Tips for finding a Seasonal Job

A large percentage of college students won’t have monies during the Holiday Season. Mostly because the cost of living and attending school will outweigh their income. So, I thought it might be helpful to offer some possible ways to earn cash during this time of year.
Retail stores like J.C. Penny’s and K Mart hire extra staff to keep up with the needs of their customer base during the holidays. Some tips on actually acquiring the job would be 1) be persistent with your application. Apply on-line and in person. Make sure to conduct follow up calls on your applications. Use this line (if you think it’ll help)
“Hello, my name is ………… I applied for the position of ………….. last week. I was just calling to check on the statues of my application”. This will let the manager know that you are serious about landing the job.
Other things that’ll help you land the job are (2) remembering to dress the part and (3) talk to the hiring manager as if you have known them all your life. But please be cordial with your choice of words. We want to get the job, not get thrown out of the establishment.
Keep in mind that once you get the job, you have to take on the job requirements. Report to work on time, and go the extra mile if you have to. Doing so may lead to a permanent position with the company. And if not that, then it’ll make things easier for you come next year.
By the way, other possible job openings for the holiday are U.P.S. stores, Brown’s Package Delivery, Radio Shack, Belk’s and Wal-Mart. Good luck.
For more job listings in your area go to http://www.snagajob.com.

Change in the Greenville School System

The current Public School year began with a ton of unorganization in comparison to last year (2008-2009). Some local Greenville Public Schools have under gone complete re-configurations. Principals, students, teachers, and other Public School staff have either been relocated or terminated.Ella Darling Elem. is one of the schools that has had its share of difficulties in dealing the required transition.

I had 'heart-to-heart' conversations with two of the re-located Teachers (both of whom identities I'll keep private for the sake of decency). One Teachers comments were so expressive that it showed in her limbs. Seriously, her hands flailed about, and her head jerked in different directions as she spoke about how unhappy she is with the changes. She basically feels as though the changes could have gone more fluidly if everyone was given ample time to adjust to the reality of the re-configuration.

As for the other Teacher, she was more concerned about the pressures being put on the teaching staff and the students. Even before the recently re-located students received their first report cards, they spent two days testing. Those test scores will in turn determine if some of the teachers will even have jobs for the 2010-2011 public school year. I believe that every worker should be evaluated by their work results. With this situation though, you have to keep in mind that some of these students have been separated from their siblings, and are attending school at a totally new location. How well could you test under those circumstances?

All of these things are added stress for the children and the staff. I don't understand it all myself. But I can see the evidence of the Greenville Public School Systems neglect to fully respect the human consequences of their decisions.

Capitalism and Obesity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plC7W7STnPE

Obesity and Its Roots

Obesity and Its Roots
Author: Krystal Brown
October 13, 2009

Can we categorize the cause of obesity, and have that cause be relevant in all cases of obesity. I don’t think that it is a realistic task. In every nation around the world, obesity is prevalent. From the richest parts of America, to the poorest regions of South America, obesity has left its mark on human health and well being.
You can link obesity to everything from stress, lack of medical access, to poverty and capitalism. And of these ‘links’ the strongest, in my opinion, is capitalism. A brief history of capitalism is this: it has its origins in North America, and according to Mooney, Knox, and Schatch, authors of the book “Understanding Social Problems”, is defined as an economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods and services for profit in a competitive market. Capitalism has replaced old world traditions like growing your foods, and processing your own meats. This doesn’t seem major, but when you give it some thought, we’ve chosen to put our food consumption safety in the hands of manufacturing companies.
It’s safe to a least assume that these major food processing companies are in it for the money. Adding preservatives, dyes, fragrances, and who knows what else to our foods in an effort to get the edge over their competitors. This capitalistic business leads to major marketing tactics.Don’t believe me? Then ask yourself this question; how often do you see commercials advertising food and food products on a daily rate? How many print ad’s did you drive by today that advertise food consumption of any kind, including restaurants? Too many to NOT get your taste buds excited I bet.
In an interview with an anonymous medical professional on the cause of obesity issue, he had this to say
“Exercise is the healthiest way to lose weight. According to recent studies, the cells of a person who exercised to lose weight appear younger in comparison to a person who diets”.
I found this information compelling, but it seemed as if he (the Doctor) wasn’t comfortable with discussing the causes of obesity. Actually, the statement made by the Doctor that hits home for me is when he exclaimed this
“No one has time to exercise, but everyone needs to make the time or face the consequences later!”
Like it or not, it is because of capitalism that we don’t have time to exercise. No, really! Think about the amount of hours we dedicate in a days’ time for work, bill paying, and grocery shopping, and so on. By the time we’ve completed our contribution to this capitalistic machine, we’re literally exhausted. And unless you’re a superhuman, the excess stress and foods that we’ve consumed just lingers both on us, and in us.
I’m not saying that capitalism alone accounts for every case of obesity. However, the system of capitalism has put a great deal of strain on human beings worldwide. It causes excessive food consumption, stress, over all greed.

Not the 'Fine-all' Event

Not the ‘Fine-all’ Event
October 7, 2009
Written by: Krystal Brown



All events aren’t filled with concession stands and loud music. As a matter of fact, there are some events that don’t involve entertainment at all. Paying a city fine was very eventful for me.
On Tuesday, October 7, 2009, I walked adjacent to the cobble stones that
cover Greenville’s Main Street. At the last red light, on the right side of the road, there it sits. The place where no one wants to be...the City Clerks office, my destination. Quite naturally I arrived there with high hopes and a purse full of cash.
Now before I can reveal the remainder of the event, let me brief you on how I wound up having dealings with this place. About a year ago, I was on my way to the park with my three children. It was meant to be a typical ‘load em’ up, buckle em’ in’ car ride. However, it didn’t work out that way. Some drunken fellow decided that it was okay to block my drive way with his car. Well his bad decision making lead to an accident. I rolled into his mid-street parked vehicle at the speed of four miles per hour. Being the good citizen that I am, I reported it to the Greenville Police Department. Believe it or not, I’m still paying for that accident.
Now that you have the reason behind my visit to the Clerk’s office, let me complete the actions of the event. Mrs. Lee, the clerk, informed me that I had an outstanding fine of $280.00. So I paid it. And though I wish that was the end of the ordeal, it’s not.
All of my high hopes of finally being done with this silly mishap went down the stairs and into the corridor, after Mrs. Lee, a.k.a. the collector, told me that my problems weren’t over. She informed me that I needed to be processed at the Police Station, and that I had incurred an addition fine of $395.00!
I just dropped my head and told her that I was ready for the walk of shame. Down the stairs and out the building, I found myself walking side by side with the clerk. Again adjacent to the cobble stoned street. We entered the Police Station and headed through the double doors. These aren’t any double doors. These doors are like the difference between freedom and lock down. It was a scary thing.
At the back of the precinct, Mrs. Lee filled out some papers. And before I knew it, I was told to stand against the wall and stare at the camera. Let me tell you, I wasn’t the least bit worried about my hair being in place for this mug shot. In fact, I believe that my subconscious mind took over, and a look of pity replaced my smile.
Before it was over, I filled out a couple of papers. I even asked questions like how long do I have to pay off the second fine, and what is a warrant. But the most important of any of my questions was, am I free to go home. That was the only thing I wanted to know by the end of this event.