...According to Volunteers of America “Over 670,000 Americans are homeless. 48 million people go hungry every night. 46.2 million Americans live in poverty.”. This one of many organizations with the goal of helping the homeless. This organization confirms that they “help over two and a half million people a year and counting”. This organization believes that without their supportive services housing is not enough to end homelessness. The organization supplies emergency shelter, drop-in centers, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, and more. This program also plans to stay with each person or family until he/she or they are completely back on their feet. This organization is just one of the many examples of programs that are reaching out to help end homelessness in...
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...1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interests you (briefly).Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so, how? The administrative agency which controls the regulation is Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA interest me because of the process of illumination when a representative of the said agency is sent out to process information given by phone is assessed. The regulations that is used by the process of FEMA will affect one's business in case of "Mother Nature" incidents they may occur. 2. Describe the proposal/change. In any organization there are "changes" that is needed to improve any incident that will occur that one is not prepared for. Although FEMA tries to assess damages done in a timely manner, it is impossible to cover so many hurting families at one time, therefore I would perform a change in the process by allowing "hurting" families to gather together in a designated location to interview each other and find out how severe all cases are one by one especially if one stays in the same vacinty. 3. Write the public comment that you would submit to this proposal. If the proposed regulation deadline has already passed, write the comment you would have submitted. Explain briefly what you wish to accomplish with your comment. PROPOSAL President Bush declared 15 counties areas a major disaster following the...
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...Tienken and Yong Zhao reasoning behind organizing this point was to make an argument that the method of standardized testing comes along with a corrupting influence (financial gain). Even programs such as the NCLB (No Child Left Behind) who are now considered an example of deprivation waives schemes to hold schools responsible of improving students learning to reach the goal of disadvantaged students closing the “achievement gap” which is a observed calculation of educational bases of students . A possible goal in conducting this study in the first place could be to make this matter widely known as a severe social problem who is hurting the youth yet keeping the pockets full to the contributors of standardized testing. This can link to the intended audience as well due to informing...
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...find. You will see women, men, young kids and families” (G. Davis, personal communication, June 29, 2015). ("The Portland Rescue Mission" ( 2015 ). Retrieved from http://www.portlandrescuemission.org/learn-more/myths-about-homelessness According to ‘the Portland Rescue Mission’ (2015), “The methodology for finding and counting the homeless is imperfect; we simply do not find everyone”. “Why are they all out there? What is Homelessness and what causes it? Homelessness is a very complicated issue that has no social or economic boundary. Mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence and economic times affect all ages of the Homeless” (G. Davis, personal communication, June 29, 2015). 1. Homelessness and Mental Health Mental Illness seems to be one of the leading causes of homelessness. “During my involvement with the homeless, I knew of a women name Frankie. Frankie was a school teacher, had a husband and two children. One night their home burned down with Frankie’s husband and children being lost in the fire. Frankie lost all rational thinking, not understanding why she lived. Frankie had a complete mental breakdown and ended up on the streets of Dallas homeless. This is a case of mental illness being the cause of homelessness. (G. Davis, personal communication, June 29, 2015). 20-25% of the homeless suffer from mental illness (Portland Rescue Mission. 10 Causes of Homelessness, #3). “Serious mental illness disrupts people’s ability to carry out essential...
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...Nathan Bruce 11/22/2015 what causes child abuse? It's hard to imagine someone intentionally hurting a child. Yet nearly 3500 children in the united states die, and 3 million cases are reported every year due to child abuse. From these statistics you can see how big a controversy child abuse is and how frequently it occurs. What is the root cause of child abuse and in what ways can we learn to prevent it? A reason that child abuse occurs is because parents of the abused child are addicted to drugs. In the United States 657,000 children under the age of 3 have parents who abuse drugs, also parents who are drugs addicts are 4.7times more likely to abuse their children. Parents who abuse drug are generally always drunk or high and therefore have no knowledge of what is happening around them. For these reasons when they abuse their children they don't feel any guilt afterwards, as they can't even recall the event. What these parents don’t realise is that maltreatment isn't the only thing that has an effect on their child, as 2/3 of children who are abused grow up to be drug or alcohol addicts themselves. This is a major problem as it automatically repeats the cycle of abuse. Although an ordinary characteristic, stress is a big element in why child abuse occurs. As once the stress starts to building up, parents suddenly blame their children for their own problems. statistics show 10% of children who are abused have single(widower/ widow, unmarried or divorced) ...
