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Robin EWSIS

Maturity (psychological) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • By this definition, how an individual feels about himself is no more legitimate than how others feel about him, and so it is important that this individual gains a certain level of maturity as he grows older to earn the respect of others. However, maturity need not reflect one's actions in a social situation among well-known peers, as in these situations there is no need to establish a sense of maturity as once maturity is established, it by no means has to be a norm. Furthermore, one need not establish maturity on how others view their personality, because a casual observer cannot totally judge someone he or she does not know on a personal level.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I belive this is true because a lot of people gain respect on the level of their maturity. Another reason is that I also believe that the sense of maturity comes from within thyself
  • maturity is not determined by one's age.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      this is in my words because it is true maturity doesn't come from age and a lot of people don't accept that. It doesn't mean that i except this like if you're a 40 year old acting like 12 year old isn't right but you have to give the person time to grow
  • In fact, judge Julian Mack, who helped create the juvenile court system in the United States, said that juvenile justice was based on the belief that young people do not always make good decisions because they are not mature, but this means that they can be reformed more easily than adults.[2] However, the relationship between psychological maturity and age is a difficult one, especially when it comes to the law. Immaturity is often used to distinguish between adolescents and adults, and there has been much debate over how to tell if someone is mature, especially regarding social issues like abortion.[3]
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I wonder why the juvenille system hasn't worked for most adelecents because more children find it "Cool" to go to juvenille prison rather than being a punishment so they purposely do things to get in with the in crowd even if it means messing up their future
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  • However, for legal purposes, people are not considered psychologically mature enough to perform certain tasks (such as driving, consenting to sex, signing a binding contract or making medical decisions) until they have reached a certain age.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      My father also says this too. He says that im to young to drive and to worry about my school work and to keep in my studies. My mom is more protective than my dad she says that i don't need to be focusing on girls and other nonsense.
  • Maturity is a psychological term used to indicate that a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate and adaptive manner. This response is generally learned rather than instinctual, and is not determined by one's age. Maturity also encompasses being aware of the correct time and place to behave and knowing when to act with appropriate emotion for the situation.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I also find this important because it explains what maturity is and what is it known as
  • Psychologist B.W. Roberts explains that in an explicit model of personality, one's personality must be viewed from both the perspective of the actor and the perspective of the observer. Therefore, one's maturity is not measured solely on introspection, but by how others view one's maturity as well, in a feedback loop.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I'm not really sure what this paragraph is explaining
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      please help
  • Maturity is something of personal character, or how one acts in stressful or difficult situations, because then a person's true ability to react to a situation can be seen. Fake social interactions are often misjudged as many people rely on outward appearance to mask inner strengths/weaknesses so as to present a simpler version of oneself to the world.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I under stand this because all guys i know change their attitude around just to impress a girl. Me i don't have to do that i could just be myself and still have a girl like me
Hiba EWSIS

Trust (social sciences) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Some philosophers argue that trust is more than a relationship of reliance
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it says trust can be much more than relying on each other.
  • we are not trusting when we are suspicious of the other person, because this is in fact an expression of distrust
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because when you question another's actions and words, you don't have trust in them.
  • Trust is a statement about what is otherwise unknown -- for example, because it is far away, cannot be verified, or is in the future.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if this means trust involves proving yourself to another.
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  • From this perspective, trust is a mental state, which cannot be measured directly. Confidence in the results of trusting may be measured through behavior, or alternatively, one can measure self-reported trust (with all the caveat surrounding that method)
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      In my own words, this means trusting in yourself. When you success in something, it allows you to gain confidence and trust yourself that you can do it again or improve.
  • A time lag exists between the extension of trust and the result of the trusting behavior.
  • In psychology trust is believing the person who you trust to do what you expect. It starts at the family and grows to others.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Trust is with relationships within your family as well as relationships with new people.
  • Trust is being vulnerable to someone even though they are trustworthy; Trustworthiness is the ability to trust, and trust propensity being able to rely on them Relationship and Risk taking. Once trust is lost, by obvious violation of one of these three determinants, it is very hard to regain trust. Thus there is a clear a-symmetry in building versus destruction of trust. Hence being and acting trustworthy should be considered the only sure way to maintain a trust level.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      It's difficult to build trust after you have been betrayed and it takes time.
  • Conversely, where trust is absent, projects can fail, especially if this lack of trust has not be identified and addressed.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Trust is an essential factor in every type of relationship or otherwise it won't be stable.
  • However, once again perception of honesty, competence and value similarity (slightly similar to benevolence) are essential.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it's saying that honesty is key in building trust.
  • People may work together and achieve success through trust, while working on projects that rely on each individual’s contribution.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if this means that equal commitment from each partner is needed to build trust. If one completely gives up, it is almost impossible to rebuild trust.
Shehrina EWSIS

