...Blue-Collar Brilliance Summary In “Blue-Collar Brilliance”, Mike Rose brings to light a common mis-belief among Americans today, that, “Intelligence is closely associated with formal education…most people seem to move comfortably from that notion to a belief that work requiring less schooling requires less intelligence”(247). Rose expresses that it is important for people to understand the type of work being done does not always equal the level of intelligence. Also, many occupations require more knowledge than they are given credit for. In Rose’s article, he focuses on jobs that appear to be solely physical and entail no prior knowledge, some believe no knowledge can be gained from these professions. Rose often compares learning in a blue-collar work environment to that of a classroom. He explains, “Though work related actions become routine with experience, they were learned at some point through observation, trial and error, and, often, physical or verbal assistance”(250). The worker must adapt to his situation in order to excel in his job....
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...The essay Blue-Collar Brilliance is written by Mike Rose. His essay was published in the American Scholar in 2009. In Rose’s essay, he makes valid points about intelligence. Mike Rose makes the point that even though some jobs require more education to work in that field that does not mean that they require more intelligence than those that do not require a lot of education. At the beginning of Mike Rose’s essay, he makes the point that blue collar jobs requiring a lot of physical and mental stability by relating it to his mother’s waitressing career. He goes into detail about all the skills his mother had to perform at one time. In order for Rose’s mother to perform the skills as a waitress, she needed good memory skills and be quick with...
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...In Blue-Collar Brilliance the author Mike Rose shows us that intelligence isn't based off how much school you have completed. He shows that blue-collar jobs take just as much of your mind and body as white-collar jobs do. He gives us personal examples of his intelligent family members who worked blue-collar jobs and showed that in all jobs, certain qualities have to be learned and developed just like jobs that require an education, so people shouldn't consider these jobs mindless. The story starts off with Rose showing how his mother’s job as a waitress was no easy task. It took many different skills that had to be learned and developed. She had to be able to communicate with people, think quick on her feet, and be able to develop a great...
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...Social class puts us all in separate groups, depending on our experience with wealth and power. In the articles “Blue Collar Brilliance” and “Hidden Intellectualism,” we are exposed to a different form of intellectualism that is not entirely based on academics. Authors Mike Rose and Gerald Graff describe how education plays a significant role in today’s society. The amount of money one has and the type of area one lives in affects the type of school a student attends. Those that live in a richer neighborhood often have schools that provide a strong education. Neighborhoods with people of a lower class often don’t have their school systems built as strong. The different levels of education we accomplish determines our value in society. Our...
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...“Blue-Collar Brilliance” Analysis essay In the article “Blue-Collar Brilliance” by Mike Rose, the author argues that jobs that do not require a large amount of formal education, still require a certain kind of intelligence. Rose shares his mother’s and uncle’s experiences as blue-collar workers and his study to support his claim. Rose introduces the article sharing stories about his mother, Rosie, experience working as a waitress, “she’d sequence and group task: what could she do first, then second, then third as she circled through her station” (Page. 1034). Rose includes this quote to describe that from observing his mom, he noticed that in order to adapt how active the restaurant was, his mother would mentally devise strategies to remain efficient in her work. Rose understood that her job was not solely based on manual labor unlike the common stereotypes, but instead both manual labor and intelligence. Rose later describes their family educational background stating that his mother was a middle school dropout, he included this to support the idea that even though she does not have a lot of...
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...Unit 2 has shown me how rhetoric is important in everyday life, whether it be writing, music, or media. Think about it, does your favorite song, movie, or book make you feel emotion, does it make sense, do you believe the things the author/artist is saying? That is rhetoric. The main rhetorical appeals are Logos, Ethos, and Pathos, the appeal of Logic, Authority and emotion. The unit 2 threshold concepts are shown in my rhetorical analysis when I discussed Mike Rose’s writing style, language, and grammar. This project challenged me to think outside the box as a writer and actually take the time to slow down so I could understand what Rose was talking about and the rhetorical appeals he used. I am the type of person that likes to get things...
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...important role in the world economy and in daily experience. Automation has had a notable impact in a wide range of industries beyond manufacturing (where it began). Once-ubiquitous telephone operators have been replaced largely by automated telephone switchboards and answering machines. Medical processes such as primary screening in electrocardiography or radiography and laboratory analysis of human genes, sera, cells, and tissues are carried out at much greater speed and accuracy by automated systems. Automated teller machines have reduced the need for bank visits to obtain cash and carry out transactions. In general, automation has been responsible for the shift in the world economy from industrial jobs to service jobs in the 20th and 21st centuries. The term automation, inspired by the earlier word automatic (coming from automaton), was not widely used before 1947, when General Motors established the automation department. At that time automation technologies were electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic. Between 1957 and 1964 factory output nearly doubled while the number of blue collar workers started to...
