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Posted by Dalena Bui in English 3 - Pahomov on

     When my group first got together, we discussed how we would design this campaign. My group decided that we wanted to target teenagers because we are talking about teen pregnancy and that is more a problem among the teen crowd. Also we discovered that if a teen hears something interesting, their more likely to to tell their parents. Then we decided that we were going to use the most popular social media sites to spread the world about our campaign. We created pages on Facebook and twitter. We wanted to use these sites to monitor how many people like the page. We wanted to see how many people actually cared enough to see our campaign and if we got the message across.


Finding the information for this campaign was fairly easy. Sterling and I were assigned this issue when we were partners so we used the information we collected for our presentation. We wanted to put on our web pages statistic that we didn't know until we researched it. But one thing my group wanted to be careful of is that we didn't want to present a bunch of boring statistics that no one cared to read or even look at. So we updated the twitter and Facebook everyday with one new statistic, just like positing a daily status. 


I was in charge of the Facebook site. I was proud because it got many likes and people actually liked the post. This was surprising because even though Facebook is used, it isn't used as much as it was used to so I didn't expect a lot of people to like the site. The twitter page was shocking to me. I was surprised because almost every teenager has a twitter, but the page only has 10 followers. I was shocked because I thought we get more attention on twitter then Facebook. But now I understand teens just don't follow random sites on twitter. Also the thing that hurt us is that we have a video but we never shared it. The video is good but the fact we didn't promote it, I think it hurt us the most. 


But overall this campaign was good but not a success. We got people to have an interest in our campaign and that is the most important of all. Even though things weren't smooth at times but we got everything done. 


Process Paper

Posted by Tamatha Lancaster in English 3 - Pahomov on

My group made 3 components to our campaign which was a website, Facebook page, and Youtube video. In this project, I was in charge of the Youtube video. When I first visioned, the video, I wanted it to stick out and to reach out to people’s mind. Producing the video though wasn’t that difficult but wasn’t easy either. Since I knew what my other group members was doing and what they was putting in they’re components, it was easy for me to know how I was going to form my video. But when I was putting my video together, I was kind of working backwards. I put together the ending and the middle pieces before working on the beginning because I knew actually what I wanted to do with the end, so I thought that I would get that out of the way. The only thing that I’ll say that went wrong was my idea that I had for my video.

At first I was having difficulties trying to find an idea on what to do with the video. My original layout for the video was to have pictures that I took with the “Do Not Cross” tape in front of schools. Then I was going to have the students give their views and have slides that says what was happening with the school closings and how the students could save their schools from closing. However, things don’t always go according to plan. It was difficult trying to get students to say what they thought because those who me and my group knew didn’t want to participate and cooperate with us. They said that they didn’t care about the fact that their schools were closing. With this I had to come with another plan, I then decided to just have voice overs with the schools that was going to close. I just took people who were at SLA and asked them if they could just say “Save my school” and recorded that. Another challenge was trying to get my hands on some “do not cross tape”. I wasn’t sure where to get a roll from other than a police officer. Instead I took some pictures that was on google that showed schools with “do not cross” tape. In all I don’t think that the process of designing that bad as I had thought but it could have been way better if I was able to get all my ideas in the video. 

After I had made the video and put it on Youtube, I was wondering how was people would know that it exist. I decided that I would post the link of the Youtube video on our Facebook page so that those who liked the page could go and watch it. I also decided to email people saying to check the video out. The challenge though was actually getting people to actually look at the video. So I would sometimes tell those who had kids that looking at the video can benefit both them and their kids. And for teens I would tell them that they wouldn’t lose their schools and wouldn’t have to go find another one. 

Working on this video was both interesting and time consuming because one, I got to see how many people actually took their time to look and like my video even though it did take time to complete it. I think that taking the time to actually plan out the video and see what could work and what couldn’t was the most challenging through the whole process. And it would be nice to know if some people actually took the advice.

Process Paper.

