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Remote work is here to stay. Yes, that’s a statement that sounds like one from a 2020 presidential candidate or a new age guru—and you might think it’s hyperbolic. But in the wake of last year’s tech worker labor strike in Seattle, remote work offers some real opportunities to refresh our understanding of the office as we know it. In the past decade—a time when telecommuting exploded into what is typically referred to as “work from home” — Manhattan has come to be considered by some as an island where only people who work always and never do anything else are tolerated by employers.
It’s a model that is no longer viable if it ever was. It’s not just the tech companies. Across industries, talent has become more diverse and less likely to be limited to a single generation. There are myriad reasons, but they all lead back to the same conclusion: Today’s workers want the option of working remotely at times. In addition, many of them don’t see having a home office as incompatible with having a social life or family life. To them, both can be had simultaneously in ways they didn’t feel possible when both work and home were located in the same place—in most cases a city like Manhattan.
More than twice as many workers work remotely today than a decade ago, according to the Society for Human Resource Management, and the number of people who say they would prefer a more flexible office environment has risen significantly over the past few years. The idea that one day, perhaps in five years or 10, this shift will become dominant seems inevitable (Haag, 2021). More important is how remote work affects our workplaces and cities, making them more flexible and adaptable. The less restrictive our work arrangements are today—and the better able we are to make them so—the less we’ll need to rewire our office culture as we go forward.
A majority of Manhattan office workers are still working remotely even after the pandemic spread across the city. This may be because so many people have been employed by remote companies in the last few years that it is still normal for professionals to work from wherever they live. However, this trend is causing some problems for those who have not been trained to do so and are therefore not used to working remotely. One of these issues has been an increased demand for public transportation and changes in how businesses operate as well as how society functions on a day-to-day basis. Spotify is also working towards reducing the number of workers working at the physical office. It claims that its United States employees — 2,100 of whom had worked at the Manhattan office — that they could work from pretty much anywhere (Haag, 2021). Additionally, they could work from a coffee shop, an airport, or from home pretty much anytime. In January, Spotify announced that only 20 percent of its employees are currently in the office. This could be due to the fact that the company is looking ahead to future growth and chose to grow its workforce in a more efficient way. Instead of transporting employees from one place to another, Spotify is considering allowing some employees to work remotely. The company estimates that these workers would be at the office an average of 50 percent less each day than their “New York City-based” colleagues (Haag, 2021).
Just like Manhattan, other organizations such as JPMorgan Chase & Co., which has more than 20,000 office employees in New York City, are considering a rotational work model (Haag, 2021). This involves employees rotating between working remotely and in the office. According to this model, employees will have some flexibility in where to work. The goal of the company is to allow at least half of its employees to work remotely for a given period of time.
Manhattan has one of the highest concentrations of workers in companies located in New York City and throughout the United States. Many office workers spend their entire day commuting and working in an office creating a space that is only supposed to be their home away from home. However, remote work has become more common among many companies as they recognize that allowing workers to telecommute can be beneficial for both the employee and employer.
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Haag, M. (2021). Remote work is here to stay. Manhattan may never be the same. The New York Times.
America’s National Parks
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America’s National Parks
They are the most attractive as each place is unique. To some individuals, the national parks are where people with low spirits can go to gain their spirits back. To the society they are communal treasure that should be appreciated, they also serves as reminders of America principals, the nation’s aspirations, and sacrifices. Some section of the society sees the national parks and their wonders as a reflection of the American dream.
Even, though I have never visited any national park in America. The park I would love to visit is the Grand Canyon, to see the magnificent rocks. Natural landscapes mean a variety of things to me. One is they help me appreciate the powers of our creator, and the other it lets me appreciate the power of mother nature, some of the things that leaves people amazed are not the works of man’s hand, but they just happen.
Yosemite National Park
The park is found to the western slopes of Sierra Nevada was then inhabited by the Indians from the Ahwahneechee clan. Early in the year 1851, during the famous California gold rush. A group of young, armed white men were searching for the Indians, with the intention of chasing them away from their land. When the group called the Mariposa Battalion reached the narrow valley they were astonished! by the tall granite cliffs.
The beauty of the Yosemite is brought out by the words of the people who witnessed it. Among them, a doctor called Lafayette who stood transfixed admiring the view which must have been extraordinary beautiful. The number of people who flocked the place, after hearing about it shows it was very beautiful.
The wonders of Yosemite, are the Yosemite falls which are the longest in the continent of America. The Mariposa grove, 15 miles to the south Yosemite is home to the biggest known living thing, trees which are over 3000 years old.
