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Dallas on the other hand is a city of roughly 1.25 million. When you include Collin County, this population jumps up to 2.1 million total people. As with a large city comes a larger homeless population...or does it? Through research of Houston’s homeless census data, from 2011 to 2016 the population has declined in a dramatic way falling

Every year, a certain event takes place that is just as important to my family and I as Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July. However, most of America doesn’t even know this event exists. A five day festival held the first week in August in a small town along the North Shore. In 2015, this little town in the upper northeast region of Minnesota was named “America’s Coolest Small Town,” by Budget Travel. This small town is known as Grand Marais and is home to around 1,341 people. In the

Carolina Forest High School is located in the Carolina Forest area of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at 700 Gardner Lacy Highway. According to the US News and World Reports data on this High School, there are currently 2,066 students in attendance, with 102 full time teachers for a teacher to student ratio of 20:1. 72% of the student body at Carolina Forest High School is identified as White, 15% as Black, 2% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 4% as multiracial. With a total of 24% of students belonging to an

A Rose For Emily An Analytical Essay In A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, both Emily and the town’s citizens continually demonstrate the nature of being frightened of progress as this dread of change is a reoccurring subject inside the story. The story also embodies the effect tragedy can have on someone. The author employs this message to show how Emily fails to adapt to inevitable historical and social change in the South due to said environment and the tragic death of her father. After

Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi once stated, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. This simple yet powerful quote motivates me to remain steadfast in the mission of aiding others. I’m pursing a Masters in social work because by working in this field, I can educate, advocate, motivate, understand, and encourage resilience to clients from every walk of life. It is a profession that will allow me to practice both on a micro and macro level simultaneously

Eof fathers with children in the United States were single fathers. Indeed, 62% of children living in Berks County are affected by poverty (Catlin, Jovaag, & Van Dijik Willems, 2015). Successfully, Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County agency started providing services in 1992; it was awarded with a federal grant from the department of Mental Abuse Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. In 1995, the agency gained its 501(c) (3) status and fiscal program

Many atrocious things were in motion during the 1700s in the New World. The English colonies of the New World had an economy based on African slaves. English colonies had the biggest influx of Africans. Not only were Africans effected by slavery, but so were many of the English settlers themselves. Religion conflicted with the practice of slavery, which caused the colonists to in a sense awaken and form new explicit opinions about religion. This caused previous conveyers of religion to judge the

George Washington and Simon Bolivar both played very important roles in achieving independence for their counties. George Washington was the political and military leader of the United States, while Simon Bolivar Was the political and military leader for parts of Latin America. They were both recognized as great leaders, and because of the impact they left, they now both have monuments, holidays, exhibits, currency, and many other things showing their significance. The main difference between the

Imagine living in a country set in their own ways, and you could never change that. Riddled with disease and famine, you have no place to turn except to leave your homeland and pursue opportunities in a country you have never been to. When you arrive in America matters seem to get worse. Without clothes, food, shelter, and no way to grow your community, you ask yourself this question, was it really worth leaving? The Norwegian immigrants that used to live in America may ask this question.

Westward Expansion During the 19th century, the United States was rapidly expanding its territories. In 1803, Thomas Jefferson bought the territory known as Louisiana from the French for $15 million dollars. Later in 1845, the United States took control over the Republic of Texas making it an official state. Closely following, the Oregon territory was handed over from the English because of the Oregon Treaty in 1846; soon after Mexico was won in 1848. With all the newly acquired land, immigrants