Essays on Homelessness

The federal and state governments and some nongovernmental organizations have been offering an array of assistance to elderly persons in the society. Of most importance is the support offered by both federal government and state government where they help aged people from the age of 60 years and above to access health care, housing and retirement issues. They fund various centers that offer these services for senior citizens of the nation. (Butler, 3)
In my response to the requirement of this course assignment, I selected Silver Manor Home of The Aged, which is located in Meriden, Connecticut. This independent Continue reading...

When one thinks of somewhere to live, they think of safety, how they will provide for themselves and their family, health and education possibilities, among other things. To declare somewhere the best place to live simply means that place provides all that individuals need to be safe, healthy, financially stable and happy. What comes to mind when you said “Canada”? I am sure it wasn’t anything violent, or anything undesirable. It has been said by many people that Canada is the cleanest country or the most peaceful country or that Canada takes care of its elders. Now Continue reading...

Review of Public Housing: The Way of the Future?

The article is informative providing the history, present and the future state of the public housing sector. The use of authoritative quotes from different articles and economists gives this article credibility. The use of an abstract provides the reader with a snippet of what is covered by the report, hence making it easy to read and understand even before you read the whole paper. In addition, this paper is long enough and covers most of the issues in the housing sector. The style of writing is friendly and easy to follow, making it an interesting article for any audience – Continue reading...

Biography on Steve Israel, a U.S. Representative for New York
Steve Israel is a member of the U.S House of Representatives from the Third Congressional District of New York since 2001. Steve is a true leader. He values education. He respects the middle class and the low-income group. Even in the worst situations, Steve always raised his voice and stood up for his people. He has sponsored and co-sponsored numerous bills and voted in favor of several reforms that benefit the public to a great extent. He has been in power since 2001 and never misled his people. He Continue reading...

I lived during the reign of Queen Victoria from the late 1830s until the early 1900s in London. Thus, this period was popularly known as the Victorian Age or Victorian Era, which was synonymous with grace, high morals, elegance, and social responsibility, among others. While the era was often referred to as the age of sophistication and style, it was also widely known as the first industrial society in the world.
During this time, we, as a society were fond of entertaining family and friends. In fact, the Victorian period was known for “extravagant entertaining for the upper middle Continue reading...

Answer 1)

Dividing the period of analysis in three periods i.e 1981-1991, 1992-1997, 1998-2011 we could easily interpret the actual trend in the bond ratings by Standard and Poors.
1981-1991: This was the period of slow economic growth and as a result, once could witness that till 1991, number of bonds downgraded had exceeded the number of bonds upgraded.
1992-1997: This was the time of blue chip stocks and when US economy was introduced to the boom of technology. As a result, with the rejuniveation of US economy, the number of bonds upgraded exceeded the number of bonds being downgraded.
1998-2011: Continue reading...

Macroeconomics 2301

18.04.2014

HCC

Spring 2014
8 week course
The world’s economy has faced several periods of crisis during the last twenty years. The financial crisis in 2008 is the one that is most recent. It emerged in the United States and then spread to Europe, later affecting the rest of the world. The most problematic sector in the US was the mortgage sector, and was one of the main causes leading to the financial crisis. The house prices have been rising from 1998 to 2006, prompting home builders to construct more new houses every year, but these injections helped rising Continue reading...

Grounding connection design

The two most important impacts of correct grounding layout are the following.
- The circuit has a zero voltage reference point, the ground. (Green, 2014, para. 1)
- The ground is critical for safety.
If a heater’s insulation wears out, then touching the metal of the heater gives a shock unless the heater has been grounded. The metal heater housing is where the conductor is installed. The conductor is then connected to a ground. The ground may be in the building or far away from the location of the heater. The ground can be a panel or an Continue reading...

Tulsa is one of the largest cities in the United States (U.S) and the second largest in the U.S state of Oklahoma, located in the north-east part of the Oklahoma on the Arkansas River. According to 2012 U.S census estimates, the city has a population of 393,987 and serves as the county seat for the Tulsa County, the most populated county in Oklahoma. The Creek Indians of Alabama, under the Indian removal Act of 1830, were the first to settle in Tulsa in the 1830s. The Creeks named their new village “Tulsy”, meaning old town in memory of Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

In this information age, the digital revolution has transformed the industry to an information based economy. Since the late 1970s, the day to day evolution of technology has shaped the modern society by introducing globalized communication. The UK mobile phone network industry is developing day by day by introducing the new-tech systems in the market. O2, Vodafone, EE, T-Mobile, and Orange are the biggest mobile phone network providers in the UK (Rushton, 2012). This report has presented a thorough economic analysis of mobile phone network industry in the UK, considering the biggest network providers in the country.

