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There is said to have been many ways to describe and understand what exactly homelessness is. The basic understanding of homelessness is a state of being in which a person lacks the basic right of having housing. With this being said, there are several ways in which this definition can become something to branch off…

In the beginning of the 1920’s the United States had recently become a mass consumer economy and was thriving, that was, until when the stock market would crash in 1929. The economy of the United States would become ruined, and as a result millions of people would lose their jobs and become homeless. In current…

Inequality is everywhere especially in countries like America and inequality affects many things even our criminal justice system, a system made to be fair. But we can fix these problems, one step at a time. You, as individual can donate to organizations fighting for your cause, getting involved in local government, and just spreading the…

One of America’s long standing social and economic issues, homelessness primarily afflicts veterans, drug and alcohol addicts, the mentally ill, and ex-convicts. While homelessness isn’t a new issue, it began to rise to light in the 1980s. Wartime, and the subsequent decades, gives way to an era of prosperity in America. This was no different…

Abstract In this research project, I engage myself with the complications that arise within our community and how our society is affected. By researching about homelessness throughout the state and nation, I gained a better understanding of the causes and effects that homelessness inflicts on its community. Areas like Phoenix do not provide affordable housing…

The obesity rate in America is at an all time high, and it is not stopping any time soon. Obesity not only affects adults but children as well. The Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines obesity as “Weight that is higher than what is considered as a healthy weight for a given height.”…

In the book “Into the Wild” is a story of Christopher McCandless as narrated by Jon Krakauer, who reveals that the young man had the desire of living for in the Denali National Park for some time, and also stated that there were some consequences that may await him. Christopher McCandless born to Billie and…

As an individual who is part of an American working-class family who came to the United States seeking a better future, I have been raised to believe education was the direction to a better future and economic stability, which to this day many Americans still believe. Economic inequality was seen throughout my childhood up to…

As of January 2017, the average number of homeless people were 550,000 in a night living in the United States of America, including those living in shelters. (MDHI, 2017). We chose this topic because we want to shed a light on the problem of homelessness in the U.S, more specifically Boulder Colorado. Winters in Boulder…

The population of homeless individuals on the streets of Los Angeles is increasing day by day. Some people in the U.S keep on blaming the state officials while others believe that homeless people are there by choice. However, there are many initiatives that the government and other bodies have put in place to ensure the…