In the documentary “Inequality for All‚” Robert Reich asserts that while some inequality is inevitable‚ the United States needs to focus on making people less unequal by decreasing the wage gap and making a more stable economy; furthermore‚ he provides eye-opening facts that allow for me to understand how much this inequality will impact the cost of my future education. All throughout history‚ the middle class has fallen deeper into debt in order to maintain their living situations. Since the middle
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The interview with Robert Jensen was quite interesting. The whole purpose of Getting off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity research with Jensen is to understand how pornography impacts men and what function that kind of media plays in their life. In the interview with Jensen he talks about being exploited in sexual industries and partaking in acts such as stripping‚ pornography‚ and prostitution. The social structures he talked about were: patriarchy‚ justice‚ inequality‚ equality‚ fairness
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In Robert Reich’s video “Inequality for All‚” he introduces how the wage inequality has been established over the years and identifies the possible underlying causes of the current wage gap among America’s economical hierarchy. I believe that Reich utilized the argumentative strategy of logos very well throughout his call to action. He provided statistics and credible research to help support his argument. I think that it is important for today’s students receiving an education to realize that although
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Jeffrey Reiman‚ author of The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison‚ first published his book in 1979; it is now in its sixth edition‚ and he has continued to revise it as he keeps up on criminal justice statistics and other trends in the system. Reiman originally wrote his book after teaching for seven years at the School of Justice (formerly the Center for the Administration of Justice)‚ which is a multidisciplinary‚ criminal justice education program at American University in Washington‚ D
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The book Saving Capitalism‚ written by Robert B. Reich‚ explains the current economic situation‚ theory’s behind worker’s and voter’s moral‚ and ways to make the American economy work for the many and not the few. Reich examines the effect of corporate influence on the economy. Large corporations tilting the market in a way that would benefit the top and not much else. The old protections which limit the influence of money in government have been undone. Landmark cases which served to limit the amount
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the AVI-YONAHFINAL.DOC FEBRUARY 26‚ 2002 2/26/02 5:38 PM Book Review Why Tax the Rich? Efficiency‚ Equity‚ and Progressive Taxation Reuven S. Avi-Yonah† Does Atlas Shrug? The Economic Consequences of Taxing the Rich. Edited by Joel B. Slemrod.∗ Cambridge: Harvard University Press‚ 2000. Pp. 524. $57.95. In Greek mythology‚ Atlas was a giant who carried the world on his shoulders. In Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged‚ Atlas represents the “ prime movers” —the talented few who bear
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Literary Analysis Every story has a message or a theme to capture an audience’s attention and make them want to read more of the story so they can connect.In the novel The Contender by Robert Lipsyte‚ the author uses setting‚ conflict and plot. The first part of the theme is setting. Setting helps develops the place of how poor Alfred’s neighborhood is. The Contender is a book about a boy trying to become a boxer but has many troubles with friends and family telling him he shouldn’t and couldn’t
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In the article‚ “The Rich Get Richer and Poor Get Prison” Jefferey H. Reiman clearly depicts that poor citizens have a greater chance for imprisonment over middle and upper- class citizens. The author makes it predominately obvious that he believes‚ at least as far as criminal justice is concerned‚ racism is simply one powerful form of economic bias (Reiman 1). Through studies‚ statics in the article overall show that black Americans with low income rates or no income at all living in “disorganized
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“For Poorer‚ For Richer” is a picture story about two refugees‚ Htay Beh and Aung Kaung Myat‚ who are from Burma‚ and now living with their sons and daughters in the Buffalo‚ New York. What brings them to come from Burma to Buffalo? They were driven far away from home by violence said in the article. However‚ their lives in Buffalo is even worse. They might tolerate hunger‚ poorness‚ bullied by federal government. The report showed that every person gets 8.02 dollars per year for welfare. Sounds
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define success‚ many people’s answers include the word “money”. Money is only a piece of paper that has been given “value” in order to trade it for something of equal “value”. So why does money define a person’s success or worth? Shouldn’t success be defined by personal achievements or at least sincere attempts? Why do we as a society allow others to judge our bank account as a direct connection to our success? People do need money‚ no argument there. We need it to survive and we need it to
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