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  • These behavioral patterns in personality disorders are typically are associated with severe disturbances in the behavioral tendencies of an individual, usually involving several areas of the personality, and are nearly always associated with considerable personal and social disruption.
    • Shehrina EWSIS
      Shehrina EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it talks about why personality may occure. Behavior and social disturbance can cause a lot of damage in ones life.
  • The onset of these patterns of behavior can typically be traced back to late adolescence and the beginning of adulthood and, in rarer instances, childhood
    • Shehrina EWSIS
      Shehrina EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is imortant too because it tells us when personality disorders can be diagnosed. Knowing when its diagnosed id inportant because it will keep us aware and if we see someone changing we can help them .
  • Cluster A (odd or eccentric disorders) Paranoid personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.0): characterized by irrational suspicions and mistrust of others. Schizoid personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.20): lack of interest in social relationships, seeing no point in sharing time with others, misanthropy, introspection. Schizotypal personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.22): characterized by odd behavior or thinking.
    • Shehrina EWSIS
      Shehrina EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      In my psych class my professor was talking about the cluster A.
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  • under the specific person
  • under the specific personality disorder under consideration: There is evidence that the individual's characteristic a
  • According to ICD-10, the diagnosis of a personality disorder must satisfy the following general criteria, in addition to the specific criteria listed under the specific personality disorder under consideration:
    • Shehrina EWSIS
      Shehrina EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      Its the same for all psychological disorder. They all have too meet a certain critararia to be diagnosed as a psychological patient
  • Child abuse and neglect consistently evidence themselves as antecedent risks to the development of personality disorders in adulthood.[citation needed] In this particular study, efforts were taken to match retrospective reports of abuse with a clinical population that had demonstrated psychopathology from childhood to adulthood who were later found to have experienced abuse and neglect.
Anna EWSIS

Dream - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Dreams are a succession of images, thoughts, sounds, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.[1]
    • Anna EWSIS
      Anna EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I find dreams to be very interesting and cool. Its like your in a movie or your watching a movie while sleeping.
  • Throughout history, people have sought meaning in dreams or divination through dreams.[citation needed] They have been described physiologically as a response to neural processes during sleep, psychologically as reflections of the subconscious, and spiritually as messages from gods or predictions of the future.
    • Anna EWSIS
      Anna EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Thats cool for some cultures to look at it that way that its a spiritual message from gods or predictions of the future. Sometimes I would have bad dreams and sometimes I would have good dreams. I wonder how my future will turn out to be.
  • Judaism has a traditional ceremony called "hatavat halom" – literally meaning making the dream a good one. Through this rite disturbing dreams can be transformed to give a positive interpretation by a rabbi or a rabbinic court.
    • Anna EWSIS
      Anna EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Wow I like that idea. I like it when the rabbi would give bad or disturbing dreams a positive look at it. So I guess when that happens, you won't feel terrified from the bad dreams you had.
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  • Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes
Ammy EWSIS