Posted by Drue Boccuti in English 3 - Pahomov on

My group and I worked really well together. At first we were all nervous that we were going to bump heads and disagree on a lot of things, but to all of our surprise we never fought and we all had some really great ideas.  Since there was four of us we all had different strengths and different weaknesses. But it seemed where one was weak someone else was strong and vice versa. The project seemed to fall into place and come together really nicely.

Since Sean and Owen already had the interviews with the social workers, we didn't have to do that, but we had to make the blog. In the blog we all had different parts to make sure that all of the lots of information we had got across. We all came up with fun ways to present this information, one of the bigger ways was a QR code. So, what I did with that was made a QR code that would take whoever scanned it to our blog. I figured that people wouldn't just want to scan a sketchy QR code, so Dejah and I wrote "Free Money!" Just to grab peoples attention and then in very small print we wrote "Just kidding! But thanks for checking out our blog!"

Once we made the QR code and printed them out, Dejah, Owen and I posted them all over the school to make sure they would be seen. The copies we made were pretty big, but we figured that wouldn't be enough. We all made small copies and posted them all over as well. Then I went around and took pictures of a couple of posters that were posted and made a collage for the website. Since social networking is very popular and I'm constantly on Twitter so I also posted the link on Twitter. I noticed that a handful of my friends retweeted me, so I know they helped me get the world and they also clicked the link and read up on it as well.  When looking at the stats it said that eighteen people clicked on the link from Twitter!

I enjoyed this project because I was interested in the topic and getting word out. Also, because I had an amazing group to work with. Hopefully the QR codes did help get the word out and changed people's outlook on homeless people.

Annotations

Posted by Aidan Rios in English 3 - Pahomov on

Annotation 1:

Fazlollah, Mark. Lawsuit: Cops plated evidence on trio.February 01, 2013
The Philadelphia Police Department got removed from the elite drug unit because apparently they were accused of arresting the suspect on invalid charges after breaching the wrong apartment. This is a great example because the Police were accused of planting drugs on the suspects but there are no evidence that states such. It’s situations like these that make it hard for there to be a one hundred percent sure case in the Philadelphia Police Department because there is no evidence that proves such and there is no evidence proving that the suspects are lying or not.

Annotation 2: Fazlollah, Mark. Lawsuit: Cops plated evidence on trio.February 01, 2013 Also, there were six officers involved that have not yet made a comment about the situation. The officers were withdrawn from at least 260 criminal cases because they were just accused of planted drugs on the suspects. There are no evidence that proves so so why is everything happening with out no real proof?

Annotation 3:  Fazlollah, Mark. Lawsuit: Cops plated evidence on trio.February 01, 2013 The lawsuit says that the Agents that deal with narcotics busted in the apartment and there was a statement stating that the warrant that they were using wasn't for that apartment it was for a completely other apartment. But there is no proof that states all this? The article's most commonly used word is "apparently" and "accused" witch means that they are not one hundred percent sure that everything is.

Annotation 4: Fazlollah, Mark. Lawsuit: Cops plated evidence on trio.February 01, 2013 "After finding no drugs, the suit said, one officer "planted a bag of narcotics in the apartment and claimed to have found it there." It did not identify the officer supposedly involved in planting drugs." was a section that stood out for me in the whole article because what proof is there proving that the officer did the act? Why are the officers being treated such when there are just witnesses that could be lying or covering for someone. I think that they should be more organized when dealing with cases like this.


Annotation 5: Slobodzian A. Joseph. Case Of Philadelphia Priest raping. January 25, 2013 This article titled "Case of Philadelphia priest and former teacher accused of raping altar boy headed to jury" was an article that was surrounded by assumptions towards the 49 year old man. Just because the man has a criminal record, everyone attacks him and believes everyone else towards him with little evidence just because he has a history. I think that the man should not be treated in such manner just because he is accused with little evidence which could be proven wrong.

Annotations

Posted by Juan Rivera in English 3 - Pahomov on

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What is your job and what do you do at your job?

