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Poverty and Its Effects on Community

Whitney Webb ENGL 125-H Lisa Crumit-Hancock April 26th, 2017 Poverty and Its Effects on Community There are many elements within a community that weaken the connections between the members. One of these elements is poverty, which affects a little over fourteen percent of americans, according to the 2013 US Census Bureau study. This poverty grows within the minorities of the population. Within the Black community 25.8 percent have fallen into this poverty line. Poverty within a community can lead to unhealthy qualities including unhealthy living situations, bad health decisions, and limited education. Every community has some sort of housing, the amount and quality of this housing is different among each community. Within the united states the housing in poverty stricken areas are normally made up of a large apartment style of housing, or a shelter for the homeless. These apartments are not typically well maintained because of the need to keep them cheap. The residents are...
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Week 11

Seniors, In high school you can get by with studying the night before for a test, but if you do that in college you can kiss your GPA goodbye. And believe it or not, you actually have to pay attention in your classes once you get to college, because in a blink of an eye you can be 10 slides behind and lost on what the professor's talking about. Hjortsho says "College work requires new kinds of motivation and self-discipline." Which is advice to truly live by. Another point that Hjortshoj makes in his book is that the variation between high school and college is most dramatic in the first year, and he is not wrong about this. Obviously your first year in college will be the most different. You won't have to get up at 7 AM every day for school, and some days you might not even have class. Another dramatic difference between your senior year of high school and your freshman year of college is the amount of studying you'll have to do. It's not a joke or a sugges...
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Week 13

Music is a big part of my life, as it is most peoples lives. Although I don't obsess over it, or know the words to every song, it still pulls my emotions every which way. I am into most genres, but am picky about music yelling at me through the radio because my parents did that enough. In the summer I hag around country a little more, but in the winter i am a rap, hip-hop, pop, and 2000's love songs kinda girl. One of my favorite songs is "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts. This song means a lot to me because I used to sing it with my dad on road trips, and I didn't really understand it. After a couple years though I completely understood it now I can sing it with even more passion as memories and emotions run through me. Another favorite is "Falling" by Alicia Keys. She sings this song with such passion that it is intriguing, and somehow makes you feel like you understand everything the is feeling and going through. "All of the lights" b...
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Week 12

This short video took place in an elevator. Each person in the elevator was playing their own music on their phones out loud. Each person had a different genre. there was about 5 or 6 people in the elevator all playing their music out loud, when another person steps in with a large boombox.  I feel like this video was created to describe how people act now a days. We are all about ourselves and what makes us happy not always thinking about what others want or how they feel. This can be seen by the first girl walking in and playing her music. Also now a days people are more petty, and instead of using their words to stick up for themselves, they do little things that make the situation worse. This can be explained by all of the people in the elevator playing their music loudly. The only time that people will be more reasonable is when someone with more power steps in. Within the video the guy with the large boombox steps in the elevator and everyone becomes quiet. And when he solves...
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Goodbye

How do people do it? I have never been one to say goodbye. I am more of a see ya later kinda girl. Even when I know it truly is a goodbye moment I am always in denial and convince myself that at some point I will see someone again. Watching all the seniors prep for graduation helps me realize that their actually will be an end though, and I am definitely not ready for it. Everyone has big dreams and jobs that will take them all over the US. I mean I can't even be upset because I want to live in North Carolina. After graduation we all won't be 3 hours away, we will be like 10-15 hours away. How am I supposed to leave my closest friends that I practically lived with for four years goodbye, and I will see you every other year maybe if we are lucky? I am glad I am a freshman because the thought of this makes me sick to my stomach. I love my friends and saying goodbye just for the summer will be hard enough. Senior year, please come slowly.
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Freshman Year

Coming into college I was a completely different person than I am exiting it. Before college I was shy,  had little self worth, and didn't know how to be alone. Who knew leaving Troy to go to little Defiance Ohio would have such a positive impact on me. The experiences that I have had transitioning, and then living here has made me independent, confident, and satisfied with who I am. This year I have the largest friend group of girls who truly get along, and a soccer team that somehow manages not to have more drama outside of momentary frustrations. Theses girls truly helped shape me, and while we might not all be friends through senior year, I am able to say I will never forget them. I can't not give the guys on campus credit too. The guys on campus showed me way more attention than I deserved and this made me rethink everything. In Troy I got some attention, but was stuck in a relationship so it was different. Here I was just a single girl. The guys around here show attention...
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Roommate

Going into college there are many things that might be worrisome. My biggest worry however did not lie within the academic or athletic portion of school, but who I would be stuck living with for 3/4 of the year. While every student fills out a housing application to help them find a "best fit" roommate, compatibility is hard to determine on paper. Once the results came back all I had was a name and a phone number. Like anyone would in today's day and age, I got on social media and tried to figure out who this person was/is. I would not suggest looking to into this approach though. Like they say, don't judge a book by its cover. Also its probably not best to judge someone by a single quote. Luckily after all my worrying I got stuck with a great roommate. In fact all of my friends have had at least one complaint about theirs, but I was just stuck shaking my head and pretending to understand.
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