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Picture this, you are a 10 year old living in a 2 story house that your family can barely afford the rent of each month. Well that's how 10 year old Kaylie Hageman lives. In a house with her mom, older brother and dog. They do not make a lot of money and Kaylie, her best friend, and brother go canning (collecting soda cans people have thrown away on the streets) to collect some extra money. They don't make much but it still helps. They have to sell their dog because money is tough and any money the kids make they give to their mom for food and housing.
You might think this isn’t very common but a lot of people are in Poverty, lots of families can't afford getting 3 meals a day or making rent each month. This is because of the Poverty Line. The imaginary line between being in Poverty or making enough money to pay for utilities every year. In the US, Poverty is a big problem in 2021 the rate for child poverty was at a historic low, but now those numbers are increasing again. In 2005 the poverty rate in the US was 12.5% of the population that seems low but what if I told you that is 37 million people all making less than $9,570 a year. Families of 4 needed to make $19,350 a year to stay above the poverty line. Now in 2022 they need to make $27,750 a year to stay above the poverty line.
Due to inflation these numbers increase every year and the government needs to keep trying to make programs for people in poverty. One program gave families an extra $300 a month to help pay for food and housing/Utilities, the government thought that this was not helping with poverty. But once they shut down the program 4 million families that were pulled out of poverty went back in almost instantly. “This is an extremely popular policy that has helped millions of families and supported our entire country’s economic recovery — it proved that we can tackle big challenges like poverty and hunger if we put the needs of working families first.” said Massachusetts Democrat Representative Katherine Clark in an interview with The Eagle Tribune.
The poverty line rises by at least $200 every year because of rising prices in utilities like food and gas, along with housing. The only time the poverty line hasn’t risen in the last 40 years was from 2009 to 2010 when it stayed at $22,050 for a four person household. Since 2010 the poverty line has gone from $22,050 for a four person household to $27,750 for a four person household increasing by over $5,000 within 12 years.
Do you want to help with Poverty. Some people have taken an interesting approach to help people in their community. It started in Germany in 2012 and the US has been using it all over since. In Germany one resident decided they were going to make a community fridge a place where people can put food they don’t need so others who need it can have more food.
At the height of the Covid Pandemic Las Vegas decided that Poverty, and Homelessness was one of the biggest problems they could help with. A few residents decided they were going to start a community fridge and a local food bank thought it was a great idea. After they would hand out food for the day they still had a lot of food left they weren’t using so they partnered with the residents and started multiple community fridges throughout the city.
Choe one of the food bank volunteers says, “This is a population the city doesn’t want to have on their plate or to worry about.” because of the large population of the city that is in poverty.
After Las Vegas started to use community fridges New York decided to try it too. What started out as a fridge on someone's front lawn turned into over 100 fridges all over the city to help with Poverty. A lot of people all across the US are starting their own fridges to help people in need of some more food. It helps them a lot more even if it's just one meal they don't have to buy. They can put it towards other things like housing.
Overall a lot of people are in need of housing and food all around the world. So if you want to help start a community fridge or donate to people in need. If we all work together Poverty might not be as big of a problem in the future.
Part 1 Desiree Metcalf's story is like many others, she is one of the 46 million people poor in the U.S. today. Desiree is a 24 year old mother of 3 girls, they’re each 2 years apart, 6, 4 and 2. Many bad things have happened to Desiree for her to be where she is. Escaping poverty is very hard, there are many government programs that can help with poverty, but you might get a job that pays just what you need to get out of those programs.. The government programs for people in poverty may be giving you more that what you can give yourself, this may give the option of just not working, giving you the benefits back, however this may not be the smartest choice, because either way you may still be stuck in poverty. Families living in poverty struggle like anyone else living in poverty, but they have to provide for more. “More than 4 in 10 children live in a household struggling to meet basic expenses, and between 7 million and 11 million children live in households in which they are unable to eat enough because of the cost.” When a child grows up in poverty, it may affect how the child’s brain develops. Once the pandemic hit poverty worsened for many families making it harder to care for their children. Many parents had to choose between caring for their children or being employed. There are many families who are living in slight to deep poverty. “In 2019, 14.4 percent of all children under the age of 18 in the United States were living below the official poverty measure. About 6 percent were living in deep poverty, defined as 50 percent of the federal poverty measure, and almost one-quarter were living in poverty or at risk, defined as 150 percent of the official measure.” Poverty isn’t just in the small families, it’s also a struggle for the elderly as well. The amount of people over the age of 65, poverty has risen 1.4 percent between the years 2020 and 2021. Poverty in older people may be bad, this is because many older people may not be able to care for themselves as well as a younger adult can. This may make it harder to get out of poverty, especially if you are over retirement age and can’t get a job. “ “This increase shines a glaring spotlight on the fact that Social Security and Medicare, the bedrock of retirement security for so many, are not sufficient to lift all older adults above poverty,” said Ramsey Alwin, president and CEO of the National Council on Aging. ” The retirement money you get from the government may not be enough to get an older adult out of poverty. This money may help for a little bit but it will not sustain you for long enough. Many seniors do not take the food benefits provided for them by the government, this may make it harder on seniors to find something to eat. “ “For seniors, there tends to be a lot of misunderstanding about the program and a lot of stigma, and unfortunately that stands in the way of people seeking help,” said Josh Protas, vice president of public policy at MAZON ”
Part 2 What, may I ask, should you do? Well there are many things we can do to help the many people in poverty. We could put out more benefit plans for the people in poverty, possible plans could be more food plans, we do have the food pantry but that might not be enough to support a big family. So expanding the food pantry may be a good option. Other ideas may be money, there are things that others are doing that seem very effective. This is the Food Stamps program, now called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This program works like a debit card, the benefits are put into your account each month and is used to buy groceries at authorized retailers or food stores. These stamps can only be used for, Fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, cereals and breads, other snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, and seeds/plants that can produce food for your home. There are a few things that you CANNOT buy with the stamps. Such as, alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, tobacco, vitamins, medicines, live animals, and non food items (Such as pet foods, cleaning supplies, and cosmetics). The food pantry and the SNAP program are both ideas already in place and are helping many people. Although these ideas may need to be put into place everywhere.
Picture this, a world where sea turtles are dying because of the basic human waste and laziness. This isn’t the only problem, we have others like climate change, deadly diseases, and sometimes human slaughtering. Well that is the world we are living in. There is no hiding that turtles are dying because of this and if you really think about it, it’s just sad.
Now you're probably thinking, why would you bring up a topic like this. Well nobody is really taking awareness and some people are just uneducated. For example, “An adult hawksbill sea turtle eats an average of 1,200 pounds of sponges a year.” Now that means that there were 1,200 pounds of sponges either in the ocean or in a turtle's reach.
Another thing is, “Many young turtles actually head away from the ocean towards parking lots after birth.” We still don’t know why this is but scientists have proven that turtles are not attracted to noise and that actually makes them turn in a different direction rather than coming towards it.
“Fibropapillomas is one of the most common diseases that sea turtles die from.” You can tell that a turtle has this disease because it starts with wart-like tumors. They are most likely to appear near external soft parts or in internal organs of the body. You can normally spot them pretty soon because of their cauliflower shape.
Other ways that sea turtles are dying are from the toxic metals in the water and when a turtle is affected by this it hurts the liver and kidneys.
In the beginning when I listed the following, “climate change, deadly diseases, and slaughtering.” I would like to inform you more about the slaughtering part. Something you probably didn’t know is that humans have actually killed the eggs of turtles and people don’t know why. “Over the last 200 years, human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient marines. Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin, and shell, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation.”
Another thing that people are taking from turtles is, “Some also kill turtles for medicine and religious ceremonies.” Is it really worth killing a bunch of turtles for some medicine? Once you do it a couple of times, then people abuse their powers. Should we be killing animals that are bringing more life to the world and keeping the water clean?
You're probably thinking, they are bringing all of these negative thoughts and telling me all of the things people are doing wrong. People just need to be aware of their surroundings and what you do can affect other people. For instance, “Guests are offered low-cost reusable shopping bags or 100% recycled paper bags for their purchases.”
Most grocery stores are starting to do this, which is like their way of saving turtles. Another way is to simply take action and raise awareness for them. For some people it isn’t that they don’t care but they are just uneducated and unaware of the problems.
We live in a world that should be beautiful but some people don’t see it. Solving issues like simply recycling or not harming the environment could make a big difference in the world today.
Picture this, a family living in Mendocino County, California. A daughter, son, and two parents, what could go wrong? The answer to that is a deadly wildfire. A wildfire that encased the fourteen year old son in smoke and took his life. A wildfire that injured the seventeen year old daughter so bad that she later was pronounced dead. The husband and wife just barely escaped with severe burns that left them with months of treatment and a lifetime of trauma they will never forget.
Wildfires are a large and destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland and/or brush. Wildfires can happen anywhere, but they mainly happen in places such as forested areas in the U.S. and Canada, or vegetated areas of Australia and the Western Cape of South Africa. In the United States, California, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona, and Oklahoma have the largest numbers of wildfires.
In California, wildfires are as dangerous as any. In 2022 alone, there were over seven thousand total fires. Over three hundred thousand acres of land were burned. Almost seven hundred buildings were destroyed leaving a little over one hundred buildings damaged. Overall, there have been nine wildfire related deaths in California prior this year.
Wildfires can be either manmade or from natural causes such as lightning or volcanic eruptions. Sadly, humans make up the cause for most of these fires. A National Park Service website states that, “Nearly 85 percent of wildland fires in the United States are caused by humans.”
How can humans prevent wildfires from happening? Well here are some steps. When burning debris or open burning, make sure you know how to burn safely. Debris piles can only be four feet by four feet. Make sure flammable material and vegetation are at least ten feet from the outer edge of your pile. Also make sure to have a water supply and shovel near when burning, and verify that there are good weather conditions. Good weather conditions mean that there is no wind or any dry vegetation. Lastly, check your local area burn permit requirements.
A lot of people around the world use firearms, but how many people know how to use them safely? Some important things to note is that steel component bullet fragments can have temperatures that top 1470 degrees Fahrenheit. These fragments may cool rapidly, but they can still ignite organic or fine material if it’s dry. When shooting, have a shovel and a water source or even a fire extinguisher to quickly get rid of any fire that may occur. Always have your targets on dirt or gravel that doesn’t have vegetation nearby, and make sure to check if the fire danger is high. If so, wait for another day.
Our world is already full of dangers that you couldn’t believe. If we follow precautions and are safe, maybe we could make it a little bit better for our future generations.
I love the story and the facts about how guns can cause fires I find that interesting how that works and u did a good job on the description and the safety tips will come very useful to some people amazing job.
It all started when a teen age boy named jared got the flu “It started out as a normal day until Jared woke up in the morning sweating and having a runny nose. Jared got his temperature taken and it said 100 degrees so he tried to stick it out. But then my symptoms got even worse to the point where Jared's mom said “we need to go to the hospital.” so he went there and got the hellp he desperately needed. An interview with doctor Edward Ryan. He states “influenza is a virus that enters your body through your nose and your mouth. Influenza is caused by a virus that looks like a little space capsule. It has proteens on them and they are called the H protein and the n protein.. The reason that we need to get influenza vaccines every year is because the flu is constantly changing and mutating every year.” The next fact states the difference between the flu and covid 19 is their symptoms. For covid you sometimes get a sore throat and for the flu it is common to get a sore throat. You don't get any food that is lost from the flu but you can get it from covid. You might wonder about how common the flu is. The flu is one of the most common sicknesses around 20 to 40 million people in the United States get it every year. One of the ways that you can get the flu is through someone coughing or sneezing nearby. Also you can get it through the air by droplets of particles landing in your mouth or even on your hand. Here are some steps to avoid the flu. One gets a flu shot this will help prevent the flu. Two, wash your hands. I know that it might sound weird but alot of people don't wash their hands especially after going to the bathroom. Three you should maintain distance from anyone who is sick and if you are sick you should cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. According to medical expert John Hopkins he states “in the United States the flu season usually starts in October and can go as far as April. But in Australia it goes from June to September.” so knowing this you should prepare for it and get you shot around theses times if you live in these places Possible ending people who get the flu shot are more safe than those who didn't. So I hope you can make a choice.
