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    bracing, scaffolding, and temporary structures Dig trenches, backfill holes, or compact earth to prepare for construction Operate or tend equipment and machines used in construction Help craft workers with their duties Follow construction plans and instructions from supervisors or more experienced workers Construction laborers and helpers work on almost all construction sites, performing a wide range of tasks from the very easy to the extremely difficult and hazardous. Although many of the tasks

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    A.) Social Location / pg.3: The group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society In The Harvest, it was interesting how the entire make-up of the families was based on being a migrant worker. Every person in the family seemed to already know what their role was going to be as a child, there role in society was already pre mapped out for them. The goal as a family was to have everyone in the United States working together in the fields. The families followed

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    Last week we learned about the ins and outs of workers' compensation! In your own words, explain ways in which you think workers' compensation laws and guidelines could be changed to be more beneficial to workers. However, if you feel that the current system of workers' compensation is good enough, explain why you believe no changes are needed. I believe there shouldn't be any changes made. Workers' compensation covers nearly every working Mississippian. Exceptions include businesses with less than

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    HOOK: Cesar Chavez and the Factory Workers both tried hard to change the way the owners treat them and their rights. The Biography “Flesh and Blood so Cheap triangle fire and its legacy” by Albert Marrin and is about getting safer violations and more hazardous warnings. The Poem” Elegy on the death of Cesar Chavez” by Rudolfo Anaya and this poem is about Cesar Chavez trying to make a good change for farmworkers. They both try their best to get people what they want and what they need. However

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    The Heart of Road Construction Workers We all have driven by a construction zone or been a passenger. Before you drive into a road construction zone you will see warning signs indicating that you are approaching a specific work zone. Typically, these signs will say “Three miles ahead work zone, speed limit 55 and any injury to a worker you will be fined 10,000 dollars.” Next, you will see men and women working and others supervising. One of the construction workers will be holding a sign to indicate

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    "The migration of Bangladeshi transient workers is ultimately beneficial for Singapore 's economy." Transient workers migrate to more economically stable countries due to factors such as lack of job opportunities and low wages in their country, as well as the better working conditions offered in the country they choose to migrate to. The workers usually hail from rural areas with low-paying jobs; even those are scarce. The migrant workers usually are not very highly-educated, with most being lowly-skilled

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    have to pay hourly minimum wage, so instead workers are paid by piece rate: employment in which a worker is paid a fixed rate for each unit produced no matter the time invested. In some areas, farms make it appear that they are paying laborers minimum wage by requiring laborers to pick enough produce to equal a full day’s pay. Over exhaustion induced by this is typically untreated because of the lack of proper medical care available to migrant workers; either because of personal funds, or ignorant

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    Helen Keller defied all the odds stacked against her. Annie Sullivan defied all odds of teaching her. Together they create a story. William Gibson, the author of the play, The Miracle Worker, portrays through the struggles of each girl that it takes work and discipline not pity and laziness to accomplish goals. Helen was a blind and deaf six and a half year old prone to tantrums and bad manners when Annie first met her. Considering that Annie herself had been blind and had had nine surgeries

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    Miracle worker Imagine being surrounded by darkness, literally. Helen Keller was a bright, inspirational person. She had to learn how to cope with being blind and being deaf as well. Blindness or being deaf is something that isn’t very common. It makes a human being very unique, it’s something that makes you, you. She didn’t have all sunshine and rainbows though. People get scared because they can’t see how you’re feeling. They don’t understand because they can’t see how you’re hurt like you can

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    Perseverance: How Success is Granted Dr. Samuel Jackson, English author, once said, “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” One example of a great work was offered in the play, The Miracle Worker. This play was written by William Gibson, and it is the story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, her teacher. Helen Keller developed an illness when she was very young, leaving her blind and deaf. However, with perseverance, she was able to learn the basics of the English language

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