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slowseph

Hunger crisis and the G7 Leaders Response - 2 views

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    The world's seven most rich nations talk about how they could help prevent famine in a number of different places around the world. They are supposed to meet every year, however, COVID got in the way of last year's meet, making the hunger crisis grow tremendously. They suspect over 230 million could face the threat of hunger. The response to help prevent malnutrition is underway as of mid-June 2021.
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    I did not know covid 19 made famine worse. Aid budgets are getting reduced as a result of covid 19 as well.
smurphy6600

First Water Supply Cuts to Hit Arizona Farmers - 2 views

  • Climate change, drought and high demand are expected to force the first-ever mandatory cuts to a water supply
  • the Colorado River
  • Arizona farmers hard.
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  • local economy will take a hit.
  • Pinal County, Arizona’s top producer of cotton, barley and livestock
    • smurphy6600
       
      This is the food shortage that our water supply shortage will lead to
  • They knew this was coming
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      A way to prevent food scarcity as much as possible while water shortage becomes a real time issue
  • rely on groundwater that’s already overpumped.
  • The nation’s largest reservoir already has hit the level that triggers mandatory shortages — 1,075 feet (328 meters) above sea level.
  • most deeply felt in Arizona
  • exchange for U.S. funding
  • canal
  • reservoirs dipped to historic lows across the West. Scientists blame climate change for the warmer, more arid conditions over the past 30 years.
  • melted snow from the Rocky Mountains
  • drinking water, nourishment for crops and habitat for plants and animals
  • storing water underground and in Lake Mead and through conservation.
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      preparing for the shortage ahead of time
  • recycled water
  • desalinating water from the Sea of Cortez in Mexico.
  • all of those things need to be done.”
  • some of the water that farmers will lose will be replaced by other sources next year.
  • e groundwater infrastructure.
  • drip irrigation that makes water use more efficient and crops more productive,
  • guayule, a drought-resistant shrub that could be used in the production of rubber.
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    The article reviews recent news from Arizona government limiting water supply allotted to farmers for 2022 due to the record breaking low of the Colorado river and the status of the drought. It reviews climate changes effects on our western water supply from the Colorado River and Arizona's share of its percentage being cut by an agreement from the early 1900s. The water supply will force farmers into seeking more resourceful ways of farming from drought proof crop to reducing their growing area and crop types but ultimately demands a change in how the western states and Arizona source their water supply as it effects our food supply for the future.
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    It is truly devastating how the drought is affecting the food supply and our farmers in Arizona, there is a need for better water management, and we need a lot more water in Arizona to survive in the intense heat.
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    I can't imagine how a farmer feels. The colorado river needs a dramatic change.
slowseph

Bringing Education and Hope to Refugee Children - 3 views

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    The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Sesame Workshop (the organization behind Sesame Street) are teaming up to give millions of refugee children in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria support to learn and grow. They are combining Sesame Street's history of educational content with IRC's history of assisting crisis-affected areas to deliver learning opportunities tailored to the needs of the children and caregivers.
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    This is a must need for these children suffering from trauma. I did not know learning can reverse the effects of toxic stress.
gvi1234

Americans are skipping on medical care - 0 views

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    This article is reporting on why Americans are not getting medical care. Oftentimes, health care is too expensive. The medical care system does not help with cost
gvi1234

Phoenix Drought Information - 0 views

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    The city of Phoenix is giving detailed information on the drought. The city of Phoenix also states ways they are preparing for the drought.
gvi1234

Voting Laws and Voting Rights Act in Arizona - 0 views

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    This article is reporting the Supreme Courts' decision on voting laws in Arizona. It also gives insight into the future of the Voting Rights Act in the United States. The author is opinionated.
gvi1234

2021 Drought in Arizona - 0 views

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    This website is showing the statistics of Arizona's drought. It also explains the effects of a drought in Arizona and the impact of climate change has.
gvi1234

Overdoses in Maricopa County - 0 views

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    Maricopa county is showing the statistics of overdose deaths. Opioids are the leading cause of overdoses.
slowseph

Step Up to Justice - 1 views

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    Step Up to Justice is helping low-income individuals and families in Pima County by volunteer attorneys. They bring civil services to clients whenever and wherever they need them. They are here to help more than 200,000 residents that live in poverty. Prior to the setting up of SU2J, only 4 percent of the need was being met.
slowseph

