...of boxing in the twentieth century was very common within the working class, especially popular among the young men, yet there were long time competitors that strived to continue and uphold their titles within the ring, for other reasons besides having the title – reasons that young competitors would not yet fully understand. Being in the ring was a scary place to be, but with the right training and preparation, one could leave the ring with glory from defeating their opponent – exemplified by the press, and with large sums of money to make all ends meet. As young competitors joined the sport and prepared for their upcoming matches, they were more often than not competing for one reason and one reason only – the glory, the admiration, and the reputation. But there comes a time when all motivation within the ring changes. Although the boxers had nothing against each other, and the game had to be played, the incentive behind the aging boxers was no longer the same as it was during their youth. They were no longer competing just for the glory; they were now competing for their families at home; competing to make ends meet to continue to support their loved ones. When taking a look at the lifestyle behind the sport of boxing in the twentieth century for the working class, I found that a quote from the boxing movie Rocky interpreted the lifestyle quite well. The quote is as follows, “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how...
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...explore this question because I wanted to be a mechanic, until I saw the sexism that women have to endure in the auto mechanic industry. Therefore, I felt that being an orthodontist would be the best profession for me. I came to this decision by exploring how gender roles effect women, how media effects women, how women in the work forces are effected, and the specific sexism that comes with the auto mechanic industry. I began my research with an article by Rachel Francis. Rachel Francis wrote an article called “The Art of Being a Woman in a Male-Dominated Field.” Rachel states that “Surprisingly, the things that make my job challenging are not the lack of knowledge, an inability to learn, trouble working with others, poor communication skills or even downright laziness. The things that make my job a challenge are all the things I have absolutely no control over: my appearance, my age and my gender.” This quote truly shows how a women’s work ethic truly has nothing to do with how easy or hard it is to make it in a job, especially when it comes to working in a male-dominates industry. This is because women are taught to dress to please men, yet this distracts men. If a woman is too young they are viewed as unintelligent sex objects, which also distracts men. If a woman is too old then they are viewed as unattractive and not able to change with modern society. Then there is simply being a woman. Women have always been portrayed as house wives. Society has engrained it into people’s...
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...however, masks wide geographic and economic inequalities. Most of the country’s poor people (64.8 per cent) live in rural areas and women are among the hardest hit by poverty. In 2006, more than a third of children under five in rural areas suffered from malnutrition. Access to water is also poor in rural areas where only 11 per cent of people can get water compared with 75 per cent of people in urban areas. Rural people also have a higher unemployment rate with close to 50 per cent of the economically active rural population being out of work. Young people and vulnerable groups are particularly hard hit. Poverty has worsened in the Republic of Congo since the 1980s and half the country’s people now live below the poverty line. This average, however, masks wide geographic and economic inequalities. Most of the country’s poor people (64.8 per cent) live in rural areas and women are among the hardest hit by poverty. In 2006, more than a third of children under five in rural areas suffered from malnutrition. Access to water is also poor in rural areas where only 11 per cent of people can get water compared with 75 per cent of people in urban areas. Rural people also have a higher unemployment rate with close to 50 per cent of the economically active rural population being out of work. Young people and vulnerable groups are particularly hard hit. The country’s turbulent history — a troubled transition from centralized planning under a Marxist government to a market economy...
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...importance and serious meaning of war toward the union, espectually the soldiers’ family. The play Lysistrata is about the war between Athens and Sparta. This play is about the story of “ an Athenian matron who convinces the women of Athens and Sparta to withhold sex from their husband until they sign a peace treaty.”The main character is Lysistrata, and she is one of the Athens’ women that willingly to stand up toward the men just to bring peace back. She does not want war between the cities in Greeks. Lysistrata wanted to save Greeks and she believed that if all the women agreed then they can achieve the tremendous goal. “So fine it comes to this--Greece saved by Woman!” She held a meeting with all the other women and told them about her plan to bring peace. There is only one way to save the union is to make all the women withhold sexual privileges with their husband. “sexually explicitly to a degree that can still shock a modern audience, it takes place during the Peloponnesian Wars” “We must refrain from every depth of love.” Lysistrata believed that if the women refuse their husband then the men will stop fighting, because they cannot stand the fact that their wives do not want to have sex with them. The idea came from Lysistrata. At first the women refused to listen because they are too scared...