ANALYSIS OF MOBILE PHONE OPERATORS IN UK

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Introduction

Clarence Thomas is the second African American to sit on the United States Supreme Court, preceded only by Thurgood Marshall who served on the United States Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. Clarence Thomas was nominated to the United States Supreme Court in July 1991 and was approved by the United States Senate by a very narrow margin in October of 1991. Throughout his term on the United States Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has been both hailed and criticized. He has been both compared to Thurgood Marshall and nicknamed an Uncle Tom. Throughout this paper, I will discuss United Continue reading...

Sustainability in Saudi Cities

Sustainability in Saudi Cities

Introduction

Both defining and describing the sustainable relationship between the historic and newer built environment of Saudi Arabia’s state capital Riyadh focuses on culture as a mitigating factor in historic preservation and sustainability representative of Saudi cities. This scholarly exploration of the existing construction looks influences on their design from an environmental perspective. The following academic investigation therefore, both compares and contrasts the specifics of the time-honored urban design with the modern.
The following investigative account provides information on the environmental and cultural aspects underpinning traditional urban design versus the adoption of 1970s Western urban Continue reading...

Peer Review on Public Housing

The writing is well formatted given that it has a title that roughly spells out the details of the essay. Additionally, there is an introduction and a conclusion that has been clearly indicated thus making it easy to identify them. The introduction helps in giving insight on the issue to be discussed while, on the other hand, the conclusion reiterates the issues discussed throughout the text. There are minimal spelling and grammatical errors in the writing thus enhancing the coherence of the text. A large number of questions have been addressed in the writing. For example, the question on Continue reading...

Anderson Air Force Base – Guam is a military port based in the United States of America located approximately 4 miles northeast of Yigo. Along with the Naval Base of Guam, they were placed under the Joint Region Marianas on the late 2009 that was in October. Anderson Air Force Base was established in 1944 as North Field and was a posthumous recognition in the name of the late of Brigadier General James Roy Andersen (Mulligan and Gibbs 2005). This base was built to serve as a bomber forward operating locations of the United States Air Force, which provides back-up Continue reading...

French comedy, like comedy of any specific region, has a wide range of subjects and styles from which to draw – some comedies rely more on the physical and slapstick, while others relate more to character-based humor and the everyday absurdity of human interaction. Two French comedies from the 90s and early 2000s encapsulate this divide quite well – 1993’s Les Visiteurs and 2000’s Le Gout des Autres (The Taste of Others). Visiteurs is a goofy, fantastical fish-out-of-water story about a knight and his squire (played by Jean Reno and co-writer Christian Clavier), who find themselves transported from 1123 Continue reading...

ENTHOGRAPHY

Ethnography in the local area would entail a close look at the lives of homeless people in the vicinity. This is because homeless people are a part of society that everyone seems to have forgotten about. Nothing is done as far as their plight is concerned and they are met with resentment from other members of society who are relatively better off that they are. In order to be successful working with the local community leaders would be paramount. This is because the local community leaders are very fluent as far as the plight of the homeless people within Continue reading...

IS THERE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO GIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE GLOBAL POOR IN DISTANT PLACES?

Introduction
Hunger and poverty are still at the top of the list of challenges affecting people worldwide. In his speech on February 3, 2013, President Obama highlighted the concern of poverty; poverty in other countries affects even the developed countries. Throughout the past decade, countries have garnered efforts in helping sustain the people and eliminate poverty. Though changes and improvements have occurred, they are still inadequate. Statistics shows that up to date, over 1.2 billion people worldwide still languish in the effects of poverty. It shows a big part of the entire world population still continue living in abject Continue reading...

Introduction

However, this industrial revolution led to a series of problems both social and economic. Among these problems was the fact that Britain had become the world’s most urbanized country. This meant that almost half of the population of Britain at this time was living in cities. This led to several social problems mainly in the areas of education, healthcare and housing. There were also several economic problems that would face Britain after 1870. The emergence of new industrial powers in Germany and U.S.A meant that Britain’s industrialization was facing a decline. The UK had for so long Continue reading...

Introduction

Micro living is increasingly becoming a popular trend in major cities today prompted by the need to minimize the consumption of space. This trend to a great extend is prompted by the increasing population of people in major town centers and city dwellings. The city of New York is particularly picking pace with the trend where apartment buildings are increasingly becoming smaller and smaller. The lack of space requires that several adjustments be made to maximize the space in the house. Maximization of space is done through various approaches of micro living that are ultimately meant to utilize a Continue reading...

Thesis

The global financial crisis was a period during which downturns were experienced in the stock markets, economic activities as well as losses in the housing market all over the world. During this period, banks had to be bailed out by national governments and consumer wealth declined significantly. The result was a major recession between 2008 and 2009 .
This paper looks at the global financial crisis in the world, its effect in the US and measures taken by the US to manage it. This financial crisis was experienced in the world in the late 2000’s and the US was Continue reading...