Picture this; the regular monsoon season starts in Pakistan. The flooding though, is much worse than years past. At least 1,700 people have been killed from the floods. This disastrous weather scientists say is due to climate change. What’s Climate Change? Climate change is the change of temperature, humidity, wind patterns, amount of natural disasters, and other parts of the Earth’s climate. This isn’t to be confused with global warming, which is the change in temperature from climate change. “Many people think that climate change mainly means warmer temperatures. But temperature rise is only the beginning of the story,“ says one scientist. The main point in time that humans started to affect climate change was in the 1800s. Since then, the global temperature has risen 1.1°C. However, if humans continue to produce the same amount of greenhouse gasses in 2100 the temperature is expected to be 1.5°C than the average temperature. How it Works Climate change is actually something that normally happens with the Earth. The difference between what’s happening now and from the past is that naturally climate change happens over decades of time. This amount of time allows animals and plants to adapt to the new temperatures and environment. Humans however have sped up the natural process, causing the problems we see today. Some of the things that people like to point to as one of the bigger contributors to climate change is HFCs and methane. HFCs are hydrofluorocarbons which are commonly used in appliances like refrigerators or air conditioners. But this gas is several hundred times worse than standard carbon dioxide. In 2021 a ruling was announced to reduce the use of HFCs by 85%. It’s predicted that it will reduce the expected global temperature rise by 0.5°C. Methane is another greenhouse gas several times stronger than carbon dioxide. Methane is caused by landfills, oil, natural gas, and from animals. One scientist, Mr. Guterres, believes that the funding for adaptation should be much more. He states that adaptation finances should be at least $300 billion by 2030, that “We are in a life-or-death struggle for our own safety today and the survival of tomorrow”. One of the main reasons we still use these greenhouse gasses is because the businesses don’t want to change. If we stop using oil, then the oil companies would be out of business. That’s why they lobby about climate change. Also, switching to better energy sources won’t be cheap at first. We’d need lots of money to research and test what would be best. And then once we do find something effective, it’ll take years to find ways for it to be cheaper for everyone. What Happens Because of Climate Change The more we affect the climate the more natural disasters we can expect. Also, many animals may go extinct. The oceans hold 90% of heat, meaning that animals living in the sea could die because the water is too warm. Ice and snow may melt where it never could before and the animals who relied on it and are used to the cold can also die out. Decreasing the use of certain greenhouse gasses will help to significantly pause the effects of climate change. Using cleaner sources of energy will help not only because they won’t change the climate, but also so that the industries know that if they want to stay in business that they have to switch.
GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, you’ve probably heard of them, plants or foods that have been modified to improve certain characteristics or give them traits they usually wouldn’t have gained in the wild. They’ve said to help reduce the 8 million deaths by Vitamin A deficiencies and eventually blindness by up to 30%, saving millions of children the ages 1-4.
Thoughts on GMOs: There’s been some controversy on the topic, some claim that there’s a higher risk of possible cancers, allergic reactions, and maybe even altering our DNA. While scientists say there’s not enough evidence to back it up, consumers are still strained. Even going as far as paying up to 20% more to steer clear of GEs or genetically engineered produce.
Changing plants or animals to better suit human needs has been a process for many years. Plants such as corn, watermelon, and bananas have been selectively bred and changed so much that you can barely identify their ancient ancestors. Watermelon and bananas have been made so that there are more fruit and smaller, more manageable seeds. Corn has been made to be juicier, and have bigger kernels.
How GMOs work: While some people approve of this method of modifying organisms, it is the new ways of altering the plants that have people taken aback. Scientists are taking genes from bacteria that are pest resistant and inserting them into plants in hopes of making them more resistant to pests and in turn having a higher yield. This is comparable to receiving a vaccination, but there are still discussions on the topic.
This way of making a plant resistant to pests has also prevented a species of fruit from going extinct from viral infections. The papaya. It almost disappeared when nearly its whole population gets infected by something known as the ringspot virus. A Hawaiian researcher, Dennis Gonsalves, puts a bit of viral DNA into the papaya and saves the papaya industry. According to a TED talk by Pamela Ronald, “80% of hawaiian papaya is genetically engineered.”
Modifying corps like this has saved many species such as the eggplant and the already talked about papaya and has saved countless lives with the golden rice. Welcoming or assisting GE or GMOs can reduce the amount of virus, pesticides used, and increases crop yields. Well… unless if you like eating infected papaya.
Trouble with poverty By Jayden C The story of lusia. In 2014 a girl named lucia had 9 siblings and her father lost his job. This was devastating because they had no source of income they accepted donations from the soup kitchen and neighbors. Lusia lost her friends their reasoning is that she is someone in need. This story shows the effects of poverty and the toll that it can cause. This is a result of poverty.
Poverty is a very serious problem today due to the fact that there is little education and there is very little income that goes around in areas that are povertized and it isn't slowing down since the Covid 19 pandemic and the russo ukrainian war.
According to the census 11.6% percent of people in america alone were in poverty and 8.5 percent of the worlds population is in poverty that's 685 million people that live in poverty and cant afford basic needs.
In some areas of the world people are trying to live on $2.15 a hour which is not even close to how much people need to live and sustain a life if this is not assessed it will increase by 2030. This is a bigger problem especially in 3rd world countries where money is harder to some by because the country is relatively poor
The quote “poverty is a very important issue feeding a child isn't” -Jeff Bridges. really expresses how some people have to live it sheds light on how some children in some areas where poverty is present wont get anything to eat for a day
In some areas they show that poverty can affect many people in a area based on unfair pay and unfair health care and schooling. It can also affect towns and having less accessible ways of food and water in their area amking it hard to survive.
Poverty could decrease if there were equal opportunity for good educations making more schools or giving equal chances for scholarships for people from any background . Another way positive change could happen is giving more accessible health care to the poor. Positive change can come from clean and accessible resources like water food and shelter.
Poverty is still a very serious problem and there are not a lot of cost efficient solutions to this problem but one things for sure poverty is real and people are suffering from it everyday
You might wonder if other people have had this experience, you're sitting in class and the teacher refuses to use someone's preferred pronouns or name. Maybe that person was you or maybe it was a friend, one teacher said she couldn’t call a middle schooler or anyone their preferred pronouns, one student came out as trans F to M. The teacher gave her reasoning as it went against her religious beliefs. She said that she never called anybody different names or pronouns if it wasn’t still along with their binary gender. So if a boy came out as trans and she wanted to go by different pronouns or name the teacher would still call them their binary name and gender even if it was lying to the students emotions, but avoiding lying to her religion. She would however give each student a nickname, example, last names, or shortened versions of the students binary name. The teacher soon went to court for discrimination, she pleaded that it went against her religion and she was told to use they/them pronouns for everyone or stop using pronouns altogether. As for names, she was told to call them by their last names if she wasn’t comfortable using their preferred names. “Ricard not using a student's preferred name, opting to call them by their last name. Court records state she is now willing to use preferred first names but not preferred pronouns, considering that to be a form of dishonesty.” You may be surprised to find out that other schools have very similar problems and many other problems with teachers not helping students find out who they are and incorporate it, one school had a problem with teachers outing students to their parents. Even if the parents could be a danger to the student "When transgender and nonbinary youth feel unsafe at school, they experience negative impacts not only to their health, but to their academic achievement and likelihood of graduating or moving to higher education opportunities.’’ For this reason we should try to be more accepting of students questioning their identity. What would happen if a student was not safe at home or school, they would end up like many other students around the world .”60.4 felt sad and hopeless, 42.8% considered suicide, 38.2% planned how they were going to attempt suicide, 29.4% attempted suicide, 9.4% made an attempt and caused injury” We could prevent the way other people feel and help them feel more accepted but sometimes people no matter what you try to do, just don’t understand, sometimes it's because of denial, other times it's because of trauma, but all you can do is try to be there for them. In a way we are all stars, some are seen when others aren’t, others shine brighter and others problems aren’t the priority, but in the end they all go together to make a picture. . There are some steps you can take to include everyone you can stand up for someone if they are being bullied, you can ask someone's pronouns when you first meet them, you can treat them like everyone else, ask questions to see there point of view, and have civil conversations with them no matter what you think of them . Being inclusive can save someone's life, if you have the choice to save their life or your pride which would you choose?
Climate change is a destructive and powerful weather and temperature problem that causes issues all around the world. Each person on earth is affected in a different way, each person has their own. Opinion on climate change based on how climate change affected their life. And sometimes their opinion is based on the research done by scientists. You may be surprised by what research was found, the world average temperature. Has increased by 18f from 1901 to 2016 because of climate change. And the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Has risen by 25% since 1958 and the survey results from Yale program on Climate. change, 71% of adults believe climate change will harm plants and animals, these results. Show that many adults care about climate change but not everybody thinks climate change won’t affect, 19% of adults believe it won’t affect plants and animals. Climate change has caused people a lot of problems and scientists are still trying to come up with solutions to defend against climate change. One of the ideas scientists have is to reduce emission of greenhouse gasses. And the Scientists are researching more about climate change and its effects. In the environment, scientists are trying out new programs. To be better prepared for climate change situations and problems, and research has proven that climate change will get even worse. A scientist even said that As these and other changes become more. Pronounced in the coming decades they will likely present challenges to. Our society and our environment as the years go by and some people still. Believe that climate change will not be that bad and climate change will not affect them. With the evidence collected by scientists and researchers they can show how bad climate change really is and change their minds.
Picture this, having a tripledemic in the middle of winter. Not just the cold will be affecting us this winter. “According to the CDC, doctors have found more cases in each week of October than any week in the prior two years.”
We might end up having a tripledemic this winter with Covid, RSV, and the flu. Covid and RSV are both highly contagious respiratory infections with similar symptoms. Most places don’t have enough hospital beds for all the kids getting RSV. RSV is more dangerous for younger kids and sends thousands of them to the hospital each year in the US. RSV is common and infects about 2 million kids under 5 years old. 1% to 2% of children under 6 months old that get RSV are sent to the hospital with extreme symptoms. Each year about 250 kids die from RSV. The main cause for being sent to the hospital is because RSV infects and kills surface cells in small sacs of the lungs. An increase of mucus and fluids grow and soon the person doesn’t get enough oxygen. The second cause for going to the hospital from RSV is pneumonia. Over the whole world there have been 636,440,663 confirmed cases of covid. Over the whole world there have been 6,606,624 deaths from covid. 12,959,275,260 covid vaccine doses have been given out. “If you’re an adult all you will really get from RSV is a cold, but RSV infects children with pneumonia or bronchiolitis which causes a lot of airway inflammation.”- Dr. Brett Legette from Denver Health.
“If someone is sick with symptoms that look like a cold, it may be best to avoid close contact until they feel better, especially if you have young children or high-risk people around.” Says a doctor. The CDC says ways to stay safe from Covid is to wear a mask, distance yourself from others, and get a vaccine with all the boosters. To add to that many people say to wash your hands a lot and use hand sanitizer. They also say to clean highly touched spaces and cover coughs and sneezes. If you think you have Covid you should get tested just in case, so you don’t spread Covid. Schools and daycares have started to see that Covid and RSV are coming back and being impacted hard on younger kids. To keep the flu out of classrooms they inform parents about symptoms and say how to deal with them and when to go to the doctor.
With this tripledemic, possibly a quadrupledemic, happening a lot of people are getting seriously ill and even dying. With numbers spiraling, the CDC recommends ways to fight against any of the colds. Schools and daycares are doing things to help keep these viruses out of the classroom. We might even have to go back to wearing masks.
