A common 20th-21st century stereotype is that blue-collar work is meaningless which leaves those who work such jobs feeling hopelessly unappreciated and overworked. Blue-collar work is classified as a working class job that requires manual labor. In his essay “Blue-Collar Brilliance‚” UCLA Education and Information Studies Professor Mike Rose uses personal experience and family stories about his mother Rosie Meraglio‚ and his Uncle Joe Meraglio‚ to combat the common misconstrued stereotype and effectively
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1. “ I will take ZAR 620 000 000.00 when I’ve done a year’s work in order to get really‚ really rich.” 2. “All people will take ZAR 620 000 000.00 when they’ve done a year’s work to get really‚ really rich.” 3. “In all likelihood‚ if all people were taking ZAR 620 000 000.00 when they have done a year’s work‚ in that year we would have a very strong economy as people would be paying more taxes etc. The cost of living could also rise immensely. There would also be the risk of people keeping the
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Michael Copeland Mr. Nichols November 4‚ 2013 Core 1 Hard Work and Opportunity Gets You Further Than Natural Talent “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” ― Stephen King. Hard work and dedication is what will get you to the top. A person can have all the talents in the world but that can only get you so far. If you do not have the drive‚ determination‚ and dedication to succeed in whatever you do you will not
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Success Is Hard Work Kerji Hunt GEN/200 Success Is Hard Work Everybody who walks this earth are born fearful‚ senseless and not knowing what the future holds. As you grow and progress through grade school years‚ you are learning how to be successful. You are blind to the fact that being successful is hard work. As you take your journey to college success‚ this is where you start to stumble and realize it is tough trying to reach your goals. With that being said personal responsibility plays
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Never Forgetting Skills Never knowing much about FFA‚ my parents always encouraged me to be a part of the organization. Thinking it was so much hard work‚ I was intimidated by the chores that came along with raising livestock. I actually enjoy it now‚ thanks to this gentleman by the name of Mark Mora. Like people say‚ you must work your way up to the top. Well I was one of those who started in last place‚ to now winning many awards. There was never a thought in my mind that I would rise
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As Sonny’s dreams become a reality he turns into a more modest person. He realizes that his hard work has paid off‚ as well as everyone from Coalwood’s work. They are half of the reason he is successful. They made his materials‚ helped him with the funds‚ and supported the Rocket Boys through it all. Sonny had a lot of up and downs emotionally throughout his adventure. He took advantage of his friends and the people willing to help him at Coalwood at first‚ and then they grew to want to help him
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I have a history of being a hard working and dedicated student. I believe there is a good reason to work hard in class‚ as it will pay off later in life. I frequently ask questions to strive for a deeper understanding of the current topic. Occasionally though‚ my questions are ridiculous because I don’t think before I ask them. In class‚ I pay attention and work quietly when asked to. That being said‚ I do talk with my friends occasionally‚ but never when someone is presenting or the teacher
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Although some people don’t believe in luck at all; however I think a little bit different and even though I believe in hard work as an important factor for success; however I believe in chance or luck in many situations which success could depend on them. Let go through explanations and examples and see what I meant. First‚ to be frankly I am a hard working student. I try hard to achieve my goals and although sometimes I achieve my goals‚ there are lots of situations I have experienced before in
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Does cannabis lead to hard drugs? Cannabis use does not lead to experimentation with harder drugs‚ Researchers say. Researchers said it does not act as a "gateway" drug‚ and that measures to curb cannabis use does not have a knock-on effect on the use of harder drugs. Instead‚ they say teenagers begin using cannabis‚ or marijuana‚ simply because it is the most available drug. They said they were not advocating decriminalizing cannabis. But they did question whether efforts to control drug
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Hard Work is the Key to Success "One percent inspiration‚ 99 percent perspiration"Edison’s definition of genius has often been quoted to define success as well. Even before Edison‚ the rigors of success were described by painter Michelangelo thus: "If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery‚ it wouldn’t seem wonderful at all." Achieving success is almost like finding Godthe destination is the same‚ but the roads are as varied as the seekers. All you need to do is choose your path
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