Social Classes In Mike Rose's Blue Collar Brilliance

However, both of them have different thoughts and explanation. The idea of the American Dream in Tan’s vision is more about the freedom that citizens can have. Moreover, it is a way or direction on how people want to build up their life stories and also the freedom of living creatively in the society. On the other hand, Hume focused more on people’s position and their economy. Hume thinks that parents back in the past thinks that if their children achieve a higher position in the society and have a higher waged job with a better living environment.

For example more young people often want a higher minimum wage and help with student loans. In comparison older people will want more help with retirement. Because of their different needs/wants they will vote differently on different subjects. With an absence of young voters, also comes an absence of our opinions being

If one stops and waits to return to school, one would lose that drive to challenge that higher education. By waiting to go to college, one is prone to prolonging the decision to return to school, therefore generating the possibility of not going back at all. For this reason, making that decision to continue on immediately after high school, one will stay motivated, which in turn will open new doors and new opportunities. Studies show that if one completes a degree program; one is more likely to get a higher paying job. Most high paying jobs also come with benefits.

I would bus tables, take to-go orders, roll silverware in napkins, and drop off catering orders near and far. After mastering these lost art forms I decided my talents were needed elsewhere, so I began volunteering at my local ER. Not as glamourous as my day job, but it had its moments. Every hour was different with patients coming in with ailments ranging from headaches to heartaches to the dreaded common cold. As it turns out, working at my parents’ restaurant and volunteering at the ER were not all that different.

History shows when trying to discuss a women’s “place in society” conflict always arises. Expectations of women were always conspicuous; performing house duties. In the novel Working by Studs Terkel, Terkel describes the oral history of a woman named Theresa Carter. Mrs.Carter lives in a blue-collar neighborhood along with her loving husband and three kids. She shares her experience of being a housewife and what a typical day entails; cooking, cleaning, children, and the occasional reading.

A free college education in universities and community colleges will leave graduates debt free and fuel the economy. There are many people with more intelligent minds than students in Harvard, but students of Harvard have rich parents who can get them the best possible education. People would rather not go to college than face student loans their entire life. Making a college education free will not make a degree less valuable because the value of something does not just come from how much money it costs. If someone has a degree, regardless of how much they pay for it, it has the value of education itself.

Obama once said “And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it.” (Obama 67-71) College education is typically considered to be very useful when one is wanting their dream career or a career with good annual pay. Without college education, it is highly likely that employers will not hire people with only a high school diploma. A college level education is valuable because one can have better wealth, is less likely to be unemployed, and better social skills. Firstly, it has been proven that employee’s with a college level education will have better wealth compared to a high school graduate. “Workers with a bachelor’s degree earn about $415 more a week than workers whose highest level of education is a high school diploma.” (“New School, Old Story”) Adding onto that “$22,000 more on average per year, compared to high school graduates.” (“5 Ways Ed Pays”) $22,000 is a very big number for people who can’t afford a new apartment even though they work 3 part time jobs as a high school graduate.

Ibrahim Demry Ms.Milliner EES21QH-04 9/24/16 There are a lot of factors that could influence a person to go to college such as getting paid more than high school graduates, acquiring new skills, just getting a better education, because certain jobs require you to have a college degree, or because you want to learn new skills to do a specific job. The factors that are influencing my decision to go to college are getting paid more money, learning more about what I want to do in the future, because not everyone in my family had the opportunity to go to college and I don't want to waste my chance, or simply because everyone expects me to go to college. One thing that can influence a person's decision to go to college is getting paid more money. In the article “Graduates Pay is slipping, but Still Outpaces Others” writer Tyler Cowen states “the wage differential between college graduates and high school graduates...the college premium...is growing” when he says this he's describing how

Society needs people to fill all kinds of roles. People who might not be able to afford going to college nor have any interest in going to college do the things they love even without the aid of an education. Despite, college educated people are unlikely to be unemployed. And having a degree is not just about economic advantages. People with college degrees have more potential to be satisfied with their jobs.

There are many on going discussions on whether or not college is a good investment. Some say that college is a waste of time and money or as Dale Stephens writes in College is A Waste of Time, “I believe higher education is broken” (Stephens 38). Others believe that college can be beneficial to one’s future and worth every penny. Considering both sides and weighing the possible outcomes, it can be proven that college is worth the risk. Investing in a college education can lead to a better job with better pay that will create a stable future, expand knowledge while investing economically in the country, and help to create a positive lifestyle.