I am a certified medical assistant and i work with children at the children hospital of philadelphia


How does your job benefit the welfare of children?

By keeping them healthy, making sure they get the correct vaccines they need for their age


Do the children you work with come from broken homes?

The majority of them do.


Are majority of the children’s household considered low income?

Yes the majority of them do, i would say 85% of them are low income and receive government insurance


Have you ever worked with upper class or middle families?

Yes


What are some struggles with your job?

Some of them do not have insurance and have to pay out of pocket, we have family planning that teens come in without any insurance getting tested for STD and pregnancies, and they are seen under government grant which pays for their testing.


What struggles do you help the families with?

We try to get them government insurance if they do not have insurance, we refer families to government offices so they can get some type of insurance, and we also have a program that is called charity care which is for single mothers that are low income and that have babies that need vaccines and their age starts from new born to 12 months. 


Does your job have plans to fit “anybody’s” budget ?

Yes, we have a payment plan that if the costumer does not have all the money to pay at one time we will charge them every month or so at least $20 to assure that they pay off the plan or insurance needed.


For each class what kind of plans do they have?

Low income people that have government insurance have more benefits than those with private insurance or paying in cash because the government is paying for everything that they need to get checked on.

These questions were helpful because it was factual and actually a person view on things, like a person that sees different situations and stuff go on everyday making a difference to the poor and the rich. Also shows how it effects the poor and the rich, even because the person in this interview was and has been front row of it all.


AJ Houweling, Tanja. "Huge poor–rich inequalities in maternity care: an international comparative study of maternity and child care in developing countries." (October 2007): n. page. Print. <http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-038588/en/>.

This website and information on here helps tell how the money can be a problem for the women that are pregnant and can’t afford to give birth to their child, so it has a big impact on there lives and money, not giving them the same opportunities as the ones with money that can actually pay and have a child born without worrying bout the price.


"HUMAN ARCHITECTURE: JOURNAL OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE." (Fall of 2002): n. page. Print. <http://www.okcir.com/Articles I 2/HAfall02p37-46.pdf>.

Poverty can be a big thing when it comes to being passed down generation to generation, it is shown that when it is being passed down every generation the food consumption and healthcare is more challenging to get and obtain because of the constant change in economy, and also government laws.


Jason, Howerton. "CALIF. TEACHERS UNION RELEASES CARTOON VIDEO FEATURING ‘THE RICH’ URINATING ON THE POOR." n. page. Print. <http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/12/04/calif-teachers-union-releases-cartoon-video-featuring-the-rich-urinating-on-the-poor/>.

This right here shows how the society of now in days shows the inequality of the poor and the rich, letting people know that the rich have more power and rights over the ones that make way more less money than they do. They show a picture of a rich person who seems to be peeing over the poor and middle class. The video says and shows how the rich only got richer because they evade taxes and use loopholes to hold onto their own money without having to ever worry about losing them. Which the poor cannot do because they do not have any money to begin with.

"Poverty - Consequences Of Poverty." n. page. Print. <http://social.jrank.org/pages/500/Poverty-Consequences-Poverty.html>.

This annotation helps you realize and hear the life of the poverty and how much they struggle to keep up with life, they go through hard times because of the fact that they can not afford anything that the rich or  so called wealthy can. It is said that the poor can not escape poverty because of the fact that once they living it, it is hard to gain money and have the opportunity to escape it cause we do not have the same amount of opportunities as the wealthy does.

Annotations

Posted by Eric Loth in English 3 - Pahomov on

1. Herold, Benjamin. Philadelphia High School Dropouts And The Job Market: No Diploma, No Job. Huffingtonpost: Benjamin Herold, 2012. “http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/07/philadelphia-high-school-_n_1260466.html”

This article titled “Philadelphia High School Dropouts And The Job Market: No Diploma, No Job”  talks about a young women that is named Monica Reyes (That is her Online Name) and how she struggled to find a job because of her missing her high school diploma. In the article Monica reyes stated “Growing up in that neighborhood, I went through war”. She grew up in Kensington where she lived in a not so good neighborhood. After behind shot she grew afraid of the place she lives in. In 2011 Mayor Nutter made graduating high school a priority which increased graduation rates a little bit above 60%.