School shootings, such a tough topic. They happen so often, and most of our population doesn’t even realize how damaging these can be, on parents, teachers, and students especially. One of the many reasons they can happen is because of mental health. “Schools are educational rather than clinical settings and are not authorized to provide treatment services. Schools cannot obtain malpractice coverage, putting them at great risk for liability (Dikel, 2012). An additional obstacle is that many parents have difficulty recognizing that their children suffer from a mental illness, nor do they want them to take medication if they are diagnosed. Consequently, parents may be opposed to their children receiving mental health services. Further, there is a substantial lack of funding and a shortage of school counselors.” “as students may not be receiving the mental health support that they desperately need.” “The earliest known school shooting in the United States took place in 1764” “out of 13 children enrolled in the school, only three survived (Dixon, 2005).” “During the 19th century, there were 49 K–12 school shootings, 207 K–12 school shootings nationwide throughout the 20th century, and since 2000 there have been 152 K–12 school shootings” “School violence has increased by 19% in the 21st century.” Another reason that school shootings typically happen is because of bullying. Aaron Stark was almost a school shooter. In this video, he tells this story. Stark says, “I really think the best thing we can do right now is listen.” “When I look at these most recent school shootings, especially the one in Uvalde, I was shocked at how similar to my story it was. I saw what appears to be a path of abusive home followed by self-loathing followed by being bullied then you become the bully and then you become the best bully. Along the way you try your best to express your pain outwardly to everybody else.” No one really thinks about it this way when we talk about school shootings. How hard life can really be on a kid. I asked myself, how can we prevent these things from happening? This site goes through many surveys on why kids think they might be happening. The first answer is, They want to get back at those who have hurt them at 87%. Now, this makes a lot of sense, so many kids suffer bullying. Statistically speaking, one out of every five (20.2%) students report being bullied in the US, and some kids are too scared to even report their bullies. The point I’m trying to make is, you never know what a person could be going through. So always, be the I in kind.
Dogs are said to be mans best friend, and although this might be true the dog is sometimes left alone.Dogs are very loyal animals but it doesn’t always come back to their favor.Most spend their whole lives bringing happiness towards others, yet when they need that happiness no one has any to spare.Many people don’t realize what they are doing when they leave their dogs on the streets or in a shelter.Although it may not seem like it leaving your dog in a completely different place can affect their state of mind and health.Many don’t realize that by abandoning their dog they are putting them at risk of death. Approximately one third or 33% of households world wide own one or more dogs, yet 3.9 million dogs worldwide are either abandoned or given up to shelters.So, have you ever wondered why this happens?Well the answer is actually very simple.According to:This site many abandon their dogs due to lack of interest.Others abandon their dogs due to health or age issues their dog may have.There are many other reasons why people abandon their dogs yet these are some of the most common reasons.Most people who abandon their dogs usually have a reason to do so.Although it may not be the most humanely way of getting rid of an unwanted pet , sometimes if lucky the they might even find a better place than it once had. The stray dog population is not the same in every county.Some countries such as The Netherlands have no stray dogs.Most countries not including The Netherlands have some sort of stray dog population.For example, in the U.S alone there are about 1,300,000 stray dogs.Yet, Mexico has approximately 18 million stray dogs.This is due to the fact that Mexico does not have enough money or education to neuter stray or house dogs.Although the U.S and Mexico both have a high number of stray dogs India has a higher stray dog population than both countries combined.India exceeds their stray dog population by having 35 million stray dogs or more.This making it the country with the most stray dogs. According to:This site people have been working since 1984 to lower the rate of stray animals that are being euthanized.Many places have found ways of getting rid of stray dogs such as mass killing.They think of this as a way to “clean” the streets.Many people find this inhumane and or ineffective.Like said before some dogs are lucky enough to make into good hands while other live a harsh life on the streets. Most stray dogs are in danger of being harmed,injured, or suffer from untreated injuries.Many organizations are finding initiatives that will help control the stray dog population.It is also a way of preventing disease and educating the public about humanely solutions to the growing stray population. Most countries with a high stray dog population either don’t have enough money to neuter their animals or they think there may be too many to do anything about it.Community members and organizations in some countries have tried to give better solutions to decrease the number of stray dogs.Most have somewhat worked but, it never lasts for a long period of time since there will always be more dogs than the ones they have tried to help.Although their attempts to help the stray population may not work right away over time it may cause a powerful outcome.Maybe someday countries such as India and Mexico will have a healthier environment because of the decrease on stray population.
“Stacey lives in our Southwark Semi Independent Housing facility, this means she only has to pay service charge, but she still has to buy food and other essentials. She has been relying on benefits for nine years, as she’s too ill to work. We spoke to her about how the Cost of Living Crisis is affecting her: “I have been on benefits since the age of 21 and I am now 30, I remember constantly being sanctioned because I could not attend Jobcentre appointments due to my mental health being so bad. I taught myself to budget and used to spend money on drugs and luxury items, it’s only when I moved to supported accommodation my life changed and I was determined to have a better life for myself. My shopping habits have changed so much I’m a different person now.”
The facts that Family Homelessness provides really shows how many people are homelessness across the U.S. and many other places. “Approximately 1.6 million children will experience homelessness over the course of a year. On any given day, researchers estimate that more than 200,000 children have no place to live” Among all homeless women, 60% have children under the age 18, but only 65% of them live with at least one of their children. 42% of children in homeless families are under age six. Families experiencing homelessness usually have limited to no education for kids.”
According to Fox News, Giving Tuesday: Blankets of Hope “The organization sends school blankets, the kids take a workshop on empathy — and the blankets are then donated to a homeless shelter right in the schools' local communitie. For every purchase of $50 or more at the Fox News Shop, the nonprofit Blankets of Hope will donate a blanket to a homeless person in need. Homelessness affects us all – whether we experience it or not. It’s a complex social problem that affects our communities in more ways than one.
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There are lots of factors that cause homelessness. People end up on the streets due to economic hardships, family issues, domestic violence, mental illness, or just plain lack of affordable housing. This means that most of us are just a divorce or one serious illness away from homelessness. That’s why this is not just something that the government alone can solve. Ending homelessness requires the collective effort of everyone from all members of society. And yes, that includes you.
racism is one of the most sensitive social problems that many societies have long been encountering. The purpose of the research is to portray and compare African American racism in America. The study findings indicate that african americans face a lot of suffering in white society in both periods but in different forms. In Jim Crow's period, white people are clearly superior to black people as black people were forced to labor as slaves and controlled by whites. There is also a lot of tension between racism and a lot of violence. In black power movement period, racism is seen in the form of social injustice and economic inequality regardless of the fact that black people appear to have more freedom and opportunities compared to the previous period. I have experienced a lot of racism in life and i am still only 13 and with me being black it is really hard knowing that racism is still going on and white people treating black people way different I have a lot of white friends and they get treated differently then i do some time one time i was getting ice cream with my friend and his family and when we ordered outside they had a swing set and me and my friend leland went to go play on on and then this old couple came along with there grandsons and then they came up to me and not my white friend and ask me to get off so her grandson can play on them but then they said my friend can still play on it so of course i let them play on it because i was being nice but my friends parent got really mad and told us we are leaving and they kept on saying sorry like a 100 times but i kept on saying it fine you just got to ignore people like that. Over the years i just learned how to zone out people like that. Would you ever treat someone differently because of the color of their skin?
Adam Smith: "Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things." What Do Americans Think About Non Payers, How do americans feel about taxes today, or why do people lower and increase taxes during certain times? There are lot of questions people have about taxes. Reasons taxes go up is presidential/government dept, viruses/illnesses and Popular food items. This affects people with low paying jobs, unemployment and homelessness Taxes have affected people so much during life just like bills. Every week my dad has to pay a certain amount of money and give it to the government that way the government pays people by giving them something called a welfare check for people that are unemployed but spend the money on useless things. Thats taking money out of peoples pocket for something that is meaningless to help you succeed.. How did taxes start. Taxes started almost 200 years ago after the civil war, an income tax started during 1861, and taxed all income up close up to $800 dollars. Taxes affect low and middle class families to pay off dept and taxes at the same time. Some with low job and some that don’t have a job is the problem for these types of people. Another thing why taxes affect people is by scammers. Scammers will call you and say you have a bill or tax to pay and try to steal you information and money, without money you can’t pay your real estate taxes. Hopefully in the future taxes will be banned or reduce by a small cost, Someday....
ANECDOTE One day there was a dad and his son (gorge) and they were on their way to their tree stand. When they got to the hunting land, George told his dad that he needed his safety vest. Good thing he took it! After they got into the tree stand Gorge said to his dad “ I feel like i’m going to pass out.” So his dad then began to guide him to breathing. After a few minutes he looked at his dad and said again “ I think i’m going to pass out.” right then he passed out and started slipping off his seat. His dad then grabbed the back of his coat, but quickly realized he couldn’t hold on for much longer. He had to let go and he is so thankful that the safety vest was made because his son was wearing it.
The dad also said “ If George wasn’t wearing that safety vest he would have fallen 25 feet out of our tree stand, and I would have watched my own son die right in front of me.” BACKGROUND Research shows that about 5 million people have become gun owners because of the pandemic. This has only happened because people are stuck at home and can’t do anything so they end up going hunting.
According to Thehill.com most deaths happen in the south. You may also be surprised to find that most deaths happen from loading and unloading guns.
Another event is: people getting excited about shooting an animal and they don’t realize that they need to slow down and think about their actions.
Another fact about hunting is that before anyone is able to go out and shoot a game animal they have to take hunters safety and after that they have to buy a license. NEXT STEPS Some steps to take action and have less deaths are: Wear orange when going in and out of the woods, always have your weapon pointed in a safe direction, never put your finger on the trigger till your game animal is in the scope, and always be sure to know what lies behind your target.
Imagine this, A low income single mother who has to drive across town to drop her kids off at school, and go to a whole different city for her job, paying four to five dollars for a single gallon of gas. How could she be able to pay so much for gas, and get food for her children, pay the bills so they have water and heat? This task was once so easier for her, but after how hard inflation affected the United States, it’s become near impossible for her. Does this sound familiar? Well, this happens to countless amounts of Americans daily.
In The United States, each state has their own average gas price. California’s average was around $6.42, and Illinois was around $4.38 So why did gas prices rise? Well, according to Forbes “High demand for crude oil and low supply pushed gas prices upward this year.” The war in Ukraine against Russia also pushed the gas prices up.
Let’s focus on one state in particular. Michigan’s average gas prices went up 10 cents in one night. Gas in Michigan is higher than the current national average of almost 4 dollars. Ok, why are Michigan’s gas prices so high? “A refinery in Ohio from which Great Lakes states import fuel caught fire two weeks ago.” said AAA spokesperson Adrienne Woodland. This refinery fire has caused states like Wisconsin and Michigan to raise gas prices. “When oil prices rise, typically, so do gas prices.” Crude oil prices affect roughly 50% of the price for gas.
We interviewed a random individual at a gas station. William, a father of five had this to say about raising gas prices, "Gas, it used to be very cheap. Now, it’s not. The commute to work is a long distance. I’m talking 20 miles a day, probably more." When the interviewer asked, “Do you feel like there’s a sense there’s someone to blame out there? If you had to blame anyone, could you?” he responded with this. "I don’t like to get political, but I would say, you know, it starts from the top, the president."
So what’s next? Gas prices aren’t expecting to go down anytime soon, so here are three ways to save money on gas, from Forbes. 1. Use Gas Apps to find Cheap Gas Near You a. Apps like GasBuddy can find the cheapest gas prices near you. 2. Enroll in Gas Rewards Programs b. Some gas stations offer a rewards program, which have discounts on many things, including gas. 3. Fill up Your Tank on Mondays c. A survey that was conducted by GasBuddy found that gas is on average cheaper on Monday.
Gas prices have obviously gone down since the pandemic, but will they ever go down to how they used to be?
All of the states have to deal with homelessness whether it’s California or Ohio, or Pennsylvania, they all have homeless problems. But there’s one certain state that has differential ways of homelessness and dealing with those problems. And that is Michigan. Background: Michigan is an in the middle state when it comes to homeless people. They don’t have big populations like California, Texas, and New York, but they don’t have the smallest population such as North Dakota. Michigan has had 8,640 homeless people since 2020. That may sound like a lot, but there are group who specialize in dealing with people who are homeless. These groups are called the MDHHS (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Or you may go to the HMIS (Homeless Management Information Services), which gives people information about what they can help with homelessness. Next Steps: Now even though there’s not many things to help prevent homelessness, there’s things you can do to help people who are homeless. You can make them certain meals for them to eat, or you can give them some money that way they can provide for themselves. Or if you really, really know them and if they are a personal friend, you can help them by letting them stay in your house, until they are back on their feet. Preventing homelessness is a really tough task, but with enough help from homeless shelters, groups, and more, we can get these people through there tough time.