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...ASSESSMENT 2B: Identifying Decision Traps Decision Making Exercise 2 Introduction We all remember the hot summer(winter in Australia) when we heard the news that Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy during the terrible ‘sub-prime meltdown’(Investopedia 2009). As a giant among investment banks with a history over 150 years,Lehman Brothers suddenly collapsed in few months. How did Lehman Brothers go bankrupt? Why did it happen? Are there any methods that could have been used to avoid the doomsday? These questions will be discussed below. Case study overview In early 2007, with the stock reached $86.18(Investopedia 2009), Lehman Brothers seemed to have done a great job. Therefore ,the company underestimated the risks posed by rising ‘home delinquencies’(Terry 2008) and overestimated the risk-enduring capacity of the US housing market. One real estate investment broker described Lehman as ‘the real estate A.T.M(Terry 2008).Then Lehman’s share price went into a tailspin when the dark days came in August 2007. Dramatically, at the end of 2007, Lehman’s share price rebounded, as ‘global equity markets reached new highs and prices for fixed-income assets staged a temporary rebound’(Terry 2008).However, Lehman failed to seize the chance to ‘trim its massive mortgage portfolio’(Investopedia 2009). According to the Investpedia (2009), the news was a deathblow to Lehman, leading to a 45% plunge in the stock and a 66% spike incredit-default swaps on the company's debt. With...
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...Colonists in Boston, Massachusetts resulted in the loss of five civilian lives. This event served as a catalyst that further escalated disputes and tension between the two groups. However, despite the tragedy, the aftermath of the Boston Massacre set legal processes in motion that led to a transformation of the justice system in colonial America, leaving a lasting legacy that still resonates today. Following the Boston Massacre, a series of high-profile legal cases unfolded. Putting the interests of the British crown against the aggravated American colonists. Explaining the complex legal maneuvers and their broader implications for the legal system at the time in Colonial America can help us as historians better understand the system and why these decisions and final rulings were decided. While the initial court cases lasted a short amount of time, the motives and aftermath can still be seen in the legal courts today, leaving an unforgettable mark on American procedures and the shared awareness of the citizens. These legal battles, characterized by elaborate legal maneuvers and shared passionate advocacy, not only sought to seek liability for these crimes but also became the framework for broader political and ideological struggles. Additionally, the Boston Massacre left a permanent mark on the memory of the American people, serving as a key piece of resistance against British oppression. Throughout the decades following the event, the massacre would be memorialized through different...
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...organization that builds homes for underprivileged families around the world. The foundation was started in 1968 and over the years has helped build or repair nearly 600,000 homes around the world. They also originate and keep all of the home loans on their own books. In recent years they have come under scrutiny because of the numerous foreclosures that their borrowers have suffered. Research Questions When doing research on Habitat for Humanity and their financial structure, a few interesting questions arise. What are the problems with Habitat for Humanity’s financial structure? How can they improve on their lending techniques? Are they helping or hurting the people they donate the homes to? Figuring out why the borrowers are having trouble with their loans will help determine if Habitat for Humanity is actually helping or hurting their communities they’re working in. Researching these financial questions will enable borrowers and volunteers to be make informed decisions when deciding to either take a loan from Habitat for Humanity or volunteer their time and money. Hypothesis After posing the research questions, the hypotheses take form in order to give possible explanations to the questions being asked. For the questions we posed earlier, possible hypothesis include the following: Habitat for Humanity lends to families that have struggled financially in the past. By helping the families find steadier work and pay, they will help them to advance further. Increasing...
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...The Value and Importance of the Everglades "Lions, and Tigers, and Bears! Oh my!" Just kidding! There aren't any Lions, Tigers, or Bears in the Florida Everglades. The Florida Everglades is home to many fascinating creatures and plants such as pythons, alligators, fish, insects, and mangrove trees. The Everglades is a really important ecosystem and habitat for these plants and animals. They all work together and help each other out. For one example, the mangroves provide housing for fish, and the fish keep poisonous plants off the mangroves. There are many more reasons why the Everglades is so important and read on to see. Biodiversity plays a huge role in the ecosystems of wetlands such as the Florida Everglades. From the article, "Are the Everglades Forever," it says that "Biodiversity is a good thing. Having many different kinds of plants and animals means that species have different choices for survival....
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...Career Path Option 1: Ultrasound Technician Career Category: Investigative Job description (including daily responsibilities) · Ultrasound Technician, also known as diagnostic sonographers, operate machines called sonographic scanners that create images of patients internal organs. They record findings and keep track of patient records, prepare patients for procedures by asking them questions about their history and answering any questions the patient might have, they also provide a summary of their findings for physicians to read. Requirements for path (school, military, training, age, location, skills, etc.) · For high school they recommend that you take classes in physiology, mathematics, and anatomy. · Associate's Degree (most common); Bachelor's Degree; Professional Certification (May be Required/Preferred) Salary/benefits information · $65,860 in May 2012. Opportunities for advancement · 46%- Always going to need someone to diagnose medical conditions within the body. Costs of this path (what you do not like or would miss out on by choosing this path) · Most Ultrasound Technicians work full time due to the fact that the facility in which they work are always open. Benefits of this path (what you like or would gain by choosing this career path) · I will be able to support my future family, and I would be making a differance in other people lives as well as mine. Career Path Option 1: Registered Nurse Career Category: Social Job...
