In “The Miracle Worker‚” by William Gibson‚ Helen Keller is a blind‚ deaf‚ and mute protagonist‚ who is trapped in a dark‚ isolated culture by her disabilities. She has been disabled ever since she was a baby‚ and has basically been cut off from contact to the rest of the world. Because of this‚ she has developed her own identity and her own culture. This causes her to grow further and further apart from her family. In the play‚ Kate says (talking about Helen): “She wants to talk‚ like-be like you
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controversy has surrounded the delicate subject known as the guest worker program. The question of whether the guest worker members‚ employed in the H-2A and H-2B programs‚ are treated fairly and receive fair pay is a one sided argument considering all the evidence and statements from mistreated workers. In some incidents workers were cheated out of their pay and worked in ill-suited environments. For instance‚ migrant workers in both the H-2A and H-2B programs were often already in debt by the
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compensation fraud. One example of workers’ compensation fraud was reported on by ABC News and involved Bruce Gilbert‚ a bus driver who “talked like a five year old‚ a problem his wife blamed on an ‘on-the-job’ accident” (Hunter). Gilbert’s wife claimed that her husband suffered from a “regressive mental ailment that effectively gave him the mental capacity of a child of about five” (Hunter). Over the course of 10 years‚ the Gilberts received approximately $774‚000 in workers’ compensation. A private investigator
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Asian Studies Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713695955 UNDOCUMENTED INDONESIAN WORKERS IN MACAU Amy Sim; Vivienne Wee To cite this Article Sim‚ Amy and Wee‚ Vivienne(2009) ’UNDOCUMENTED INDONESIAN WORKERS IN MACAU ’‚ Critical Asian Studies‚ 41: 1‚ 165 — 188 To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/14672710802631210 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14672710802631210 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR
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D D 12 Benefits of Hiring Older Workers Looking for dedicated‚ focused‚ loyal employees? Your search is over. Employees. They’re the one thing that businesses everywhere have a need for. And not just employees‚ but employees who are honest‚ responsible‚ dependable‚ loyal‚ focused‚ organized and mature. Is this too much to ask? U.S. employers spends millions of man hours each year placing ads‚ prescreening and interviewing candidates‚ and hiring and training workers‚ only to find that many of
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“Immigration and California Farm Workers” I learned more about Mexican farm workers in an hour and a half at a Living Under the Trees presentation than I have by living in California for seventeen years. On October first I attended the “Living Under the Trees: Immigration and California Farm Workers” presentation and it was a volcano of information. With five speakers that were all very educated on the topic and even more excited to be sharing the information with an audience‚ a spectator felt
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BLUE-COLLAR WORKER AND A WHITE-COLLAR WORKER The terms "blue collar" and "white collar" are occupational classifications that distinguish workers who perform manual labor from workers who perform professional jobs. Historically‚ blue-collar workers wore uniforms‚ usually blue‚ and worked in trade occupations. White-collar workers typically wore white‚ button down shirts. and worked in office settings. Other aspects that distinguish blue-collar and white-collar workers include earnings and education
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Domestic workers abused in Lebanon Lebanon may have a liberal standing‚ but its African workers suffer from one of the worst discrimination in the world‚ they are being beaten‚ dragged‚ abused and even killed. The majority of them are woman and it have been confirmed that 19 percent of Lebanon’s population are domestic workers; around 200‚000 migrants. No country in the entire Arab world is free from racial discrimination and race. In Arabic‚ the term “Abed “is used for
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Migrant workers have been abused ever since the beginning. There have been attempts to strike and revolt‚ but it has never been very successful. In “It’s Time to End Worker Exploitation” by Linda Chavez-Thompson exposes the nonexistent rights and abuse of the foreign guest workers‚ but fails to delve deeper into the details of the problems and to find a solution to stop exploitation. The workers’ wages are so low that the job becomes a vicious cycle with little to no chance of coming out with any
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Social Worker I am attending Westwood College to obtain my Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice. With this degree I plan to become a Social Worker. I am passionate about this career because I like working closely with other people‚ helping people change so they can have a normal life as possible. I will get the satisfaction of watching a person progress and make achievements. I will be able to help them solve their problems through discussions and well-planned activities. I decided
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