Eviction

fair representation in housing courts is directly associated with the lack of financial funds. Furthermore, the experiment reveled that those tenants receiving legal representation were less likely to have a final judgment or experience an order of eviction against them (Caroll, p. 429). Nonetheless, these tenants enjoying legal representation had their landlord forced by the court to conduct proper repairs to their…

Was the Civil War really about slavery? For over a century, one of a famous conflict in American history, the Civil War of 1861-1865, with Abraham Lincoln and his views of slaves. However, was the civil war exclusively about slavery? Was there more to the equation than just moral and ethical differences on the issues of extreme oppression and human rights? To answer these questions, we must first explain the economic and social landscape of the United States led to war. More specifically, to…

In the novel The Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison, the narrator is on a journey towards finding his identity as a black man in America at a time where black people were oppressed by whites, during the civil rights movement. This journey in the novel is one of education and development, we see how the narrator develops while trying to find his identity and how he deals with his experiences that affect him in different ways. The notion of invisibility and furthermore the motifs of blindness and…

Homeless people are more vulnerable to health-related issues such as, mental disability, post-traumatic stress syndrome, people with drug or alcohol addiction, and diabetes. Homeless is a social, economic, and public health problem that is increasing in the U.S. In the article, “Homelessness: reducing health disparities” by James D. Plumb, provides facts, and evidences, of how homelessness connects with health disparities. To understand the point of collaborative approach for the homeless, it is…

The cave of Plato and the current climate of terror These last months were marked by terrorist attacks right in the heart of Europe that had provoked strong feelings on people bewilderment, indignation, sadness, anger, distrust and fear. When France and Russia still cry their deaths, the international coalition answered to violence by violence: the strategic points of the Islamic State undergo the crossed fire of airstrikes. The French governments and Belgian decreed a steady and constant state…

Looking up at the big house, Amarante herself and strode towards the side gate. It was the biggest house she’d ever been invited to, if the terse note she’d received could be considered an invitation, but she refused to be intimidated. ‘You all right, mama?’ Harry asked, reaching up to take her hand. Amarante let out a sigh, and tried to quiet her nerves. ‘Yes, baby.’ She gave him a reassuring smile, though she could tell he wasn’t convinced. In an attempt to distract him, she gestured to…

The Code of the Street by Elijah Anderson is a theory developed by Anderson himself that demonstrates the explanation of the high rates of violence and the life of inner-city people, mainly African-Americans, living in Philadelphia. In some of the most economically depressed and drug- and crime-ridden pockets of the city, the rules of the civil law have been severely weakened, and in their stead a “code of the street” often holds away (Anderson 9). The “code of the street” is known as a set of…

part of a Native American tribe It is nice to know there are some exceptions that can keep some citizens of the U.S. from being penalized. The hardship exemption will help a lot of people that suffered some type of misfortune and are as follows: • Eviction or foreclosure in past six months • Bankruptcy in the past six months • Homeless • Utility company sent you a shut-off notice • Flood, fire or other disaster causing damage to a home • Recent victim of domestic violence • Ineligibility for…

Teen Mom 2 A teenage girl finds out that she is pregnant, she decides to keep the baby and doesn’t realize the hardships that come with raising a child. Let’s add in a couple of girls in the same predicament and a camera crew that follows them around for a couple of years. There you have it, a reality television show that follows the lives of teen moms, with a very straightforward title: Teen Mom 2. The exact episode viewed was from season four episode eleven, produced by Dia Sokol Savage and…

Argumentative Essay In discussions of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict one issue has been the rights to the land? On one hand the Israelis argue that it had been their land since before biblical times. On the other hand, Palestinians will contend it is and always has been their land and refuse to give up without a fight. My feelings on this issue are mixed. I do support the Israelis on retrieving their land if in fact it was theirs to begin with, but since there is no proof whose land…