The Housing Gap And Unfair Housing Situations

This made me realize that no matter how bad we perceive our lives to be, if we continue to believe in God, family and ourselves, and not let any of life’s trials define us, we will survive; just like the trees of the Sierra forest. This reading showed me that not only do people have their own personal ongoing battles, but all living creatures share that same endless struggle for existence.

The book, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, is written as a letter to his son. Coates cuts into the experience of the father as advice too the son. He writes this letter to his son to educate and awaken his son to the logic of white supremacy and the obstacles he will face as a black man this world. However, Ta-Nehisi’s son isn’t the only audience. He exposes the readers too the effect of racism on Black America, from history until present day. The purpose of this essay is to conduct a rhetorical analysis on Ta-Nehisi Coates’, Between the World and Me regarding his usage of ethos, pathos and logos to unveil the ongoing effect of the system of racism that continues to cause major problems to our society.

“Last Sunday the host of a popular news show asked me what it meant to lose my body”(Coates 5). The phrase “lose my body” is reiterated numerous times in Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The topic/theme of this piece of literature may be discernable as innocence as Ta-Nehisi profusely speaks of how his upbringing changed and affected his perspective on life. Coates uses a multitude of examples to portray this from how he witnessed another boy almost being shot at a young age to him learning and understanding the laws and “culture of the streets”(Coates 24) as who and even more who not to mess with(Coates 23). Coates effectively uses these examples as perfect representations of living in an American ghetto as well as how since birth blacks do not “own” their body and are susceptible to lose it.

The housing crisis of the late 2000s rocked the economy and changed the landscape of the real estate business for years to come. Decades of people purchasing houses unfordable houses and properties with lenient loans policies led to a collective housing bubble. When the banking system faltered and the economy wilted, interest rates were raised, mortgages increased, and people lost their jobs amidst the chaos. This all culminated in tens of thousands of American losing their houses to foreclosures and short sales, as they could no longer afford the mortgage payments on their homes. The United States entered a recession and homeownership no longer appeared to be a feasible goal as many questioned whether the country could continue to support a middle-class. Former home owners became renters and in some cases homeless as the American Dream was delayed with no foreseeable return. While the future of the economy looked bleak, conditions gradually improved. American citizens regained their jobs, the United States government bailed out the banking industry, and regulations were put in place to deter such events as the mortgage crash from ever taking place again. The path to homeowner ship has been forever altered, as loans in general are now more difficult to acquire and can be accompanied by a substantial down payment.

Since the end of the Second World War, the housing market had blossom throughout the nation. Thousands of the American people and veterans were able to finance a home; however, there were many who were not given the same or equal opportunities. In A Matter of Place, the documentary argued that people are still facing housing discrimination in the U.S. Housing discrimination persist because a couple were denied housing due to their race and a man was solely harassed based on his sexual orientation.

In the book The World and Me by Ta-Nehisis Coates he reveals to the audience the life struggle us African Americans go through on the day to day bases. Coates writings are meant to open peoples eyes about whats really going on in America, Why'll at the same time prepare his son for the world we live in. The purpose of this essay is to conduct a rhetorical analysis on Ta- Nehisi Coates. Between the world and me in regard to his usage of ethos, pathos and logos to unveil the ongoing effect that racism continues to play in our society.

Another topic that was extremely important to me was the achievement gap between blacks and whites. Being an educated African American woman it’s astonishing to see how far America has come. From not even allowing African Americans to become educated to now having specific scholarships to help African Americans become educated. It’s amazing to see how each case such as learning about the different cases such as: Plessey vs. Ferguson, brown vs. board of education, and many other cases that have set precedents in order for me to be attending and succeeding at division one University.

For the students lacking the privilege/benefits of status and wealth should not give up trying and not settle for less. The people that are low privilege should keep their heads up and work hard every day and prove to everyone else that because they come from a poorer community and their parents living pay to check to paycheck just to make it they deserve the right to be successful in life. There are a lot of success stories that come from low privilege home. For me I was from a low privilege home I didn’t have much growing up. I worked every day a to prove to myself that you are somebody special and I work hard every day to get where I’m at now.

Affordable housing in the United States describes sheltering units with well-adjusted housing costs for those living on an average, median income. The phrase usually implies to applied rental or purchaser housing within the financial means of lower-income ranges specific to the demographics of any given area. However, affordable housing does not include those living in social housing owned by government and non-profit organizations. More specifically, the targeted range for housing affordability sets below 30 percent of a household's annual income, including all applicable taxes, utility costs and home owners insurance rates. If the mean income per household breaches the 30 percent mark, then the agreed status becomes labeled as

Promised a helping hand, security, and affordable living, residents of Chicago’s public housing soon found themselves in dilapidated, drug-infested, crime-filled, isolated centers of despair. During a time in which most American citizens could easily turn their eyes from the struggles of the poor, Sudhir Venkatesh’s Gang Leader for a Day took readers into the depths of the world in which the poor resided. Through Venkatesh’s work, readers are inadvertently introduced to broader sociological concepts such as, collective efficacy within communities, the concentration effect, recurring themes of morality, and the underlying power of race, class, and gender as it related to the crime that took place during Venkatesh’s ethnographic like research.

One of the American Dreams, home ownership, still inspiriting people to work hard and pursue their dream. In order to achieve a “color blind” society, the government set many policies to ensure everyone received the equal opportunities when they try to buy a house in the U.S. For example, the Fair Housing Act as a tool to prohibit the discrimination from color, race, gender, religion or family status (Wolf, Heath). However, there are many invisible rules or requirements that cause African American unable to access to home ownership base on the housing policy system. Because of the system, it makes the housing discrimination on African American even bigger. Of course,

One topic that blew my mind and that really caught my attention, was the topic about children living in the poverty. I learned that poverty can affect the functioning of the family system, placing all aspects of development at risk in several ways. Children learn their language skills, social skills, ethics skills, and everything about life from their families. When a family slips into poverty, parents aren’t so involved with their children, nor physically or

Poverty can affect housing, which is basic need to everyone including children (Chidren’s Defense Fund, 2008; Poverties Organization, 2013; Unnatural Causes, 2008). Shelter is highly detrimental to the survival of all human beings. Families suffering from poverty are most likely to have poor quality or temporal housing (Horgan, 2007). Such families are also likely to have frequent relocation from one city to another in search of places that will suit their economic status. However, These movements may interfere with development of established neighborhood and social interaction causing antisocial behavior among children (Horgan, 2007; Poverties Organization, 2013). Moreover, the continuity of childcare and education are the worst affected leading

136). While many people will probably overlook the main message of this parable, to our group, we found that it had taught us to be more aware of those less fortunate around us. Meaning, we act more graciously with what we have, because we easily take for granted what many people are not blessed with. One of the most important aspects we took away from this parable is that social status and material possessions are no guarantee of ones standing with God. The only thing that matters is a right response to the Word of God. While an individual can sit there and say, “Of course I would extend a helping hand to someone who is suffering”, they say this when they already have all of the materials they need. But, if you were to ask someone to help the poor who were also suffering, a large majority will say no. A large challenge of life is putting others needs in front of your own, however people who hold faith in God are always willing to try and help in any way that they can. God has led His people through the worst and harshest conditions and through the hatred of many people, but His faith was never waiving. This allows individuals the comfort of knowing that even through the hardest times, God will be there for you and take care of you, as long as you hold faith in

Because the program targets at homeless families’ population, they are both men and women. The analysis of CVA to this program has no significant influence on gender difference when both men and women facing housing crisis and entering in the program.