Studs Terkel

“In 2011, at every education level, white workers were more likely than black workers to be in good job –one that pays at least $19 per hour, has health insurance, and has some kind of retirement plan” (Jones and Schmitt). The American Dream promises equal opportunity and acceptance for every citizen in America, but sometimes that does not seem to be true to people of an opposing race. Although some people claim that America still provides access to the American Dream due to all of the different

People come to America to find opportunity and strive for a better life in the homeland. With the many possibilities of being in the American landscape, people are capable of reaching a certain goal in life. The U.S central government grants human rights for all civilians, so people have the freedom to make their own choices and set their own paths. Although many have struggled to reach a decent life, there is still a chance to make that vision into reality. By all means, the American Dream is still

the aggressive nature of the German and Japanese cultures. However at the same time the war would produce a greater number of problems throughout the post war years with the invention of the bomb and Soviet tensions. Ultimately it appears as though Terkel takes a similar stance. WWII was a war that to some countries was necessary to fight in though for others it could be argued that it was not necessary. For example, the British and French felt they had no choice but to go to war due to the close proximity

Studs Terkel (1980) relates C. P. Ellis' story about how his experiences organizing a union opened his eyes about how corporations treat minorities, and resulted in a new understanding of the people around him even though he was a former Klansman. I have never been in the Klan or organized a union, but a similar turning point for me came for me when I saw the movie "The Eye of the Storm," about Jane Elliot's experiment with white schoolchildren in Riceville, Iowa. This experiment demonstrated to

can't succeed, they regularly tend to vent out their disappointment towards individuals whom they believe are the reason for their dissatisfaction. Ellis explains, "Maybe they've had bitter experiences in this life and they had to hate somebody." (Terkel, 56). In Parillo's article, cases from past settings demonstrate that the minorities in the general public are normally the substitutes for individuals' outrage. At the point when the circumstance of C.P. Ellis is contrasted with this school of figured

In the article, "Why I Quit the Klan” from American Dreams: Lost and Found by Studs Terkel it touches upon the life of former president of the Ku Klux Klan, C. P. Ellis. Throughout his whole life he always had this feeling of inferiority. His father barely making enough money to even buy some decent clothes for himself, made Ellis ashamed of what he wore outside. As time passed nothing in his life seemed to go right, he had a child who was blind and retarded, which he loved but was an extra expense

America's Downward Spiral In recent years, the economy in the United States has been in what most would see as a recession. American people differ in the way they react to a recession. Some, such as Michael Moore, feel it becomes a downward spiral as big business and it’s stockholders gain more money and power, and it’s workers gain less money and stability. With a loss of stability for the American worker there is a fear of losing their health benefits, social security, pension plan, and

“race” with the whites and observes the game of innocence being played between them. Both authors clearly point out that blacks and whites fail to understand each other because of the desire for power. Terkel’ and Steele’s essays portray the idea of races blaming one another for their problems. In Studs Terkel’s oral history, Ellis is born financially unstable. Although his father works hard to support the family, he doesn’t even have enough to buy adequate clothes for Ellis. Thus, Ellis always leaves

Karson Grant C. Ellision 11th English 27 October, 2017 The Great Depression The Great Depression was a bad time for everyone, one of the worst times in the U.S history. The Great Depression itself was not just caused by the stock market crash, there were other factors too. The presidents were factors to the depression also, people look over them and think they had nothing to do with it but they were factors. The stock market crash is also a factor of the depression, also called black Thursday

It’s Time to Demand More from Corporate America Michael Moore exposes corporate America's dark side in Roger and Me, Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint, and The Big One (Moore).  These show that corporate America is committing a form of domestic terrorism by dehumanizing and exploiting their workers then forcing them to the streets to survive. The actions by individuals such as Roger Smith and Phil Knight are perfect examples of capitalists constantly oppressing the working class described