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...Abortion Moral ideas in society make abortion okay to go through with the process. Ending a pregnancy can be very hard under certain circumstances. Women should have the right to control whatever happens to their bodies. Even though abortion is considered wrong by some people, it is not illegal to do. Therefore, if women were to come to a conclusion that it is okay, they should be morally permitted to do so. Some reasons may sound really selfish but if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time it can have a life long impact on a women’s ability to raise a family and earn a living. Mostly all abortions take place within the first trimester. The baby’s health is based on the mother’s health herself. Health is the number one thing to look at I believe. An abortion should diffidently take place if there are fatal health problems. Abortion is a safe medical procedure and the medical complications can be prevented such as a women’s health, the baby, or the future mother giving birth. Even if a women is using a contraceptive and being responsible, it doesn’t always mean that you cannot get pregnant. Abortion can create a lot of stress which can make pregnancy a lot worse. Also, sometimes people look into it very quickly and sometimes too quickly because they are scared. They don’t regret the decision that is made if they have thought long and hard about things in their life to make it better for both but mostly the child. You have the legal right to ask any questions...
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...Bisola Mary Bello SPEA –V 443: Social Class Assignment. August 11th 2014 3:21 AM. 1. Discuss and explain PEW’s definition of social class in America and how it pertains to income, society and culture. The definition of social class according to Pew research and based on the results of their survey is the stratification of individuals based on income, education level, financial satisfaction, occupation wealth and prestige. Based on those factors individuals are grouped into levels of socioeconomic class namely: upper class, upper-middle class, lower-middle class, and lower class. For the sake of their survey, Pew research grouped together the individuals in the lower-middle class and lower class into one group. Any observer of American society would quickly note that there are large variations in wealth, material possessions, power and authority, and prestige in our society. They would also note differences in access to education, healthcare and leisure. Income is one of the biggest measures or indicator of socioeconomic status. In the United States there is inequality in the distribution of income. Those in the upper class aka the elite represent the smallest percentage of the population yet they hold majority of the income. The opposite can be said for their friends at the end of the spectrum, they make us the largest part of the population and have the least amount of the income. According to Leonard Beeghley a household income of roughly $95,000 would be typical...
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...One could observe a softball or women’s baseball game and see the women field plays with the exact same intensity as in a major-league game. While playing an outfield position, a player must be able to cover ground quickly to run down flyballs. Players also must have good arm strength to throw the ball back to the infield in order to throw out a runner trying to advance on the bases. While playing an infield position, players need to have fast reflexes and reaction speed to field ground balls and line drives. One issue that infield position players face are collisions with the opposing team’s baserunners. This occurs most commonly at second base and home plate. It recently became a rule that the “take-out slide” at second base was no longer a legal play. Although it was uncommon, a runner headed towards second base would slide into the defensive player covering the base. The objective of the runner was to knock down the infielder to prevent him from recording an out. In the effort to prevent injuries, a player could be ejected from a game or suspended from future games. In a statement following the new rule, MLB said that the purpose of the rule was to penalize the offensive team for “deliberate, unwarranted, unsportsmanlike action” by the baserunner. Collisions at home plate have always been legal, but they are frowned upon more recently due to the collective desire to...
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...I belive in hard work through hard word I can change the world to a better place to live . Determination to do a specific job begins by setting up goals ,best strategies ,time allocation to particular goal . Some years ago , when I was assigned for mission in remote areas of Africa I was so ambitious and so exited to help the affected community in regrads to reproductive health . The place were so much hit by drought and famine and the community were forced to displace from their house to the area where they can find food and water . Women and children were mostly affected as they can’t walk far and couldn’t handle the sarvation for long ,Some pregnant women lost their balance in the middle of the road and died . Some term pregnant women left alone home and ended died of by easily preventable pregnancy related diseases. As a humanitarian reproductive health program officer, my duty was to asses the helath facilities capacity in terms of medical equipment, number of trained health professional. Emergency action budget..the assessment en from low level and higher referral level that are found around the affected area. Then donate the Then donate the essential reproductive health equipment to health facilities according to the assesement result .educate the local health post community health provider how to do safe home delivery using an emergency clean delivery kit ,to integrate rep roductive health program with nutrition program led by other campany who are working in...