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...trafficking in America is done right under our noses, without us even knowing about it. It is a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Human Trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transportation transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for one of three purposes: involuntary servitude, debt bondage, slavery or sexual exploitation. Trafficking has three basic elements: The Act (meaning what is done) The Means (meaning how it is done) The Purpose (meaning why it is done) The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPA) is a very vital bill which will replace the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, which established the State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. The original legislation was designed to combat trafficking in the US and the new Act builds upon the original Act to improve it in many different ways. The TVPA provides both international and domestic provisions. (FIGHTSLAVERYNOW.ORG) The TVPA is attempting to combat the trafficking problem by implementing the 3 P’s policy: Prosecution, Protection and Prevention. Prosecution of trafficking offenders. This involves passing the appropriate laws that criminalize trafficking, and jailing...
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...House, office parks, and retail shops fill the land that separated by road. Large retail shops are separated by parking lots. List some environmental impacts of urban sprawl. Urban sprawl will cause increase of carbon dioxide. Because the people that live in suburban will drive more. The house of suburban tends to be larger than the cities. So they use more land than other. More land for housing require people to destroy habitat of animals. How did the automobile cause urban sprawl? When human do not have automobile, it was difficult to go in and out of cities. So people will live close to their work. But now, human can well-developed automobile and highway, it helps people to travel in and out of cities quickly. So people will be able to live outside of city, which cause urban sprawl What are some economic reasons to move outside of an urban center? People found that spending same amount of money can get bigger house outside of cities. The lacking of public services led to lower taxes in suburban area. Explain urban blight is often a destructive positive feedback...
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...This age-old stigma is hurting specifically black cats and many shelters are experiencing an overpopulation of black cats. It is well known fact that black is dominant gene in cats, meaning likely there will be always more black cats in the world. Unfortunately some people are still feeling superstitious even now in 21st century. Doing research on this topic, I found an interesting study: in short, samples from two Colorado animal shelters were tested in order to assess the impact of shelter cats’ coat color on time required for adoption. One shelter included adult cats and kittens, the second shelter included kittens only. Results indicated that black cats, regardless of age or sex, require the longest time to adopt (27 days). They are followed by primarily black cats with other colors (24 days). Other color cats take less time to adopt (22 days). This is very important but not the only reason why animal shelters have problems with adopting black cats. In my opinion, geographical factors also play a major role. I imagine that the budget of some of the animal shelters is tight and in many cases they are relying on volunteers to donate their time in handling the...
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...Earths Turning Point How many people can our earth really hold before it starts to fall apart? And why does everyone keep talking about “Global Warming”? The Earths health is decreasing in health very rapid due to overpopulation, the rise in technology, and global warming. All coming together to form a sort of disease to mother nature, killing her day by day, week by week, and month by month! First I’m going to point out the global environmental crisis or global warming. The world is getting hotter and whether or not you choose to accept that is your choice but the proof is all around, the average temperature of the world has increased over the past thousand years and its changing the face of the earth as we know it, the polar ice caps are melting at an astonishing rate, faster than ever before. The fresh water that is being melted and dumped into the salty ocean is disrupting the natural flow of the deep ocean currents by changing the salinity of the water. More and more animals are going extinct due to the climate change, for example, the reefs all over the world are getting to hot from the sun and dying off, some of these reefs have been there for thousands of years and they have completely disappeared in a matter of decades. The weather is drastically changing, storms are getting more and more severe and dangerous every year due to the increase of the air and water temperatures. Also people are relying on heavy machinery and motors and engines to do the work, this is...
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...Race vs. Class From the time of slavery until the twenty-first century, race has been the driving element regarding opportunities for people of African descent. The question of whether this has changed presently is ambiguous. America has certainly evolved from a place of slavery and segregation to the self-proclaimed “Land of Opportunities” offering equal rights and prospects to all, yet there are still signs of inequality within the social construct of the nation. If one were to take a look at the American work field, they would notice the differences in positions acquired by African-Americans and Caucasians. African-Americans typically work minimum-wage jobs, living paycheck to paycheck and if they are fortunate enough to acquire an adequate paying job; their employers are Caucasians who usually own the major businesses and corporations. This inevitable conflict has emerged from America’s past history of unfair and unequal treatment of people of color. The American society has not completely eradicated the problem with racial discrimination and inequality within the workforce which has created the growing wealth gap. In the United States, issues of race and class are tied to together like a chain of DNA; one cannot address the issue of class without referring to the demographics of race. The methodology of determining the variations in social class was established in the mid-1960s and has not changed in the most latter years. Within the time span, there have been many studies...
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