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nfluence of Annual Household Income on Going to College Introduction: There comes a time when some families must make the decision of whether or not to send a child to college. There are many benefits to a college education that become noticeable throughout a person’s life such as a higher salary than those of an individual without a college degree. College may also produces a multitude of long term setbacks to overcome with the largest being debt. Therefore the family must consider a…

Black or African American (-2.1%) and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (-0.4%) populations. Many factors can be considered for the city’s population growth such new housing construction, migration patterns, aging populations, shifts in household sizes, and improvements in census reporting. However, to consider the shift in racial demographics, other socioeconomic factors, such as housing rates, income levels, poverty rates, and social dynamics, such as landlord and renter…

As most of America is aware of by now, there is a grave injustice happening in Flint, Michigan. The city’s drinking water is heavily contaminated with lead and has been since 2014. The problem began when the city of Flint switched to using the Flint River as a source of drinking water. A month after the switch was made, residents began to “complain about the smell and color of the new water, which [was] 70 percent harder than its previous water source” (Kennedy, 2016). Despite the complaints, no…

The internet, a global network consisting of interconnect networks represents a connected world where data and information can be discovered and shared without limits. Information and communication technology (ICT’s) acts as a gateway to the internet connecting people globally. The problem is that Information and communication technology, is not evenly distributed around the world and thus there is the issue of the digital divide. The digital divide is the inequality between people with access…

location or through a specific chain of stores (Business Dictionary, 2014). General Electric elected to use limited distribution method because it is a form of distribution that utilizes an indirect approach to reach consumers. General Electric is a household name and a common brand that customers can identify with and customarily turn to when they are searching for new or replacement appliances. Strategy Creation GE knew that employing an indirect approach had many benefits. It would focus…

Maricela Gomez GTIS 7 Reading has a vital importance in a child’s life. There are many things that could predict a student’s achievement and one of those include the student’s reading comprehension. However, as a fragile organ, reading could be affected by outer occurrences that could set a child on an unfavorable path. Students characterize themselves as readers throughout elementary, which helps them flourish as members of society. It is important to keep students that mentality…

Parental socioeconomic status (SES) can impact a child’s outcomes through a number of ways, most importantly, the child’s health. Health greatly impacts education and earnings and is of upmost importance for a child’s future self. The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) concludes that emotional and cognitive impairments are most strongly related to socioeconomic factors and we focus these and other outcomes below. This essay will examine what evidence there is in regards…

worlds and themselves in terms of GDP. The World Bank published that China’s Gross domestic product (GDP) increased from $524 in 1978 to $4,443 in 2010 (Gong, 2013). Due to this citizens are beginning to spend larger amounts than ever before. Average household expenditure was ten times higher in 2011 ($932) than that in 1978 ($90) (Gong, 2013). These figures demonstrate that china not only has become a wealth nation, but that citizens are for the first time spending large amounts of money.…

I. It was an ordinary relaxing day at Coney Island Hospital and I was the only volunteer (usually 3) that Saturday in the hospice unit. I remember this event clear as day. All the 6 nurses on our unit ran to one room and I felt this feeling of panic spread throughout the floor. I had to stay calm and try my best to mind my own business. All I heard was a nurse and doctor yelling does anyone know how to speak Russian? My heart fell to my toes and I automatically ran to the room, they dressed me…

The physical and emotional impacts of divorce can be very tough for the entire family, but is the most challenging for the mother. While each situation is unique, one of the first consequences of a divorce for a couple with children is the change in financial conditions for the divorced parents (Eldar-Avidan, Haj-Yahia, and Greenbaum. 2008:75). From moving to a new home to finding employment, this adjustment is often more challenging for the primary caretaker, in most cases, the mother. Even…