2. Mattleman, Marciene. The Dropout Problem. Place of Publication: CBS Philly,KYW NewsRadio, 2010.
“http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2010/11/10/the-dropout-problem/”

This article titled “The Dropout Problem” is about why people go to school and why they drop out and how that creates a problem. This article states that a majority of people drop out of school because they feel as though school is useless and they prefer to pursue what they want to be in life such as a sport or hobby that doesn’t really have much to do with school. Also it tells that research has shown that most kids that drop out of high school come from a low income family. With that happening it creates less achieving people which adds on to the problem of dropping out. Then it shows statistics of how much money the u.s could of saved if kids decided not to drop out of high school.


3. Woodall, Martha. Task force cites high dropout rates for African American, Latino students
. Place of Publication: Philly.com, 2010. “http://articles.philly.com/2010-09-03/news/24973951_1_task-force-dropout-national-graduation-rate”

This source talks about how African American and Latinos are the major cause of the high school dropout rates. It includes how Mayor Nutter and the task force is trying to prevent more dropouts by adding more extra activities for school and having the students engage in more fun activities so they can enjoy coming to school instead of staying home. It also tells me that the national graduation rate was 48 percent African American males and 49 percent Latino males whereas for females it is incredibly lower. Also it says that teachers must treat students with respect and fair or else a student could feel as if the teacher dislikes them which will make that person not like that class and just stop going.

4. Scott, Maiken. A New Beginning For Philadelphia High School Dropouts. Place of Publication: Newswork.com, 2010.”http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//behavioral-health/6560-a-new-beginning-for-philadelphia-high-school-drop-outs”


This source talks about a program where students that drop out of high school with regrets gets a restart on there mistake and gets a diploma. Its each days of having to be at this program on time and be prepared to work following basic school rules. The program has you do something you want such as help building a house. This programs gets funding from charter school and private fundraising. This program changes people's lives around in a good way. It also tells why people drop out and one of the biggest reason was disrespectful kids. Jefferies, a high school dropout, had left school because he couldn't take the people at his school and because of family problems making it worse for him. Most of the people that join this program are useless on the line of failure or becoming homeless. This article talks about how people in there 20’s that once lost it all and didn’t have a high school diploma to live good to having another chance to get there shine back.

5. Petrillo, Matthew. Drop-In Program Gives Dropouts A second Chance. Place of Publication: Voanews, 2011. “http://www.voanews.com/content/drop-in-program-gives-drop-outs-a-second-chance-117418128/163509.html”

This source talks about another program that was made to help obama achieve his goal of making the dropout rates lower. This program is for kids that are considering dropping out. It basically shows the good side of schools and how hard work can give you good things. This programs awards you for doing good well basically bribes you, for you to do good in school. The program started off small and as a telephone hotline but now this program runs in about 11 schools. This program helps kids stay in school and make school a better place, also show that if they do stay in school that they are capable in way more. Over the past couple of years high school rates increased but this past two years it decreased which is really good.

6. Perez, Ricardo. Telephone Interview. 14 Febuary 2013.

1. What is the current status of high school dropouts?

(That person thoughts on high school dropouts today.)

- I would say that a lot of people take school as a joke and that is one of the biggest cause of high school dropouts today. Its like nobody has motivation to go to school anymore. Its sad to say that i’m glad i finished high school before my peers. But according to statistics high school dropouts have lowered over the past couple of years. I think that people that drop out of school make the decision to drop out because of what is going on outside.

2. What is the history of this issue -- how did it come to be this way?

(How were high school dropouts back then? How did it change to the way it is today?)

- Back when the world was different and books were essential, i think a lot more people dropped out because of lack of technology. People were lazy to go to school and do hard work and basically just read. Like today we have advanced technology which makes people have more fun in school because of phones and tablets. Its like a laptop/tablet is used for an replacement for books.

