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Author: Jeff Hill Publisher: Boolarong Press ISBN: 0646488007 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 22
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Eighteen Cattlemen tell their stories. The Privileged Few is the sequel to Horsebells and Hobblechains. Critique Readers of Jeff Hills book Horsebells and Hobblechains will be delighted with the sequel The Privileged Few, as again the book contains the verbatim short life stories of interesting characters. “The Privileged Few” are men who knew and were part of the lifestyle and work efforts involved in the development of the pastoral industry in this great country. The Privileged Few is a great read. — Bruce (21) Simpson, author of The Packhorse Drover, Caboolture, Queensland.
Author: Jeff Hill Publisher: Boolarong Press ISBN: 0646488007 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 22
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Eighteen Cattlemen tell their stories. The Privileged Few is the sequel to Horsebells and Hobblechains. Critique Readers of Jeff Hills book Horsebells and Hobblechains will be delighted with the sequel The Privileged Few, as again the book contains the verbatim short life stories of interesting characters. “The Privileged Few” are men who knew and were part of the lifestyle and work efforts involved in the development of the pastoral industry in this great country. The Privileged Few is a great read. — Bruce (21) Simpson, author of The Packhorse Drover, Caboolture, Queensland.
Author: R. R. DeBenedictis Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1496954750 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 637
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This is a story of the class struggle between money, politics, and heart. In 1973, the wealthiest one percent of Americans owned only 13% of the countrys assets. Those assets included the equity in homes, businesses, stocks, bonds and property. Forty years, three poorly conceived wars and two major financial disasters later, that figure has risen to nearly 50% at the expense of the average American. Where did this windfall of wealth come from and why did the real income and personal assets of the vast majority of working Americans decline during this same period? Were they just smarter ... or did they just outsmart us? Once thought of as the land of opportunity with a standard of living envied around the world, America has become the land of political manipulations and unconscionable acts in favor of a select few. This factbased fiction novel tells the story of a generation of men and women who sought the elusive American Dream during the decline of the middle class and the deliberate war against those in poverty who can only afford to dream. Richard DeBenedictis story is told through the lives and adventures of four main characters, whom, although of diverse backgrounds, ideologies and social status, are influenced by the self-serving acts of those who want it all. Is this trend reversable or is America, as feared by the authors of our Constitution, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, on its way to becoming ruled by and for The Priviliged Few?
Author: Clive Hamilton Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1509559728 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 196
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Male and white privilege are on the decline, yet elite privilege has gone from strength to strength. The privileges enjoyed by the rich and powerful are not only unfair but cause widespread harm, from the everyday slights and humiliations visited on those lower down the scale to the distortions in the labour market when elites use their networks to secure plum jobs, not least in new domains such as professional sports. In this book, Clive Hamilton and Myra Hamilton show that elite privilege is not a mere by-product of wealth but an organising principle for society as a whole. They explore the practices and processes that sustain, legitimise and reproduce elite privilege and show how we are all implicated in the system, both facilitating it and tolerating its harmful effects. Building on their original fieldwork and a wide range of other sources, the authors paint a vivid picture of the micropolitics of elite privilege, highlighting in particular the vital role played by exclusive private schools. Ranging across topics as diverse as ‘glamour suburbs’, philanthropy, Rhodes scholarships and super-yachts, The Privileged Few delves beneath attempts at concealment to expose how the elites keep getting away with it.
Author: Jeff Hill Publisher: Boolarong Press ISBN: 1921555904 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 208
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This book consist of 13 more stories bought to you buy Jeff Hill. The world has changed. The men and women of the outback are passing on. Fortunately, we have the memories and the stories of those who developed this great nation. They are the unsung heroes that built on the earlier efforts of the pioneers; the advancement and improvements created by the outback people have strengthened the character of our nation. These generations endured in the isolated regions while the cities had regular power and water supplies. My heroes carried water in canteens on ‘difficult to catch’ mules and the light at night in the stock camps was a carbide light — if you were lucky. These stories are written adventures about the outback people of Australia; they are the Privileged Few of our generation; they belong to the past 80 years of progress of outback history and knowledge. Full credit to Jeff Hill and his family for their outstanding contribution to the library of the outback.
Author: H. M. Sealey Publisher: ISBN: 9781705521373 Category : Languages : en Pages : 275
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Zinia Santos is the daughter of a Yazidi refugee and thus lives a life of privilege on one of the highest Strata of society. Her life, like everyone else in the country, is strictly timetabled by the government, her job, her home, the food she eats, even her hobbies are prescribed to her by law. She will never be homeless, or unemployed, or hungry. Nor will she ever be able to choose her own meals, her own job, her own sexual partner.If anything goes wrong in her life, the government is responsible and the government can be sued. If she steps off the timetable however, as her sister Lara has done, the government will give her nothing. No job, no healthcare, no protection of any description. She will stop existing.Zinia isn't an idiot, what's not to like about being looked after from the cradle to the grave?A random DNA test at work outs Zinia, not as the daughter of a middle-eastern refugee, but as ordinary white British. Her mother lied in order to gain a privileged place in society reserved for those who belong to historically oppressed minorities. Zinia finds herself stripped of her identity and everything that goes with it. Relegated to the lowest Strata of society reserved for the historic oppressors, Zinia is quickly told that it's a way of atoning for the privilege her ancestors enjoyed.But a new minority has emerged in the last twenty years, they call themselves the Starsouls, religious zealots who believe themselves to be beyond humanity and are instantly elevated to the highest Strata although nobody knows why. Lara Santos, an outspoken YouTube Content-creator intends to find out why Starsouls can flout the strict timetables the rest of the country must adhere to.