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... As crime rates in the categories of robbery, larceny, murder, rape and motor vehicle theft rise, so does violence against women. In the United States every one in three women have been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in their lifetime. Violence against women should be a zero tolerance law, like underage drinking. Every nine seconds in the US a woman is beaten by a man in their life. This is very unacceptable. Also, on average, more than three women everyday in the United States are murdered by a boyfriend or husband. As crime goes up in the United States women are even more endangered by any man in their life because they are more vulnerable to getting angrier and like to hit and punch women so hard sometimes it kills them. Women from ages 20 to 34 are at the highest risk for domestic violence. Only about one in five domestic violence against women cases seek professional care because women are to scared to turn the partner in for hurting them. The reason so many women don’t turn their partners in for domestic violence is because of the fact that so many men get angrier and hurt them worse later. Sexual violence against women starts very early in life. 54 percent of all rapes against women happen before the age of 18 and occur as early as before the age of 12. There was an estimated 10% - 20% of emergency room visits from women who had been hurt or violated by an intimate partner resulting in a domestic violence case. Domestic crime against adults counts...
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...emotionally, physically, or physiologically. While many people are unaware of it, spousal abuse occurs frequently in today's society. Spousal Abuse can range getting yelled at getting hit, and from intimidation to stopping one's access to finances. According to the United States Department of Justice, spousal abuse “a behavior in any relationship that is used to gain power and control of another intimate partner” (U.S.D.O.J.). Spousal abuse is usually a pattern and habit so it is very hard to stop once it happens it will more than likely happen again. Walking away from this abusive relationship is harder than most think. A study done at Harvard Medical School concluded, “Isolation and fear may prevent a women from leaving,” (“Recognizing”). There are many things that can stop a person from not leaving an abusive relation; one very important reason would be children. Many people believe it is best not to disrupt the child's life, and therefore stay in the relationship. However, it is never a good a idea to expose children to this abuse. Lipkint 2 Generally, when we think about abuse we picture all the poor woman who've suffered at the hands of men; but in fact, men can be abused in a relationship also. One example a man named David, who was in an abusive relationship where is partner yelled and hit him. This continued until his partner stabbed him in the chest. Most abused males don't leave the relation because “ People will laugh at them if they disclosed that their female partner...
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...11/10/11 Foundations of HPE 8:00 Native American Influence on Sport Looking at today's sports it would be hard to guess that Native Americans had any type of influence on sports and recreation. The famous sports today make it hard to notice any type of culture mix other than a large debate about mascots. The larger and better known sports (football, baseball, basketball) all have hardly been influenced by Native Americans. Although, there are many ways the Native Americans have influenced recreaction we participate in and spectate today. The little effect has usually come from elite athletes with a strong Native American background. Jim Thorpe was naturally athletic and excelled in every sport he participated in. His credentials are a perfect example; he was a 2 time college football All American for Carlisle Pennsylvania. He also won many gold medals in the 1912 Olympics in the decathlon and pentathlon (Sports Experience, 1999)."Jim's contemporaries, including George Halas, give full credit to Jim Thorpe for the great success, the early success, in the formative years of the NFL." once said by Robert Wheeler. Another example is coach Phil Jackson (former Chicago Bulls head coach and present L.A. Lakers head coach), who used Native American superstition to improve the attitude of his players, including Michael Jordan (hall of famer), Kobe Bryant, and Shaq O’Neil. Coach Jackson used similar techniques used by the Lakota Sioux, such as burning sage because he believed...