3. Who/what are the main influences on this problem and its future?

( How are the people that you think has made a person drop out?)

- I think that the place the person lives at is the influence. Looking at statistics high income families tend to have less high school dropouts compared to low income families. Its like the kids don’t have much support at home which makes them not want to go to school because of problems they are having at home. And also some kids rather just work and have the ability to help pay for his family.

Teen Motivation

Posted by Brent Scott in English 3 - Pahomov on

​Annotation 1: Lehmann, Christopher, Mr. "Teen Motivation." Personal interview. 13 Feb. 2013.
Mr. Lehmann truly gave me insight on this issue. He’s worked with students for years and has a general idea on what motivates teens not only because he was once a teen but because he speaks with kids on a day to day basis.

Annotation 2: Curwin, Richard L. N.p.: n.p., n.d. ASCD. ASCD, 2010. Web. 19 Feb. 2013.
This article doesn’t only focus on teen motivation but a diverse variety on why teens are the way they are. It gives a lot of options as to what is the cause and what the effect will be. It shows what can be done to help motivate teens and also gives a deep definition of what motivation is.

Annotation 3: Russ, Valerie. "Group Tackles Dropout Crisis." Philly.com. N.p., 18 Feb. 2011. Web. 19 Feb. 2013.

This article doesn't talk about motivation directly but instead talks about why teens drop out. It talks about how most teens aren't determined with the work or have personal problems which make them unmotivated.


Annotation 4:Duviver, Christine. "Positive Psychology News Daily » How to See More Motivated Teens." Positive Psychology News Daily. N/a, 9 Apr. 2009. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.
This article focuses on not only why teens aren't motivated in schoolwork but more so in daily activities that interest them. They dont care so much for schoolwork but more of a talent that they may have.

Annotation 5: Bushweller, Kevin. "Motivation Matters." Education Week -. N/a, 09 Apr. 2007. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.
This isn't as factual as my previous annotations but I believe this survey is very important due to the opinions in the comments. It shows a general understanding as to why teens aren't motivated.

Teen Pregnancy Annotations: Sterling Perry

Posted by Sterling Perry in English 3 - Pahomov on

1) Daniel, Taylor. "Teen Pregnanc'ys High Cost."Philadelphia Inquirer [Philadelphia] 39 8 2012, n. pag. Print. <http://www.philly.com/philly/health/20120829_Teen_pregnancy_s_high_cost.html>.

- Unbiased link written by Philadelphia Pediatrician Daniel Taylor, drawn from the philly inquirer, giving information on the “cost” of teen pregnancy in terms of money spent by the mother/father, parents, government etc. Also, they touch on emotional cost and situations in which most teen parent face. (ie. check-ups, hospital visits etc)

2) Himelstein, Rima. "Hard Look at Teen Pregnancy."www.Philly.com. N.p., 9 4 2012. Web. 13 Feb 2013. <http://www.philly.com/philly/health/A-hard-look-at-the-risks-of-teenage-pregnancy--.html>.

- Unbiased link, written by Crozer-Keystone Pediatrician and Adolescent medicine specialist, drawn from www.philly.com. This source shows us brutal statistics about teen pregnancy. The site touches on ratios, rates and provides advice for present teen mothers.

3)Preidt, Robert. "Poor Reading Skills Linked to Teen Pregnancy Risks." Philly.com. N.p., 31 10 2012. Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://www.philly.com/philly/health/topics/HealthDay670066_20121031_Poor_Reading_Skills_Linked_to_Teen_Pregnancy_Risk.html>.

- This article was found on philly.com under the teen section. It is abstracted from the American Public Health Association. It talks to us about how reading levels can be linked to a higher chance of someone becoming a teen parent.  

4) (Google Scholar Source) http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=106764&renderforprint=1

- Drawn from google scholar, this source provides statistics about teen pregnancy such as how many teens are pregnant per year (estimated), our rates (USA) compared to other countries and some reasons it might be this way.