This story shows that a bunch of small businesses are impacted by all that is going on right now with diesel prices. According to CNBC, diesel prices have increased about 25% in the last couple of months this is the lowest diesel inventory since 1982. You may be surprised California went down -0.099 a week ago but it was up about 1.188 a year ago and on the Gulf coast it only went down -0.083 and last year it was up to 1.245. Since the war that started between Ukraine and Russia, they stopped exporting oil from Russia as well as other places are taking advantage of the war. Some say that diesel prices could go from $5 to $8 in about 100 days. They also say that diesel prices won't be going down any time soon. These are some steps you can take to make sure you are getting a lower price on your diesel price. You should track fuel prices if you need to do something big to match the rich vehicle to the task, as well as optimize your route. With further research, it turns out that Russia is only a small part of the oil getting imported to America but it stops a bunch of other countries that are exporting on a daily basis.
“The total area harvested for coca leaves – the main ingredient for cocaine – grew 43%”. “A few years ago, you’d have to drive for hours to see coca crops. Now they are much more common, less than one kilometer from the main highway,” In many rural meaning like multiple parts of the country cocaine became the only economic activity during the pandemic and the lockdown bc of the pandemic. Since farmers don’t want to stop growing coca they’re solution is to destroy the farmer’s crops but who knows if the government’s solution is even correct. Maybe they’re solutions will only make things worse. In 1859 cocaine was counted as an isolated drug but now its way more and more out of control. Now cocaine is like the major thing to some cities and the government is trying to get rid of it but the farmers will not stop growing the main ingredient. Cocaine became the most popular drug in the world in the 1990’s. Cocaine is taking over people's lives. It's like vaping vaping can cause serious addiction and so can nicotine. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths from cocaine increased by 31% from 2019 (21.6 per 100,000) to 2020 (28.3 per 100,000). There is too much cocaine and it’s causing no good to the environment or us.
World Hunger is a big problem for the world right now. Humans can’t get Three meals a day because of the areas they live in. Turns out this story is one of many, Humans need to help this cause.. Nearly 10% of the People in this world are only getting 1 meal a day and it is not that much. According to the UN there goal this year is to prevent World Hunger. A Un reporter interviewed Shops and some of the Families in South Africa and some of the people said they make up to 1.90$ a day, that's just for Food and Water. You may be surprised to find out but It is hard to grow Crops in South Africa because of the impact scale on shortage of farmers. It is such a poor community that they get their Crops from other areas in the world. It is hard for people to buy food cause all the markets in the area don't get food fast enough, in markets so many people can't eat good food and fresh food some days they don’t even eat edible things. Some of the kids in South Africa don't get education because they stay home to make money for their Family so they can't get an education. There are steps to take to making a community better.The UN bought land supply to plant Crops in South Africa and they used that to get it out to markets faster for a cheaper price They would also Make more markets and jobs in their area for a chance to make more money for parents while kids can get an education. To help prevent poverty. Poverty could have caused all of the above so building people to be Better and Healthier could be good for the Environment. Building back poor areas takes a lot so we need to take it a step at a time. Building houses just for people who need housing could help them get jobs. And for shipping foods from other countries other than just crops to help water sources.
Dolanzimmerman.org says that in the United States alone every single year over 10 million women and children have reportedly experienced or been the victims of domestic, physical, and mental violence. ABC news says that 15% of crime in the United States is from Domestic violence alone. Nqobile Hlekwayo-Xulu had a near death experience with her partner Zakhele after he gave her ``a beating” after she tried to leave the abusive relationship. Nqobile now has her own theater production about her relationship and she said, “Although I am very proud of all of the things I have accomplished I cannot remember my old self my old spirit and personality, it is as if it has faded away into the blackness of my heart.” This just shows that when they endure these forms of Domestic violence it can do some damage and sometimes even more than physical abuse can create by itself. Domestic violence is a widely spread crime that can affect you mentally and physically. In 2019 there were 52 Domestic violence related homicides a record high for Wisconsin since the 1970’s. Nqobile made a group with other people who had previously got out of abusive relationships and each one had scars on the inside and the outside. Like most cases or as VICE News says that 85% of the victims for Domestic violence are women and children. In the late 90’s and early 2000’s is when Domestic violence started to head down from the peak at which over 3.5 million people in the U.S. were being abused or experienced some sort of Domestic violence. Once the pandemic hit and people started losing their jobs there was more time for parents to be home with their children and their spouses. But, quality time is exactly what this condition needed to spread like wildfire. At that point 6.3 million people were experiencing domestic violence in the U.S.! On HBO a show about domestic violence was released. Former abusers and abused women and men were at a prison to speak with actual inmates who were the abusers of their relationships. After about one year of sessions and the inmates were released the rate for Domestic violence in the U.S. went down a whopping 10%. At the prison they had a woman who had been in multiple abusive relationships, and she talked about her experiences and what had happened Sarah then said, “The first time that he hit me I didn’t realize what it was, it felt normal. But, does anybody know what was wrong with what I just said?” She was educating them with tactics used by therapists and psychiatrists, while trying to do research on the minds of the male abusers. Although they lowered the rate of Domestic violence there are still many people being abused in the entire world and you should help them if you see any signs call a Domestic abuse center right away and you should never call the police first unless you are seriously injured or are near death. If you need guidance, call the domestic abuse hotline right away their number is (800)-799-7233. People are always here to help and that’s why all of these people devoted their lives to helping people like domestic violence victims so they could feel safe.
What I'm going to talk about is eating disorders and how people are struggling with it. Picture this, Audra Koopman wanted to be leaner and more powerful, she also wanted to eat But she could why? Because she was doing sports and all that kind of stuff the sports she was doing involved running like track and field. Audra coaches wanted for her to have less body. Audra coaches never want her to reach any percentage. Some people struggle with eating disorders and it is the most common thing in most countries somehow and thankfully with Greater Awareness, Here is a quote that I found that has t to on my topic- “Feeling guilty for eating when your hungry is like feeling for breathing when your lungs need oxygen” research and advocacy of many of the stigma about eating disorders and also being challenged and broken. Eating disorders can be very hard or people that are very much shuffling form that. With that even eating so much food to cut off less wait for just their sport. Because it's also hard even to do sports with it while dealing with eating disorders. Even when it's something that has to do with weight and stuff. Maybe you're too heavy or too light. Some teachers are actually so mean that they will wanna make you feel bad about it and stuff. Even if their coaches prefer them to get less weight or to gain more weight.
World Hunger is becoming a real problem and has been for a long time. Especially with natural disasters destroying crops and climate change is also causing world hunger. More than 650 million people in developing countries live with really bad poverty meaning they don’t have very much money or sometimes they don’t have any, and 1 out of 5 children globally. Droughts are one of the main natural disasters that affect the world hunger problem. Droughts cause around 19% of all agricultural loss. That’s food that could have helped feed people. The most recent example of a bad drought was in Canada in 2021. One of the main causes of droughts are climate change! In Canada the one with the most recent drought in 2021. The cause of that drought was that there was not enough rain for the crops. Also there was a lot of heat waves going through that part of Alberta, Canada. Which caused a lot of land to dry out. This is all known as Climate Change. Climate change is a huge deal in world hunger because plants and crops need water, sunlight, and the right weather to grow. When climates start to change a lot the plants can’t grow properly. Crops that some people grow are their only ways to get food so if they can’t grow their food they go hungry and that is one of the main problems. There isn’t really a solution to this problem yet. Expacley with it being such a recent problem. They hope of a solution to solve climate change sooner than later.
It all started with War on February 20, 2014. The War still goes on today. But in the year 2022, one day Russia will go too far. Russia plans to use Russian missiles to wipe off the Ukrainian power grid.
On November 24th, 2022, the Russian military sent out missiles to destroy/ take out the Ukrainian power grid. About 80% of Ukraine was experiencing power outages. Within 24 hours after the Ukrainian power outages only 60% of the Ukrainian homes are still having emergency outages. What Jan Egeland said is “The very strong impression is that the Russians are having warfare on civilian infrastructure”. Even though the temperatures are falling below zero, The Kyiv authorities were able to get the water back up and working but are still working on getting the power/heat back on. “The civilian population cannot sustain an entire winter without electricity, warmth and running water. And now it’s at a Breaking point.”
Before the war began, Ukraine had gained its independence from the Soviet Union on August 24th, 1991. This war has been going on for almost 9 years and on February 24th, 2022 the Russian military started to make its way to claim land in Ukraine. Ever since the Russian military declared war on Ukraine the Russian military has been using their air defence missiles towards buildings, cities, Power plants in Ukraine. With the incoming Winter Russia might have an advantage towards Ukraine, because Russia has sent missiles towards the Ukrainian power grid and Ukrainian heating systems.
Within this war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia has pushed into Ukraine in order to take over the country. But the Ukrainian forces have been holding off the strong army of Russia. But with the incoming winter it’s going to be a very interesting fight.
From the New York Times article; “The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It.” Businesses and people were used to buying what they wanted and receiving it in a short amount of time. People could go to the store and pay a price that was within their buying power. Since the pandemic we are still seeing shortages on certain goods and paying a big price for the items and takes longer to arrive. We are going on two years and still have a shortage of employees and rising costs. Home and car buying is out of reach for some due to interest rising as the Federal Government tries to get the increasing prices under control. Have we seen some changes, yes but still not good enough to call an ease to the consumer. At the time of this article we were informed to get used to it, but I wonder why we should get used to it. It looks like we are and goods are getting back on the shelf. Buying of homes and cars are still a task But employment is working itself out, since many have retired and those that need jobs are able to seek employment. I think getting used to this will be something that will be talked about for a long time. Prices are going up on food, gas and housing Food because there are not enough workers to make the food Gas because the businesses are not producing as much Housing because there is not enough places for people to live at Shortage of workers. The next step to the supply shortage will be to keep businesses from rising costs and people able to pay for what they need. The Federal Reserve has been attempting to keep consumer spending under control by raising interest rates, which in turn stops people from spending, Our government is asking businesses to keep their rates lower. An example is the gas prices. As companies have shown record profits. It would appear at this time, that they are assisting in keeping rates low. So, as we slowly go through these trying times, hopefully, we will see some hope ahead,. Companies and people coming together to get the economy back to reasonable prices, lower the tax rates so people can buy homes and cars, make sure the products make it to the shelves and prices come down.
Picture this, you are a 10 year old living in a 2 story house that your family can barely afford the rent of each month. Well that's how 10 year old Kaylie Hageman lives. In a house with her mom, older brother and dog. They do not make a lot of money and Kaylie, her best friend, and brother go canning (collecting soda cans people have thrown away on the streets) to collect some extra money. They don't make much but it still helps. They have to sell their dog because money is tough and any money the kids make they give to their mom for food and housing.
ReplyDeleteYou might think this isn’t very common but a lot of people are in Poverty, lots of families can't afford getting 3 meals a day or making rent each month. This is because of the Poverty Line. The imaginary line between being in Poverty or making enough money to pay for utilities every year. In the US, Poverty is a big problem in 2021 the rate for child poverty was at a historic low, but now those numbers are increasing again. In 2005 the poverty rate in the US was 12.5% of the population that seems low but what if I told you that is 37 million people all making less than $9,570 a year. Families of 4 needed to make $19,350 a year to stay above the poverty line. Now in 2022 they need to make $27,750 a year to stay above the poverty line.
Due to inflation these numbers increase every year and the government needs to keep trying to make programs for people in poverty. One program gave families an extra $300 a month to help pay for food and housing/Utilities, the government thought that this was not helping with poverty. But once they shut down the program 4 million families that were pulled out of poverty went back in almost instantly. “This is an extremely popular policy that has helped millions of families and supported our entire country’s economic recovery — it proved that we can tackle big challenges like poverty and hunger if we put the needs of working families first.” said Massachusetts Democrat Representative Katherine Clark in an interview with The Eagle Tribune.
That is a very sad beginning but I feel that you got your point across very well. Great detail and statistics too!
DeleteVery touching story, I feel like you definitely made your point clear. Great job overall!
