Working Conditions Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

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Guilt and remorse are two common themes from “What Work Is” by Philip Levine and “Now We Are Five” by David Sedaris. These themes lead the reader to understand the cruelty of materialistic society and the important of family bonding.

In growth it is clearly seen in the poem that the health conditions of the workers were very pathetic while the work was tiresome and very difficult. The author therefore shows the cruelty of the society in treating its workers ruthless without taking consideration the amount of labor and productivity they are contributing to the state or country. The ...

Upton Sinclair’s novel “The Jungle” goes deeper than a simple expose of the meat packing industry, Sinclair’s real goal was to provide an in-depth expose of society itself. By analyzing the socialist messages within “The Jungle” the corruption of capitalism and fallacy of the “American Dream” reveal the seedy underbelly of society and the unsanitary / unsafe working conditions of the Industrial Revolution.

The Unsanitary Working Conditions of “The Jungle”

Meatpacking was still a relatively new concept at the time “The Jungle” was written. Meatpacking became an established business venture only after the end of the Civil War and only a few major companies participated in the ...

The 1892 Dockworkers and 1925 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Strikes

In the history of the labor unions, there are strikes that stand out as they were pivotal in the accomplishment of certain goals. The 1892 Dockworkers and the 1925 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Strikes stand out. A comparison of the two strikes shows they had certain differences and similarities.

The Existent Conditions that led to the Strikes

Both the Dockworker’s strike and the Porter’s strike was carried out due to the poor working conditions of the Negroes at that time. For the dock workers, they used to work for long hours and there was no over time pay. Additionally the pay was little.
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The United States Department of labour defines a sweatshop as a factory that violates two or more labour laws. These laws range between a number of issues such as working conditions, working hours, abuse and the overall salaries for the work done. More often than not, it is a factory that exhibits all the traits attributed with poor working conditions and exploitation. Such enterprises are present globally from developing regions like Asia and South America to major cities in the developed world where the exploitation is centered on the immigrant population. Despite the obvious drawbacks, sweatshops do have their proponents. A notable argument ...

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I consider the arguments of Benjamin Powell and Matt Zwolinski (1 – 24) in the defense of sweatshop labor relatively solid and convincing. I agree with all the philosophical arguments that they forwarded except in minor areas in their supporting arguments. As such, this essay is largely a rejoinder of their arguments with additional supportive points that may strengthen their pro-sweatshop labor position.
I agree that the labor market for sweatshops continues to be competitive, and the prima facie proof that the sweatshop employment was the best alternative accessible to them rests on the ...

The Cost Is Too High

In theory, the system of kafala labor being used to build the stadiums for the World Cup should protect the workers. However, the employers serving as the laborers’ sponsors, although legally responsible to assure fair and safe working conditions for them, frequently do exactly the opposite. Reports of brutality, unsafe working conditions, destroying workers’ travel and identity documents, and withholding wages, have been widely documented in the international press for many months. As a recent New York Times editorial states, while “90 percent of Qatar’s population is made up of migrant workers,” among those being brought in to build ...

This paper argues about the shutdown of SeaWorld; SeaWorld is a mammal theme park, located in the United States. Sea World is a theme park dedicated to the underwater world. Unlike other parks, Sea World is not divided into zones. Here each attraction has its own name and theme. SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment maintains one of the largest collections of marine animals in the United States. It provides care to as many as 67,000 animals including marine and terrestrial. In the wild, marine animals live in large social groups and swim up to 100 miles a day. However, at SeaWorld, Orcas ...

The 19th century was a period of great change for Europe, the United States and Japan. The Industrial Revolution introduced factories, mass transportation, electricity and engines, technologies that changed the world forever. However, while the Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative effects on society and the economy, in the short term the negative effects outweighed the positive.
Undoubtedly, the economy and technology benefited tremendously from the Industrial Revolution. The increased demand for clothing led to a series of inventions, like the flying shuttle, the spinning jenny, the water frame and mule, the power loom and the cotton gin that ...

Should Prostitution Be Legalized

Introduction
Prostitution refers to the act of having sexual intercourse or other sexual acts for monetary compensation. For Prostitution is one of the oldest profession with records showing that it began in the ancient Samaria (now Iraq) where maidens made sexual favors in the temples as offerings to gratify the gods. It was later transformed from a sacrament to business in the ancient Greece and this gave women an opportunity to gain status and power. Currently, prostitution takes two forms; prostitution in the streets and prostitution in the brothels. The legalization of prostitution is a controversial subject that creates a great ...

Illegal immigration is one of the social issues that is consistently being debated in the United States. The public is often polarized on the issue, some do not consider illegal immigration a genuine concern and others believe it is a danger and threat to the United States and it must be banned and proactively prevented in the future. A great deal of research has been conducted on the topic of illegal immigration and its impact to the United States. There are millions of illegal immigrants residing in the United States and that number does not appear to be reducing. ...

According to Ksutton (1), the industrial revolution stared in America back in the 1760. It progressed through various stages upto1916 (USA Online 1) when the country could have been said to be fully industrialized, though still going on with the industrial pursuit that has persisted to date. In a broad perspective, industrialization can be defined as the process through which the production methods and the processes are redefined and developed so as to increase production, increase the quality of the products and make the production process much easier. In relation to this, the US Online (Para 10) describes the industrial ...

In the documentary film Harlan County, USA, the primary controversy discussed is the miners' strike at the Brookside Mine in Harlan County in 1972. The striking miners wished to have fairer labor treatment and working conditions, while the company was willing to give them what they demanded only in exchange for a clause that stipulated they could not strike again. While both sides came to blows frequently, I believe wholeheartedly that the miners had a much greater case for legitimacy than the Duke Power Company. It is a fundamental right in America to have fair working conditions and the ability to support ...

This paper provides an argument for why nurse to patient ratios should be improved in hospitals. Many advocating bodies for nurse to patient ratios have lobbied United States Congress and legislatures to enact laws and formulate measures, which will ensure that the working conditions of nurses have improved significantly in hospitals. These measures seek to address the issue of inability of nurses to deliver quality services as the number of patients increase in hospitals. This is because patients are at a risk because of inadequate staffing, which is experienced in several hospitals. This situation may be addressed when staffing ratios ...