In “Gentrification in a Brooklyn Neighborhood forces residents to move on,” by Vivian Lee defines gentrification as transformations that are made in a specific neighborhood, in this case Brooklyn. This article uses gentrification in order to explain why people are moving out of houses in Brooklyn because of overpriced living and renovations being made to to these specific apartments. Landlords are seeking for a better source of living. I want to know more about how these renovations have impacted the lives of these individuals that are basically being forced to flee from their homes. How do these citizens feel? and how can we put a stop to this problem?
Author: Isamar Acosta
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sample lit review in class 3/6
Easy access to pain medications such as opioids has lead to drug addiction in America. This problem will continue to grow if a stoppage is not created to seek a more reliable source of treatment. In fact this is true because doctors are willingly over prescribing pain medications to individuals, that in the long run will lead to greater struggles.
Americans depend on drugs in order to deal with chronic pain, but this has negatively According to Quil Lawerance (2014) “Everything under the sun, from Adderall to Percocet to hydrocodone, oxycodone, you name it,” Mike says. ” ‘My knee is hurting.’ ‘Well here, here you go.’ Well, several of them got dependent. And I guess there’s that fine line between what’s dependency [and] what’s addiction.” In order to better the precautions used to cope with chronic pain, veterans need to take into consideration other sorts of therapy such as acupuncture, aqua therapy, pool therapy and physical therapy (para. 29).
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2 Article Comparison
Easy access to cheap drugs has lead to drug addiction and has resulted in many fatalities worldwide. In the Editorial Board of The New York Times (2017) states “Public health officials have called the current opioid epidemic the worst drug crisis in American history, killing more than 33,000 people in 2015” (para. 2). This shows the significance of opioid abuse, which has unfortunately exceeded the number of gun homicides. Due to the lack of rehabilitation centers and poor economic status many people are not able to get the treatment they need. According to Patriquin, Hope for NH (2016) states, “If we were to walk down the streets of Manchester, it would be a matter of time before we saw a drug deal happen. But if you call a treatment center right now, you’re going to get a waiting list for four to six weeks, on average.” This means that people are not accessible to the treatment they need, thus the number of deaths pertaining drug abuse will continue to increase.
In the article “America is in the middle of the worst drug epidemic ever. Obamacare’s repeal could make it worse” by German Lopez mainly focuses on how millions of people suffering from drug use disorders could be in jeopardy of not receiving health insurance anymore. Donald Trump wishes to repeal Obamacare which will lead millions of Americans to be left with no type of access to treatment or health care needs. For instance, one of the reports found that “the amount of hospitalizations for substance use or mental health disorder in which the recipient was uninsured fell from about 20 percent toward the end of 2013 to about 5 percent by mid-2015.” Which means under Obamacare many people were able to get the care they needed. Obamacare worked adequately to benefit Americans in need. Unfortunately if Obamacare was to be repealed America could go back to this state and this could lead to great suffering if there was to be no type of replacement plan sufficient enough to cover these people.
Although Donald Trump and Republicans do not have a set plan, but the ones mentioned are detrimental. “The plans they have specified always leave a greater number of people of uninsured – anywhere from 3 million to 21 million, depending on the plan.” This shows how Obamacare is an “essential health benefit” and how it has saved many Americans. Also the death of drug overdoses have skyrocketed. More than 52,000 died in the year 2015. These rates are higher than ever and surpassed the number of deaths in car crashes, gun violence and Hiv/Aids. This goes to show how badly America needs Obamacare. With out this crucial care the number of individuals that die from drug overdose will continue to increase.
The link listed above will direct you to the article “Inside a killer Drug Epidemic” by Julie Bosman. The main idea deals with how opioid use is consuming Americans. Opioid overdose has gradually become what feels like the worst drug crisis in American history. As of 2015 heroin killed more than 33,000 people, and because of this America feels like this epidemic is almost inescapable. Unfortunately, these mass killings exceeded gun homicides.
This article is credible because it was published on The New York Times, Which is a popular source that has won over 117 Pulitzer Prizes and is still privately owned and reviewed by many people before articles are published. Julie Bosman is a political reporter that received a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2001 from The University of Wisconsin. She has worked with The New York Times for over 15 years.
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3 ways to speak English
In “3 ways to speak English”, Lyiscott explains how she is able to use articulation in her society in order to change the way she speaks to one another. Lyiscott gives the example “Because the English language is a multifaceted oration subject to indefinite transformation.” Which means that the English language can be spoken in many ways. She believes in being able to transform your words and not having to follow the rules depending on the place or person. Depending on the setting she is in or person she is talking to she is able to convert her dialects to whatever accent that best suits for others understanding. For example she states, “when my father asks, “Wha’ kinda ting is dis?” My “articulate” answer never goes amiss, I say “father, this is the impending problem at hand.” Which means that even though her father is speaking broken English, she is able to use articulation to show how she can speak fluently and still have the other person understand. Her background and where she comes from plays a big role on how she is able to adapt to her surroundings. If she is talking to her dad, in a classroom setting, or going in for an interview she will be able to speak with great articulation.
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writing and empathy
-How are writing and empathy similar?
Empathy is used as a tool to help us understand and have good idea of certain situations. As we do in writing, we are given a topic and within that topic a person must gather information that can help them come up with multiple solutions to discuss and to write about. When a person has empathy for someone it means they fully have enough knowledge to understand where that certain individual is coming from, thus this is similar to writing because we must be able to fully understand and have a general understanding of the problem given to be able to write about the topic.
-What is the value of empathy?
Empathy is important because it helps us to be able to brainstorm ideas and come up with solutions to any problem presented. It is good to have empathy for others because it allows individuals to be able to talk to someone and have their full attention, like a shoulder to lean on. No matter what the situation is being able to stop and think about others feelings and circumstances is hard considering how focused we are on ourselves.