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ReplyDeleteThe poverty line rises by at least $200 every year because of rising prices in utilities like food and gas, along with housing. The only time the poverty line hasn’t risen in the last 40 years was from 2009 to 2010 when it stayed at $22,050 for a four person household. Since 2010 the poverty line has gone from $22,050 for a four person household to $27,750 for a four person household increasing by over $5,000 within 12 years.
Do you want to help with Poverty. Some people have taken an interesting approach to help people in their community. It started in Germany in 2012 and the US has been using it all over since. In Germany one resident decided they were going to make a community fridge a place where people can put food they don’t need so others who need it can have more food.
At the height of the Covid Pandemic Las Vegas decided that Poverty, and Homelessness was one of the biggest problems they could help with. A few residents decided they were going to start a community fridge and a local food bank thought it was a great idea. After they would hand out food for the day they still had a lot of food left they weren’t using so they partnered with the residents and started multiple community fridges throughout the city.
Choe one of the food bank volunteers says, “This is a population the city doesn’t want to have on their plate or to worry about.” because of the large population of the city that is in poverty.
After Las Vegas started to use community fridges New York decided to try it too. What started out as a fridge on someone's front lawn turned into over 100 fridges all over the city to help with Poverty. A lot of people all across the US are starting their own fridges to help people in need of some more food. It helps them a lot more even if it's just one meal they don't have to buy. They can put it towards other things like housing.
Overall a lot of people are in need of housing and food all around the world. So if you want to help start a community fridge or donate to people in need. If we all work together Poverty might not be as big of a problem in the future.
Great story overall! I learned a lot and could clearly see the anecdote, background, and the next steps.
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DeleteW Story, love how you put stats on how much the poverty line changes and how people can help reduce poverty.
DeleteYour story is interesting to read. The facts are really nice and the story is really well written!
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Deletethis story was really good! it educated me on poverty
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ReplyDeleteDesiree Metcalf's story is like many others, she is one of the 46 million people poor in the U.S. today. Desiree is a 24 year old mother of 3 girls, they’re each 2 years apart, 6, 4 and 2. Many bad things have happened to Desiree for her to be where she is.
Escaping poverty is very hard, there are many government programs that can help with poverty, but you might get a job that pays just what you need to get out of those programs.. The government programs for people in poverty may be giving you more that what you can give yourself, this may give the option of just not working, giving you the benefits back, however this may not be the smartest choice, because either way you may still be stuck in poverty.
Families living in poverty struggle like anyone else living in poverty, but they have to provide for more. “More than 4 in 10 children live in a household struggling to meet basic expenses, and between 7 million and 11 million children live in households in which they are unable to eat enough because of the cost.”
When a child grows up in poverty, it may affect how the child’s brain develops. Once the pandemic hit poverty worsened for many families making it harder to care for their children. Many parents had to choose between caring for their children or being employed. There are many families who are living in slight to deep poverty.
“In 2019, 14.4 percent of all children under the age of 18 in the United States were living below the official poverty measure. About 6 percent were living in deep poverty, defined as 50 percent of the federal poverty measure, and almost one-quarter were living in poverty or at risk, defined as 150 percent of the official measure.”
Poverty isn’t just in the small families, it’s also a struggle for the elderly as well. The amount of people over the age of 65, poverty has risen 1.4 percent between the years 2020 and 2021. Poverty in older people may be bad, this is because many older people may not be able to care for themselves as well as a younger adult can.
This may make it harder to get out of poverty, especially if you are over retirement age and can’t get a job. “ “This increase shines a glaring spotlight on the fact that Social Security and Medicare, the bedrock of retirement security for so many, are not sufficient to lift all older adults above poverty,” said Ramsey Alwin, president and CEO of the National Council on Aging.
” The retirement money you get from the government may not be enough to get an older adult out of poverty. This money may help for a little bit but it will not sustain you for long enough. Many seniors do not take the food benefits provided for them by the government, this may make it harder on seniors to find something to eat. “ “For seniors, there tends to be a lot of misunderstanding about the program and a lot of stigma, and unfortunately that stands in the way of people seeking help,” said Josh Protas, vice president of public policy at MAZON ”
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ReplyDeleteWhat, may I ask, should you do? Well there are many things we can do to help the many people in poverty. We could put out more benefit plans for the people in poverty, possible plans could be more food plans, we do have the food pantry but that might not be enough to support a big family. So expanding the food pantry may be a good option.
Other ideas may be money, there are things that others are doing that seem very effective. This is the Food Stamps program, now called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
This program works like a debit card, the benefits are put into your account each month and is used to buy groceries at authorized retailers or food stores.
These stamps can only be used for, Fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, cereals and breads, other snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, and seeds/plants that can produce food for your home.
There are a few things that you CANNOT buy with the stamps. Such as, alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, tobacco, vitamins, medicines, live animals, and non food items (Such as pet foods, cleaning supplies, and cosmetics).
The food pantry and the SNAP program are both ideas already in place and are helping many people. Although these ideas may need to be put into place everywhere.
Like how you included things that you can't get with the food stamps. It's sad to hear that even people over the age of 65 still deal with poverty.
DeleteI like how you put in the details but i find it sad how this works like some people really don't need to deal with poverty and things.
DeletePicture this, a world where sea turtles are dying because of the basic human waste and laziness. This isn’t the only problem, we have others like climate change, deadly diseases, and sometimes human slaughtering. Well that is the world we are living in. There is no hiding that turtles are dying because of this and if you really think about it, it’s just sad.
ReplyDeleteNow you're probably thinking, why would you bring up a topic like this. Well nobody is really taking awareness and some people are just uneducated. For example, “An adult hawksbill sea turtle eats an average of 1,200 pounds of sponges a year.” Now that means that there were 1,200 pounds of sponges either in the ocean or in a turtle's reach.
Another thing is, “Many young turtles actually head away from the ocean towards parking lots after birth.” We still don’t know why this is but scientists have proven that turtles are not attracted to noise and that actually makes them turn in a different direction rather than coming towards it.
“Fibropapillomas is one of the most common diseases that sea turtles die from.” You can tell that a turtle has this disease because it starts with wart-like tumors. They are most likely to appear near external soft parts or in internal organs of the body. You can normally spot them pretty soon because of their cauliflower shape.
Other ways that sea turtles are dying are from the toxic metals in the water and when a turtle is affected by this it hurts the liver and kidneys.
In the beginning when I listed the following, “climate change, deadly diseases, and slaughtering.” I would like to inform you more about the slaughtering part. Something you probably didn’t know is that humans have actually killed the eggs of turtles and people don’t know why. “Over the last 200 years, human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient marines. Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin, and shell, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation.”
Another thing that people are taking from turtles is, “Some also kill turtles for medicine and religious ceremonies.” Is it really worth killing a bunch of turtles for some medicine? Once you do it a couple of times, then people abuse their powers. Should we be killing animals that are bringing more life to the world and keeping the water clean?
You're probably thinking, they are bringing all of these negative thoughts and telling me all of the things people are doing wrong. People just need to be aware of their surroundings and what you do can affect other people. For instance, “Guests are offered low-cost reusable shopping bags or 100% recycled paper bags for their purchases.”
Most grocery stores are starting to do this, which is like their way of saving turtles. Another way is to simply take action and raise awareness for them. For some people it isn’t that they don’t care but they are just uneducated and unaware of the problems.
We live in a world that should be beautiful but some people don’t see it. Solving issues like simply recycling or not harming the environment could make a big difference in the world today.
Great facts and quotes from experts.
DeleteI like the use of a question at the beginning and taking one small word and explaining it further
DeleteYou had really good statistics and it was easy to stay engaged with the story.
Deletethis story was really good and your research was good
DeletePicture this, a family living in Mendocino County, California. A daughter, son, and two parents, what could go wrong? The answer to that is a deadly wildfire. A wildfire that encased the fourteen year old son in smoke and took his life. A wildfire that injured the seventeen year old daughter so bad that she later was pronounced dead. The husband and wife just barely escaped with severe burns that left them with months of treatment and a lifetime of trauma they will never forget.
ReplyDeleteWildfires are a large and destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland and/or brush. Wildfires can happen anywhere, but they mainly happen in places such as forested areas in the U.S. and Canada, or vegetated areas of Australia and the Western Cape of South Africa. In the United States, California, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona, and Oklahoma have the largest numbers of wildfires.
In California, wildfires are as dangerous as any. In 2022 alone, there were over seven thousand total fires. Over three hundred thousand acres of land were burned. Almost seven hundred buildings were destroyed leaving a little over one hundred buildings damaged. Overall, there have been nine wildfire related deaths in California prior this year.
Wildfires can be either manmade or from natural causes such as lightning or volcanic eruptions. Sadly, humans make up the cause for most of these fires. A National Park Service website states that, “Nearly 85 percent of wildland fires in the United States are caused by humans.”
How can humans prevent wildfires from happening? Well here are some steps. When burning debris or open burning, make sure you know how to burn safely. Debris piles can only be four feet by four feet. Make sure flammable material and vegetation are at least ten feet from the outer edge of your pile. Also make sure to have a water supply and shovel near when burning, and verify that there are good weather conditions. Good weather conditions mean that there is no wind or any dry vegetation. Lastly, check your local area burn permit requirements.
A lot of people around the world use firearms, but how many people know how to use them safely? Some important things to note is that steel component bullet fragments can have temperatures that top 1470 degrees Fahrenheit. These fragments may cool rapidly, but they can still ignite organic or fine material if it’s dry. When shooting, have a shovel and a water source or even a fire extinguisher to quickly get rid of any fire that may occur. Always have your targets on dirt or gravel that doesn’t have vegetation nearby, and make sure to check if the fire danger is high. If so, wait for another day.
Our world is already full of dangers that you couldn’t believe. If we follow precautions and are safe, maybe we could make it a little bit better for our future generations.
I love the story at the beginning and the facts about how guns can cause fires is really interesting.
DeleteGreat description and the safety tips are amazing!
Deleteyou chose a really good topic to research about and your whole article was amazing
DeleteI love the story and the facts about how guns can cause fires I find that interesting how that works and u did a good job on the description and the safety tips will come very useful to some people amazing job.
DeleteIt all started when a teen age boy named jared got the flu
ReplyDelete“It started out as a normal day until Jared woke up in the morning sweating and having a runny nose. Jared got his temperature taken and it said 100 degrees so he tried to stick it out. But then my symptoms got even worse to the point where Jared's mom said “we need to go to the hospital.” so he went there and got the hellp he desperately needed.
An interview with doctor Edward Ryan. He states “influenza is a virus that enters your body through your nose and your mouth. Influenza is caused by a virus that looks like a little space capsule. It has proteens on them and they are called the H protein and the n protein.. The reason that we need to get influenza vaccines every year is because the flu is constantly changing and mutating every year.”
The next fact states the difference between the flu and covid 19 is their symptoms. For covid you sometimes get a sore throat and for the flu it is common to get a sore throat. You don't get any food that is lost from the flu but you can get it from covid.
You might wonder about how common the flu is. The flu is one of the most common sicknesses around 20 to 40 million people in the United States get it every year.
One of the ways that you can get the flu is through someone coughing or sneezing nearby. Also you can get it through the air by droplets of particles landing in your mouth or even on your hand. Here are some steps to avoid the flu. One gets a flu shot this will help prevent the flu. Two, wash your hands. I know that it might sound weird but alot of people don't wash their hands especially after going to the bathroom. Three you should maintain distance from anyone who is sick and if you are sick you should cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.
According to medical expert John Hopkins he states “in the United States the flu season usually starts in October and can go as far as April. But in Australia it goes from June to September.” so knowing this you should prepare for it and get you shot around theses times if you live in these places
Possible ending people who get the flu shot are more safe than those who didn't. So I hope you can make a choice.
Good facts and interviews about the flu
DeletePicture this; the regular monsoon season starts in Pakistan. The flooding though, is much worse than years past. At least 1,700 people have been killed from the floods. This disastrous weather scientists say is due to climate change.
ReplyDeleteWhat’s Climate Change?
Climate change is the change of temperature, humidity, wind patterns, amount of natural disasters, and other parts of the Earth’s climate. This isn’t to be confused with global warming, which is the change in temperature from climate change.