Earthquake in Haiti - 1 views

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    In January of 2010, a massive 7.0 earthquake leveled Haiti killing 300,000 people and leaving 2.3 million homeless with little to no water and food. The IRC (International Rescue Committee) reunited over 1,000 children to families, built 500 bathrooms, and provided food and water.
smurphy6600

The Ethics (or not) of Massive Government Surveillance - 0 views

  • Prominent examples of surveillance include surveillance cameras, wiretaps, GPS tracking, and internet surveillance.
  • expression of control
  • profound impact with regards to the ethics of placing individual under surveillance
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  • close surveillance is much more intrusive than it has been in the past.
  • Constitution protects American citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures
  • citizens have not been given the same protection with regards to electronic surveillance
  • "If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear."
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      This statement has an Orwellian tone to it to indicate the tone of the article to the reader as cautious, paranoid even, and fearful
  • as most people are law-abiding citizens, most ostensibly will not be targeted for surveillance and it will not impact their lives,
  • safer through the elimination of criminals.
  • the government already has the ability to track a known target's movements to a reasonable degree, and has easy access to information such as one's purchasing habits, online activities, phone conversations, and mail.
  • if the individual has been treated unfairly and procedures violated, are there appropriate means of redress? Are there means for discovering violations and penalties to encourage responsible surveillant behavior
  • allowing surreptitious surveillance of one form, even limited in scope and for a particular contingency, encourages government to expand such surveillance programs in the future
  • the danger of a "slippery slope" scenario cannot be dismissed as paranoia
  • British police are now pushing for the DNA collection of children who "exhibit behavior indicating they may become criminals in later life"
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      This opens a door for discriminatory profiling from government agencies and educators who report the behavior
  • M.I.T. professor Gary Marx, who argued that before implementing surveillance we should evaluate the proposed methods by asking a number of questions, which we enumerate below:
  • does the technique cross a personal boundary without permission (
  • are individuals aware that personal information is being collected, who seeks it and why?
  • consent
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      The issue seems to be that consumers using the technology our government tracks aren't aware of what they are consenting to due to the long and overly-articulated terms and conditions presented to them in a purposefully confusing manner in order to gain access to their data
  • human review of machine generated results
  • With the expansion of surveillance, such abuses could become more numerous and more egregious as the amount of personal data collected increases.
  • security of the data be adequately protected?
  • are the goals of the data collection legitimate?
  • In general, we feel that surveillance can be ethical, but that there have to exist reasonable, publicly accessible records and accountability for those approving and performing the surveillance in question.
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    The website offers links to various sources of information on the collection and distribution of surveilled data from government agencies in an attempt to inform its readers and covers the paranoia tinted tone of those who find government surveillance in todays society to be too close to "Big Brother" methods and presents an argument for their point of view through the methods of MIT professor Gary Marx. The argument is presented in a series of questions on the ethical stance of what the government surveils, what the surveillance consists of as well as the consequences of any action taken as a result of surveillance and the reality that American citizens never consented to the constant surveillance of their personal lives. The position of inclination towards complacency is concisely summed with a strong amount of surveillance being presented by the double edged statement of "If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear.".
smurphy6600

