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I am a 34 year old, full time single father to an eight year old girl.

I am currently pursuing my BS degree in Criminal Justice. I only have one semester to complete, but I have to put it off for a while.

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Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Assessing the issue of homelessness in the USA: 1 of 28
THE CAUSES for HOMELESSNESS in THE USAI have fount that there are seven major causes for homelessness. These causes include, but are not limited to the following:1. Poverty Homelessness and poverty are inextricably linked. People, who are poor, are frequently unable to pay for housing, food, childcare, health care, and educat... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry The role of the media in politics: 1 of 22
The Fourth Branch of Government Some would say that the media is actually an unofficial branch of the modern U.S. Government, but I do not agree that the press is the fourth branch of government. I do, however, agree that the press has great influence over the American people, but the press has no official or working control... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security Appraising America's security in a post 9/11 era: 4 of 26
Problems with DHS and FEMAThe Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are not very effective or efficient in accomplishing their missions. Although the DHS has done a good job with protecting the United States after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, but FEMA, which now falls under the control ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Making informed decisions on whether to trust the media: 12 of 56
MASS MEDIA and SOCIETYThe mass communications of the media are the different technological processes that facilitate communication between the sender of a message and the receiver of that message. The mass media includes newspapers, magazines, radio, films, movies, CD's, internet, etc. Mass media communicates information to a... More..
Food & Drink > Wine How to make homemade wine: 1 of 4
The Home Winemakers ManualSTEP BY STEP WINEMAKING <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />In southern <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />California, the annual grape crushes usually starts in mid August and ends in early October.Many facto... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Causes of racism: 12 of 42
LABELING THEORY and BLACK AMERICALabeling theory can be described as any label given by society to any individual, race, or social group based upon the behavior of that individual, race, or social group. The labeling theory is used to label certain groups of individuals in the minority race, or social groups as being deviant ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology How American leaders have abandoned the Constitution to political agendas: 10 of 33
POWER TRIPLeaders of the world, no matter how great or bad are not born with the talents of leadership. Leaders are self-created and the talents of leadership are developed through many years of education and mental preparation. To undertake a position of leadership requires a person to have a diverse plethora of knowledge an... More..
Health & Fitness > Sleep Disorders How to tell if you have a sleep disorder: 4 of 13
INTERNAL CONFLICT For some reason, people in today's society go out of their way to make their own life difficult. There is no understanding of what the problem is, but people like this are not happy unless they have some obstacle that they need to overcome. In this case, the obstacles created are so great that the consequenc... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Discuss the forms of discrimination that exist in your country: 8 of 23
INSTITUTIONAL DISCRIMINATIONDiscrimination upon minority races not only takes place between individuals but is also woven into many of our social institutions. Institutional discrimination happens on both a conscious and an unconscious level. When discrimination occurs on a conscious level, it is done with full knowledge, pur... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Terrorism in the United States: 4 of 11
THE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENTThe American Indian Movement is an activist organization based in the United States. The American Indian Movement was founded in 1968 and the mission was to help to protect American Indians, regardless of tribe affiliation, from police abuse and discriminations; they documented police brutality and... More..