“Many people think that climate change mainly means warmer temperatures. But temperature rise is only the beginning of the story,“ says one scientist. The main point in time that humans started to affect climate change was in the 1800s. Since then, the global temperature has risen 1.1°C. However, if humans continue to produce the same amount of greenhouse gasses in 2100 the temperature is expected to be 1.5°C than the average temperature.
How it Works
Climate change is actually something that normally happens with the Earth. The difference between what’s happening now and from the past is that naturally climate change happens over decades of time. This amount of time allows animals and plants to adapt to the new temperatures and environment. Humans however have sped up the natural process, causing the problems we see today.
Some of the things that people like to point to as one of the bigger contributors to climate change is HFCs and methane. HFCs are hydrofluorocarbons which are commonly used in appliances like refrigerators or air conditioners. But this gas is several hundred times worse than standard carbon dioxide. In 2021 a ruling was announced to reduce the use of HFCs by 85%. It’s predicted that it will reduce the expected global temperature rise by 0.5°C.
Methane is another greenhouse gas several times stronger than carbon dioxide. Methane is caused by landfills, oil, natural gas, and from animals.
One scientist, Mr. Guterres, believes that the funding for adaptation should be much more. He states that adaptation finances should be at least $300 billion by 2030, that “We are in a life-or-death struggle for our own safety today and the survival of tomorrow”.
One of the main reasons we still use these greenhouse gasses is because the businesses don’t want to change. If we stop using oil, then the oil companies would be out of business. That’s why they lobby about climate change. Also, switching to better energy sources won’t be cheap at first. We’d need lots of money to research and test what would be best. And then once we do find something effective, it’ll take years to find ways for it to be cheaper for everyone.
What Happens Because of Climate Change
The more we affect the climate the more natural disasters we can expect. Also, many animals may go extinct. The oceans hold 90% of heat, meaning that animals living in the sea could die because the water is too warm. Ice and snow may melt where it never could before and the animals who relied on it and are used to the cold can also die out.
Decreasing the use of certain greenhouse gasses will help to significantly pause the effects of climate change. Using cleaner sources of energy will help not only because they won’t change the climate, but also so that the industries know that if they want to stay in business that they have to switch.
You have a clear introduction and i could really picture this, Good job 👍
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DeleteW last sentence, love the quotes and statistics
I could easily pick up on the information and could see the organized categories.
DeleteI love the amount of detail you went into to make sure everyone understands.
DeleteGreat description and cool facts!! I liked how you described what climate change is all about.
DeleteGMOs, or genetically modified organisms, you’ve probably heard of them, plants or foods that have been modified to improve certain characteristics or give them traits they usually wouldn’t have gained in the wild. They’ve said to help reduce the 8 million deaths by Vitamin A deficiencies and eventually blindness by up to 30%, saving millions of children the ages 1-4.
ReplyDeleteThoughts on GMOs:
There’s been some controversy on the topic, some claim that there’s a higher risk of possible cancers, allergic reactions, and maybe even altering our DNA. While scientists say there’s not enough evidence to back it up, consumers are still strained. Even going as far as paying up to 20% more to steer clear of GEs or genetically engineered produce.
Changing plants or animals to better suit human needs has been a process for many years. Plants such as corn, watermelon, and bananas have been selectively bred and changed so much that you can barely identify their ancient ancestors. Watermelon and bananas have been made so that there are more fruit and smaller, more manageable seeds. Corn has been made to be juicier, and have bigger kernels.
How GMOs work:
While some people approve of this method of modifying organisms, it is the new ways of altering the plants that have people taken aback. Scientists are taking genes from bacteria that are pest resistant and inserting them into plants in hopes of making them more resistant to pests and in turn having a higher yield. This is comparable to receiving a vaccination, but there are still discussions on the topic.
This way of making a plant resistant to pests has also prevented a species of fruit from going extinct from viral infections. The papaya. It almost disappeared when nearly its whole population gets infected by something known as the ringspot virus. A Hawaiian researcher, Dennis Gonsalves, puts a bit of viral DNA into the papaya and saves the papaya industry. According to a TED talk by Pamela Ronald, “80% of hawaiian papaya is genetically engineered.”
Modifying corps like this has saved many species such as the eggplant and the already talked about papaya and has saved countless lives with the golden rice. Welcoming or assisting GE or GMOs can reduce the amount of virus, pesticides used, and increases crop yields. Well… unless if you like eating infected papaya.
This story has a lot of good information about the topic, clear information and very detailed, good job 👍
DeleteI like the way you explained your topic into broader categories to help people better understand your article.
DeleteI like the use of the headings on each of the paragraphs
DeleteYou really showed how you organized the Transitional Phrases in the article
DeleteTrouble with poverty
ReplyDeleteBy Jayden C
The story of lusia. In 2014 a girl named lucia had 9 siblings and her father lost his job. This was devastating because they had no source of income they accepted donations from the soup kitchen and neighbors. Lusia lost her friends their reasoning is that she is someone in need. This story shows the effects of poverty and the toll that it can cause. This is a result of poverty.
Poverty is a very serious problem today due to the fact that there is little education and there is very little income that goes around in areas that are povertized and it isn't slowing down since the Covid 19 pandemic and the russo ukrainian war.
According to the census 11.6% percent of people in america alone were in poverty and 8.5 percent of the worlds population is in poverty that's 685 million people that live in poverty and cant afford basic needs.
In some areas of the world people are trying to live on $2.15 a hour which is not even close to how much people need to live and sustain a life if this is not assessed it will increase by 2030. This is a bigger problem especially in 3rd world countries where money is harder to some by because the country is relatively poor
The quote “poverty is a very important issue feeding a child isn't” -Jeff Bridges. really expresses how some people have to live it sheds light on how some children in some areas where poverty is present wont get anything to eat for a day
In some areas they show that poverty can affect many people in a area based on unfair pay and unfair health care and schooling. It can also affect towns and having less accessible ways of food and water in their area amking it hard to survive.
Poverty could decrease if there were equal opportunity for good educations making more schools or giving equal chances for scholarships for people from any background . Another way positive change could happen is giving more accessible health care to the poor. Positive change can come from clean and accessible resources like water food and shelter.
Poverty is still a very serious problem and there are not a lot of cost efficient solutions to this problem but one things for sure poverty is real and people are suffering from it everyday
I think that you did a great job at the beginning and end
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DeleteW story, Love how you included the story about Lucia.
Loved the story line in the beginning, very dramatic yet gets the point across. You can very clearly see the beginning and the end.
ReplyDeleteYou might wonder if other people have had this experience, you're sitting in class and the teacher refuses to use someone's preferred pronouns or name. Maybe that person was you or maybe it was a friend, one teacher said she couldn’t call a middle schooler or anyone their preferred pronouns, one student came out as trans F to M. The teacher gave her reasoning as it went against her religious beliefs. She said that she never called anybody different names or pronouns if it wasn’t still along with their binary gender. So if a boy came out as trans and she wanted to go by different pronouns or name the teacher would still call them their binary name and gender even if it was lying to the students emotions, but avoiding lying to her religion. She would however give each student a nickname, example, last names, or shortened versions of the students binary name.
ReplyDeleteThe teacher soon went to court for discrimination, she pleaded that it went against her religion and she was told to use they/them pronouns for everyone or stop using pronouns altogether. As for names, she was told to call them by their last names if she wasn’t comfortable using their preferred names. “Ricard not using a student's preferred name, opting to call them by their last name. Court records state she is now willing to use preferred first names but not preferred pronouns, considering that to be a form of dishonesty.”
You may be surprised to find out that other schools have very similar problems and many other problems with teachers not helping students find out who they are and incorporate it, one school had a problem with teachers outing students to their parents. Even if the parents could be a danger to the student "When transgender and nonbinary youth feel unsafe at school, they experience negative impacts not only to their health, but to their academic achievement and likelihood of graduating or moving to higher education opportunities.’’ For this reason we should try to be more accepting of students questioning their identity.
What would happen if a student was not safe at home or school, they would end up like many other students around the world .”60.4 felt sad and hopeless, 42.8% considered suicide, 38.2% planned how they were going to attempt suicide, 29.4% attempted suicide, 9.4% made an attempt and caused injury” We could prevent the way other people feel and help them feel more accepted but sometimes people no matter what you try to do, just don’t understand, sometimes it's because of denial, other times it's because of trauma, but all you can do is try to be there for them. In a way we are all stars, some are seen when others aren’t, others shine brighter and others problems aren’t the priority, but in the end they all go together to make a picture. .
There are some steps you can take to include everyone you can stand up for someone if they are being bullied, you can ask someone's pronouns when you first meet them, you can treat them like everyone else, ask questions to see there point of view, and have civil conversations with them no matter what you think of them .
Being inclusive can save someone's life, if you have the choice to save their life or your pride which would you choose?
Climate change is a destructive and powerful weather and temperature problem that causes issues all around the world. Each person on earth is affected in a different way, each person has their own. Opinion on climate change based on how climate change affected their life. And sometimes their opinion is based on the research done by scientists. You may be surprised by what research was found, the world average temperature.
ReplyDeleteHas increased by 18f from 1901 to 2016 because of climate change. And the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Has risen by 25% since 1958 and the survey results from Yale program on Climate. change, 71% of adults believe climate change will harm plants and animals, these results. Show that many adults care about climate change but not everybody thinks climate change won’t affect, 19% of adults believe it won’t affect plants and animals.
Climate change has caused people a lot of problems and scientists are still trying to come up with solutions to defend against climate change. One of the ideas scientists have is to reduce emission of greenhouse gasses. And the Scientists are researching more about climate change and its effects. In the environment, scientists are trying out new programs.
To be better prepared for climate change situations and problems, and research has proven that climate change will get even worse. A scientist even said that As these and other changes become more. Pronounced in the coming decades they will likely present challenges to. Our society and our environment as the years go by and some people still. Believe that climate change will not be that bad and climate change will not affect them.
With the evidence collected by scientists and researchers they can show how bad climate change really is and change their minds.
I like how you started your article.
DeleteGood topic choosing climate change. Also very good facts.
DeletePicture this, having a tripledemic in the middle of winter. Not just the cold will be affecting us this winter. “According to the CDC, doctors have found more cases in each week of October than any week in the prior two years.”
ReplyDeleteWe might end up having a tripledemic this winter with Covid, RSV, and the flu. Covid and RSV are both highly contagious respiratory infections with similar symptoms. Most places don’t have enough hospital beds for all the kids getting RSV. RSV is more dangerous for younger kids and sends thousands of them to the hospital each year in the US. RSV is common and infects about 2 million kids under 5 years old. 1% to 2% of children under 6 months old that get RSV are sent to the hospital with extreme symptoms. Each year about 250 kids die from RSV. The main cause for being sent to the hospital is because RSV infects and kills surface cells in small sacs of the lungs. An increase of mucus and fluids grow and soon the person doesn’t get enough oxygen. The second cause for going to the hospital from RSV is pneumonia. Over the whole world there have been 636,440,663 confirmed cases of covid. Over the whole world there have been 6,606,624 deaths from covid. 12,959,275,260 covid vaccine doses have been given out. “If you’re an adult all you will really get from RSV is a cold, but RSV infects children with pneumonia or bronchiolitis which causes a lot of airway inflammation.”- Dr. Brett Legette from Denver Health.
“If someone is sick with symptoms that look like a cold, it may be best to avoid close contact until they feel better, especially if you have young children or high-risk people around.” Says a doctor. The CDC says ways to stay safe from Covid is to wear a mask, distance yourself from others, and get a vaccine with all the boosters. To add to that many people say to wash your hands a lot and use hand sanitizer. They also say to clean highly touched spaces and cover coughs and sneezes. If you think you have Covid you should get tested just in case, so you don’t spread Covid. Schools and daycares have started to see that Covid and RSV are coming back and being impacted hard on younger kids. To keep the flu out of classrooms they inform parents about symptoms and say how to deal with them and when to go to the doctor.
With this tripledemic, possibly a quadrupledemic, happening a lot of people are getting seriously ill and even dying. With numbers spiraling, the CDC recommends ways to fight against any of the colds. Schools and daycares are doing things to help keep these viruses out of the classroom. We might even have to go back to wearing masks.
I like the topic you chose, how you structured it, and all of the difrent view points.