As another group, was busy burning the homes deserted by the Indians, the group that got there first decided to call it Yosemite. Thinking that was the name of the Indians who lived there. The name meant “killers” Or the feared people. The most surprising thing is the land belonged to the Indians, and the whites who went there led by a man called, Mason Hutchings in the year 1855 were tourists. The size of the land put under the state was unusually big an estimated six square miles.
John Muir
John was a person with different personalities, depending on the perspective one looked at him from. He was a truly religious man as he believed that everything he turned to look he saw God’s work and felt his presence. He was a humble man. This can be seen when he agreed to work for Hutchings at the saw mill and will do all the jobs his boss told him to do. He was a teacher, this is brought by the fact that he would teach the others what he had learned. Muir offers a lot that can be applied in life. Working hard pays, no matter how miserable one’s background is self-determination can make one to succeed eventually. Muir proves he is a loyal citizen by opposing politicians whom he thought were not working for the good of the country. This is a character that can be applied in the contemporary world.
America’s Native Prisoners of War
America’s Native Prisoners of War
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The Lakota population went through cultural assimilation. In sociology, cultural assimilation means the absorption of immigrants or minority groups into a larger majority group. The minority’s culture may completely disappear or blend into the majority culture. As seen from their story, the Lakota nation completely vanished from the US map. These people underwent episodes of colonization, forced migration, and discrimination based on ownership of land. History books do not present the existence of the Lakota Nation, as they should. Lakota is a larger group of Indian tribes called the Sioux, who were removed out of their lands to prisoner war camps that are called reservations. The Pine Ridge Indian reservation is located seven miles southeast of the Black Hills, South Dakota, which was the prison of wars camp number 334.
Even though the native Indian culture views them as prisoners of war confined in war camps, the Dawes Act of 1887 allowed the native Indians to govern themselves. They worked to uphold their culture and social traditions. This act led to the subdividing of their lands into smaller acres owned individually. However, they did not live the American dream of owning large pieces of land as the surplus remained under the ownership of the whites. Moreover, for instance, their chief Red Cloud’ led their three tribes to war against the US army, which they successfully won.
The American Indian Movement (AIM), or of Russell Means, or Leonard Peltier, presents the Pine Ridge as a ground zero for native issues in the US. The native Indians made several treaties with the US military, which they failed to hono ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {“citationID”:”SZO8V8eN”,”properties”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Boxer, 2009)”,”plainCitation”:”(Boxer, 2009)”,”noteIndex”:0},”citationItems”:[{“id”:647,”uris”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/H8K3GLCU”],”uri”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/H8K3GLCU”],”itemData”:{“id”:647,”type”:”article”,”title”:”Native Americans and the Federal Government”,”author”:[{“family”:”Boxer”,”given”:”Andrew”}],”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2009″]]}}}],”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”} r (Boxer, 2009). Initially, the Bureau of Indian Affairs that was created in 1824 set an early tone of aggression for the Native Americans. Next, in the year 1851, another treaty of Fort Laramie was made to demarcate the boundaries of the Lakotian nation that stated that the lands were sovereign to them. The boundaries of this treaty were never held, and that led to the complete removal of Lakota from the US map. President Lincoln signed a Homestead Act that led to the flooding of white settlers into the native lands. In the year 1863, an uprising of the Santee Sioux in Minnesota ended the Indian war with the hanging of 38 Sioux men. This was the largest massacre recorded during the time. Unfortunately, this happened only two days after the signing of the emancipation proclamation by President Lincoln. The native prisoners expected a new era in the year 1866. They expected land for trails and trains to shortcut through the heart of Lakota as the treaties were no longer in place.
The relationship between the US federal governments with the native Indians in the past was troubled. During the treaties of 1868 and 1869, the US federal government guaranteed the sovereignty of ownership of Lakotian land ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {“citationID”:”rV9adyYE”,”properties”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Rodriguez, 2011)”,”plainCitation”:”(Rodriguez, 2011)”,”noteIndex”:0},”citationItems”:[{“id”:646,”uris”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/GGSMSF8C”],”uri”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/GGSMSF8C”],”itemData”:{“id”:646,”type”:”article”,”title”:”Essays About American Indian Cultures and Traditions”,”author”:[{“family”:”Rodriguez”,”given”:”Roberto”}],”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2011″]]}}}],”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”} (Rodriguez, 2011). However, when the transcontinental railroad was completed, a large number of hunters begun wholesale trade of buffalo. This led to the elimination of sources of food, shelter, and clothing. Given the history, the US has the mandate to take responsible care of the Indian natives. The population at Pine Ridge living in abject poverty indicates that the federal government has failed.
