In the winter tundra‚ a lone bench stands. The area is very open and near the back are evergreens and possibly elm trees. It is almost overpowered by several shades of blue‚ which is the only color other than white and black‚ and at first glance‚ the seats are empty. Who would be out in such weather? Only someone who has not choice. This image is most likely an advocate for the homeless by a shelter. The invisible person sleeping on the bench embodies the harsh reality of where the homeless
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In the United States‚ homelessness is like a revolving-door crisis. This means that you could be homeless one night and not homeless the next night. According to (www.homeaid.org) as many as 3.5 million Americans are homeless each year. Of these‚ more than 1 million are children and on any given night‚ more than 300‚000 children are homeless. The definition of homelessness is the state of having no home. People who are homeless are most often unable to acquire and maintain regular‚ safe‚ secure‚
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“What about sleeping outside to bring awareness to homelessness?” was my suggestion to service project ideas on the Service Committee Board for Community Youth Council (CYC). After debating the pros and cons from adopting one of the many littered potholes in town to the merits of holding a senior citizen prom within the community‚ the Service Committee still has not reached a consensus. Officially‚ CYC’s mission is to “serve as a unified voice for the youth of our community.” While holding “youth”
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most to envision being broke‚ jobless‚ and ultimately hopeless and therefore‚ the homeless issue is overlooked. Homelessness is a prevailing epidemic that is currently affecting more than 1.5 million Americans and over 100 million people worldwide. In today’s society it is evident that only people that have experience or have come close to experiencing the hardship of homelessness seem conscious of the growing problem and are willing to uplift those who are down on their luck. A major factor
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With social network on the rise‚ and the large amount of young people that take part in social networking‚ there is question as to whether or not social media should be part of our education system. Propenents of social media point out the benefits of social media in regards to educational tools‚ and increased student engagement‚ while critics of social networking focus on subject like privacy‚ time‚ and miscommunication. Pros of Social Networking Today’s students are increasingly using
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Cellphone market penetration in the U.S. approaches 9 in 10 citizens. Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images The cellphone is one of the defining technologies of the early 21st century‚ with a December 2012 Pew Internet study showing that more than 87 percent of American adults own at least one. While the negative societal consequences of cellphones have been well documented‚ it ’s also true that they can bring many benefits. Mobile technology allows users to interact with family‚ friends
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Many Native American tribes responded to the changes through violence and resistance due to the unfair mistreatments and laws that were forced upon them. As the second industrial revolution grew‚ it threatened the important cultures and values that many Native American tribes shared. As the Indian tribes clashed with the white settlers‚ extreme violence broke out between the two groups‚ killing ninety percent‚ along with diseases‚ of the Native Americans years later. One of the biggest threat to
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Homeless students are one of the fastest-growing subgroups of students in the U.S. And while they are much more likely to fall off track and eventually drop out of school‚ they are also notoriously difficult to identify and subsequently help. More than 1.3 million students were homeless during the 2013-14 school year‚ according to a new report released by America’s Promise Alliance. That represents a 7 percent increase from the previous year and more than double the number of homeless students estimated
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The failure of the Philippine economy to achieve a full industrialized state is a confluence and a result of political and economic policies that can be traced back to as far as the post war period. The Philippine post war economic policy is said to have taken the trajectory of Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) —which puts premium in strengthening the locally owned industries catering to a huge domestic market to contain dollar outflow and encourage domestic entrepreneurship (Kuruvilla
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LED-backlit LCD TV: Sony KDL-55XBR8 Hoeun sousdey Part time Group II Level 11 A few weeks ago Senior Editor David Katzmaier reviewed Samsung’s LN46A950 LED-backlit LCD TV and declared it‚ "The most advanced television money can buy." He also said it "represents the peak of flat-panel LCD performance and picture quality." But then the Sony KDL-55XBR8 arrived and stole the crown from the Samsung. In the world of LCD TVs‚ the hot feature is LED-backlighting--and it doesn’t come cheap. The
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