Author: Sandra Stump Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated ISBN: 9781607498728 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 198
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Samantha always lived in the shadow of fear, wondering in haste, feeling as if she was going to be abandoned. When the love of her life dies, she feels as if these feelings are confirmed, and she is doomed to live a life without ever feeling the touch of love again. But along comes someone who cannot only cast those shadows away, but also brings her into a new world, a world of devotion and loyalty. By all outward appearances she thought she was living a charmed life, a life that only a privileged few get to have. She lived in a beautiful home with wonderful children, and she thought her husband was the only one for her. But what she didn t know is that she was living in a chamber of lies and deception, the world surrounding her was filled with secrets of lust, and with friends that were really her enemies. Looking back, she wonders how she never caught on sooner to the game that was unfolding before her eyes.
Author: Joshua A. Chafetz Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 0300134894 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 319
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Placing legislative privilege in historical context, Josh Chafetz compares the freedoms and protections of members of the United States Congress with those of Britain's Parliament.
Author: Steven Phillips Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 341
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For A Privileged Few; Confronting America's Dirty Little Secret. Does America have a "dirty little secret" about poverty, health care, COVID-19, race, and even some religious beliefs that many public leaders might not want you to know about? In the book, "For A Privileged Few" we are asked the question - "When a politician says that they care about people, does the question ever come to your mind, 'I wonder if that means they care about people like me?' That may seem like a simplistic question, but the answer might not be as simple as you might think. Because it may mean they only really care about certain 'types' of people. And if that is true, then do you even matter to that politician in the scheme of things that are most important to you? Isn't the very soul of any democracy found in a straight answer to a more basic question...'Do my concerns, needs, problems, hopes, and dreams even matter to anyone who is supposed to represent me?' It is a question that deserves a response." Steven Phillips is a counselor, teacher, and fifth generation minister who has spoken to several million people worldwide in his almost fifty years of service. In "For A Privileged Few" he takes a serious look at what might be the unspoken motivations of certain public decision makers, politicians, and even some religious leaders. In very straightforward terms, he asks the question, "Is it possible that some of these people actually don't care about many of those whom they say they represent?" Dr. Phillips asks some very frank, and even sometimes "painful" questions about how our society operates. He discusses how our nation was created and a number of "unaddressed issues" which have been hindering our continued success ever since. His observations cut to the very core of many of the social, political, and religious issues of our day. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic during an election year in America, many of our values have come under increased scrutiny. It is becoming more and more obvious that many of the people who have been fortunate enough to climb to the top of the ladder of success in America, live in a sort of privileged, almost "caste-like" system of status. And, that privileged status is becoming increasingly unattainable for most Americans. For the first time in living memory, we are seeing growing numbers of our youth continuing to live with their parents after graduating from college. Many of these young Americans are expressing their belief that the so-called, "American Dream" has become evermore elusive for them - they have little hope of finding a good paying job, owning a home of their own, or being able to pay off the crushing debts that they incurred while completing their education. And yet, America is still producing the greatest number of billionaires in the world. Clearly, something is wrong. It could even be said that this unspoken status system has actually been competing with our stated core values of "Life, Liberty, And Justice For All" throughout our history. This possibility is beginning to be more easily demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic - which is having a far greater lethal effect upon hundreds-of-thousands of Americans with less means. Yet many social, economic, political, and even some religious leaders seem to be turning a blind eye to these issues. Like light shining through the cracks in an old suit of armor, Steven asks if the worst public health crisis in the past one hundred years is starting to expose some very troubling conflicts of interests. More importantly, he is trying to caution Americans that they must demand straight answers from all their leaders. Steven's advice? "...In times like these, it's important to know who really has your back."
Author: Daniel Laurison Publisher: Beacon Press ISBN: 0807025070 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 224
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The first book to uncover the hidden and powerful role campaign professionals play in shaping American democracy by delving into the exclusive world of politicos through off-the-record interviews We may think we know our politicians, but we know very little about the people who create them. Producing Politics will change the way we think about our country’s political candidates, the campaigns that bolster them, and the people who craft them. Political campaigns are designed to influence voter behavior and determine elections. They are supposed to serve as a conduit between candidates and voters: politicos get to know communities, communicate their concerns to candidates, and encourage individuals to vote. However, sociologist Daniel Laurison reveals a much different reality: campaigns are riddled with outdated strategies, unquestioned conventional wisdom, and preconceived notions about voters that are more reflective of campaign professionals’ implicit bias than the real lives and motivations of Americans. Through over 70 off-the-record interviews with key campaign staff and consultants, Laurison uncovers how the industry creates a political environment that is confusing, polarizing, and alienating to voters. Campaigns are often an echo chamber of staffers with replicate backgrounds and ideologies; most political operatives are white men from middle- to upper-class backgrounds who are driven more by their desire to climb the political ladder than the desire to create an open conversation between voter and candidate. Producing Politics highlights the impact of national campaign professionals in the US through a sociological lens. It explores the role political operatives play in shaping the way that voters understand political candidates, participate in elections, and perceive our democratic process—and is an essential guide to understanding the current American political system.