How Trauma Affects Kids in School - Child Mind Institute - 1 views

  • children experience trauma through ongoing exposure, throughout their early development, to abuse, neglect, homelessness, domestic violence or violence in their communities
  • children experience trauma through ongoing exposure, throughout their early development, to abuse, neglect, homelessness, domestic violence or violence in their communities
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      what is trauma for children
  • “They are masters at making sure you do not see them bleed.”
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      uniquely stated- a quotable line for a summary
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  • symptoms can mimic other problems, including ADHD and other behavior disorders.
  • Trouble forming relationships with teachers Poor self-regulation Negative thinking Hypervigilance Executive function challenges
  • They’ve learned to be wary of adults, even those who appear to be reliable, since they’ve been ignored or betrayed by those they have depended on.
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      How can a child succeed in a school setting when they don't know how to ask for help when they really need it? Their trauma sets them up for failure because they have to be so self reliant at home
  • One of the challenges in giving that support is that when kids misbehave, our schools often use disciplinary systems that involve withdrawing attention and support, rather than addressing their problems
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      this re-enforces their idea of being alone doesn't it?
  • They need coaching and practice at de-escalating when they feel overwhelmed
  • they develop the belief that they’re bad, and what’s happened to them is their fault
  • “hostile attribution bias” — the idea that everyone is out to get them
  • They see negative where we see neutral
  • One of the classic symptoms of trauma is hyper-vigilance
  • This can look like hyperactivity
  • hronic trauma affects children’s memory, their ability to pay attention, plan, think things through, and other executive functions. Kids who have ADHD as well as trauma may be especially impaired in these skills.
  • Kids who have experienced chronic neglect tend to be better at getting attention by provoking the adults they depend on than by complying with expectations.
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    Caroline Miller explains the effects of trauma in children presents itself in the class room. The various ways in which a child might have socialization issues as well as difficulty asking for help from adults in a school setting after the neglect and abuse they are facing at home. The website also offers alternative teaching styles teachers could use in the classroom to help students facing trauma at home begin to from attachment styles in healthy ways.
smurphy6600

Poll shows public opinion on media-bias perceptions | The Free Speech Center - 1 views

  • Are America's news media more biased than ever before, or are we simply looking in the mirror?
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      dramatic statement, meant to frighten readers or insinuate a bias
  •  a survey conducted by the Knight Foundation and Gallup.
  • 49 percent
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  • “a great deal
  • 37 percent see “a fair amount.”
  • news source they turn to most often.
  • 88 percent
  • great deal
  • political division”
  • free press as pivotal to our democracy.
  • social media combat.
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      this is a rather specific term to use. The author is very pointed in their language
  • I grew up in the Chicago area
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      author self insertion
  • series of litmus tests
  • triba
  • approach colors the perception of all news outlets.
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      a quotable line
  • we're the ones driving the traffic and ratings
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    A poll done by the Knight-Gallup foundation is reviewed in this article by MTSU in which the author, Ken Paulson, gives his thoughts on the polarizing effects of how American Media has changed from being simply separated by partisanship to a new era of inflamed division. Paulson cites the poll by Knight-Gallup to show that public opinion coincides with his own views in that our media is too heavily biased and is to blame for political division. The article has a strong close bringing readers to be introspective as to why the news articles in which they might place blame are continuously fired up by views and demand.
smurphy6600

The Role that Residential Schools Play in the Socialization of Deaf Children - 1 views

  • A residential school for students who are deaf has a comprehensive academic, health, and socialization program including dormitory living equipped for students who are deaf.
  • many view residential life as the ideal opportunity for students who are deaf to become familiar with and enculturated into the Deaf community.
  • because the language of the Deaf community, American Sign Language (ASL), is used
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  • communication is not a barrier to social life
  • opportunity for socialization
  • This heritage is passed on from one generation to the next via the residential school,
  • Most schools for the deaf use some form of sign language (Padden & Humphries, 1988).
  • 78 residential schools for the deaf or deaf and blind in the United States
  • Parent/Infant program administered by the school provides much needed services until the child is ready to attend
  • child has access to role models who are Deaf.
  • Hearing parents of children who are deaf seem to have greater reluctance about sending their children because they do not want to be separated from them (Scheetz, 1993).
  • Parents who are Deaf themselves often choose a school for the Deaf over local schools because of the opportunity for their child(ren) to participate in the life of the Deaf community and culture
  • Students who are deaf and who attended mainstream schools must continue to prove their allegiance to the Deaf culture if they have chosen participation in adulthood (Reese, 1996).
  • Deaf students who are mainstreamed miss out on the feeling of belonging that individuals from the Deaf culture associate with their residential schools,
  • Mainstreamed students often are singled out in many respects.
  • The students are exposed to deaf adults with various types of careers
  • The residential school is the point of contact for the Deaf culture
  • It is like a home away from home
  • Many students who have attended residential schools and who are members of the Deaf culture will admit to some regret over missing out on a closely knit family life
  • quickly add
    • smurphy6600
       
