Studs Terkel

Work for many is also a struggle because it takes an emotional and physical toll on you, just like it did for the main character in the poem “What Work Is” by Philip Levine and for Jim Grayson in his interview about working in the book Working by Studs Terkel. Jim Grayson is a spot welder, he makes cars and he works at a factory so he knows hard work. Philip Levine grew up during the great depression so he knows the absence of work and people. Both the character in “What Work Is” and Jim Grayson…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau says that in order for things to not remain the same, there has to be changes on the state. In “Workers,” Richard Rodriguez talks about his experience on working and about his choices in life. In “Roberto Acuna, Migrant Farm Worker,” Studs Terkel mentions about is life experience when he worked in the fields. Social class only provides discrimination and injustice to most of the citizens because the citizens do not get help they need in a job. Rodriguez says that Mexican…

needs to realize that we all have a place where we belong and for me Fussell made me realize that I am a part of the poor class which is awful, but on the bright side I agree that humans reveal their class just by the way they behave for instance, Studs Terkel interviewed a woman and in this midst of the interview he poses the question, “what are your thoughts about social classes in the country” (Fussell, pg. 16) you can tell she had angered about the topic being brought up because she mentions…

Atticus makes a life changing decision of defending a black man in court in the 1930’s. They must learn how to deal with their situation in a calm way no matter the instigations. Also the articles Lynching by Mark Twain, and Why I Joined the Klan, by Studs Terkel, corroborate the themes throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. The three most prominent themes in To Kill a Mockingbird and these…

friends and family turning on them, as father Atticus makes a life changing decision of defending a black man in court in the 1930’s, a time of racial injustice and segregation. Also the articles Lynching by Mark Twain, and Why I Joined the Klan, by Studs Terkel, corroborate the themes throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. The three most prominent themes in To Kill a Mockingbird and these articles are heartbreak of betrayal, isolationism,…

Atticus makes a life changing decision of defending a black man in court in the 1930’s. They must learn how to deal with their situation in a calm way no matter the instigations. Also the articles Lynching by Mark Twain, and Why I Joined the Klan, by Studs Terkel, corroborate the themes throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. The three most prominent themes in To Kill a Mockingbird and these…

father had to go through by being long-term blue-collar bricklayers in order for their sons to become “office” white-collar workers representing the achievement of the American dream. In The Mason interview of Carl Murray Bates, interviewed by Studs Terkel, the story expresses Bates’s passion for stone ever since he was a 17-year old boy. Bates first talks about his passion for stone by expressing the long history of the art form, where stone mason goes way back before the time of the bible and…

The Spanish-American War sparked a radical change within mainstream American thought. Before the late 19th century, Americans were against expanding an American Empire and had a negative view of American Interventionism. The public felt that American imperialism was hypocritical because they fought a bloody revolution to be free from Britain’s Empire. If America were to become a colonial power, we would be doing the same thing that Britain did to America during the revolution. However, by the…

Japanese. These women because they can look back and reflect on their experiences, serve as historical reference to some of the atrocities committed by the Japanese during World War II. Through this new evidence, historians can create new perspectives on a historical period in time. This theme of harsh treatment at the hands of the Japanese is also prevalent in Toshiyuki Tanaka work Hidden horrors: Japanese War Crimes in World War II. This book describes the acts of cannibalism towards…

The attacks of September 11 left Americans lost, confused, and heartbroken. The worst terrorist attacks in the history of the United States occurred on September 11, 2001 in New York City when a team of terrorists hijacked four airplanes and flew them into the Pentagon, both World Trade Center buildings, and a field in Pennsylvania. In total, the attacks killed approximately three thousand people (Mockatis). In doing this, the terrorists hoped to destroy symbols of American wealth and power.…