Analysis Of Anna Burger's Work

What was the predominant image of women and women’s place in medieval society? Actual historical events, such as the scandal and subsequent litigation revolving around Anna Buschler which Steven Ozment detail’s in the Burgermeisters Daughter, suggests something off a compromise between these two literary extremes. It is easy to say that life in the sixteenth century was surely no utopia for women but at least they had some rights.

Deborah Brandt in her composition “Remembering Writing, Remembering Reading”, explores the relationship between reading and writing as they are seen as individuals. Through a miscellaneous amount of interviews, including one of her own, Brandt uses a variety of people's memories to emphasize that reading and writing have been argued to be secluded. Yet, what Brandt predominantly discusses in her article is the importance of reading and writing. Many of her interviews included parents discussing the importance of both topics, and their thought of both topics being equally taught by the parent and teacher. These interviews were evident because they drew interests from many point of views to overall point out, in many people’s beliefs that

Reducing the amount of labor by changing the shifts of people and encouraging them to work with ambition can significantly decrease the loss of revenue spent on unnecessary wages. "More and more part-time workers

As Samuel Gompers notes, “I maintain that this is a true proposition- that men under the short-hour system not only have opportunity to improve themselves, but to make a greater degree of prosperity for their employers”(2). Men who are overworked have “lives to work instead of working to live” (2) which is accurate. They do the same thing every day having a routine and no time devoted into bettering themselves and having thoughts on ideas or anything. The author is Samuel Gompers and the intended audience is working men, more specifically those who hire the working men. To make them realize what they are doing by assigning so many hours to men. This is a primary document as it may have been composed during the midst of a time when men were constantly overworked.

The Burgermeister’s Daughter by Steven Ozment delivers an intriguing and detailed discussion of one woman’s struggle over disputes of the social prejudices and justice system of her hometown in 16th century Germany. While the life and times of the Burgermeister’s daughter, Anna Buschler, is a fundamental theme in the work, Ozment considers many other circumstantial aspects of German society which present the foundation through which Anna’s struggles are to be recognized. Ozment’s intent in writing such a narrative was precisely recognized in the final chapter of the book, in which the author focused in on a few elements which contributed to the greater picture he strived to offer. Author Steven Ozment dives right into Anna Buschler’s life, telling her story as the daughter of the mayor of Schwabisch Hall, described as far from the classic 16th century German woman.

The terrifying scene of innocent women getting beaten up in jail was the results of women who tried to gain their rights. About 30 women was convicted of obstructing sidewalk traffic and some got kick and slammed on the wall. The guards left no mercy to women whatsoever as they dragged them along like dogs. In jail, they were bleeding and every single movement was being watch. It was unbearable and bloody to watch. In this period of time, the authorities will do anything they could to get what benefits them most. For example, Lucy Burns was one of them who got her hands chained on the cell bars and hanged throughout the night, breathing and gasping for air. Without a doubt, the terror and the pain really stood out the most and has the greatest

Today most of the people use to complain about working too much and that they are overworked. However, if we look back in time or look at the picture on the side we can clearly see that the workers in 1950s had it awful when it comes to the work time and their incomes. In 1952, the people worked for 48hours work in weeks, compared to today where people with a full-time job only work for 37hours.

Does Americans work too hard? Does working more actually reduce productivity? This topic has been part of a big debate ever since; workers right has been questioned by the public. Furthermore, the problem with 40 hour work week and limit on how many hours a person can work is part of the debate when concerning with workers’ rights. Additionally, there should be changes in employment laws to give Americans more time to relax. That way workers’ productivity can increase and it will not have a negative effect on workers both physically and mentally.

But what happens when companies start to come close to the 50 employee point? They will cut employees’ hours back to a part-time status to 30 hours in order to stay afloat (Stevens & Harler, 2012). On top of this, employees who

Heidi Gottfried, author of Gender, Work, and Economy, states, “Unraveling the logical puzzle can offer clues to how the reproductive bargain within a country, structures options and actions related to the gender division of labor in the household, and its consequences for women’s labor force participation in the wage labor market” (105). She discusses that Japan’ low birth rate does not affect the low labor participation by women. Whereas, Sweden’s steady birthrates results in high labor force participation. Japanese women tend to participate in the labor force at high rates only if the birthrate is low. “The fertility decisions are sensitive to economic and political factors and context” (106). If women has two children, then she is willing

During the industrial revolution, our country's factory workers spent up to twelve hours a day with miserable and sometimes deadly working conditions, all while being severely underpaid. In 1914 Henry Ford not only doubled their pay, but shortened the workday to eight hours. He was met with significant improvement in productivity and satisfaction from the workers, that has lasted up to this day. However, many, myself included, are still unsatisfied with the eight hour work day.

Based on the passage, people do work a lot of over time. It is important to understand, of how much, is too much. Working a lot can increase stress and induce fatigue. A study in Britain, has confirmed this. I have worked a twelve hour shift before. My experience from that was hard and overwhelming.

France has a flexible working schedule where they can discuss and debate the hours they work to fit their family’s life schedule. The workers are also allowed to take a leave of absence to go to school or get training for any specific interest. In general, French workers can reconstruct their working schedule to work less hours in their occupations per week, month or year depending on their personal or family interests. In 2000, a law was introduced where the French were no longer required to work 39 hours per week. Instead they were required to work only 35 hours per week, which is less than the United Sates’ 40 hours per week requirement. This has causes an increase in the employment rate and job sharing. They also have a smaller work force. They have higher taxes but they have more social benefits. France has one of the world’s

More than a quarter of employers report that their people are clocking up increasing amounts of overtime and more than 60 per cent say that those extra hours are unpaid. Of particular interest was the 26 per cent of employers who told us that the amount of overtime being performed by their employees had increased in the past year. Too much work was given as the main reason for doing overtime, with 40 per cent citing it, while 20 per cent said they stayed late because of pressure from colleagues. More than one in 10 (11 per cent) of those workers questioned said they remained in the office because they were afraid they might lose their job if they didn't clock up extra

A standard work day in the United States is eight hours and should remain that way. Although there may be some benefits to shorter work days, the negative outcomes outweigh any good. Yes, a six-hour work day would better fit the time brains are fully functioning, but it also means people are making less money. In most households, losing two hours worth of pay everyday makes a big difference which could lead to people having more than one job, stressing them out more and causing them to spend less time at home with family or resting. Not only would it impact workers, but also their family and the company they work for. The second author stated that for most businesses, hiring more people to work the uncovered shifts would cost more than