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  • Obese children often suffer from teasing by their peers.[10][11] Some are harassed or discriminated against by their own family.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is very important because children often becoming suicidal or low self esteemed due to teases made by their peers or own family.
  • Physical inactivity of children has also shown to be a serious cause, and children who fail to engage in regular physical activity are at greater risk of obesity.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      It is very important for an overweight child to engage in physical activity as it can help improve their health and lose weight. The key to fighting obesity is to exercise daily and maintain a healthy eating habit.
  • A 2008 study has found that children who are obese have carotid arteries which have prematurely aged by as much as thirty years as well as abnormal levels of cholesterol[13].
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Why is this so? How does carotid arteries and obesity both contribute to premature aging?
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  • Children's food choices are also influenced by family meals. Researchers provided a household eating questionnaire to 18,177 children, ranging in ages 11–21, and discovered that four out of five parents let their children make their own food decisions.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      A child's weight is highly influenced by their food choices and family meals. It plays a critical role on their diet.Hence if a parent lets their own child make their own food choices, then that wouldn't be good since kids enjoy eating junk food and fast food, which doesn't do any justice to their bodies. Instead, they should be eating healthy nutritious foods such as vegetables and fruits. It is important for the parent to be in charge of what their child consumes. I found out from another source that studies have shown that almost all childs who are overweight, are due to their parents giving them control over what they want to eat.
  • Breast-feeding for example may protect against obesity in later life with the duration of breast-feeding inversely associated with the risk of being overweight later on.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      How does breast feeding contribute to preventing child obesity? Where are the facts to support this?
  • Stress can influence a child's eating habits.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I agree because sometimes when people are stressed, they tend to eat a lot, because eating usually makes them feel better and happier.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      However, in some case, its different for other people. For example, females are very conscious about their own body appearance. They are very strict to themselves when it comes to having a nice body image. When influenced by a magazine model to look thin, they would binge and not eat; which later on leads to a serious case of anorexia.
  • Childhood obesity however can also lead to life-threatening conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep problems, cancer, and other disorders.[6][7] Some of the other disorders would include liver disease, early puberty or menarche, eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, skin infections, and asthma and other respiratory problems.
    • Ammy EWSIS
      Ammy EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Yes this is very true. Child obesity can lead to any of these risky factors.
  • Many children fail to exercise because they are spending time doing stationary activities such as playing video games or watching TV. TV and other technology may be large factors of physically inactive children.
Jeannie EWSIS

Açaí Palm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it supports the idea that there is no scientific evidence that suggests acai berry promotes weight loss.
  • Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in recent years, and açaí is now cultivated for that purpose primarily.
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I'm wondering why so many people are falling for the whole acai berry businesses. It has been revealed a long time ago that there is nothing different about acai berry than any other types of berries.
  • Eight species are native to Central and South America, from Belize southward to Brazil and Peru, growing mainly in swamps and floodplains
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      The fact that acai berry only grows in brazil is important because this is what makes the price go up so high. It can't be found anywhere in the United States.
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  • Recently, the açaí berry has been marketed as a dietary supplement. Companies sell açaí berry products in the form of tablets, juice, smoothies, instant drink p
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      There have been many products using acai, many of which is just utilizing the popularity.
  • Even web sites purporting to warn about açai-related scams are themselves perpetrating scams
  • http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/PhonyAds/acai.html
  • According to ABC News correspondent Susan Donaldson, these products have not been evaluated (in the United States) by the FDA, and their efficacy is questionable.
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      In other words, though the efficacy of acai is questionable, currently there is no way to address this problem because the products haven't been evaluated by the FDA
  • A study in 12 healthy fasted human volunteers demonstrated that blood antioxidant capacity was increased within two hours after consumption of a commercial açaí juice beverage or applesauce.
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This supports that acai does have antioxidants. It is a good fruit, but nothing about it makes it different than other healthy berries.
  • When three commercially available juice mixes containing unspecified percentages of açaí juice were compared for in vitro antioxidant capacity against red wine, tea, six types of pure fruit juice, and pomegranate juice, the average antioxidant capacity was ranked lower than that of pomegranate juice, Concord grape juice, blueberry juice, and red wine
  • Marketers of these products, such as Monarch Health Sciences, parent company of MonaVie, make claims that açaí provides increased energy levels, improved sexual performance, improved digestion, detoxification, high fiber content, improved skin appearance, improved heart health, improved sleep, and reduction of cholesterol levels.
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      On what scientific evidence?
  • Quackwatch noted that "açai juice has only middling levels of antioxidants—less than that of Concord grape, blueberry, and black cherry juices, but more than cranberry, orange, and apple juices."
    • Jeannie EWSIS
      Jeannie EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      This is important because they tell you what other fruits have almost the equal amount of antioxidants; means you don't have to spend tons of money on acai
Yeung Shing EWSIS