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ReplyDeleteSchool shootings, such a tough topic. They happen so often, and most of our population doesn’t even realize how damaging these can be, on parents, teachers, and students especially. One of the many reasons they can happen is because of mental health. “Schools are educational rather than clinical settings and are not authorized to provide treatment services. Schools cannot obtain malpractice coverage, putting them at great risk for liability (Dikel, 2012). An additional obstacle is that many parents have difficulty recognizing that their children suffer from a mental illness, nor do they want them to take medication if they are diagnosed. Consequently, parents may be opposed to their children receiving mental health services. Further, there is a substantial lack of funding and a shortage of school counselors.” “as students may not be receiving the mental health support that they desperately need.”
“The earliest known school shooting in the United States took place in 1764”
“out of 13 children enrolled in the school, only three survived (Dixon, 2005).”
“During the 19th century, there were 49 K–12 school shootings, 207 K–12 school shootings nationwide throughout the 20th century, and since 2000 there have been 152 K–12 school shootings”
“School violence has increased by 19% in the 21st century.”
Another reason that school shootings typically happen is because of bullying. Aaron Stark was almost a school shooter. In this video, he tells this story. Stark says, “I really think the best thing we can do right now is listen.” “When I look at these most recent school shootings, especially the one in Uvalde, I was shocked at how similar to my story it was. I saw what appears to be a path of abusive home followed by self-loathing followed by being bullied then you become the bully and then you become the best bully. Along the way you try your best to express your pain outwardly to everybody else.” No one really thinks about it this way when we talk about school shootings. How hard life can really be on a kid.
I asked myself, how can we prevent these things from happening? This site goes through many surveys on why kids think they might be happening. The first answer is, They want to get back at those who have hurt them at 87%. Now, this makes a lot of sense, so many kids suffer bullying. Statistically speaking, one out of every five (20.2%) students report being bullied in the US, and some kids are too scared to even report their bullies.
The point I’m trying to make is, you never know what a person could be going through. So always, be the I in kind.
Great description! The story is interesting to read :)
DeleteVery good information and an overall good article. Good job!
DeleteWow that was a really good story. But, really sad to hear! Great job!
DeleteI like the ending, it really expresses how serious this tripledemic is.
ReplyDeleteThe stray dog population:Is there a solution?
ReplyDeleteDogs are said to be mans best friend, and although this might be true the dog is sometimes left alone.Dogs are very loyal animals but it doesn’t always come back to their favor.Most spend their whole lives bringing happiness towards others, yet when they need that happiness no one has any to spare.Many people don’t realize what they are doing when they leave their dogs on the streets or in a shelter.Although it may not seem like it leaving your dog in a completely different place can affect their state of mind and health.Many don’t realize that by abandoning their dog they are putting them at risk of death.
Approximately one third or 33% of households world wide own one or more dogs, yet 3.9 million dogs worldwide are either abandoned or given up to shelters.So, have you ever wondered why this happens?Well the answer is actually very simple.According to:This site many abandon their dogs due to lack of interest.Others abandon their dogs due to health or age issues their dog may have.There are many other reasons why people abandon their dogs yet these are some of the most common reasons.Most people who abandon their dogs usually have a reason to do so.Although it may not be the most humanely way of getting rid of an unwanted pet , sometimes if lucky the they might even find a better place than it once had.
The stray dog population is not the same in every county.Some countries such as The Netherlands have no stray dogs.Most countries not including The Netherlands have some sort of stray dog population.For example, in the U.S alone there are about 1,300,000 stray dogs.Yet, Mexico has approximately 18 million stray dogs.This is due to the fact that Mexico does not have enough money or education to neuter stray or house dogs.Although the U.S and Mexico both have a high number of stray dogs India has a higher stray dog population than both countries combined.India exceeds their stray dog population by having 35 million stray dogs or more.This making it the country with the most stray dogs.
According to:This site people have been working since 1984 to lower the rate of stray animals that are being euthanized.Many places have found ways of getting rid of stray dogs such as mass killing.They think of this as a way to “clean” the streets.Many people find this inhumane and or ineffective.Like said before some dogs are lucky enough to make into good hands while other live a harsh life on the streets.
Most stray dogs are in danger of being harmed,injured, or suffer from untreated injuries.Many organizations are finding initiatives that will help control the stray dog population.It is also a way of preventing disease and educating the public about humanely solutions to the growing stray population.
Most countries with a high stray dog population either don’t have enough money to neuter their animals or they think there may be too many to do anything about it.Community members and organizations in some countries have tried to give better solutions to decrease the number of stray dogs.Most have somewhat worked but, it never lasts for a long period of time since there will always be more dogs than the ones they have tried to help.Although their attempts to help the stray population may not work right away over time it may cause a powerful outcome.Maybe someday countries such as India and Mexico will have a healthier environment because of the decrease on stray population.
Very nice topic, this was very interesting to read.
Delete“Stacey lives in our Southwark Semi Independent Housing facility, this means she only has to pay service charge, but she still has to buy food and other essentials. She has been relying on benefits for nine years, as she’s too ill to work. We spoke to her about how the Cost of Living Crisis is affecting her: “I have been on benefits since the age of 21 and I am now 30, I remember constantly being sanctioned because I could not attend Jobcentre appointments due to my mental health being so bad. I taught myself to budget and used to spend money on drugs and luxury items, it’s only when I moved to supported accommodation my life changed and I was determined to have a better life for myself. My shopping habits have changed so much I’m a different person now.”
ReplyDeleteThe facts that Family Homelessness provides really shows how many people are homelessness across the U.S. and many other places. “Approximately 1.6 million children will experience homelessness over the course of a year. On any given day, researchers estimate that more than 200,000 children have no place to live” Among all homeless women, 60% have children under the age 18, but only 65% of them live with at least one of their children. 42% of children in homeless families are under age six. Families experiencing homelessness usually have limited to no education for kids.”
According to Fox News, Giving Tuesday: Blankets of Hope “The organization sends school blankets, the kids take a workshop on empathy — and the blankets are then donated to a homeless shelter right in the schools' local communitie. For every purchase of $50 or more at the Fox News Shop, the nonprofit Blankets of Hope will donate a blanket to a homeless person in need. Homelessness affects us all – whether we experience it or not. It’s a complex social problem that affects our communities in more ways than one.
What Can You Do To Help:
There are lots of factors that cause homelessness. People end up on the streets due to economic hardships, family issues, domestic violence, mental illness, or just plain lack of affordable housing. This means that most of us are just a divorce or one serious illness away from homelessness. That’s why this is not just something that the government alone can solve. Ending homelessness requires the collective effort of everyone from all members of society. And yes, that includes you.
This is a good topic with very good information.
Deleteracism is one of the most sensitive social problems that many societies have long been encountering. The purpose of the research is to portray and compare African American racism in America. The study findings indicate that african americans face a lot of suffering in white society in both periods but in different forms. In Jim Crow's period, white people are clearly superior to black people as black people were forced to labor as slaves and controlled by whites. There is also a lot of tension between racism and a lot of violence. In black power movement period, racism is seen in the form of social injustice and economic inequality regardless of the fact that black people appear to have more freedom and opportunities compared to the previous period. I have experienced a lot of racism in life and i am still only 13 and with me being black it is really hard knowing that racism is still going on and white people treating black people way different I have a lot of white friends and they get treated differently then i do some time one time i was getting ice cream with my friend and his family and when we ordered outside they had a swing set and me and my friend leland went to go play on on and then this old couple came along with there grandsons and then they came up to me and not my white friend and ask me to get off so her grandson can play on them but then they said my friend can still play on it so of course i let them play on it because i was being nice but my friends parent got really mad and told us we are leaving and they kept on saying sorry like a 100 times but i kept on saying it fine you just got to ignore people like that. Over the years i just learned how to zone out people like that. Would you ever treat someone differently because of the color of their skin?
ReplyDeleteI love how you shown two sides of the story
DeleteI like the way you ended the story, and i like the information about racism and how it affects people.
DeleteAdam Smith: "Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things."
ReplyDeleteWhat Do Americans Think About Non Payers, How do americans feel about taxes today, or why do people lower and increase taxes during certain times? There are lot of questions people have about taxes.
Reasons taxes go up is presidential/government dept, viruses/illnesses and Popular food items. This affects people with low paying jobs, unemployment and homelessness
Taxes have affected people so much during life just like bills. Every week my dad has to pay a certain amount of money and give it to the government that way the government pays people by giving them something called a welfare check for people that are unemployed but spend the money on useless things. Thats taking money out of peoples pocket for something that is meaningless to help you succeed..
How did taxes start.
Taxes started almost 200 years ago after the civil war, an income tax started during 1861, and taxed all income up close up to $800 dollars.
Taxes affect low and middle class families to pay off dept and taxes at the same time. Some with low job and some that don’t have a job is the problem for these types of people. Another thing why taxes affect people is by scammers. Scammers will call you and say you have a bill or tax to pay and try to steal you information and money, without money you can’t pay your real estate taxes.
Hopefully in the future taxes will be banned or reduce by a small cost, Someday....
ANECDOTE
ReplyDeleteOne day there was a dad and his son (gorge) and they were on their way to their tree stand. When they got to the hunting land, George told his dad that he needed his safety vest.
Good thing he took it!
After they got into the tree stand Gorge said to his dad “ I feel like i’m going to pass out.” So his dad then began to guide him to breathing. After a few minutes he looked at his dad and said again “ I think i’m going to pass out.” right then he passed out and started slipping off his seat. His dad then grabbed the back of his coat, but quickly realized he couldn’t hold on for much longer. He had to let go and he is so thankful that the safety vest was made because his son was wearing it.
The dad also said “ If George wasn’t wearing that safety vest he would have fallen 25 feet out of our tree stand, and I would have watched my own son die right in front of me.”
BACKGROUND
Research shows that about 5 million people have become gun owners because of the pandemic. This has only happened because people are stuck at home and can’t do anything so they end up going hunting.
According to Thehill.com most deaths happen in the south. You may also be surprised to find that most deaths happen from loading and unloading guns.
Another event is: people getting excited about shooting an animal and they don’t realize that they need to slow down and think about their actions.
Another fact about hunting is that before anyone is able to go out and shoot a game animal they have to take hunters safety and after that they have to buy a license.
NEXT STEPS
Some steps to take action and have less deaths are: Wear orange when going in and out of the woods, always have your weapon pointed in a safe direction, never put your finger on the trigger till your game animal is in the scope, and always be sure to know what lies behind your target.
Be safe but also have a fun time hunting!
I love the topic that you chose, very nice information that you put.
DeleteImagine this, A low income single mother who has to drive across town to drop her kids off at school, and go to a whole different city for her job, paying four to five dollars for a single gallon of gas. How could she be able to pay so much for gas, and get food for her children, pay the bills so they have water and heat? This task was once so easier for her, but after how hard inflation affected the United States, it’s become near impossible for her. Does this sound familiar? Well, this happens to countless amounts of Americans daily.
ReplyDeleteIn The United States, each state has their own average gas price. California’s average was around $6.42, and Illinois was around $4.38 So why did gas prices rise? Well, according to Forbes
“High demand for crude oil and low supply pushed gas prices upward this year.” The war in Ukraine against Russia also pushed the gas prices up.
Let’s focus on one state in particular. Michigan’s average gas prices went up 10 cents in one night. Gas in Michigan is higher than the current national average of almost 4 dollars. Ok, why are Michigan’s gas prices so high?
“A refinery in Ohio from which Great Lakes states import fuel caught fire two weeks ago.” said AAA spokesperson Adrienne Woodland. This refinery fire has caused states like Wisconsin and Michigan to raise gas prices.
“When oil prices rise, typically, so do gas prices.” Crude oil prices affect roughly 50% of the price for gas.
We interviewed a random individual at a gas station. William, a father of five had this to say about raising gas prices,
"Gas, it used to be very cheap. Now, it’s not. The commute to work is a long distance. I’m talking 20 miles a day, probably more."
When the interviewer asked,
“Do you feel like there’s a sense there’s someone to blame out there? If you had to blame anyone, could you?” he responded with this.
"I don’t like to get political, but I would say, you know, it starts from the top, the president."
So what’s next? Gas prices aren’t expecting to go down anytime soon, so here are three ways to save money on gas, from Forbes.
