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beige and green, in various shades. In the opening shot, the bartender is setting up drinks on the counter, with the first patron arriving, saying, "How ya doin'?" as he sits down at the bar. In rapid secession, other men arrive, each using the same greeting, "How ya doin'?" with varying inflections, but in almost the same tonal voice and with the same actions as the first costumer. The immediate thought of the viewer/listener is that the men are working class, perhaps all blue-collar workers. In addition
In the article “ Blue-Collar Brilliance” the author Mike Rose, was obviously arguing that just because some jobs requires less schooling than others, it doesn’t mean that their jobs use less brain, intelligent and less thought process in their profession. To argue his theory Rose told us about his mother, about how when he was younger, he observe his mother as a waitress at a coffee shop and family restaurant. Rose told us how his mother loves her being a waitress and how her job required her to
terms of what is the classic American image. It was a time of economic prowess where the blue collar factory worker would work 9 to 5 and then go to the local bar with his coworkers. However, times have since changed. The industrial plants that once dominated the Great Lakes economic region has become a shell of its past to the point where it is now none as the Rust Belt as industry left and white collar jobs became the norm. Since this degradation has settled into this once industrial cities, many
In his article, “Blue-Collar Brilliance”, UCLA Professor, Mike Rose, encourages society not to perpetuate the stereotypes that suggest people who work blue-collar jobs are less intelligent than people who work white-collar jobs, by failing to acknowledge the vast array of skills required of a person working a blue-collar job. An additional issue Rose brings up is the assumption many people make, that intellect is defined by the level of education a job requires. Rose addresses this naive assumption
Unemployment in the Family Most people will eventually have to get a job, become employed to pay bills and help support themselves and their family. However, for many people unemployment can go from being something on a shelf in the back of their mind to reality at any point. Unemployment, defined as “the state of not having a job”, can affect any person or family at any time (Merriam-Webster). Unemployment, as we have seen in the past, has no boundaries and can help bring a nation crumbling down
besides the want for that professional dream career drives us to pursue a college education? If we go through it to enhance intelligence or overall knowledge and wellbeing, does that imply these facets cannot be obtained anywhere else, say in a blue-collar atmosphere? The standard way of thinking about knowledge in general, is that it is based solely on IQ scores, academic grades, and the amount of education received. Through this cultural belief, intelligence and formal education—and in that, professions
are worried about their jobs and their future no matter what color the collar of their job classification. Her analysis of the white-collar workers versus the blue-collar workers is very clear and reasonable. I can clearly see from what point of views she is advocating to support her claim that America is fixated on zombies because of the dire straits of the economy and that this fixation is held solely by the white-collar workers who fear they are becoming obsolete and will no longer be gainfully employed
Blue Collar workers today are looked down upon by most of society. People think that if you have a blue collar job you aren’t smart and not successful. But in my opinion, blue collar workers are the backbone of our society, and deserve the same amount of respect as white collar workers. “Blue Collar Brilliance by Mike Rose” explains how blue collar workers are very smart and use a lot of brainpower to get their jobs done. Both his Uncle and mother were blue collar workers and that’s where he got
Throughout history, blue collar and working men have been revered, loved, and idolised by some and belittled, scorned, and depreciated by others. The popularity of these viewpoints rise and fall with the passage of time. To get a glimpse of the views of people groups throughout history, we must turn to literature from the time. The works The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck, Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway and “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller all portray a working man as a central
Mike Rose’s article “Blue-Collar Brilliance” talks about people judging other people’s intelligence based on their jobs. Mike Rose explains in his article that people with blue collar jobs are just as intelligent as people with white collar jobs because they both use critical thinking and multi task while they are working. The standard of their jobs might be different because of their different ways of learning. People who are considered professionals or white collared individuals learn by studying
Rose 276). In other words the author of Blue-Collar Brilliance, Mike Rose, believes that blue-collar jobs require intelligence as well. I agree that those who work blue-collar jobs need to be intelligent, a point that needs emphasizing since so many people believe that those who work blue-collar jobs aren't intelligent and that why they have them. Although I also believe that The essay Blue-Collar Brilliance discuses the topic that even blue-collar jobs require intelligence. Rose says that it
as having the ability to receive intelligence because they are not going to a college and having to go to a workplace. Reality their potential can be much higher than expected because in the blue collar work place they can learn something new that may never be taught at a four-year Institution. The worker with the simple fact of working can receive knowledge and those increases your intelligence level. It may be different compared to the knowledge a student may receive but at the end of the day it
Everybody has their own definition of living the “American Dream” and although they have their own definition, they all end up saying the same things. A big house, a family, enough money to feed their family and do other things around town, a job, success, peace, love, and happiness are all things that qualifies one for living the American dream. Some people however, do not believe in the American dream because it is hard to achieve even if you are taking all the right steps to achieve it. In these
skilled workers maybe phased out, companies can easily replace individual workers, and workplace surveillance may rise considerably. With computers ruling the workplace, employees must be prepared to handle and manage this hi speed form of work. In the past, low skilled (when it comes to computers), blue collar workers were necessary to carry out the duties of a firm or business to keep everything running smoothly. As computers began to infiltrate the business world, more skilled workers in the
is in a legitimate occupation and committing, an illegal act is a white-collar crime. “To be more concise white - collar crime is define as any illegal act, punishable by a criminal sanction, that is committed in the courses of a legitimate occupation or pursuit by a corporation or by an otherwise respectable individual of high social standing” (Conklin, 2007, Criminology, p. 69). This is not to say that all white-collar crime is committed by upper income or affluent persons. The Sociologist
profit for selling is lower than creating. The middle class has always been largely made up of blue collar workers but while they’re being destroyed the white collar sector is not safe. During the 2000’s, a substantial influx of tech jobs being outsourced to India and China was seen. Customer Service Call Centers are being placed in India along with in-house tech assistance departments. White collar jobs previously considered to be safe are being sent offshore including accounting, stockbrokers, data
about moving manufacturing jobs to developing countries to take advantage of the lower salary there. The affected blue-collar US workers were acting violently out of anger and frustration since their jobs were taken away. White collar population didn¡¯t voice any opinions about the issue back then, since US had the largest demand for white collar workers. Today, white collar workers are feeling the pressure of outsourcing in America and starting to discuss the matter seriously. According to researchers
millions of people in the modern world, many people are still forced to work blue-collar jobs because of their circumstances. While blue-collar jobs may be viewed in society as a “low intelligence”, unskilled labor, it is my belief that such careers require their own form of knowledge and offer an experience that cannot be obtained working white-collar careers. Additionally, those who are capable of working blue-collar jobs may have an easy time finding other careers compared to those educated because
Should United States culture aim toward ensuring that everyone goes to college? Yes, United States should encourage everyone to go to college because it helps people get out of poverty and people explore in a career that could shape their lives. Some of the people want to have a good job in life and have a good salary to change their future. Additionally, college can help you become more independent and successful in life. Unless the country is willing to more fully fund higher education for all