Currently in the United States‚ 44 million adults live in poverty. Poverty is defined for a single person as an income level below $10‚830 or less than $22‚050 for a family. The vast majority of the homeless are jobless individuals and families that cannot afford shelter. An astounding 700‚000 to 800‚000 Americans are homeless on a given night and 2.5 million to 3.5 million are homeless at some point during the year. 28 million employed Americans are considered to be at poverty level. About two-thirds
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Whether one is reading fantasy‚ a literary tale‚ or realistic fiction‚ there is an abundance of orphans. The protagonist usually starts his or her adventure when they become parentless‚ which generally happens before the story has officially started. As a result‚ these characters are resilient and frequently become leaders. They also often have to learn more as well‚ as they do not have parents to teach them how to be good people. James from James and the Giant Peach‚ Mary Lennox from The Secret
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Boston Fights Drugs 1. Would you have selected focus groups for your methodology? Why or why not? I would have chosen to do the focus groups out of the three as the methodology for this research as the group did. With the one on one interviews the researchers had to find kids/adolescence that would actually talk to them‚ and be honest about their habits to a complete stranger. This problem would eliminate a majority of the kids‚ but for the ones that were left I think the research would show
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In 1989 the first drug court was introduced in Miami Dade County‚ Florida. Drug problems in Florida were substantial and mirrored many states across the United States. Crack Cocaine was on the rise as so was the crime across the United States. The many types of drug courts have been put in place to decrease recidivism‚ drug use and restore lives and families. Drug Courts are designed to serve as the alternative for incarceration. A big factor in criminal justice is figuring out what programs work
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Orphan Train is a beautifully crafted novel capturing your emotions in a story of love‚ hate‚ struggles‚ and a wonderful representation of hope. Every turn you take is full of excitements‚ plot twists. Christina Baker Kline swallows you up in her story. This book is about the relationship between seventeen year-old Molly and 91 year old Vivian Daly who‚ as the result of spending time together and sharing their experiences‚ form a bond‚ learn from each other‚ and change amazing ways. Christina Baker
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In 2013‚ there were approximately 44‚000 deaths related to drug related overdoses. Approximately 16‚000 of those deaths were caused by drug overdoses attributed to prescription pain-medications‚ such as Vicodin‚ hydrocodone‚ and OxyContin (Volkow‚ 2016). Because of this‚ the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stepped in‚ and implemented new regulations that would limit the availability of prescription pain medication (Cherny‚ 2010; Satel‚ 2004). The new regulations restrict the amount of pain-medications
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Drug Courts Elizabeth Johnson was a model student. She was characterized by her teachers as hardworking‚ driven‚ and goal oriented. After being placed on the honor roll and graduating early from Morris High School in Will County‚ Illinois‚ she attended Northern Illinois University to become a lawyer. Within her first year at college‚ her life derailed. She was caught by the police and arrested for possession of marijuana. Johnson was expecting to be placed in prison but she found herself in a drug
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terms 6 Part III Main Discussion Drug Addiction 45 Drug Problems in the Philippines 46 Drug Withdrawal 52 Drug Rehabilitation 53 Role of affect dysregulation in Addiction 57 Addiction recovery groups‚ Alcoholics Anonymous‚ and Drug Rehabilitation Drug Abuse Addiction 69 Chemical Dependency 71 Chemical Addiction 71 Factors influencing Drug abuse and Dependence 74 Genetic Factors 75 Drugs Effect and Mechanisms of Action 76
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doing best in the coming years and signed a licensing agreement with German refrigerator company Liebherr. In 1986‚ Haier reached a profit of 1 Mio RMB. Altough there was a huge market demand‚ the company resisted mass production and continued to focus on quality and brand-building instead.The company’s target was to become a first-class brand. In 1991‚ Haier become China’s leading refrigerator manufacturer. In 1992‚ Besides refrigerators‚ Haier expanded into freezer and air conditioner manufacturing
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America faced a severe drug epidemic. The rise of drug use led to an increase in crime. Incarceration rates nearly tripled due to drug related crimes. The need to address this growing problem led to the drug court movement and the creation of drug courts. Drug courts are special courts that treat offenders with a history of substance abuse addictions by providing supervised treatments and sanctions when needed. This paper will discuss the establishment and goals of drug courts. It will also discuss
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