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  • The first expansion set of the game, The Burning Crusade, was released on January 16, 2007.[8] The second expansion set, Wrath of the Lich King, was released on November 13, 2008.[9] The third expansion set, Cataclysm, was announced at BlizzCon 2009.[10][11]
    • Yeung Shing EWSIS
      Yeung Shing EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      i though that its very smart for them to make this game along with expanisions due to the fact that people are already familar with the game and now is an mmorpg and they make people like it and keep coming back for more which is an excllent idea of thiers and by putting new expoansions up people are going wild and plus new quest new boss better item better class i mean it's just off the hook AWSOME
jsmith4

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  • A central proposition of existentialism is that existence precedes essence, which means that the actual life of the individual is what constitutes what could be called his or her "essence" instead of there being a predetermined essence that defines what it is to be a human. Thus, the human being - through his consciousness - creates his own values and determines a meaning to his life.[65]. Although it was Sartre who explicitly coined the phrase, similar notions can be found in the thought of many existentialist philosophers, from Kierkegaard to Heidegger.
    • jsmith4
      jsmith4 on 12 Jan 10
       
      This quote actually relates to my topic and My opinion differs. The quote says that existence precedes essence and that is true in physically and literally but in a spiritual sense, it is incorrect. This is due to the fact that like i said in my earlier paragraphs, you have your natural imaginary subtle thoughts then you have the physical ones that are manifested from those so "essence" infact precedes existence. Think about this, love is essence because it is an imaginary substance and that can sometimes lead to sexual intercourse with brings about something physical...a baby right? See so essence comes before existence or life for that matter.
JackeyQ EWSIS

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  • I didn’t see a single aid worker or a single official aid convoy from the Haitian government or from an aid agency or from the peacekeeping force that’s here, the United Nations.
    • AndreaLee EWSIS
      AndreaLee EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Well, where are they
    • Hannah EWSIS
      Hannah EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Really where are they these people need help to recover from this tragic event.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I don't see where these people could be? What are they doing and where are they?
    • Reasat EWSIS
      Reasat EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Where are they?
  • I think that some parts of the city do have electricity. Also phone service is really spotty, but occasionally it seems to work. I’ve been able to receive a few calls and, just on occasion, make a call out. But many times, there is no service.
    • JonathanJ EWSIS
      JonathanJ EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I can't begin to express my horror as I picture these small children being crushed it is a terrible state of events
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  • And I talked to people there, and many of the children were just immediately crushed.
    • Helen EWSIS
      Helen EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      When I heard this, I just wanted to cry. Little children, younger than I am, lost their lives in an instant. No one know what is going to happen in the future, but I just feel like I can't really do anything for these dead children and their families. I wish I could.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I...I really felt sad when I read this. It's unforunate that these children died at such a young age and so violently at that.
  • are still in the streets trying to stay away from houses and walls and buildings that can further collapse, buildings that are fragile.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Wow there are still buildings falling to the ground three days after the earthquake.
    • Rachel EWSIS
      Rachel EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I can't believe that the bulidings are still falling down. It must have been so strong and powerful earthquake.
  • There was just a state of panic in the streets, people screaming, people running every which way.
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      Were is everyone at where is the international help and they need it wether or not there is any central government there is still need and they are still people so there is a thing called caring and duty.
    • Rachel EWSIS
      Rachel EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I think that people will be running around and they will be panicing because, they are scared and they don't know what to do.
  • You’ve got the natural disaster of the earthquake and then the poverty of Haiti
  • So it’s an extremely sad situation. You have mothers outside, outside of these schools
  • They don’t know what they can do besides wait, because the Haitian government is so weak.
  • g I can say, for example, that’s a little bit striking is that the slum
    • MelissaB EWSIS
      MelissaB EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      I guess the slums werent hit that bad.
  • I was down at the prison yesterday, as well. And, you know, people were concerned with the fact that prisoners escaped. There was a woman there whose son was inside the prison at the time of the earthquake, and he was gone. She was looking for him. The prison is entirely empty. The roof just seems to have disappeared, sort of collapsed in on the building. And I believe there was a fire there, as well. Parts of the building were charred. So I think it’s, you know, a state of chaos in really different parts of the city.
    • JackeyQ EWSIS
      JackeyQ EWSIS on 15 Jan 10
       