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...The Arithmetic of Inequality Jimmy is a second grader. He pays attention in school, and he enjoys it. School records show that he is reading slightly above grade level and has a slightly better than average IQ. Bobby is a second grader across town. He also pays attention in class and enjoys school, and his test scores are similar to Jimmy's. Bobby is a safe bet to enter college (more than four times as likely as Jimmy) and a good bet to complete it -- at least twelve times as likely as Jimmy. Bobby will probably have at least four years more schooling than Jimmy. He is twenty seven times as likely as Jimmy to land a job which by his late forties will pay him an income in the top tenth of all incomes. Jimmy has about one chance in eight of earning a median income (Bassis, 1991:216). I. Basic Definitions A. Life Chances Life chances refer to one's access to resources. Life chances can refer to one's ability to get food and shelter. It also refers to access to social institution such as health care, education, the government, and the law (to mention a few). Social class affects one's life chances across a broad spectrum of social phenomenon from health care, to educational attainment, to participation in the political process, to contact with the criminal justice system. B. What is Social Stratification? Social stratification refers to the division of a society into layers (or strata) whose occupants have unequal access to social opportunities and rewards. People in the top strata...
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...Peter F Drucker . Reprint r0208f August 2002 HBR Case Study The Sputtering R&D Machine Martha Craumer r0208a Voices Inspiring Innovation Creativity Under the Gun Teresa M. Amabile, Constance N. Hadley, and Steven J. Kramer r0208b r0208c The Failure -Tolerant Leader Richard Farson and Ralph Keyes r0208d r0208e Breaking Out of the Innovation Box John D. Wolpert Best of HBR The Discipline of Innovation Peter F Drucker . r0208f r0208g r0208h r0208j Research That Reinvents the Corporation John Seely Brown Tough-Minded Ways to Get Innovative Andrall E. Pearson Organizing for Innovation: When Is Virtual Virtuous? Henry W. Chesbrough and David J. Teece Creativity Is Not Enough Theodore Levitt r0208k In Closing Stumbling into Brilliance Danny Hillis r0208l BEST OF HBR 1985 The Discipline of Innovation by Peter F Drucker . How much of innovation is inspiration, and how much is hard work? If it’s mainly the former, then management’s role is limited: Hire the right people, and get out of their way. If it’s largely the latter, management must play a more vigorous role: Establish the right roles and processes, set clear goals and relevant measures, and review progress at every step. Peter Drucker, with the masterly subtlety that is his trademark, comes down somewhere in the middle. Yes, he writes in this article, innovation is real work, and it can and should be managed like any other corporate function. But that doesn’t mean it’s the same as other business activities...
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...demanding luxury at every level. Within the luxury industry, the jewellery sector is largest with global retail sales amounting to $150 billion. Tiffany & Co. currently is the leader within the jewellery industry. Tiffany recognized the growing number of consumers demanding luxury at mid-level prices and decided to use this trend to its advantage by introducing items at a lower cost to be more appealing to these middle-income families. Upon realizing the strength of its brand and the image its blue box portrays, Tiffany also plans to continue launching new product lines, taking advantage of the growing popularity of branding among jewellery consumers today. However, with all of Tiffany’s current success, some analysts worry that the company may be devaluing their luxury image with the introduction of lower cost products, as this contradicts their “exclusiveness”, which is part of their brand. In order for Tiffany to not dilute its luxury image with its attempts to make the blue box accessible to the lower end the company must focus on assuring customers that the quality of their products have not lessened even though the cost has. This proposal discusses the fine jewellery sector within the luxury goods industry, focusing on Tiffany & Co.’s (“Tiffany”) position among its strongest competitors and fine jewellery consumers. The paper opens with an overview of the specialty retail industry and current trends within the specific sector of fine jewellery. The document progresses...
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...INFORMATION, AN ORGANIZATION SIMPLY COULD NOT OPERATE. THIS CHAPTER INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO SEVERAL CORE BUSINESS STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON USING INFORMATION TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, INCLUDING: • The core drivers of the information age • Data, information, business intelligence, knowledge • Systems thinking • Competitive advantages • Porter’s Five Forces model • Porter’s three generic strategies • Value chain analysis Many of these concepts and strategies will be new to your students. Be sure to explain to your students that this chapter offers an introduction to these concepts and they will gain a solid understanding of the details of these concepts as they continue reading the text. SECTION 1.1 – BUSINESS DRIVEN MIS Competing in the Information Age The Challenge: Departmental Companies The Solution: Management Information Systems SECTION 1.2 – BUSINESS STRATEGY Identifying Competitive Advantages The Five Forces Model – Evaluating Industry Attractiveness The Three Generic Strategies – Choosing a Business Focus Value Chain Analysis – Executing Business Strategies | | |SECTION 1.1 | |BUSINESS DRIVEN MIS ...