      the author is biased in their writing and offers a biased perspective of this
  • the curriculum of the typical residential school tends to be less rigorous than that of other schools (Lane, Hoffmeister, & Bahan, 1996).
  • parents tend not to participate in their child's education to a sufficient degree
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    The author reviews the purpose of Residential Schools for the Deaf and how they influence the social life and wellbeing of the children who are sent there for the better. The article shows a bias leaning towards the schools although there are many hearing families who find themselves troubled by the idea of sending their Deaf children away from K-12 but the article brings forward the positive aspects of how a residential school is uniquely capable of helping deaf children develop confidence and capable social skills that would allow them to experience a proper education unlike a mainstream public school in which they would most definitely be out-casted by their lack of resources, culture, language, and role models. It shows both the pros and cons of the residential schools for the Deaf in America but with a clear bias, however this is not unreasonable. Despite the clear bias towards residential schools from the author the article offers a point of view of hearing parents finding issue with sending their child away from home for long periods of time as they would experience with a residential school.
emi2191825

Overpopulation and water scarcity leading to world future food crisis - 3 views

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    This article focuses on how the overpopulation and water scarcity will cause us to face problems with our food resources. The author proposes plans that we can follow to reduce the problem.
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    I enjoyed reading this article because it was very informative. Not only did the article provide statistics in regards to how much water we need for our everyday food intake but it also allows the reader to understand how much money is put into making that food for us to eat. It focuses on the fact that switching to a vegan like or vegetarian diet worldwide would be significantly beneficial to our growing population.
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    This article had interesting but scary statistics. Especially the statistic on how much water it takes to produce certain food items. I never realized just how much water society uses to function. In addition, humans are reaching the carrying capacity of the world far too fast. The author makes good suggestions for how to fix this issue. The solutions are not only answering the problem of a food shortage but also climate change.
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    This was honestly eye opening seeing how much water is used everyday for even the most simplest of things. Reading about how much water it takes to produce food and how much of ends up being wasted in alarming. I recommend this article for anyone who has a topic that relates to this social issues at it provided in depth details on the matter. It's crazy knowing how much water we use daily without knowing how valuable it is, especially now.
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    The article is so true about water scarcity being our demise, it will be such an catastrophe for the food crisis to strike especially in Arizona. The drought plays a huge part in supporting water scarcity, it dries out our lands and empties out the rivers. There are some good solutions to how to resist against climate change.
thatssimon

We need to rethink how to manage water in Arizona - 1 views

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    This article provides information about how Arizonans can get the security they need for water availability. The text includes details on how ground water is managed as well as utilizing the Colorado river project to help with current water concerns.
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    I've been noticing how many people are sharing their concerns with water scarcity in Arizona, which is scary to think about. Any state that has hot, dry or humid weather is at high risk of this because of how much water is needed to survive in extreme temperatures. I appreciate the efforts described in the article about projects that are contributing to water scarcity in the nation and how to conserve as much as we can. Water is truly an under appreciated thing essential for the planet's survival.
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    This is about how the water security in Arizona is bad, and is in need of management of how we use water. The water in Arizona is told to be very much an important source for Arizona and is needed for our health.
thatssimon

Arizona is set to be impacted by Water Scarcity? - 2 views

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    This website is about the study of the water in Arizona drying out. It shows that Arizona is at a high possibility for facing a global water crisis with other states in the U.S.
thatssimon

Deepening Water Shortage for Arizona - 0 views

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    This is about the water insecurity in Arizona. It shows how much impact drought is affecting Arizona. Also provides information on how Arizona is responding to the drought. Also provides info on what a resident in Arizona can do to resist against drought.
thatssimon

How Free is Arizona compared to the rest of the U.S? - 1 views

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    This is a article about how much freedom Arizona has compared to the rest of the other countries. It also goes to show what Arizona is best ranked in, as well as showing what Arizona is not best ranked at.
rowan_staige

How Poverty Leads to Social Injustice - 0 views

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    This article talks about how closely linked poverty and social justice are. Those living in poverty are in their situation because that have not had equal access and opportunity. The best way to alleviate poverty is to focus on providing equal opportunity to everyone.
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    I agree with statements made in the article about the inequalities that people who live in poverty suffer. Much of this social issue has to do a lot with race and legal status which often times determines eligibility for many programs that should be helping those in need. There is an overwhelming population over looked and discriminated against, adding more fuel to the fire. The number of people affected by poverty is concerning as there should be no reason that they are not receiving the help they need. Very informative article about the subject.
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    I also agree how there are inequalities for people that are in poverty just because of their race and legal status also how it determines they are eligiliable for healthcare, and etc.
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