In a 1944 magazine article, Eleanor Roosevelt claimed that American “women are serving actively in many ways in this war [World War II], and they are doing a grand job on both the fighting front and the home front.”1 While many women did indeed join the workforce in the 1940s, the extent and effects of their involvement were as contested during that time as they are today. Eleanor Roosevelt was correct, however, in her evaluation of the women who served on the fighting front. Although small in number due to inadequate recruitment, the women who left behind their homes and loved ones in order to enlist in the newly established Women’s Auxiliary Army Corp (WAAC), and later the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), were deemed invaluable to the war effort.
When the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps was established in May of 1942,2 women were not conscripted like their husbands, fathers, and brothers;3 their service was wholly voluntary, and as such the WAC had difficulty acquiring its projected quota. A variety of theories had been proposed in an effort to explain this shortage of volunteers. For example, some presumed that since America, unlike Europe, was not being bombed, the women here did not feel a similar sense of urgency to join the Army. This excuse, however, was considered unacceptable because Canada, a country which also remained unscathed, seemed to have no problem with female recruitment. By the year 1944, more than 37,000 of the 12,000,000 Canadian women had joined the armed forces, as opposed to the 175,000 of the 135,000,000 American women.4 Others suggested that many women felt obliged to stay home in order to support their parents or friends whose sons or husbands had already gone to war.5 One Saturday Evening Post writer even bla...
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Within Megan H. Mackenzie’s essay, “Let Women Fight” she points out many facts about women serving in the U.S. military. She emphasizes the three central arguments that people have brought up about women fighting in the military. The arguments she states are that women cannot meet the physical requirements necessary to fight, they simply don’t belong in combat, and that their inclusion in fighting units would disrupt those units’ cohesion and battle readiness. The 1948 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act built a permanent corps of women in all the military departments, which was a big step forward at that time. Although there were many restrictions that were put on women, an increase of women in the U.S. armed forces happened during
Rosie the riveter was the face of recruiting women into the Armed Forces during WWII. The increasing demand for soldiers was not being filled fast enough by just males. As a result, between the years 1940 and 1945, the percentage of female service members increased from 27% to 37%. Even on the civilian side of things, the ratio of married working women outside of their homes increased to one out of every four. The population of women that did not join the war was prompted by Rosie the Riveter’s iconic image of working in one of the many munitions industries throughout the US.
The Harvard Center of Risk Analysis preformed a study, they studied the road and people who text while they drive. Results show that texting behind the wheel causes 330,000 injuries and 2,600 deaths a year. People who talk or text on the phone are just as impaired or even more impaired as a drunk driver. A study was performed at the University of Utah, it shows that the participants crashed when they were texting while driving but when they were intoxicated, they did not crash. This shows that texting while driving takes your focus off of the road and into the conversation you are having on the phone. Also, the University of Utah has proven that hand free devices do not make driving any safer. But, driving with passengers and talking to them makes drivers safer. Passengers help inform drivers of possible risks on the
My interviewee went through a lot during World War II and sharing her amazing story left me evaluating her words for a long time, rethinking and still not willing to imagine the pain. She was one of the 150,000 American woman served in the Women’s Army Corps during the war years. They were one of the first ones to serve in the ranks of the United States Army. She recalls being teased a lot about being a young woman in a uniform but was very proud of it. Women finally were given the opportunity to make a major contribution to the national affair, especially a world war. It started with a meeting in1941 of Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers and General George Marshall, who was the Army’s Chief of Staff. Rogers asked General to introduce a bill to establish an Army women’s corps, where my interviewee, Elizabeth Plancher, was really hoping to get the benefits after the World War II along with other women. ( Since after World War I women came back from war and were not entitled to protection or any medical benefits. )
These accounts are significant because they provided real examples of what WAAFs actually did in their duties, and how they were treated by their fellow military persons. Flanders's account affirms that the WAAFs were in charge of manning the radars, which located enemy planes and allowed Allie planes to receive more accurate directions during air battles. Throughout the account, there is essential war work done, as the WAAFs are portrayed as doing a majority of the decoding of enemy transmissions and covering large areas of land that were vital to the numerous air victories the Allies won. Morley's account shows the adaptability of the WAAFs and the showcases some of the many jobs they performed during the war, making them seemingly invaluable. In the third account, Reading, yet another side of the WAAFs possible duties are shown, as they coordinate sea air rescues of fallen Allie fighter planes and are efficient in catching escaping "hostiles".
Due to the a sentence of working men's, women were suggested to do men’s work, such as making clothes for oversea men, filling bullets and shell bombs with materials, and many more occupations and works that were once the ‘privilege’ only to men. After WWI ended, women were forced to leave their occupation and return back to their life as typical ‘house maids’. This did not only cause the women’s anger and rebellion due to the fact that their jobs were taken away from them, but it also planted seeds deeply within women’s hearts of the consciousness of gender inequality. Before women in Canada had ever taken on jobs before, their lives were all about pleasing their men and baring, caring for their children. Women did not have a life of their own before the famous The Person’s case, led by Emily Murphy, Irene Marryat Parlby, Nellie Mooney McClung, Louise Crummy McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edward; however , that is to say after the women in the prairies had granted votes for them. To resume, the newly funded experience for the women due to their new jobs had sparked the courage and anger in them. This can also explain the year of women first received their rights to vote in 1916, barely two years after the outbreak of WWI. While women’s men were away fighting during WWI, votes were given to women during conscription so that the wives could vote in place of their husband.
