Skid Row "It is the poor man's underworld; a cross-section of American futility, the place where men who have lost hope go after they have jettisoned their dreams." ~ Hal Boyle, Evening Independent In any great metropolitan city there will be areas Continue Reading...
Social Issue: Burgeoning Homelessness A prevalent and ever-growing social issue in my community is the problem of homelessness. According to the federal government’s annual report on homelessness, the number of homeless people in America has r Continue Reading...
Community Analysis Describe The community that I am a member of is downtown Los Angeles. This is an incredibly diverse and vibrant community; it is one of the most diverse communities that I have ever been a part of. The community consists of youn Continue Reading...
Homelessness in the United States The homeless population in the United States is far from invisible. It is impossible to walk down a street in any city without encountering someone sleeping in a doorway, pushing a shopping cart filled with personal Continue Reading...
Homelessness in Orange County California HIV / AIDS, Homelessness, and Race in Orange County, California Descriptive Epidemiology Approach Orange County, California, located south of Los Angeles, is not widely known as a place of cultural diversit Continue Reading...
Waldie writes of his family home in Long Beach, "Rooms are small in houses that have less than eleven hundred square feet of living area. The room I slept in was ten feet by ten feet" (Waldie 29). Davis goes one step farther when he discusses the di Continue Reading...
The AA also provides a strong network of relationships that is important for the recovery and support process as pointed out by Khantzian & Mack, (1994, pp.348). The steps are important since they assist the alcoholics in becoming patient. They Continue Reading...
697). Rutherford goes on to submit that Graham's narrative is more about the city within a city (cyberspace), in "all its forms and functions," than it is about the utopian of "dystopian visions of technology" that some authors have alluded to. As Continue Reading...
Davila, A. Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the Neoliberal City. (p. 27-58). In his chapter, "Dream of Place and Housing Struggles," Davila makes the point that growing numbers of Latinos are recognizing the need for collective action in the face of incr Continue Reading...
High Risk Youths in Los Angeles Los Angeles is one of the cities that have had numerous challenges, particularly violence that has been a major issue for more than two decades. While the city is relatively safe and tranquil, unprecedented violence i Continue Reading...
She was struggling with a bag of dog food and I helped her get it in the car. She was surprised by my wanting to help her, but very appreciative. As I was bringing my cart back to the location for carts, I grabbed another that was taking up a parkin Continue Reading...
Criminal Profiling as an Aid for Apprehending Serial Killers Popular media loves to emphasize the role of the criminal profiler in apprehending serial killers. It has been a central them in books, television shows, and movies for the past two decade Continue Reading...
Dressed in T-shirt that says 'Life is slum' and frayed jeans. Oh yes! His beating was intentional. The way they kicked and stomped him -- over and over again. Though beats me why 20% didn't think so. Bigoted idiots. Three LA Police officers stompe Continue Reading...
Historic Preservation and the Imagined West In many of the American cities, historic preservation evolved differently, as have the destinies of the historical neighborhood in these cities. Denver, Seattle and Albuquerque are three such examples wher Continue Reading...
" How many people are homeless? The number of homeless is difficult to ascertain because estimates vary depending on the methodology used. Numbers also vary substantially depending on whether a measurement is taken on a single night or is extrapola Continue Reading...
It is how we choose to face these obstacles which show our true measure. As a Department, I am proud that this year has been a testimony to the fact that our morale and accomplishments will continue to persevere, regardless of the challenges. Our a Continue Reading...
Iceman Cometh is a brilliant play by Eugene O'Neill that experiments with the painful side of emotional life. It's all about the different dreams that people aspire to achieve. They live with the hope of one-day achieving them and this is what make Continue Reading...
20th century has been one of remarkable technological advancements and of increased need to further improve human existence and the speed through which man runs about its everyday life. These ideas alone have demonstrated an immense capacity of man Continue Reading...
Jet Blue Vincent One can call Jet Blue an airline with a vision, and in terms of pricing, the only airline that it can be compared with is Southwest Airlines. The founder of this airline had the confidence to take on the entrenched airlines and he Continue Reading...