The American Indian culture is legitimate in viewing itself as prisoners of war living in war camps, as seen from their status of poverty. There exist high rates of unemployment, homelessness, and poverty as people are living in wrecks. The rate of tuberculosis is high, resulting from overpopulation in those homes. Other diseases such as cancers and diabetes are highly prevalent, and infant mortality rates are incredibly high. Parents cannot take care of their children due to alcoholism and general levels of poverty. They have left them under the supervision of their grandparents, who are also weak ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {“citationID”:”GFD6NdV7″,”properties”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Rodriguez, 2011)”,”plainCitation”:”(Rodriguez, 2011)”,”noteIndex”:0},”citationItems”:[{“id”:646,”uris”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/GGSMSF8C”],”uri”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/GGSMSF8C”],”itemData”:{“id”:646,”type”:”article”,”title”:”Essays About American Indian Cultures and Traditions”,”author”:[{“family”:”Rodriguez”,”given”:”Roberto”}],”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2011″]]}}}],”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”} (Rodriguez, 2011). The life expectancy is between 46-50 years. The Americans took their land in the year 1870, where communal ownership of land act was disposed. Instead, more land went into surplus and remained under the white ranches.
It is only fair to observe what the native population claim concerning the ownership of the black hills. The Sioux nation, for example, claimed the back hills not to be for sale after an offer of 6million dollars. A more accurate perspective should present statistics of the native populations as fighting for their independence, forced migrations, and treaty violations. What the government considers subsidies given to the native is only a legal requirement considered as payment for their lands, which was taken away from their ancestors ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {“citationID”:”SiOIdOJb”,”properties”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Friends Committee f National Legislation, 2010)”,”plainCitation”:”(Friends Committee f National Legislation, 2010)”,”noteIndex”:0},”citationItems”:[{“id”:645,”uris”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/QRD9QQC9″],”uri”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/QRD9QQC9″],”itemData”:{“id”:645,”type”:”article”,”title”:”The Origins of Our Trust Responsibility Towards the Tribes”,”author”:[{“family”:”Friends Committee f National Legislation”,”given”:””}],”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2010″]]}}}],”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”} (Friends Committee f National Legislation, 2010). Besides, in the year 1980, when the US Supreme Court determined the millions of dead acres of land be opened to prospectors and homesteads became a new era for the native Indians.
In the past, Americans perceived natives as being unable to look after themselves. For instance, after George Castro announced the discovery of the black hills, there was an influx of white settlers into the Lakotian land, further ordering the ending of the treaties in the year 1874. In the year 1874, they were also discriminated against under a new law, which required them to sell their land, or they would starve. The government is responsible for the fulfillment of returning to the natives that belonged to them ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {“citationID”:”K5RPe5aw”,”properties”:{“formattedCitation”:”(Boxer, 2009)”,”plainCitation”:”(Boxer, 2009)”,”noteIndex”:0},”citationItems”:[{“id”:647,”uris”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/H8K3GLCU”],”uri”:[“http://zotero.org/users/local/rEYGfGF8/items/H8K3GLCU”],”itemData”:{“id”:647,”type”:”article”,”title”:”Native Americans and the Federal Government”,”author”:[{“family”:”Boxer”,”given”:”Andrew”}],”issued”:{“date-parts”:[[“2009″]]}}}],”schema”:”https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json”} (Boxer, 2009). It should legally and ethically fulfill responsibilities made by these treaties that were genuinely made by the initial settlers.
Today, we all have a responsibility concerning the American Indian culture. People died fighting for their rights. Among the people who died were women and children, many of them being buried with their dreams. Apart from the federal government looking out for the welfare of these natives, every individual has the responsibility to understand their roots. Individuals should promote healthy relationships between themselves and the native population. Such will include visiting the reservation. Besides, community and charity programs such as providing care for the elderly, sick, and looking after the children both in schools, are responses that can be offered.
If the US had honored its treaties, America’s prisoners of war would have been preserved and included in history books. These people hoped to maintain their culture to the generations after them. Treaties aimed to promote honor, respect, responsibilities between themselves, and the US federal government. Sociologists have studied mainly the history of Indian natives due to their diverse ethnicity amongst American society. They have a significant contribution to the economy through increased urbanization resulting from their growing numbers. The population living below the federal poverty line should not be outlooked while the rest of the community enjoys a good education and healthcare services. Neglecting this population is neglect of fundamental human rights. The current generation of native Indians should not suffer when their ancestors were people who lost their lives and dreams of trying to fight for better lives.
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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {“uncited”:[],”omitted”:[],”custom”:[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Boxer, A. (2009). Native Americans and the Federal Government.
Friends Committee f National Legislation. (2010). The Origins of Our Trust Responsibility Towards the Tribes.
Rodriguez, R. (2011). Essays About American Indian Cultures and Traditions.
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