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...The One Against the Many ---- Jane Eyre, a woman who resisted her times It is a sustaining social problem that the statues of women has remained to be lower than that of men. Although in the late 20th century feminist movements have begun to overspread in some countries, it is hard to change the fact that throughout history, women do not receive as much rights as men do, say nothing of the Victorian times. However, in such an era, there was an outstanding woman who betrayed the times she lived in ----Jane Eyre. All through her life, Jane has been fighting. She fought against her aunt and cousin when she was a little girl; she fought for true love and equality in the face of Mr. Rochester; and she fought to survive on her own as an independent individual. Unlike most of the so-called “ideal” woman of the Victorian era, she is a woman with conceptions of adamancy, equality and liberty, which were not features that a woman was supposed to have. Adamancy Childhood experiences as an orphan living under other’s roof had affected Jane a lot. It was at Gateshead that Jane learnt to hit back. It can be found at the very beginning of the novel that Jane Eyre had a soul of strong resistance. She fought back when John, who was much older and stronger, scolded her and hit her. She never gave in even when facing with her aunt Mrs. Reed. After Jane saw Helen was punished unfairly, she said “I must dislike those who, whatever I do to please them, persist in disliking me; I must resist...
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...James New LGBT Homosexuals have it very hard in today’s times no matter if they are open about their sexuality or if they are hiding who they are. I do not think people wake up and decide today is the day I will be gay. I often wonder if people know from early on that they are gay or if it takes them awhile to figure it out. No matter what sexual orientation a person chooses this does not give people the right to treat them differently. In reading about the historical and cultural perspectives I can understand why some people chose to keep their sexual orientation a secret. In some countries the practice of men with boys was common but it was considered behavior instead of orientation. The book does not say much about if any of these men preferred men or women but I think some may have preferred men. I do not believe that this kind of behavior can go on without someone wanting to continue this type of behavior. In cultural perspectives I was surprised to see that a lot of societies see male to male relationships normal because of how we view it here in the United States. I was also surprised to see that in the swans of North Africa that unmarried sons were given to older men but later married women (Fichner-Rathus, Nevid, & Rathus, 2005). Also it was surprising to see that in Sambian what young boys have to do to become headhunters. After they go through all of this they are still expected to go out and marry women. I have to admit this all of this is confusing...
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...feel when you lose your job? Does it affect you health? What happens when you are women in your 50’s? Being unemployed and the impact of unemployment a broad issue. Unemployment This topic is close to home. I have been unemployed for two years three months and this has affected be greatly. My psychological being, Finances emotionally and my self esteem. Psychologically- Unemployment has been linked with a number of psychological disorders, particularly anxiety, depression, and substance abuse; dangerous behaviors including suicide and violence toward family members or others also correlate with unemployment. These associations hold true not only in surveys of those already unemployed but also in studies that follow one or several individuals with no psychological difficulties into a period of unemployment. Such findings have been reported from many industrialized nations and, with some minor variations, apply to workers of both sexes and all ages. http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/workerscompensationlaw/blogs/workerscompensationlawblog/archive/2009/06/25/the-psychological-impact-of-unemployment.aspx Finances- I have almost depleted my savings Emotional- when I first lost my job I cried for days and did not eat. I was just sick to my stomach Self –Esteem- I stared to question my work ethic. Was I productive; was m work up to the level it needed to be? Did I dress properly, Was I Hard to work with. All of these questions went on in my head. I worked for the owner of...
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...Every year, Madagascar has issues with hunger but a tropical storm hit the north and a horrible drought hit the south in 2014 causing many deaths all around Madagascar. Many families were unable to produce more than 1 meal a day for their families. Families are staring bad coping strategies like taking their children out of schools. Madagascar is very prone to getting cyclones, flooding and natural disasters, but this one struck hard. The agriculture business was ruined for a least 3 years. Food prices had skyrocketed because crops were so rare and families started to sell they land their animals and even their homes. Because of the heavy drought that has hit the south of Madagascar many people have suffered with many diseases mostly children with malnutrition and other harmful diseases. Due to the drought there has been many organizations trying to help supply farmers and to supply food and families that don't have much and also help the school provide food for the children.....
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