The Effect The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act Of 1944, Otherwise Known As The G.I. Bill, Had On The Economic Boom Experienced By The United States Post World War II

Introduction

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (P.L. 78-446,58 Stat. 248m) was a statute that was aimed at providing a range of benefits to the returning Second World War troupers. The Bill was assented to law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944. The law was aimed at creating pool fund for the active fighters in the Second World War that would enable them to acquire education, Continue reading...

World Affairs

It might be appropriate to say that, as man seeks more opportunities to quench his thirst for comfort and other necessities, it is the environment that is severely tested. There is no doubt the importance the environment has for man’s survival, but when they run into scarcity of place or resources, they begin to look at other possible alternatives, and in the bargain, taps into the environment around him. While nations seek to enhance development, little have they thought about the consequence of their actions in eating into the ecosystem? Never has it, at least until now, occurred Continue reading...

Introduction

Racism continues to be a complex and controversial issue to the American society because it has diverse facets.
Racial inequality is discrimination, which is based on the races of people, particularly in the socioeconomic advancement. Over the years, racism has commonly featured in the US society. Its forms may have changed overtime, but there are issues such as infant mortality rates, unemployment, poverty rates and incomes showing that it remains as an unresolved issue. The Marxist theory shows that racism affects the potential unity between the capitalist and working classesRacism and Racial Discrimination
There have been major events that Continue reading...

National or regional government provides a range of public services to its residents, for example, public housing, social security, health care, and social care, and these services are the one referred to as social services. They can either be state or federally funded depending on the budget.
The Texas Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program was formerly known as Aid to Families with Children (ADFC). The purpose of this program is to provide support service in terms of medical and financial assistance parents or relatives living with needy dependent children. Households found to be eligible for the TANF Continue reading...

Is the Welfare State obsolete?

The welfare state was first introduced by William Beveridge, in an effort to overcome hindrances to the rehabilitation of society after the war, by providing social security, free education, health service, housing and employment (GCSE Bitesize, 2014). Despite the criticism this government concept has received over the decades, it is argued that welfare state is currently in existence and not obsolete.
Long since its first introduction in Britain, developed countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden and the United States, to name a few, have adopted and adjusted this concept according to their nation’s needs. These Continue reading...

Executive summary

This paper purports to dig into affordable, sustainable housing through a project in which both the environment and affordability are key factors. In an all-encompassing effort to abridge the environmental impact of building, this paper assays that both affordability and sustainability can complement each other in a project to establish an eco-friendly environment.
Part one of this paper, “Sustainability and affordability in the design” lunges a functioning distinction between affordability and sustainability and proceeds to proffer a fabric of green building objectives. Additionally, it is discovered that the green building program excels in the following areas: durability, indoor environmental Continue reading...

Reasons why California is difficult to govern

Ken and John believe that political diversity is the largest problem that has made any leadership unable to proficiently govern California. The author states that, “no single political adjective or phrase can capture California’s political diversity, in terms of the bulk state voters.” Geographically, there are metropolitan counties and San Francisco bay counties that present conflicting political views and ideas. In the two differing parties, “About 75% of the state’s voters and its main partisan and ideological division” are present. The San Francisco Bay is quite significant to the Democrat party since it significantly contributes to the Continue reading...

Response Structure

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This emergency response plan is subject to annual revision and the applied changes to be noted below.
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Incident command structure is an organized system that enhances a central command of all relevant departments in response to an emergency. The idea was mooted in the United States of America at a Phoenix AZ meeting of fire Chiefs. ( Rion,2008).  The main goal of establishing Incident Command system was meant to mitigate wildfires or had engulfed states of California and Arizona. During its subsequent operations, the executive and operations managements realized that Continue reading...

Introduction

A motion detector refers to a device that is used to detect objects on motion, specifically people. This device is sometimes integrated as a system component that performs a task automatically or alerts the user of any motion detected in an area. In addition, motion detectors are very important component of home control, security, energy efficiency, automated lighting control, and other vital systems. There are four different types of detectors/sensors that are used in a motion sensor spectrum, and they include passive infrared (PIR), Ultrasonic, Microwave and Tomographic motion detector.

The earlier designs were very unreliable. For example, the Continue reading...

Introduction

According to sociologists, the society is characterised by inequality that brings about differences, which distinguish between upper and lower classes of the society. However, despite this, the class structure seems to have a common denominator, which every member in the society seems to share. There are various parameters used in highlighting the differences or comparisons between class structures and that this paper will base on aspects such as education, healthcare, housing, occupation, and wealth to conduct a detailed analysis of the topic under study.

Similarities and Differences in the class structure

Unlike the upper and middle class, the low class usually lack access to quality healthcare Continue reading...