5) (Google Scholar Source) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.1997.tb04233.x/abstract

- Drawn from google scholar, this source gives us an overall look at teen pregnancy in america written by a group of pediatricians who felt the need to spread the word.


- Do you see more teens pregnant then adults? 

Yes, "nowadays" its easier for teens to get pregnant than adults because of the lack of supply of condoms and condom support from parents

- What advice do you give teens to prepare them for what lies ahead for them

If you are pregnant take responsibility and it can be a beautiful thing and worth the trouble you are going through. Just stick it out. and if you aren't…Stay that way

- In terms of options chosen during teen pregnancy which ones do you see or hear about teens choosing the most? (ie. Abortion, Adoption etc) 

It's sad to say but i have been hearing about a lot of abortions from teen mothers. I just can't bring myself to kill my own child

- What places/organizations do you reccomend teen moms to turn to for help?

i don't know any but personally I turned to my parents. They have helped me through a lot.



Teen Violence_Garcia_Annotation

Posted by Jaccar Garcia in English 3 - Pahomov on

Annotation 1

Ben, Simmoneau . "Group Of Teens Randomly Attack Man On Kelly Drive." CBS Philly [Philadelphia ] 9 08 2011, n. pag. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. <http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/08/09/third-flash-mob-attack-reported/>.

This source includes a story of a man that was attacked by teenagers on Kelly Drive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. xsOn July 31st, Christopher Dean was biking on the drive when teenagers from 15-18 attacked him. Police then said that the reason for the attack was about of boredom. This site is useful because this gives the presentations a sense of what’s actually going on in Philadelphia and this its not just an average problem.

Annotation 2

. "Facts for Teens: Youth Violence." . Youth Violence Prevention, n.d. Web. 20 Feb 2013. <http://www.herkimercounty.org/content/Departments/View/11:field=services;/content/DepartmentServices/View/68:field=documents;/content/Documents/File/122.PDF>.

This source gives statistical back up to shows that teen violence is one of the main issues in Philadelphia. The data was gathered by the Youth Violence Prevention, stating things such as “More than 1 in 6 high-school students say they have carried a gun, knife, or club in the past month”. Information like this is available on the document which will help show the reality of teen violence, what really goes around us that can’t be seen. Even though the source is from statistics of philadelphia its still shows that overall its an issue that must be resolved.

Annotation 3 (This annotation will include many links that are related)

"New Video Surfaces Showing Unprovoked Attack by Philadelphia Teens Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/17/new-video-surfaces-showing-unprovoked-attack-by-philadelphia-teens/

Robert, Moran. "2-year-old shot in mob brawl in S. Philly."Philly.Com [Philadelphia ] 28 Sep 2011, n. pag. Web. 19 Feb. 2013. <http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-28/news/30213218_1_high-school-fight-patrol-car-stable-condition>.

Laurence, Sharen. "News." NBC10. N.p., 31 Jan 2012. Web. 20 Feb 2013. <http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/College-Student-Describes-Violent-Assault-138374229.html>.

The links above are important to use because they show what teen violence has led to. Many people say they were jumped by flash mobs by teens that were just bored. Others have died, a 2 year old and four others were shot after a mob of girls began a high school fight that included guns and injured those who were innocent. Teenagers now don’t know how to handle situations and they feel that violence towards one another is necessary “to live in the streets”. Whats not realized though is that they make it difficult to walk to the streets of Philadelphia. Another of the links show how a group of teens a worker outside of city hall. All of these links are incidents that occurred in Philadelphia. 


Annotation 4


Hoye, Sara. "The effects of Philadelphia's mob violence."Justice. CNN, 12 Apr 2011. Web. 19 Feb 2013. <http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/12/philadelphia.flash.mob.violence/index.html>.