Thesis statement: Risks of texting while driving over the past few years has become a key topic for many Americans through the country. It has been the cause of numerous deaths and injuries and remains a vast disturbance for drivers. Hence driving is one of the greatest common causes of misfortunes on roads. This can result in, physical visual and cognitive distraction and significantly increases the amount of time a driver devotes not looking at the road. Therefore police officers should seize the phones of those who text and drive.
Car and Driver Magazine did a study on how long it takes to react and stop a car unimpaired, legally drunk, and responding to a text message. The study shows that the reaction times are increased while legally drunk, with a blood alcohol level of .08, and rises even further with texting. The article explains that text messaging is more dangerous than drunk driving because you are distracted in three ways instead of only two ways when under the influence of alcohol. While distracted by texting, you are distracted cognitively, unable to focus on your driving skills. You are also distracted visually by taking your eyes off of the road. Last but not least, you are distracted manually by taking your hands off of the wheel to send a text message. Manual distraction usually does not take place while driving under the influence. Teenagers are the highest population that texts while driving and eleven teens are killed each day. (Samakow)
The problem I am addressing today is that the privilege to operate a motor vehicle is being recklessly abused by the people of our society. America today as we all should know has an unhealthy obsession with the use of technology, more so their cell phones. People drive distracted every day and it is nothing to just brush aside. . There are many facts and statistics on how this is a critical subject of matter. Whether you think it is a big deal or not, you should consider the consequences. The common age group being found related to distracted driving crashes are said to be around 24 years and younger. More so because of so many newly and unexperienced teenage drivers. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study
That is equivalent to downing four beers and then getting behind the wheel.”. Texting while driving is considered to be the highest form of distracted driving. In 2002 2,600 people died from distracted drivers and in 2011 3,331 this number has gone up by 22% in the last 9 years. In 2002 drunk driving accidents have killed 12,405 people but by 2011 that number has decreased by 25% to 9,296. This shows that texting while driving is on its way up and may continue to get worse. The National Highway & Transportation Administration (NHTSA) declares that 1.6 millions accents are caused by texting and driving every year, thats almost 25% of all automobile accidents (Masters).We already know that texting increases chance in an accident, well so does dialing by 2.8%. Also so does talking and listening at 1.3% and reaching for your cell phone at 1.4% (Texting). On November 28, 2010 Nina Todd was leaving her mother house with her two sons, when Karli Brown struck her car head on. In result of the accident Nina’s
The progress made towards the institution of women in the military and the compensation for as well as the prevention of the hardships that come with such a title is commendable and brings Canada another step closer to a “just society”. Every occurrence or milestone from the Nursing Sisters to Operation Honour has left female veterans with a rich history to look back on; per contra, the Canadian government still needs to make amendments to change the state of this ever-present issue. In order to drive the feminist force within the military, Canada is setting out on a ten-year hiring surge aiming to enlist approximately one thousand women per year (The Star: Looking for a few good women — Canada’s military goes on a hiring spree).
Writer background: The authors don’t have a background but they are experts in the field of communication, which covers texting. One of the authors is a doctoral student, another is an assistant professor, and the third one is a professor.
Texting and driving is a terrible idea because it can cause serious injury or death. Texting and driving causes 3,280 injuries per year in America alone. Studies show that being on your phone while driving automatically increases your chance of being in an accident by 23%. Even though this statistic has been decreasing over the years, it shows the second you get on your phone, you are likely to endanger yourself on the road. Even though most Americans are aware that texting and driving is unacceptable, they still are active on their phone. It only takes about five to ten seconds being distracted to get you into an accident and yet 660,000 people still
For years, many women were antiwar and antimilitarist; however, that is not the case today. Since the United States military established an all- volunteer force in 1973, the number of women serving on active duty increased dramatically. In 1973, there were 42,000 military women on active duty; today there are around 200,000 military women in active duty. This topic is sociologically relevant because in January of 1993 the Secretary of Defense modified the “rule risk” which previously prohibited women from certain noncombat units to expand opportunities for women in combat. However, Under the Department of Defense, many career fields whose primary missions are direct ground combat, still remain closed to women. This policy excludes women from
The skill of driving is an integral aspect of modern society. Millions of individuals across the globe drive automobiles as a means of transportation. In addition, cell phones are an integral aspect of modern society. Millions of people across the globe engage in cell phone use, whether it is to make a call, send an email, or text. Texting specifically has become more prevalent. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014) states that in 2011 more than 196 billion text messages were sent and received in the United states, an almost 50% increase from June of 2009. While the action of driving and the action of texting can be beneficial individually, texting while driving has its disadvantages. Texting while driving has been classified as a form of distracted driving. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014) each day more than 9 people are killed, and more than 1,060 people are injured due to distracted driving within the United States.