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Leisure Activities Philadelphia Pa
597 wordsPeiss, Kathy. Cheap Amusements: Working Women and Leisure in Turn-of -the-Century New York (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1986). Kathy Peiss describes the leisure activities of young working women living in New York during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in her book Cheap Amusements. The book explores the emergence of a young female working class and the conflict the women encountered with the "Old World" traditions. Peiss also explores the commercialization of lei...
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George Eliot Technological Advancement
416 wordsTechnology advances with time. Though, technological advancement is needed to move a civilization forward, it also has its downsides. With more products and services available, it is impossible to live a life of relaxation as people once did long before. In George Eliot's "Adam Bede, " one can see the difference in the purity of "old leisure" and the corruption of modern leisure through Eliot's use of diction, imagery, and personification. The words that George Eliot utilizes in Adam Bede, demon...
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Describes Old Leisure Personification Imagery And Diction Eliot
703 wordsHistory has seen advancements in technology, philosophy, and industry, all of which radically changed the lives of those witnessing such developments. Slower, more relaxed lifestyles have given way to lifestyles of a faster paced nature. George Eliot describes her preference for the leisure of the past, conveying the message that the rushed leisure of her time is hardly leisure at all. She accomplishes this by using several stylistic devices, including personification, imagery, and diction. The ...
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Economic Growth Class Struggle
542 wordsGreat things could be achieved if Americans took better advantage of their leisure time. Most Americans fail to understand that leisure time is an opportunity to be free from the duties and obligations of work. It is a time for effortless relaxation. Rybczynski believes that leisure should be used as a time to do nothing but contemplation, a chance to look inward rather than outward. Because Americans spend most of this designated time working, they neglect valuable time which could be used to m...
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Household Chores Leisure Time
1,834 wordsIn America today, it seems that people do not understand the separation of work and leisure. Weekends present many choices regarding the potential use of leisure time. It is interesting that many Americans choose to pursue activities that ultimately require the most exertion. The intensive, demanding work environment that most people are subjected to for a dominant portion of their waking life has fueled Americans work mentality on and off the job. The time that should be occupied by quiet restf...
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False Promises Working Class
2,033 wordssoc 219 This paper will be about things that shape of American working class consciousness. As basis for this work I will use only one source False Promises - The Shaping of American Working Class Consciousness' (Chapter 2 - Colonized Leisure, Trivialized Work) by Stanley Aronowitz. His work more then better enlighten this topic and material presented in it will help to understand how his analysis of education reveal the domination inherent in it. I will also try to understand how is his analysi...
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Pga Tour Golf Courses
1,837 words... usually impeded with various hazards on the course such as water hazards and bunkers (Golf, 2006). Each player of the game could act as a marker for another player, which means he or she would manage the scorecard. The score is usually calculated through the number of strokes done plus any penalty strokes that is incurred. Penalty strokes are not an actual stroke but rather penalties for rule violations or using several relief procedures in specific situations (Golf, 2006). Golfing Popularit...
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Shopping In Hong Part 2
2,027 words... watch hours of TV after school, and adults watch after work. They want to catch their favorite program or movie, and when they know that they will not be able to, they set the VCR to record it so they can watch it later. Many people find time to every day to watch TV, no matter how busy their schedules are. Although TV may become unhealthy if too much time is spent watching it, it does provide a means for relaxation. People just need to be careful about how much time they spend relaxing. For...
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Quot And Quot Hours A Week
1,541 wordsThe official working week is being reduced to 35 hours a week. In most countries in the world, it is limited to 45 hours a week. The trend during the last century seems to be unequivocal: less work, more play. Yet, what may be true for blue collar workers or state employees? is not necessarily so for white collar members of the liberal professions. It is not rare for these people? lawyers, accountants, consultants, managers, academics? to put in 80 hour weeks. The phenomenon is so widespread and...
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Mothers And Fathers Turn Of The Century
583 wordsKathy Peiss describes the leisure activities of young working women living in New York during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in her book Cheap Amusements. The book explores the emergence of a young female working class and the conflict the women encountered with the " Old World" traditions. Peiss also explores the commercialization of leisure and the socialization of female leisure. The results of these changes brought about what Peiss calls: " cheap amusements....
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Essay Ben Franklin
861 wordsEconomic Values of Americans America is the most powerful country in the world. The American economy has been a symbol of the wealth of a nation. The efforts of our forefathers and present geniuses have created economic values, which have caused American? s to thrive. Two of these influences are Bill Gates and Ben Franklin who through genius and hard work, have made huge advances in economic values. Although their efforts spaced by hundreds of years, they believe similarly in the success of work...
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Lot Of Time San Francisco
1,328 wordsDuring the time, leisure and recreation have been always an important part of mans life and occurred in many different forms. In the ancient Greece, people used to entertain themselves by participating outdoor games, which contributed into both physical and mental development. In the middle of ninetieth (19 th) century people used to spend more time together socializing and learn about and from each other. Nowadays, at the beginning of twenty-first (21 st) century, where everybody is trying to a...
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Hours A Week Family And Friends
1,132 wordsSociology 2 / 10 / 00 Where Is Leisure John Bell Sociology 2 / 10 / 00 Where Is All My Time At? Leisure is defined as freedom from the demands of work or duty. Everybody needs leisure in their lives, to balance the stress of work and life. Leisure helps re-energize and relax people, so they can perform activities well in their lives. People use their free time (leisure time) in a variety of different ways; engaging in outdoor activities, entertainment like watching movies or television, or just ...
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Realistic Expectations Vicious Cycle
2,841 wordsStress management is something we as people should take a lot more seriously than we really do. Whenever I tell someone that they need to learn how to control their stress they always tell me they need their stress. They are right, they do need their stress, we all need a certain amount of stress in our lives. No stress is almost just as unhealthy as too much stress. Just the right amount of stress is called Eustress. Eustress is a healthy stressor because it helps to keep us motivated. Unhealth...
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Hours A Week Leisure Time
1,538 wordsSam Vaknins Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites The official working week is being reduced to 35 hours a week. In most countries in the world, it is limited to 45 hours a week. The trend during the last century seems to be unequivocal: less work, more play. Yet, what may be true for blue collar workers or state employees? is not necessarily so for white collar members of the liberal professions. It is not rare for these people? lawyers, accountants, consultants, manag...
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