Tana Sanderson, author of "The Great Debate- Education vs. Experience" and Jan Eberly and Carmel Martin, authors of "The Economic Case for Higher Education" share the same sentiment regarding education. ... Many employers prefer to see that a potential employee was determined enough to earn a degree in the career field that he or she has chosen. ...
Because of this I could not agree with the author's viewpoint from the book, The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America's Changing Families (Coontz, 1997), that today's families are loosing their identity because of convoluted roles and responsibilities. ... In contrast I have chosen to work outside the home to help provide my family a stable economic future, social acceptance, and personal satisfaction. ...
The Pullman Strike, as one author puts it; " was especially important in American perceptions of "the labor problem" of the time." The author tells us how the Pullman Strike is important because it was one of the first strikes to gain what it's objective had been and brought awareness to the people all over. ... Working conditions are continually improving as meetings between a chosen spokesperson and business owners can be negotiated about workers" rights and whatever else the workers and employers feel needs to be voiced. ...
According to Loren Baritz, Author of God's Country and American Know-how, Moral authority has been imbedded in American culture before America was even a country. I believe the quote by Herman Melville best explained moral authority when he said, "and we Americans are the peculiar, chosen people - the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world." ...
Nickel And Dimed Nickel and Dimed The United States of America is the richest nation in the world. Very poor countries look to us for help. We give them clothes, food, and housing. I understand as a rich nation we should help out some of the less fortunate people in the world, but what a...
After living in America for 9 years, I also feel like I have "married this country" and though India will always be a big part of my life, I have chosen to live in America. ... In the "Children of Immigrants" article, the author takes quotes from various first generation Americans whose families" moved when they were just kids. ...