Adult Struggles

Although many citizens typically make enough to live and support a family, there are still cases where individuals lack the financial support needed to administer aid to their household. A few factors that hinder members of the workforce are job availability, child care necessities, transportation, and educational requirements. For example, there are people that want to work, but after expenses are paid for transportation, childcare, etc. there is very little left

provide for their families, and they do most of the work that most people don’t

This chapter focused on developmental crises. From birth through adulthood, human goes through a series of developmental cycles as the person grows and matures. Kanal (2011) sets forth even at the youngest age, children experience an array of stressors. For example, as a child begins to understand like he, she must communicate in order to have his, or her needs fulfilled, stress develops through the frustration of not being understood by the parent. The author details the complexity of life as the young person heads into and lives through adolescents. Changes to the body, sexuality, the need to be independent, and the mind’s ability to process all contribute to such stress (p. 127). It is important to mention, as the child experiences stress

access to health, or living below poverty. However, there is a group of them that suffers

impoverished individuals. Some people may have a wealthy background of family that is able to

What helped me see that have transitioned into an adult was during induction on November of this year for Alpha Phi Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. It was a very formal event where all the new members are called my name and they sign their name into a special book for induction. I was upstage as not just a member but as a VP of Scholarships for my chapters speaking to the new members. Sitting in the front of the stage nervous but excited to give this small speech of thanks to a choir that sang for us and saying congratulations to the new members. Being given such a huge responsibility, that I would have most likely not have done when I was younger was such a huge step for me. I was always told that sometimes adults would have to do things they

Have you ever wanted something so bad, but you could not afford it? Growing up, raised by a single mother, times were often hard. Although, my brothers and I always had the necessities needed to live. We never went without eating, always had clothes on our backs, and lived with a roof over our head. We did not always have the coolest, up-to-date toys, or latest technology, but we did have each other. Not having a lot of money can sometimes be a blessing, rather than a curse. We learned to depend on each other, the things we wanted to do differently when we became adults, and to appreciate the things we had.

Many of the people work drive cars and have a house. Many people have jobs so they can buy these things, but how many jobs do they need depending on the jobs many people have two jobs so they can afford the rent the reason is that education or the requirement to get a better job so they can work less. Many of our minimum wage jobs can’t afford most things many people in the USA get minimum wage jobs because they can’t get a better job to help with finance or the house. Some people should get a roommate or a friend to live with them.

Throughout life, humans are constantly aspiring to live a successful life. A successful life has countless meanings, but it is evident that happiness and the achievement of predetermined goals is a general theme. Also, success can be realized by just taking a step back to analyze all that has led you to where you’re today. The Portrait of an Adult assignment is unique because it allows us students to discover how successful an individual adult believes they’re through an interview process. It dives deeply into the adults biological, psychological, and social aspects while being intertwined with various course content. The questions have been generated from a pool of general questions that led to a more in-depth conversation. In addition, I

Most of Detroit families can’t afford their basic needs because of unemployment. According to the Huffington Post “two – thirds of Detroiters can’t afford basic needs like housing, health care and food even when a family member is employed.” According to the Huffington Post studies found out that “40 percent of Michigan households, and 67 percent of Detroit families, are either under the poverty line or what it identifies as "ALICE" -- asset-limited, income-constrained, employed.” Majority of the people who live in Michigan who aren’t technically poor fits the Alice definition.

Too many working Americans citizens are not making enough income for their daily living. Thus, they suffer drastically to make an honest living (Holzmann, 2015). Due to the collapse of the economy, so many people have lost their jobs and even their retirement savings. Many Americans are living way below the poverty line. With the cost of living going up and a minimum wage at a standstill, many are going for government aid such as income support. Income support is the extra money for low-income earners and those with no income. Programs such Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, Supplemental Security Income and Social Security are benefits that provide income to the needy, to maintain their moral and healthy lifestyle (Plotnick,

are unable to provide proper nourishment for their family and on many occasions, have not been able to maintain their utilities because of unpaid bills.

Adverse childhood experiences are perhaps terrible and upsetting occasions which can have negative, lasting impacts for health and well-being. These experiences range from physical, emotional, or sexual abuse to parental separation or the imprisoning of a guardian (Vanessa Sacks et al. 2014). It is important to know the connection between childhood experiences and wellbeing in adulthood in the area of study based on psychology. The adversity of someone’s childhood experiences will strongly influence towards the adulthood, it might cause the negative and worse effect to a person’s future. This essay aims to rhetorically evaluate the credibility of three different sources which focus on the research question, how do the adversity of the childhood

They don't have jobs and they also need spending money. Because some are not allowed to have jobs outside thus house, because of their age groups

Growing up is very difficult. It takes time and responsibility that I thought I had. This summer I quickly realized that becoming an adult is not as easy as a person may think. I had to travel to Oxford for a day by myself, and I learned several lessons such as: always pay attention while driving, make sure to park in appropriate places, and be very cautious while driving in the rain.