      This can be scary for people because if a murderer has escaped, people would be scared to sleep at night. Peace would not be maintained and also saving lives can be harder because of this.
Amar O

Iraq War Facts, Statistics at March 10, 2010 - Iraq War Casualties, Spending, Iraqi Qua... - 0 views

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  • Troops in Iraq - Total 98,000 U.S. troops as of February 28, 2010. All other nations have withdrawn their troops. U.S. Troop Casualties - 4,386 US troops; 98% male. 91% non-officers; 82% active duty, 11% National Guard; 74% Caucasian, 9% African-American, 11% Latino. 19% killed by non-hostile causes. 54% of US casualties were under 25 years old. 72% were from the US Army Non-U.S. Troop Casualties - Total 316, with 179 from the UK US Troops Wounded - 31,716, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries. (Total excludes psychological injuries.) US Troops with Serious Mental Health Problems - 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home US Military Helicopters Downed in Iraq - 74 total, at least 36 by enemy fire
  • Christopher B on 26 Mar 10
     
    The effects and the cost of the Iraq War
Kara F

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  • In fact, the North-South Civil War is one of the longest wars in Africa and in the world. The forty year war ended in 2005 and the current genocide in Sudan is not part of this civil war. The capital of Sudan is Khartoum, in the Northern part of the country. Even though Sudan is a war-ravaged country, Sudan is rich in natural resources, like oil and is not necessarily a poor country. A closer look at Darfur Darfur is a state in the western part of Sudan. Six million Sudanese people call Darfur home, but at least half of them have been displaced from Darfur because of recent conflict. Darfur is the poorest state in Sudan and all tribal groups in Darfur have suffered from the neglect of the Sudanese government.
Reda L

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  • Reda L on 26 Mar 10
     
    Best editorial on ny times
Anthoulla EWSIS

Queens sees huge surge in demand for emergency meals and food - 1 views

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  • The number of emergency meals provided to the city's hungry has jumped in every borough since 2006, with the Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx, which saw a 110% boost. In Brooklyn the jump was 75% and in Manhattan 62%. The smallest increase was 29% for Staten Island.
    • YuDi EWSIS
      YuDi EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
       
      The statsics shows the insecure of the meal and food supply. The whole city is missing food supply and it already become a huge problem that effect many's life.
    • diane ewsis
      diane ewsis on 18 Mar 10
       
      I am suprised that many people are going hungry and that since 2006 the rates of hunger have increased tremendously the tally that this has been in the bronx, brooklyn, manhattan, and staten island has gone extremely high.
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 18 Mar 10
       
      What I found interesting about this article is that people are starving in a urban where food is plentiful yet people cant get to it.
    • KatherineG EWSIS
      KatherineG EWSIS on 18 Mar 10
       
      It's hard to believe that so many people are starving. Some thing that stood out for me was when the article stated Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx, which saw a 110% boost.In Brooklyn the jump was 75% and in Manhattan 62%." & a 29% for Staten Island. Staten island has the smallest percentage due to how small the island is.Either way the rates of hunger have increased drastically.
  • "Because of the bad economy, New York families that typically donate food, warm clothes and other basics to those in need just can't afford to this year," Gillibrand said. "As a result, food bank shelves have gone bare, and hunger and food insecurity have reached disturbing, historic highs." The Food Bank for New York City, which supplies food to 1,000 agencies providing 300,000 meals a day, found that 93% of city food pantries have seen an increase in first-time visitors over the past year. Half of the pantries reported more than 25% in increased demand over last year.
    • YuDi EWSIS
      YuDi EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
       