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...THE MYNISTRY OF EDUCATION AND YOUTH OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA PEDAGOGICAL STATE UNIVERSITY “ION CREANGA” THE FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE THE ENGLISH PHILOLGY CHAIR COURSE PAPER THE MODES OF USING THE DEFINITE ARTICLE IN ENGLISH BASED UPON SHORT STORIES BY AGATHA CHRISTIE. Written by: Popusoi Veronica Student of Group №304 en./sp. Scientific advisor: Vasilache A. Senior – lecturer of English CHISINAU 2014 CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………p. 3 CHAPTER ONE. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE CATEGORY OF ARTICLE in English.…………………………………………………..p. 5 1.1 Article. General notion. ……………………………...…...………….p. 5 1.2 The Functions of the Definite Article in English……………...…………...p. 7 1.3The Usage of the Definite Article with Class Nouns in English…p.9 CHAPTER TWO. DEFINITE ARTICLE IN USE………………………..p.24 2.1 Practical aspects of Using Definite Article in English..……...p.24 2.2 The Use of Definite Articles in Stories by Agatha Christie..p..32 CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………p.37 BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………………............p. 38 APPENDIX …………………………………………………………………..p. 44 Introduction Though the article is the part of speech that contains only two words it presents a great difficulty for a student of English. A foreigner can always be told by his wrong use of article. Mistakes in the use of articles...
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...Recruitment & Selection Process of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd Date Name of teacher Lecturer Premier University. Sub: Submission of a Term paper. Dear Sir/ Madam, With due respect to state that I am very thankful to you as you assigned me this term paper “Recruitment & Selection Process of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd.” It is a great opportunity for me to accquire theoritical & Practical knowledge of recruitment and selection procedure of a reputed pharmaceutical company. Your kind acceptance & any kind of inspiration will surely inspire me. Name ID Introduction: Human Resource plays the vital role to get maximum contribution from its workforce. It is the nerve centre of the company as it is to deal with man who is the vital and most sensitive factor in any organization. Without the support of human beings machine remain idle, raw materials lie stacked and money gets tied up. To get the best output the potential individual has to be recruited. Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a leading pharmaceuticals company in Bangladesh, established in 1999. The company has a very big manufacturing facility located at Savar, 35 kilometer away from the center of the capital city Dhaka. The company produce various types of dosages forms which include tablets, capsules, oral liquids, ampoules, dry powder vials, powder for suspension, nasal spray etc. This is a very fast growing company. This growth is depends on the quality of the products and the better...
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...INSPECTION & TESTING OF MATERIALS COMPILED BY: SYED HAIDER ALI (COURSE MATERIAL FOR DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTION EXAMINATION (DPE)) Chapter # 1: METALLOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION: 2 Chapter # 1: METALLOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION: ................................................................... 6 1.1 INTRODUCTION: ......................................................................... 6 1.2 METALLURGICAL MICROSCOPE: .................................................... 6 1.3 SPECIMEN PREPARATION: ............................................................ 8 1.5 MICRO AND MACRO EXAMINATION:............................................. 13 1.6 STUDY OF MICROSTRUCTURES: .................................................. 14 Chapter # 2: Tensile Testing .............................................................................................................. 19 2.1 INTRODUCTION: ....................................................................... 19 2.2 PROCEDURE OF TENSILE TESTING: ............................................. 19 2.3 TENSILE PROPERTIES: ............................................................... 21 2.4 EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF TENSILE TESTING: ........................... 26 Chapter # 3: Bend Test ....................................................................................................................... 28 3.1 INTRODUCTION: ....................................................................... 28 3.2 TYPES OF BEND TEST: .........................
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...English Contents ABOUT THIS BOOK ................................5 THE WORDS.............................................7 WORD ANALYSIS ...............................103 IDIOM AND USAGE ............................117 About This Book English offers perhaps the richest vocabulary of all languages, in part because its words are culled from so many languages. It is a shame that we do not tap this rich source more often in our daily conversation to express ourselves more clearly and precisely. There are of course thesauruses but they mainly list common words. Other vocabulary books list difficult, esoteric words that we quickly forget or feel self-conscious using. However, there is a bounty of choice words between the common and the esoteric that often seem be just on the tip of our tongue. Vocabulary 4000 brings these words to the fore. Whenever possible, one-word definitions are used. Although this makes a definition less precise, it also makes it easier to remember. Many common words appear in the list of words, but with their less common meanings. For example, the common meaning of champion is “winner.” A less common meaning for champion is to support or fight for someone else. (Think of the phrase “to champion a cause.”) This is the meaning that would be used in the list. As you read through the list of words, mark any that you do not know with a check mark. Then when you read through the list again, mark any that you do not remember with two checks. Continue in this...
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