Rise Of The Ergonarchy Essay
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People and society
Read text 1. The Rise of the Ergonarchy
We could have the leisure society if we wanted it. But Samuel Smiles¹ won; our lives are ruled by a work ethic and a duty to consume.
In 1857, Charles Dickens observed that the nation was over-populated, over-pauperized, over-colonizing and overtaxed. Over-colonizing is no longer a problem – we managed to get rid of the British Empire and the cost of running it, but the rest of his description stands untouched. But we manage: we go on living longer and longer, in spite of pollution and GM foods and mercury our teeth fillings. Life expectancy will soon be twice what it was when Dick made his speech in 1857. He died, poor man, in 1870, aged 57. Here …show more content…
Robots dig for coal, fetch up oil, and make our motorcars and our largely prefabricated buildings; computers keep information circulating. A good deal of the work and the information is totally unnecessary, but the technological West is now search of an occupation, and is really good at inventing tasks for itself to do. Layer upon layer of bureaucracy delays decisions and makes efficiency impossible. A letter that in Dickens's time took a day to get anywhere in the country can now take up to five. Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre was in the bookshops six weeks after the unsolicited manuscript turned up at the publishers. Today, two years would not be …show more content…
Traditional foods are prepared for the feast - turkey or ham, cranberry sauce and corn dishes, breads and rolls, and pumpkin pie. At the same time, Thanksgiving is a solemn occasion, a day to remember the many who are less well off, in America and throughout the world.
/ from American Life and Institutions/
Ex. 6. Answer the questions on the text
1 Who can legally set holidays in America?
The federal government, through the President and Congress, can legally set holidays only for federal employees and for the District of Columbia.
2 What are the federal legal holidays in America? They are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
3 When is Independence Day celebrated?
It is celebrated on 4th of
People and society
Read text 1. The Rise of the Ergonarchy
We could have the leisure society if we wanted it. But Samuel Smiles¹ won; our lives are ruled by a work ethic and a duty to consume.
In 1857, Charles Dickens observed that the nation was over-populated, over-pauperized, over-colonizing and overtaxed. Over-colonizing is no longer a problem – we managed to get rid of the British Empire and the cost of running it, but the rest of his description stands untouched. But we manage: we go on living longer and longer, in spite of pollution and GM foods and mercury our teeth fillings. Life expectancy will soon be twice what it was when Dick made his speech in 1857. He died, poor man, in 1870, aged 57. Here …show more content…
Robots dig for coal, fetch up oil, and make our motorcars and our largely prefabricated buildings; computers keep information circulating. A good deal of the work and the information is totally unnecessary, but the technological West is now search of an occupation, and is really good at inventing tasks for itself to do. Layer upon layer of bureaucracy delays decisions and makes efficiency impossible. A letter that in Dickens's time took a day to get anywhere in the country can now take up to five. Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre was in the bookshops six weeks after the unsolicited manuscript turned up at the publishers. Today, two years would not be …show more content…
Traditional foods are prepared for the feast - turkey or ham, cranberry sauce and corn dishes, breads and rolls, and pumpkin pie. At the same time, Thanksgiving is a solemn occasion, a day to remember the many who are less well off, in America and throughout the world.
/ from American Life and Institutions/
Ex. 6. Answer the questions on the text
1 Who can legally set holidays in America?
The federal government, through the President and Congress, can legally set holidays only for federal employees and for the District of Columbia.
2 What are the federal legal holidays in America? They are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
3 When is Independence Day celebrated?
It is celebrated on 4th of