To start off this major critical reflection journal, I will start out defining “our community” as the city of Rochester in the state of Minnesota just to narrow done the topic in order to reflect on what is happening. Two of the topics that I can remember being discussed in class during Module 2 is homelessness and housing. How housing is really expensive in Rochester and how the homelessness problem may not be as visible to people living in Rochester but there are homelessness people all around. Professor Altrichter touched base on how there are signs of “Help Wanted” here and there in Rochester for job opportunities but if an individual is homeless without a home or phone number, these homeless individuals can’t even afford the job to be able to support themselves. As we can see, individuals without a
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This is likely for them to buy a bunch of junk food since it is cheaper just to make it through the night instead of going to bed on an empty stomach. Of course, junk food are never the best options but when you have to survive, some people don’t have choices. These junk food can cause future health issues but to the individuals who would rather stuff themselves with junk food compared to starving, they only look at today and worry about what to eat tomorrow. They are never in the right mind to think of future consequences. So how are these social issues and health concerns explain the work my engagement team is doing? Well, even though in the United States of America, English is not its official language, it is spoken everywhere. Hawthorne Adult Education Center deals with lots of students who are learning English. These English Language Learners may have had professional careers in their own country, but when they come here to the US, due to language barriers and accreditations, these individuals will have to start at the very bottom if they wish to resume to continue doing the work they had all their life. It is reasonable, but these students struggle because
This is likely for them to buy a bunch of junk food since it is cheaper just to make it through the night instead of going to bed on an empty stomach. Of course, junk food are never the best options but when you have to survive, some people don’t have choices. These junk food can cause future health issues but to the individuals who would rather stuff themselves with junk food compared to starving, they only look at today and worry about what to eat tomorrow. They are never in the right mind to think of future consequences. So how are these social issues and health concerns explain the work my engagement team is doing? Well, even though in the United States of America, English is not its official language, it is spoken everywhere. Hawthorne Adult Education Center deals with lots of students who are learning English. These English Language Learners may have had professional careers in their own country, but when they come here to the US, due to language barriers and accreditations, these individuals will have to start at the very bottom if they wish to resume to continue doing the work they had all their life. It is reasonable, but these students struggle because