      Many people in NYC need food after the economy went down. New York families miss their home and they couldn't handle their life well. Those people are the ones who really need help from others. The govenment is trying to help, but the government's food bank is missing supplies too.
    • Yu Park
      Yu Park on 18 Mar 10
       
      The reason why the hunger rate is high these days is because of how popluated the cities are and the lack of recognition towards the poor class and the homeless.
  • "Because of the bad economy, New York families that typically donate food, warm clothes and other basics to those in need just can't afford to this year," Gillibrand said. "As a result, food bank shelves have gone bare, and hunger and food insecurity have reached disturbing, historic highs."
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  • "We need to make sure we're helping children and families who were hit the hardest by this economy," Gillibrand said.
    • YuDi EWSIS
      YuDi EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
       
      Everyone is meeting the food supplies missing problem. The children and families who were hardest by the econmoy especially needs the help. The government is trying to help them in order to save more people from starving.
    • diane ewsis
      diane ewsis on 18 Mar 10
       
      we have to make sure that we try to help as much as possible and also help the children that are currently hunger and they need us and also many families that are being hit by poverty and dont have enough money to feed their children.
  • Zhapa EWSIS on 16 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about Queens sees huge surge in demand for emergency meals and food right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: why more than half of food pantries still had to turn people away because they ran out of food. I was researching this question online, and this news item caught my attention because it explains the problems about giving food to elder people. It also talks about Gillibrand and Sen. Chuck Schumer are co-sponsoring legislation to make permanent the Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive that encourages businesses to donate unused food items to food banks. It also states that another piece of legislation Gillibrand is co-sponsoring to help support food pantries and other charities is an extension of tax credits for seniors when they make charitable donations from their retirement savings. Such credits are set to expire at the end of this year. A paragraph that caught my eye was " Emergency measures taken in Washington over the past year dramatically increased the availability of food stamps and government purchases of food for emergency relief programs, according to Triada Stampas, the Food Bank's director of government relations and public education, but failed to fill the gap in the city." This is because it explains about food emergency. "Because of the bad economy, New York families that typically donate food, warm clothes and other basics to those in need just can't afford to this year," Gillibrand said. "As a result, food bank shelves have gone bare, and hunger and food insecurity have reached disturbing, historic highs." " The quote I chose here is basically saying the because of the bad economy that we are having right now sometimes it hard for them to find food. I think this is strong because without money sometimes it's hard to get food. But if people donate or give food that they don't eat then that's good.
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  • Tian EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food insecurity right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: what cause the rate of food insecurity to increase. I was researching this question online, and this news article, "Queens sees huge surge in demand for emergency meals and food" caught my attention because it explains what I'm wondering. The quote I chose here is basically saying that as the economy goes down, those who always donate clothes and other food supplies stopping donating because they cannot afford to. This is one of the biggest reason that food crisis in queens is becoming more serious. I think this is very sad because it makes me wonder how many people in our city right now don't have food to eat and can barely survive. I'm now recalling how much food that I have wasted since I was born. I believe that if I had saved all that amount of food, I would have saved a lot of people. Therefore, from now on I will try my best not to waste any food and join those who donate food to poor people.
  • Houin EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about the food security right now,and in particular what I'm wondering about is :What is the food problem in NY? I was researching this question online,and this news item caught my attention because we have look for the food security in the Africa,and we are looking for the food security in America now,then i saw this topic,and i think it is interesting. "The number of emergency meals provided to the city's hungry has jumped in every borough since 2006, with the Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx, which saw a 110% boost. In Brooklyn the jump was 75% and in Manhattan 62%. The smallest increase was 29% for Staten Island.The report found that 340,000 households across the city are now considered "food insecure" - meaning that these families are unsure when or how they will get their next meal - with 53,285 in the Bronx. " The quote I chose here is basically saying that the food security in New York is very important,because the news said that the number of the emergency meals provided to the city's hungry has jumped in every borough since 2006.Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx,which saw a 100% boost.Brooklyn jump was 75% and Manhattan 62%.the less increase was 29% in Staten Island. I think this is amazing because i don't really know that was a big problem in the New York,it make me wonder that not only the food problem in Africa,it also happened in the place that I lived,that i have never know before.so it make me very amazing.I think we should solve the food problem also.
  • Jose EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    "The report from the office of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand shows a dramatic 55% rise in the need for emergency food relief statewide, and a 75% increase in New York City overall. The number of emergency meals provided to the city's hungry has jumped in every borough since 2006, with the Queens tally topped only by that in the Bronx, which saw a 110% boost. In Brooklyn the jump was 75% and in Manhattan 62%. The smallest increase was 29% for Staten Island." This is something that I couldn't believe. Are these numbers really true? I mean there are these many people who need food in my area? I mean I know in Queens I have seen many homeless people and food drives all around the city but I never knew it was due to the fact because there are these amount of people who need it. Its sad and shocking and I think I am going to start putting in my two cents and try to hep out. I think I will start volunteering at a food drive or something. This is crazy how people are in hunger like this.
  • Adriana EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    "Emergency measures taken in Washington over the past year dramatically increased the availability of food stamps and government purchases of food for emergency relief programs, according to Triada Stampas, the Food Bank's director of government relations and public education, but failed to fill the gap in the city.\n\n"More than half of food pantries still had to turn people away because they ran out of food," Stampas said. "
  • Rachel EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security in queens right now, and in particular what i'm wondering about is why are people hungry all of the sudden. I was researching this question online, and this new posts caught my attention because, why is only Queens having this food problems and why does the title have the borough queens and not any other borough. "The report found that 340,000 households across the city are now considered "food insecure" - meaning that these families are unsure when or how they will get their next meal - with 53,285 in the Bronx. " The quote i chose here is basically saying that food is really scarce and people don't know when is the next time they will be able to eat. Several people in the Bronx have to worry about this for sure because there are so many of them in this condition. I think this is a true statement because, several people are having such a low amount of food and they don't know when they gonna have their next meal.I think that why their are so many emergency security food and meals are being passed out all around the boroughs in NYC.
  • LawrenceY EWSIS on 17 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security right now and in particular what I'm wondering about is Is there a food problem in Queens? I was researching this question online, and this news post caught my attention because it mentioned exactly what i wanted to know.\n\n\n"Queens sees huge surge in demand for emergency meals and food." "Queens has seen a whopping 106% sspike in the number of emergency mealss provided to hungry residents in the past two years."\n\nThe quote i chose here is basically saying that there has been a huge jump in the number of emergency food distributed to the people. Amny people are in a food crisis, and is worried about what they are going to eat in days to come. \n\nI think this is not good because what will happen when there are no emergencey food rations left then what will happen to the people? I believe New York State should do something about this before it gets worse than it is.
  • Anthoulla EWSIS on 18 Mar 10
     
