Supportive housing

When America was divided by color, white being treated as the supreme and colored being treated as the inferior, a Baptist minister from Atlanta, Georgia named Michael Luther king jr., arose fighting for the civil rights and freedom for all Americans from racial discrimination (Martin Luther King biography 2014). He later changed his first name from Michael to Martin during his lifetime. King’s dream was to make America a colorblind nation (Cross, 438). Even after years passed for the United…

than the individuals, were the ones who benefitted from “positive” rights, which were rights from the government. From their viewpoint, it was the economic and social rights that had to be protected. This included the right to health care, food, housing, education and employment. When the United Nations established the Human Rights Commission in 1945, the U.S.S.R. wanted to make sure that economic and social rights were not relegated to second-class status, and thus decided to not sign the…

The world is a place full of people who will face different circumstances and situations. At times, it depends on the lifestyle the individual either was born into, involved in, or heavily associated with, that can sometimes be the predictor of how their life will turn out. Whether the circumstances are positive or negative, only that individual can decide what they will allow to influence them. Furthermore, no matter how deep a person is involved in something, he/she will always have the…

Ethics Ethics are moral principles that affect my decisions. It originated from the Greek work ethos meaning custom, habit, character or disposition. The concept of ethic is derived from our philosophies, social, cultural and religious beliefs. Furthermore, “it dictates acceptable moral standards for what is right and wrong, good or evil, justifiable, permissible, unjustifiable in terms of our human rights, obligations, fairness and benefits to society.” (MacKinnon , pg. 1). Moreover, Kant’s…

differences between the two models become immediately apparent, as the Lexus is shorter and sits closer to the ground. From the front, the CT wears a Lexus fascia, dominated by an hourglass grille and amplified by flared headlamps and distinctive pockets housing the fog lamps. Sharp cut lines cross the hood. Body sculpting along the sides, a rising belt line and a long roofline ending in a liftgate spoiler contribute to this hybrid’s sporty flair. From the rear, a notched liftgate, flared…

participation in religious services or rituals are not viewed as their essential focus. Instead, religious programs are often involved in nonspiritual activities such as “helping clients gain skills or training, building support networks, and creating supportive relationships between staff, volunteers, and clients” (Sigel 540). In addition, medical treatment mainly concentrates on drug and alcohol abuse. Most prisons have programs designed to help inmates suffering from alcohol and substance…

Jenna left home at 17 due to her parent’s habitual drug usage, creating an unsafe environment, subjecting her to a cycle of psychological abuse, neglect and many times a witness to violent altercations between her parents. Over the last three years, Jenna left home on many occasions. Her attendance history is erratic due to her moves, and she is credit deficient for a junior. Jenna is now staying at a shelter that is located within your district and Jenna would like to register for school. Based…

entitle to discrimination in both the political and cultural side. The author mentions that same sex couples have been excluded from constitutional rights, and sexual discriminations. Homosexuals are being discriminated in employment, society, and housing (Bartschi). Bartschi emphasizes that Title VII is a constitutional act that bans all discrimination against gays but yet unfair discrimination is still going on.…

In New York, African Americans were free after the 1800's, but being free was not the end of many hardships. As the African American struggle to be free ends, new struggles would begin under their new title of "free." After Emancipation, African Americans had a mixture of feelings. Excitement to be free to live as people, not property. Anxiety over where to go, finding work, staying alive. Many free black Americans were refused work. Many whites were angry, and decided if they didn't own you…

Upon walking into the NA meeting I attended, which was located at Lutheran Memorial Church in their basement on Erial & Blackwood-Clementon Rd, I felt extremely out of place because I am not familiar with this environment making me a “fish out of water”. The meeting was called Miracles on Monday, which is held from 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM every Monday, and I would soon find that the name was very fitting for what takes place within those basement walls on a weekly basis. The normal feelings an addict…