This source shows the effects of Philadelphia’s mob violence, and is important to obtain because its shows what is being done so far about the subject. Begins talking about a flashmob that attacked a group of friends near the heart of center city. Then leads of to talk about what mayor Nutter thinks about the situation and what he is doing to resolve. Fridays and Saturdays Curfews have been moves to 9pm for teenagers in Center city, in general 10pm for those under 13 and 12pm for those under 18. He then speaks of the black community in specific and advises the parent to step their game up. 

Annotation 5 (Interview)

Stanford, John. E-mail Interview. 18 Feb 2013.

This source gives a deep understanding of what the Philadelphia Police Department thinks about teen violence. John Stanford gives detailed answers as to what can be done about the subject, who is to blame, and much more. John Stanford talks about the steps that have already been taken to decrease the rates of criminal acts that are caused by teens. Such as creating a curfew, and the many organizations that have been made to create a new environment for teens. This interview shows well how the police department also thinks that Teen violence is a huge problem in Philadelphia. 

Shay's Annotation

Posted by Shanayia Roland in English 3 - Pahomov on

Governor Corbett, Tom. "Learn About DPW ."Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare . N.p., 29 February 2012. Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/learnaboutdpw/index.htm>.
This is a website that helped me to understand what exactly the Pennsylvania Public Welfare does to help people who are of the lowest income. This website also gave me the most accurate numbers for the amount of people (2,766,182) who receive welfare and public assistance. These numbers helped me because it shows how big of an issue poverty is. Also it shows that because so many people are of the lower class and are raised with no choice but to apply for public assistance so that they can eventually raise in social class.

. "Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Progress report 2010 ." Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare . N.p.. Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ucmprd/groups/webcontent/documents/report/p_003047.pdf>. This website helped me to figure out if the poverty rate was decreasing or increasing. There is a graph on this website that I can used that states how many applications were received by the public welfare system. This website also shows how many people public welfare was able to serve( 2,145,056).Last this website show how much money was issued out to the families and individuals who were served($11,927,060,000).

. "Welfare Statistics." Statistic Brain . N.p.. Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/welfare-statistics/>.
This site provided me with information that will help me have a better understanding on how much welfare is proving for whom they are serving. This helps me because it helps me to tell people big of a roll public assistance is providing. This site also tell me statistics of how long people were on welfare the different statistics for each race and what percentage were on Public Assistance (Welfare).

Piette , Betsey . "Workers World ." Philadelphia poverty, hunger on the rise. N.p., 22 October 2010. Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://www.workers.org/2010/us/philadelphia_1028/>.
This is a news article written based on information of the U.S Census. It states that Philadelphia is one of the poorest among the countries ten largest cities. This is something that shows that this issue show be brought up espically when it is further brought up that Philadelphia is only 2nd to Bronx, New York. Across the U.S one in every five children are victims of poverty. This is a very big issue because not all of those children and families will receive help that will help, if they will receive any help at all.

Sara Taveras, Amruta Ghanekar. "Tackling the Root Causes of Juvenile Delinquency." PHiladelphia Social Innovation Journal . N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb 2013. <http://www.philasocialinnovations.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=116:mimic-tackling-the-root-causes-of-juvenile-delinquency&catid=21:featured-social-innovations&Itemid=35&limitstart=1>.
This site states how much of the Philadelphia area is made up of people who are victims of poverty. Also it talks about what affect poverty has on decision making. It States that people who are of this category tend to have higher amount of teenagers who drop out, or just do not pursue a reliable careers. 50% of teenagers were drop outs. This is bad and shows that children living in poverty life style loose hope and settle for what they know. I can use this information in my project to show how much of a problem this for not only citizens of  the united states but also the future if the United States.

White,Marlene. Past recipient of  Public Assistance. In Person Interview. Place of Publication: Publisher, 15 February 2013.  
This gave me the chance to hear get facts and opinion from someone who has experienced being a recipient of Public Assistance and knows the pro’s and con’s of this system. She was able to speak from a personal experience. She was also able to speak about how to get off of public Assistance because she was one who was receiving assistance and overcame her challenge but she was also one who watched many people she knew stay on public assistance because it allowed  them to enable them.

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