People tend to feel good when they have established a daily routine, and a life in general, which complies with the rules of the community they belong, their morals, and personal beliefs. It is perhaps the safety provided to them by the entire societal structure around them that makes them not willing to accept anything “out of the ordinary”, when ordinary is what they have baptized as normal, based on all the aforementioned. With this in mind, being homosexual was definitely something a community could not easily accept. Having sexual drives with a particular focus on same-sex relationships was Continue reading...

Most governments all over the world have social policies that help support and overcome the weaknesses of the major social organizations of the nation, especially the disabled, the youth and the elderly. When it come to the quality of life of senior people, some aspects comes into play. These are health status, income security, education and employment and, the perception of older people to social connectedness.
According to statistics, the Canadian population is rapidly aging. Older people makeup a rapidly growing population and, this trend is expected to go on for some time since there is improved life expectancy Continue reading...

Abstract

Hypertension is a silent killer that afflicts over 77 million people in USA. The prevalence of this disease is higher among African-Americans than other ethnic groups. Especially, more than half of the population of African-American women suffers from hypertension and the associated disorders. Apart from genetic factors, a slew of environmental factors including obesity and lack of activity, diabetes, poor diet, alcohol consumption and stress are contributive to this growing phenomenon among black women. This paper has discussed this issue in more detail along with the recommended interventions necessary to keep this condition under check.

Introduction

Hypertension is a debilitating Continue reading...

Budgeting is a crucial aspect of any institution or government’s operations with an aim of enhancing goals and objectives’ achievement in line with specific environment and needs. Thus, budgeting is greatly guided by policies that define the suitable actions in line with set goals and objectives either in response to changing environment or as a way of fostering opportunities’ utilization. In that respect, governments have budgeting planning that is specific to their constituents’ needs and that defines the objective of this analysis which seeks to demonstrate the budgeting process for a State in view of its status and Continue reading...

The major themes of in the novel, “Things Fall Apart” by Achebe includes the tussle between tradition and change, the varied ways of interpreting masculinity and language or dialect as a symbol of cultural disparity have been discussed in this essay. The themes have been exposed mainly through the main character in the novel called Okonkwo. The novel presents the traditional ways of life of the clan of Igbo at a time when they were faced with the dilemma of embracing chance that was brought by the European colonialists and missionaries.
The theme of varying interpretation of masculinity starts Continue reading...

Introduction

The media has had an amazing impact on the society around it. Newspapers, television, internet, and the radio are some of the forms of media that are in use, in Canada. Unfortunately, the media has managed to influence people’s perceptions and behavior in a negative manner. Stereotyping is one way through which the media can create negative perceptions by pointing out certain characteristics about a certain group of people. It is no wonder the Canadian media have been involved in issues of ethnic stereotyping of certain groups in Canada. The Canadian blacks have been the worst affected with Continue reading...

Introduction

Banking, financial, and even insurance-issuing institutions were badly hit by the global financial crisis that happened in 2007 to 2008. It created a serious domino effect that eventually took its toll on the U.S. Federal Government. The struggling dollar and U.S. economy—the world’s largest economy in terms of GDP, led to a serious wave of financial and stock market corrections that were felt globally, especially in countries whose economy is largely dependent on U.S. commodity and financial supply and consumption. The ultimate effect of the global financial crisis of 2009 was an increased uncertainty and negativity in Continue reading...

Background

Poverty is broadly defined as insufficient resources for an adequate standard of living. (ECLAC, 2008). Crime is defined as action against the law or violation of the law (Finkelhor, 2009). Glaeser and Kahn (2008) have indicated in their research on Chicago inner-city communities that an adolescent getting exposed to crime due to poverty has 100 times more probabilities to commit crimes later in his life. Finkelhor (2009) in his research sought an answer for the root causes of criminal behavior. He found a relationship between poverty and criminal activity. His findings show that a poor person is five times Continue reading...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines Name: Institutional Affiliation:

The oppression of the LGBT community, as well as their denial of civil rights, has become a commonplace fixture in today’s society. Many people see them as different, or abnormal. They see no reason to provide them with the same basic rights, such as marriage or parenting, that straight people are provided. Some feel so extremely about the LGBT community that they harm members, actions known as hate crimes, in order to instill fear, or set an example. The LGBT community is gaining progress in many separate states concerning their civil rights, but it appears that where progress Continue reading...

Canada is a multicultural area, which has the different sense background, of religious, racial, and cultural festivity. This is notable through the Canadian government adoption of the Multiculturalism policy, in the 1970-80s. This placed the Canadian government, as being the multiculturalism ideology instigator, due to its public prominence on the articulating the social significance of immigration. Therefore, placing the Royal Commission in Canada, dealing with Biculturalism and Bilingualism, often to be referred in multiculturalism as being; the modern political wakefulness derivation.
"Multiculturalism" as a term, has been used by Canadians both descriptively, what is seen as a fact sociologically Continue reading...