Children of God

Having worked in the field of human services for over 20 years, I've encountered people having various barriers that are impact people’s lives due to developmental disability, mental illness and/or substance abuse. While many of the barriers presented are fairly concrete things to address, a significant one, and one that is a bit harder to manage is the lack of understanding and compassion regarding the experience of homelessness. Many of us take our daily activities for granted, like having…

The economy will suffer because TV stations rely on revenue from commercials; However, limiting advertisements for children will take away freedom of speech and affect future ramifications. This is because the loss of money will bring a huge decline in product sales. This shows that this will hurt the economy because without these revenues, commercial producers will be limited and people will be put out of work. Due to the loss of money from limiting these advertisements it will bring a…

conferences. The example given was a parody of a nature documentary on “The Nature of Children.” In this mockery, the company shows children acting like animals and expresses how “elusive” (Schor 21). The children are. Schor shares her disgust of how this group examined children as if they were wild animals that needed their minds dissected. After Schor states the many terms in which marketers used to describe children as their “target,” I was disgusted at the use of wording so spiteful towards…

people. The problem is one rock (child soldier) is not thrown into the pond (go home) at a time, multiple rocks are thrown in at the same time, constantly. This causes the ripple effect to spread faster because more and more children are or have been child soldiers. If the children who are the future are instilled with the ideas, images, and principles of war than it will be passed down from generation to generation; creating a ripple effect of people who live in a world where war is the only…

Homelessness, we witness people that are experiencing it everywhere. It does not matter whether it is a third world country or a first world country, unfortunately all countries are having to deal with homelessness. Both adult and children are having to live with this terrible way of life. When somebody is homeless they do not have a permanent residency, they unfortunately do not have a safe place or somewhere to call home. People have to turn to being homeless for an assortment of reasons,…

is that it is a foreign problem, not a problem that happens in America. Because it is such a touchy subject, most people prefer to turn a blind eye and ignore the facts. Approximately one million children will run away from home or will be kicked out of their home each year. Not all of these children make it back home, with about one third being drawn into the glamorized lifestyle of prostitution (Sher, 13). The greater part of society views prostitution as a victimless crime and has the…

Today, more youths are involved in gangs, murders, and assaults than history has shown. So, if these children are capable of committing adult crimes, shouldn’t they face adult consequences? It seems that the severity of juvenile crime has risen so much, that it is hard to distinct it from adult crimes. On the other hand, most adult offenders we find today, who commit murder or assault are not first time offenders. The unfortunate thing is that a survey given by the Pretrial Services Resource…

Homelessness is a huge problem in the United States, roughly about 2 million (Covenant House) teenagers that are facing homelessness. Everyday people pass by homeless teenagers in every state that are living on the streets, in abandoned places, or even by a river. Teenagers are homeless for many different reasons. There are too many young adults in troubled families around the United States that are homeless; reasons such as a lack of parental support and substance abuse; but there are certain…

Even though government funds are low, homelessness for children should not exist in our society today because of runaways, and homeless parents. Runaways, children, and adults in a homeless situation are finally receiving the help they need, thanks to new state laws and associations (Fermino 3). Undeveloped areas are increasing homelessness rates due to the increase of unsafe homes in war zones (Stearman 41). Additionally, natural disasters are destroying homes and leaving individuals and…

or all fast food places, are children. According to Schlosser, “McDonald’s operates more playgrounds than any other private entity in the United States,” and “a survey of American school children found that 96 percent could identify Ronald McDonald” (Schlosser 13). These are very disturbing facts that should concern the entire nation. Children are not just a marketing tool for fast food corporations, they are the future of this country. While marketing to children helps companies sell their…