemmingway, starts in a well-lighted café late at night with two waiters talking about a recent suicide attempt made by the old man sitting in their café. Through heavy use of dialogue, key characteristics of each character are developed. The older man has a background story of his own. The younger waiter is just that; young, impatient, and arrogant. And the middle age waiter, who is the most detailed of the three, has a darker understanding of both of the other two characters.
After roll-call, the men’s director, Steve Hanks, ask the group if there are any issues, this is where the men admit to any missed job assignments, inappropriate behavior, or problems with other residents. Mr. Hanks had been a resident at The Healing place 14 years ago, for the treatment of alcoholism. Once everyone had a chance to speak, one person is picked among the group and their issues are talked about more in depth. This process amazed me the most because of how structured and ordered it was. Not one of the men spoke without being called on everyone had genuine concern for their “brother.” After everyone has had a chance to speak, the group votes on what consequences will be assigned.
He “is a man who can in the same day chair a board meeting and do an Elvis Presley imitation at a company party.” (Case study, pg 711). His leadership style is different from many other leaders in the corporate world as he believes in ruling with his people rather than ruling on his people. He can be considered as an empathetic leader because he understands his employees and their work by putting himself in their shoes. For example: “ once a quarter he spends a day in the front line: serving drinks with the cabin crew, working with the baggage handlers, selling tickets, getting to know both passengers and staff.” (Case study, pg 713). Kelleher’s leadership style can be related to “Servant Leadership Theory” which suggests that “leaders must place the needs of subordinates, customers, and the community ahead of their own interests in order to be effective.
His wife divorced him three years after he returned . After years and years of alcoholism he is a worn down 63 year old man . He now lives in a small house , packed to the walls with old newspapers , coffee cans full of old bolts and nuts , and clutter . His friend , Mark Delpiaz , tells me that he and Ronnie sit for hours , just chatting about the old days . Mark says Ronnie is the nicest most talkative man he knows , even when he's drunk , which is quite often
Drown Draft #1 In the book Drown, the narrator says “You watch anything long enough and you can become an expert at it. Get to know how it lives, what it eats…when I’m fifty this is how I’ll remember my friends: tired and yellow and drunk.” These quotations were used by the narrator to describe the relationship between him and his friends. In the first chapter of the book the narrator Yunior spends most of his time with his older brother Rafa. Their relationship in this chapter is not friendly at all. On page 5 of the page the narrator describes how things were back in the capital and how Rafa only hung out with his friends and barely paid any attention to Yunior.
He has Peripheral Vascular Disease and Edema in the bilateral lower legs and wears compression stockings throughout the day and most of the night. He sees a psychologist every other Wednesday because he has some depression and admits that his therapy sessions are beneficial and helps him cope with stressors in his life. He is very active with his family and doesn’t have any friends but he