History 2404E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Hired Hand, Oatmeal, Food Bank
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Announcements: the deadline for responses each week will be tuesday at 2pm. Reading: the day laborer in brittany: what distinguishes the hired hand from the day labourer, the day labourer was paid less, the hired hand seemed to have more job security (able to take more sick days) Reading: the russian serf: what were some of the main differences/similarities between the russian serf and. That every man is equal and we all have characteristics as human beings that allow us to be rational and have self-reflection. The serf is fundamentally the same as a human, but the circumstances of society do not allow for that equality to be recognized. It is in little things like this where we can find clues as to how society was run: why would the author spend so much time going into detail about road repairman.