In the novel Nickel and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich described her advantage of being white: “unlike many low-wage workers‚ I have the further advantages of being white and a native English speaker”(Ehrenreich 16). Because she is white and can speak English‚ she will have the
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For instance‚ there a quite a few successful people who became from nothing to something. For example‚ Sam Walton who became America’s richest man at $145 billion came from a poor family in a small town in Oklahoma. He slowly gained his success by selling the most randomest of things‚ but in an efficient way. He eventually‚ founded what is known as one of America’s largest supermarkets Wal-Mart earning millions of dollars (Packer). Furthermore‚ in today’s age opponents of the American Dream believe
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Trobe University in Melbourne‚ Australia. She has been the recipient various awards‚ including a Ford Foundation Award for Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Society (1982)‚ Sidney Hillman Award for journalism for the Harper ’s article "Nickel and Dimed"‚ which was published as a book (2000). In 1993 I was in Zagreb Croatia‚ I walked into a little café on the corner of what we call in the states a “Neighborhood”. When I sat down a waitress came over what I thought to take my order‚ but she
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Barbara Ehrenreich tones Using tone in writing is really important because it convey a message that the author want to express to the reader. The tone Barbara Ehrenreich uses in the book “Nickel and Dimed” is changing rapidly because she wants her reader to really see the realistic of what she has to face. She put herself into the life of a minimum wage circumstance to see if she can survive or not. She go to different location in the country but they all have the same point that the job she take
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References: Ehrenreich‚ B. (2001). Nickel and Dimed. New York: Owl Books Henry Holt and Company‚ LLC Messerli‚ J. (2007‚ December) A 20-Point Plan for Fixing America. Retrieved March 10‚ 2009 from http://www.balancedpolitics.org/editorial-point_plan.htm Sharp‚ A.‚ Register‚ P.‚ and Grimes
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lose their job at any given moment. It’s almost as if they are expecting the worst even though they work their hardest. One other obstacle that the working poor face is that they are unable to find affordable housing. In the novel entitled‚ “Nickel and Dimed” the author‚ Barbara Ehrenreich‚ provides different housing situations that her co-workers were going through. After talking amongst themselves‚ Ehrenreich gathers that “Gail is sharing a room in a well-known downtown flophouse for
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“The streets of America may not have been paved with gold‚ but they were cobbled in middle-class dreams.” says Regina Lee Blaszczyk. What is The American Dream? The American Dream has been something people inside and out of the United States hopes to get out of the country. Whether it be riches‚ a family‚ a successful job‚ a big house‚ or anything‚ some people do live The American Dream. Sadly‚ though‚ the dream is a lot more arduous to accomplish‚ especially if you are middle class or lower. The
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Entrepreneurs dedicate their money‚ time‚ and hard work into their business. Most entrepreneurs run the risk of being in great debt if their business is not a success. People who take the risk of starting and managing a business are called entrepreneurs ( (Nickels 4) . There is no guarantee that their business will be successful. An entrepreneur must understand that there are many circumstances that could hinder their business for success. The first thing a person who is interested in starting a business needs
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Did you know... Chalcopyrite was the mineral upon which Bronze Age civilizations were built. Within the last century‚ it also became the mineral foundation for our modern electrical age. Our primary source of copper‚ chalcopyrite’s name comes from the Greek words ‘chalkos’ and ‘pyrites’‚ which respectively mean ‘copper’ and ‘striking fire’. With its metallic luster and bright golden color‚ chalcopyrite can fool people into thinking it is gold. It is one of two minerals‚ the other being pyrite‚ that
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struggles. Their wages do not lift them far enough from poverty to improve their lives‚ in turn‚ hold them back. Nobody who works hard should be poor in America. A waitress duty is no difference from being a slave. In Ehrenreich’s experiment in “Nickel and Dimed”‚ she faces the hardship that a lower wage worker endures daily. She came to realize that low wages earners have endless problems to worry about. There were workers that could not
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