1. Use Gas Apps to find Cheap Gas Near You
a. Apps like GasBuddy can find the cheapest gas prices near you.
2. Enroll in Gas Rewards Programs
b. Some gas stations offer a rewards program, which have discounts on many things, including gas.
3. Fill up Your Tank on Mondays
c. A survey that was conducted by GasBuddy found that gas is on average cheaper on Monday.
Gas prices have obviously gone down since the pandemic, but will they ever go down to how they used to be?
I like How you gave a lot of information and detail!
DeleteAll of the states have to deal with homelessness whether it’s California or Ohio, or Pennsylvania, they all have homeless problems. But there’s one certain state that has differential ways of homelessness and dealing with those problems. And that is Michigan.
ReplyDeleteBackground: Michigan is an in the middle state when it comes to homeless people. They don’t have big populations like California, Texas, and New York, but they don’t have the smallest population such as North Dakota. Michigan has had 8,640 homeless people since 2020. That may sound like a lot, but there are group who specialize in dealing with people who are homeless. These groups are called the MDHHS (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Or you may go to the HMIS (Homeless Management Information Services), which gives people information about what they can help with homelessness.
Next Steps: Now even though there’s not many things to help prevent homelessness, there’s things you can do to help people who are homeless. You can make them certain meals for them to eat, or you can give them some money that way they can provide for themselves. Or if you really, really know them and if they are a personal friend, you can help them by letting them stay in your house, until they are back on their feet.
Preventing homelessness is a really tough task, but with enough help from homeless shelters, groups, and more, we can get these people through there tough time.
This story shows that a bunch of small businesses are impacted by all that is going on right now with diesel prices. According to CNBC, diesel prices have increased about 25% in the last couple of months this is the lowest diesel inventory since 1982. You may be surprised California went down -0.099 a week ago but it was up about 1.188 a year ago and on the Gulf coast it only went down -0.083 and last year it was up to 1.245.
ReplyDeleteSince the war that started between Ukraine and Russia, they stopped exporting oil from Russia as well as other places are taking advantage of the war. Some say that diesel prices could go from $5 to $8 in about 100 days. They also say that diesel prices won't be going down any time soon.
These are some steps you can take to make sure you are getting a lower price on your diesel price. You should track fuel prices if you need to do something big to match the rich vehicle to the task, as well as optimize your route.
With further research, it turns out that Russia is only a small part of the oil getting imported to America but it stops a bunch of other countries that are exporting on a daily basis.
Do you think that there is too much cocaine?
ReplyDelete“The total area harvested for coca leaves – the main ingredient for cocaine – grew 43%”. “A few years ago, you’d have to drive for hours to see coca crops. Now they are much more common, less than one kilometer from the main highway,”
In many rural meaning like multiple parts of the country cocaine became the only economic activity during the pandemic and the lockdown bc of the pandemic.
Since farmers don’t want to stop growing coca they’re solution is to destroy the farmer’s crops but who knows if the government’s solution is even correct. Maybe they’re solutions will only make things worse.
In 1859 cocaine was counted as an isolated drug but now its way more and more out of control. Now cocaine is like the major thing to some cities and the government is trying to get rid of it but the farmers will not stop growing the main ingredient. Cocaine became the most popular drug in the world in the 1990’s.
Cocaine is taking over people's lives. It's like vaping vaping can cause serious addiction and so can nicotine. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths from cocaine increased by 31% from 2019 (21.6 per 100,000) to 2020 (28.3 per 100,000).
There is too much cocaine and it’s causing no good to the environment or us.
ReplyDeleteWorld Hunger is a big problem for the world right now. Humans can’t get Three meals a day because of the areas they live in.
Turns out this story is one of many, Humans need to help this cause..
Nearly 10% of the People in this world are only getting 1 meal a day and it is not that much.
According to the UN there goal this year is to prevent World Hunger. A Un reporter interviewed Shops and some of the Families in South Africa and some of the people said they make up to 1.90$ a day, that's just for Food and Water.
You may be surprised to find out but It is hard to grow Crops in South Africa because of the impact scale on shortage of farmers. It is such a poor community that they get their Crops from other areas in the world.
It is hard for people to buy food cause all the markets in the area don't get food fast enough, in markets so many people can't eat good food and fresh food some days they don’t even eat edible things.
Some of the kids in South Africa don't get education because they stay home to make money for their Family so they can't get an education.
There are steps to take to making a community better.The UN bought land supply to plant Crops in South Africa and they used that to get it out to markets faster for a cheaper price
They would also Make more markets and jobs in their area for a chance to make more money for parents while kids can get an education. To help prevent poverty.
Poverty could have caused all of the above so building people to be Better and Healthier could be good for the Environment. Building back poor areas takes a lot so we need to take it a step at a time. Building houses just for people who need housing could help them get jobs. And for shipping foods from other countries other than just crops to help water sources.
Dolanzimmerman.org says that in the United States alone every single year over 10 million women and children have reportedly experienced or been the victims of domestic, physical, and mental violence. ABC news says that 15% of crime in the United States is from Domestic violence alone. Nqobile Hlekwayo-Xulu had a near death experience with her partner Zakhele after he gave her ``a beating” after she tried to leave the abusive relationship. Nqobile now has her own theater production about her relationship and she said, “Although I am very proud of all of the things I have accomplished I cannot remember my old self my old spirit and personality, it is as if it has faded away into the blackness of my heart.” This just shows that when they endure these forms of Domestic violence it can do some damage and sometimes even more than physical abuse can create by itself. Domestic violence is a widely spread crime that can affect you mentally and physically. In 2019 there were 52 Domestic violence related homicides a record high for Wisconsin since the 1970’s. Nqobile made a group with other people who had previously got out of abusive relationships and each one had scars on the inside and the outside. Like most cases or as VICE News says that 85% of the victims for Domestic violence are women and children. In the late 90’s and early 2000’s is when Domestic violence started to head down from the peak at which over 3.5 million people in the U.S. were being abused or experienced some sort of Domestic violence. Once the pandemic hit and people started losing their jobs there was more time for parents to be home with their children and their spouses. But, quality time is exactly what this condition needed to spread like wildfire. At that point 6.3 million people were experiencing domestic violence in the U.S.! On HBO a show about domestic violence was released. Former abusers and abused women and men were at a prison to speak with actual inmates who were the abusers of their relationships. After about one year of sessions and the inmates were released the rate for Domestic violence in the U.S. went down a whopping 10%. At the prison they had a woman who had been in multiple abusive relationships, and she talked about her experiences and what had happened Sarah then said, “The first time that he hit me I didn’t realize what it was, it felt normal. But, does anybody know what was wrong with what I just said?” She was educating them with tactics used by therapists and psychiatrists, while trying to do research on the minds of the male abusers. Although they lowered the rate of Domestic violence there are still many people being abused in the entire world and you should help them if you see any signs call a Domestic abuse center right away and you should never call the police first unless you are seriously injured or are near death. If you need guidance, call the domestic abuse hotline right away their number is (800)-799-7233. People are always here to help and that’s why all of these people devoted their lives to helping people like domestic violence victims so they could feel safe.
ReplyDeleteWhat I'm going to talk about is eating disorders and how people are struggling with it.
ReplyDeletePicture this, Audra Koopman wanted to be leaner and more powerful, she also wanted to eat But she could why?
Because she was doing sports and all that kind of stuff the sports she was doing involved running like track and field. Audra coaches wanted for her to have less body. Audra coaches never want her to reach any percentage.
Some people struggle with eating disorders and it is the most common thing in most countries somehow and thankfully with Greater Awareness,
Here is a quote that I found that has t to on my topic-
“Feeling guilty for eating when your hungry is like feeling for breathing when your lungs need oxygen”
research and advocacy of many of the stigma about eating disorders and also being challenged and broken.
Eating disorders can be very hard or people that are very much shuffling form that. With that even eating so much food to cut off less wait for just their sport. Because it's also hard even to do sports with it while dealing with eating disorders.
Even when it's something that has to do with weight and stuff. Maybe you're too heavy or too light.
Some teachers are actually so mean that they will wanna make you feel bad about it and stuff. Even if their coaches prefer them to get less weight or to gain more weight.
This was a good topic to choose and a very heavy one. You did a great job portraying it though!
ReplyDeleteWorld Hunger is becoming a real problem and has been for a long time. Especially with natural disasters destroying crops and climate change is also causing world hunger. More than 650 million people in developing countries live with really bad poverty meaning they don’t have very much money or sometimes they don’t have any, and 1 out of 5 children globally.
ReplyDeleteDroughts are one of the main natural disasters that affect the world hunger problem. Droughts cause around 19% of all agricultural loss. That’s food that could have helped feed people. The most recent example of a bad drought was in Canada in 2021. One of the main causes of droughts are climate change!
In Canada the one with the most recent drought in 2021. The cause of that drought was that there was not enough rain for the crops. Also there was a lot of heat waves going through that part of Alberta, Canada. Which caused a lot of land to dry out. This is all known as Climate Change.
Climate change is a huge deal in world hunger because plants and crops need water, sunlight, and the right weather to grow. When climates start to change a lot the plants can’t grow properly. Crops that some people grow are their only ways to get food so if they can’t grow their food they go hungry and that is one of the main problems.
There isn’t really a solution to this problem yet. Expacley with it being such a recent problem. They hope of a solution to solve climate change sooner than later.
It all started with War on February 20, 2014. The War still goes on today. But in the year 2022, one day Russia will go too far. Russia plans to use Russian missiles to wipe off the Ukrainian power grid.
ReplyDeleteOn November 24th, 2022, the Russian military sent out missiles to destroy/ take out the Ukrainian power grid. About 80% of Ukraine was experiencing power outages. Within 24 hours after the Ukrainian power outages only 60% of the Ukrainian homes are still having emergency outages. What Jan Egeland said is “The very strong impression is that the Russians are having warfare on civilian infrastructure”. Even though the temperatures are falling below zero, The Kyiv authorities were able to get the water back up and working but are still working on getting the power/heat back on. “The civilian population cannot sustain an entire winter without electricity, warmth and running water. And now it’s at a Breaking point.”
Before the war began, Ukraine had gained its independence from the Soviet Union on August 24th, 1991. This war has been going on for almost 9 years and on February 24th, 2022 the Russian military started to make its way to claim land in Ukraine. Ever since the Russian military declared war on Ukraine the Russian military has been using their air defence missiles towards buildings, cities, Power plants in Ukraine. With the incoming Winter Russia might have an advantage towards Ukraine, because Russia has sent missiles towards the Ukrainian power grid and Ukrainian heating systems.
Within this war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia has pushed into Ukraine in order to take over the country. But the Ukrainian forces have been holding off the strong army of Russia. But with the incoming winter it’s going to be a very interesting fight.
From the New York Times article; “The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It.” Businesses and people were used to buying what they wanted and receiving it in a short amount of time. People could go to the store and pay a price that was within their buying power. Since the pandemic we are still seeing shortages on certain goods and paying a big price for the items and takes longer to arrive. We are going on two years and still have a shortage of employees and rising costs. Home and car buying is out of reach for some due to interest rising as the Federal Government tries to get the increasing prices under control. Have we seen some changes, yes but still not good enough to call an ease to the consumer. At the time of this article we were informed to get used to it, but I wonder why we should get used to it. It looks like we are and goods are getting back on the shelf. Buying of homes and cars are still a task But employment is working itself out, since many have retired and those that need jobs are able to seek employment.
ReplyDeleteI think getting used to this will be something that will be talked about for a long time. Prices are going up on food, gas and housing Food because there are not enough workers to make the food Gas because the businesses are not producing as much Housing because there is not enough places for people to live at Shortage of workers. The next step to the supply shortage will be to keep businesses from rising costs and people able to pay for what they need.
The Federal Reserve has been attempting to keep consumer spending under control by raising interest rates, which in turn stops people from spending, Our government is asking businesses to keep their rates lower. An example is the gas prices. As companies have shown record profits. It would appear at this time, that they are assisting in keeping rates low.
So, as we slowly go through these trying times, hopefully, we will see some hope ahead,. Companies and people coming together to get the economy back to reasonable prices, lower the tax rates so people can buy homes and cars, make sure the products make it to the shelves and prices come down.