From Rags to Redemption: a Homeless Dumpster Diver's Tale of Salvation

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Eighner’s eloquence and extensive vocabulary reveal a man who takes pride in what he has learned as a dumpster diver, and who uses this knowledge to subvert stereotypes about his lifestyle. He quotes examples of his experiences [...]

We see it, we hear about it, and some of us even live it. It’s unfortunately all around us; what is it? Poverty. Throughout the world, a vast majority of adults and children live in inhumane conditions. Many people have [...]

David K. Shipler presents many viewpoints across the political spectrum regarding the causes for poverty in the United States in The Working Poor: Invisible in America. Shipler states in his introduction, “This book is about , [...]

In “Solutions to poverty, not posturing” (The Washington Times, January 11, 2016) Cal Thomas argues that our current solutions for fighting poverty in America are not working, and that we must focus on empowering the poor rather [...]

David Brooks’ A Nation of Mutts, claims that the United States is becoming a “nation of mutts” and that the immigration reform is speeding up the process. Brooks supports his claim by giving background on immigration along with [...]

In many parts of Appalachia, poverty is very pervasive in everyday society from family life to finding jobs. This inescapable theme of life in Appalachia has led to poverty and social justice being intertwined into various folk [...]

To feed the global human race and coming up with the best method to do it is a far nobler endeavour than anyone can imagine. Researchers have been torn between advocating for animal agriculture or even crops growth which is the [...]

Homelessness as a social problem will be explained by using the social pathology model. Homelessness Australia (2013) studied 25% of homelessness are caused by domestic abuse and is the highest cause. Hence this is the sample [...]