    I'm learning more about food security in Africa as well as New York right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: why is food security a problem in New York City, the city that I live in. I was researching this question online, and this news article caught my attention because it shows how my community is suffering from food security. Food security affects the world and the people around us. "We need to make sure we're helping children and families who were hit the hardest by this economy,' Gillibrand said." The quote I chose here is basically saying that we as a country are suffering from hunger. This is very surprising because children and families are suffering and we should help them. The economy affected the rate of food security, because a lot of adults lost their jobs and now they cant afford to put food on the table. I think this is shocking because so many people lost their jobs in the last two years with the economic crisis that now, thousands of children and families are suffering. It makes me wonder how many people are suffering from hunger not only in the US or Africa, but the whole world. I found out that India is going through some food crisis and that many children are dying from hunger. I don't think this is an issue not many people think about. That's what makes me think.
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  • Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Sub Saharan Africa.
  • * Ethiopia was then plunged into a social revolution and a group of junior army officers imposed a military dictatorship. The leader was Mengistu Haile Miriam. He threw out Americans and then instituted a number of radical reforms.
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  • The priests were forced to become monks and hermits.
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  • Usman 'uZi' attends EWSIS on 12 Nov 09
     
    "This new Evolution X MR is not the Evo your next door neighbor got from his rich parents as a graduation present for private high school: it is more mature and the first signs of that are it's striking design. Spectators when driving by with the new Evo would shoot out: "Wow look at that grill!"
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