The House I Live In by Eugene Jarecki is a documentary film about the war on drugs in the United States. It raises many contemporary intercultural concerns about the issue, but first it would be important to explain what cultural groups it highlights. We would first think about diving the war on drugs between drug users and law enforcement, but after watching this movie we can tell that there is a real intercultural issue amongst drug users and prisoners incarcerated for drugs. Indeed, we learn in the movie and its website that “even though White and Black people use drugs at approximately equal rates, Black people are 10.1 times more likely to be sent to prison for drug offenses. Today, Black Americans represent 56% of those incarcerated for drug crimes, even though they comprise only 13% of the U.S. Population”.…
The way a family works has changed in the last decade or two. Back when this generations parents were kids and even when their parents were young, it is very different than young people today. A perfect example would be the television show “Leave it to Beaver”, which aired in 1957. It was about the Cleavers, an All American Family, trying to keep their youngest son Theodore “Beaver” out of trouble. He always finds his way into trouble, at the end of the episode his parents always help him by giving him advice an good life lessons. That show represents how families were close and protected each other. Now, in the 21st century, many families and even communities…
Description: Homeschooling has been an educational system in practice for a long time and has…
Homeschooled students learn better because they are in an environment they are comfortable in. Homeschoolers believe the home is the safest, most secure environment in which a student can learn best. Homeschoolers learn in an atmosphere that is free from the teasing, taunting and bullying that can leave children with lifelong scars. Children who are homeschooled have time to mature emotionally, physically and academically without having to worry about facing mockery and negative peer pressure from friends. When learning at home, a student does not have to deal with peer pressure or with fitting in with the popular groups. A student can just be their own self. This gives the student the opportunity to focus on the lessons being taught and on…
Opening/Attention: The initial idea of being homeschooled may be the sound of bliss for some; being able to sleep in, staying in your pajamas all day, and not even having to take a single step outside of your home, all the while getting the education that you need! However, the joys found in that aspect of convenience will only last a short while before your child realizes that being able to stay at home in your pajamas all day is not all that enjoyable to do alone. Being homeschooled definitely will have certain perks, but ultimately, it will have negative impacts that will affect the child and their future.…
The autobiography, ¨Calling Home¨, not only meets the standards of an autobiography, but it goes above and beyond. When you begin the story it eludes to a tale about a Brandt going on a happy shopping trip with her family, but as you read the story you start to see the true nature of why this particular day was so important to her. In an Autobiography you are supposed to make the reader feel what you felt, and experience the event with you as they read, Brandt pulls this off numerous times throughout the story. When Brandt discusses that having anything ¨with the Peanuts on it, you were in¨, she brings you back to when you were younger, remembering what would have made you ¨in¨ as a child. Brandt relates to you again when she discusses not wanting to wait on line for thirty minutes, all to spend 75 cents, though her response may not relate to that many readers. In autobiographies it's expected that you include even the small details in order to help readers understand what's going on and by adding that 75 cents Brandt does that, making sure the rest of the…
Generational poverty involves special population of poor people. It is cycle of poverty wherein two to three generations were born and lived in poverty. Complex factors are involved that hinders them from striving to attain advantages that other groups may enjoy. People in generation poverty focus on survival and live in the now. They do not plan because they live in the present time and do not plan for the future. They live on day to day survival and live in the moment. Any situation that they are exposed to is met with a reactive mentality. This leads to lack of organization and planning their life and their family’s life for proactive living.…
Home has many different meanings. Not every house is a home. When I was younger my dad built a tree house on a piece of land we own that is two lots away from our house. During the time he was building it I was reading “The Boxcar Children” by Gertrude Chandler and I loved the idea of living off of what a person could find. I got the idea from those books to try to stay at my tree house for an entire day without going home. I tried a few times but I always ended up back at my house because I became bored. I learned that to make a house, in this case a tree house, a home, my family has to be present. I no longer wanted to live by myself in my tree house. I did not learn the value of family at that age but I did know there was something special…
it's that time of year again. the time where people around the world set a goal to better themselves and their lives. a promise to start doing good things and to put an end to their bad habits. i've made some new years resolutions. this year i am going to try to be more outgoing, i'm going to focus more on what's important in my life, and i'm going to always try to have a positive attitude towards everything.…
People should understand that some homeless people aren't always their fault.People can not choose where they came from because maybe their parents couldn't afford to put them through school to get education. Some of the homeless people that you might see on the street are war veterans coming home from war they might not have the best financial support after coming home from war.these tiny house should first go to the homeless war veterans because they served this country to let us be free. Although tiny houses may look like trash but can be very economical and and environmental to the people living on the streets .…
In our generation we have gone through numerous economical, social, and political changes. Some of which our parents would never have dreamed of. Things such as the cell phone, Wi-Fi, 9/11, and various mass shootings have permanently changed the way our generation lives and has forced our parents' to adapt to a new way of life.…
The short story, A Soldier's Home by Ernest Hemingway, is mainly about a veteran of World War 2, who has recently returned home to Oklahoma after spending time in the Rhine. This veteran, Krebs, is characterized both directly and indirectly in the text of the story. There are direct statements about his character. There are also scenes that make the reader infer about the character of Krebs. He is a dynamic character, because of his change of attitude by the end of the story. He is also a round character, because he has many realistic traits, and resembles a real war veteran, after the trauma they have all faced in the past.…
You are homeless and have almost no possessions. Would you consider yourself rich or poor? You would call yourself poor, of course. Henry David Thoreau would disagree. In the mid1800s he decided to abandon civilization and live alone on Walden Pond. For two years he lived in a cabin away from other people. He was free of the complications of normal life and lived very simply, without worries. In his essay, Thoreau claims that those without many possessions are actually richer than those that have many. By living alone, on the pond, Thoreau realized the value of living simply and how technology is unnecessary and actually hurts our lives.…
The parents are there to nurture, love and care for the child. Most parents want their child to succeed and have the best life possible. This influence starts from the child being born. This is also known as the attachment…
According to the Huffington Post, during the past week (week of July 22, 2016), 124 million Americans, just under 40 percent of the country, faced Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories. These warning and advisories are issued when the heat index rises to dangerous levels. The heat index measures how hot it feels when the temperature is added to the relative humidity. This last week, much of the country faced heat indexes ranging from 110-115 degrees F.…