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In addition to new freedoms arrives the idea that one can make as much money as he or she desires. If those methods were to include educational scholarships or a job, money is always available. Dana Gioia’s “Money” poem makes the statement, “Money breeds money” (69). In the minds of the America

Her mental isolation has accumulated, due to the departure of her only companion, John. The deprivation of companionship forces Ann to create her own distractions. “She moved briskly; performing each little task with careful and exaggerated absorption, binding her thoughts to it, making it a screen between herself and the surrounding snow and silence.” (Ross 3) The ticking clock that has been mentioned seven times, has amplified in the silence and serves as the device that challenges Ann’s sanity. “Heedless of it all the clock ticked on in idiot content.” (Ross 12) Every ‘tick’ the clock makes not only represents the passing of time, but also the passing of Ann’s sanity. This makes her covet companionship, no matter where or who it comes from, which is where the bachelor, Steven comes in. Sinclair Ross has skillfully used Steven as a disguise for the storm; coming in to wreak havoc and then leaving right after it has accomplished its task. “She could not blame him. There had been no passion, no guilt; therefore there could be no responsibility.” (Ross 12) Isolation has not just impacted Ann, mentally, but has also impacted her long-standing fidelity with

The American Dream doesn’t run on magic and fairy dust, it is fueled by hard-earned American dollars, persistence, and hope. Most modern, working class families can’t expect to receive a reasonable income to cover things such as medical expenses and emergencies. With that said, the stay-at-home parent trying to reach the goal of a perfect oasis is even more taboo. It’s hard to achieve this “dream”, when you’re the only breadwinner in your household. Parents can no longer live comfortably, and in some cases even survive, on one person’s income. The costs of homes, transportation, and education combined with incredibly low wages often leaves families in a crippling financial situation, making it virtually impossible to, “keep up with the Jones’s.”

The purpose of the novel, Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, is to inform the public of issues pertaining to low wage jobs through the three rhetorical devices ,such as, pathos, logos , and ethos. Ehrenreich emerges herself into the life of a low wage worker to demonstrate the difficulty of living a healthy life under these conditions. She includes the rhetoric devices to create a persuasive argument and to gather support for her claim. The minimum wage is too low, enabling the working class from living a healthy life. She studies this issue through an experiment of one month of living on just a salary from low wage jobs.

Throughout the novel Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, the author documents her journey working on minimum wage and trying to live off of the low wages. She found that living on minimum wage is a challenging task that requires sacrifice, dedication, hard work, and motivation to live. Ehrenreich found that the life of a minimum wage worker is full of injustice and helps bring to light the treatment and conditions for these people. She initially discovered that minimum wage does not support a comfortable life, including adequate housing, medical care, and food. She learned that these jobs are often physically demanding and require toughness to work them for long periods of time. Lastly, she found that the application process is intrusive and more in depth than necessary, she was subject to multiple drug tests and was treated poorly. Ehrenreich believed that these were significant problem and she likely hoped her book could shed light on the true life and

“Dad lost his job,”(67) Lori informed Jeanette. Which was not a surprise, but it was the job that he had for the longest period of time. Because Rex lost his job and the family had no real source of income the Walls were left with crumbs to eat. But Mary Rose could not let her family live a life of constant worrying about food, so she gets herself a job. A job as a teacher at the school which Lori, Jeanette and Brian attend. This is the first time that Mary Rose has a job and it shows Jeanette as well as the other children that women are also allowed to have jobs and make money. That men are not the only ones who are allowed to

James recalls a story of when he asked his supervisor for a raise stating that he was tired of being paid such low wages for his hard work. His supervisor, Phonse Bean responded with, “Really, by you doing so many jobs, it cuts you high-level pay down to lower pay, to medium grade. Actually, the way I got it figured, you 're fifteen cents overpaid now an hour. But I 'm going to give you a nickel raise-because I think you 're worth it.”

Anne thinks that she is not included in family news, and thinks that she is left out of Jenny’s life.

The book states, “I made money babysitting and doing other kids’ homework. I did book reports, science essays, and math… After school I babysat for a dollar an hour and could usually do the homework then. I also tutored kids for two dollars an hour” (224). This elaborates how she’s able to find ways to make money for herself and the kids’ move to New York. She was hard-working and did many jobs to provide a stable income when her parents wouldn’t. This resourcefulness helped later on in New York when she was trying to find places for money and she had always worked hard when she found a

Anne does not have much caring for a “dull witted fellow” (Ross 226), and makes it seem like she deserves better. As the story progresses, Anne lets go of her self control and has an affair with Steven while John is away tending to his father.

In New York City a salaryman Marco Leone lives a normal life. He works like any other person. He puts up with abuse from his boss just to pay his bills. Weeks later the office he had been working for the past seven years had a budget cut and people were going to get laid off. Marco’s boss calls him into his office to tell him the bad news, he was getting laid off. One of the employees who didn’t get laid off was a twenty-year-old woman who had just started there and all the higher ups like her.

" Anne would prefer John stay and pay attention to her rather than care for his father. Ann eventually learns to self-reflect and comprehend that her husband loves her. John has only ever tried to be a good husband, yet she has been nothing but selfish in her actions toward him. Lucy, in

Stuhldreher claims that Cullen, who had initially been skeptical about the program, witnessed an increase in student’s enthusiasm and effort, even though test-taking is not a priority for students with adult responsibilities or in extreme circumstances. Stuhldreher presents Cullen’s observations in order to demonstrate that people who were originally incredulous about the program’s success have now become supporters after noticing positive outcomes in student’s attitudes. Moreover, Stuhldreher presents an example of Cullen’s student, whom is tardy on a daily basis because she is responsible for her sibling, hoping to sway the audiences’ emotions by explicating that the financial rewards can motivate students who have more significant obligations and are in greater necessity of money. Consequently, Stuhldreher’s audience may be more inclined to support programs similar to Spark because they will feel compassion and empathy for students with financial disadvantages and rationalize that payments for students may benefit entire

Just a little juicy tidbit of information about Ann and John: Ann was married to Alvin, they had been married for thirteen years with two adorable children. Alvin also worked for Raychem. John and Ann met when John was hired a few years ago and quickly earned a promotion as Ann’s boss. Attracted to each other from the moment they saw each other, their friendship gradually lured into an extra marital affair. When Ann met Evie at the Laundromat and discovered that she was the same nationality as her lover, she felt compelled to offer a helping hand. No matter what Ann’s motivation was, Evie was eternally grateful, notwithstanding that John and Ann often used Mom as an excuse to rendezvous in secret, reminding her that they aided in

From its start-up until the present, Apple’s corporate structure hasn’t changed a lot. Before his death, Steve Jobs was the one to make the calls regarding all the decisions; everything had to be passed through him. The company’s decision making processes were and still are centralized, in which the CEO makes all the decisions but it is incorporating more of a collaborative approach. The company is doing so by encouraging its hardware and software teams to collaborate. This approach however, never existed when Jobs was the CEO. Apple is considered a centralized company because it makes high capital investments that encourage centralization. It is highly competitive, offers high technology products, has a homogeneous product line, low product diversification, and has a lot of experience doing international business. Furthermore, it is organized on different basis; functional, divisional and geographical. Its functional structure is that the innovations and visions essentially come from top management and flow down the organization. Top management includes the board of directors in which they oversee and ensure that shareholders’ interests are being served for a long-term. Also, its functional structure is departmentalized and includes marketing, engineering, manufacturing, financing, IT, research and development. Its divisional functions include the products the company is offering, the market it is operating in and geographical areas. Apple has four product categories; the