Essay Help

Altema · Post by **Altema** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:46 pm

Sadly, I did not pay much attention to the Hurricane Katrina other than looking at the images and donating money. The bad part about not paying attention is that I now have to write an essay on that topic.

The topic is basically

Whose responsibility is it to help lessen the divide between the rich and poor in that region (the areas hit by katrina) or is it an unavoidable byproduct of the American economy. Please explain.

If anyone can give me any ideas, I would be most appreciative. I am stumped on the issue.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:54 pm

Altema wrote:Sadly, I did not pay much attention to the Hurricane Katrina other than looking at the images and donating money. The bad part about not paying attention is that I now have to write an essay on that topic.

The topic is basically

Whose responsibility is it to help lessen the divide between the rich and poor in that region (the areas hit by katrina) or is it an unavoidable byproduct of the American economy. Please explain.

If anyone can give me any ideas, I would be most appreciative. I am stumped on the issue.

being poor is not having a ride out of town

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:44 am

The essay questions requires that you:

1. do some research on your own.
2. learn a bit about economics & class systems.
3. formulate own opinions on these subjects.
4. actually use your own mind.
5. gain new knowledge.

If you disagree with the above then why are you in school?

Loonatic · Post by **Loonatic** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:15 am

Think about the people down there: They rely on state aid to keep them alive, because they choose not to work. They use food stamps, etc. Think about it and it will come to ya.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:14 am

Essay help? So you need help with Mexicans?

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:35 am

Loonatic wrote:Think about the people down there: They rely on state aid to keep them alive, because they choose not to work. They use food stamps, etc. Think about it and it will come to ya.

He goes to College not a KKK training camp

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:03 pm

do your own homework

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:09 pm

thepieman wrote:
He goes to College not a KKK training camp

LOL

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:25 pm

Brent wrote:do your own homework

What was asked for is help with the genesis of an idea, not the essay. When confronted with a broad subject sometimes it'll vapor lock your brain with a surplus of beginning points. It never hurts to ask folks for some ideas on how to kick-start the project.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:30 pm

brembo wrote:What was asked for is help with the genesis of an idea, not the essay. When confronted with a broad subject sometimes it'll vapor lock your brain with a surplus of beginning points. It never hurts to ask folks for some ideas on how to kick-start the project.

TonyT wrote:The essay questions requires that you:

1. do some research on your own.
2. learn a bit about economics & class systems.
3. formulate own opinions on these subjects.
4. actually use your own mind.
5. gain new knowledge.

If you disagree with the above then why are you in school?

.

cyberskye · Post by **cyberskye** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:55 pm

Altema wrote:Sadly, I did not pay much attention to the Hurricane Katrina other than looking at the images and donating money. The bad part about not paying attention is that I now have to write an essay on that topic.

The topic is basically

Whose responsibility is it to help lessen the divide between the rich and poor in that region (the areas hit by katrina) or is it an unavoidable byproduct of the American economy. Please explain.

If anyone can give me any ideas, I would be most appreciative. I am stumped on the issue.

Remove the bold text above and think locally. If there are any neighborhoods in your area that are relatively poor and a massive - total destruction - event happened, who is responsible...or is it unavoidable?

Maybe that'll get you thinking in general terms. Then, as suggested, do some research on what the demographics looked like and how things happened...

Altema · Post by **Altema** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:36 pm

Wow. I kinda thought this thread would turn out like this

.

Just for the record:

I don't really post stuff asking for help unless I have already done some research about the topic and hit nothing but road blocks. I have taken microeconomics, macroeconomics, and an intro to business course, and I have found stuff that pertains to this situation. I just wanted to get some other ideas that I may have missed out on. I just wanted another perspective that I may have missed. It's not like I asked anyone to write me an essay. Even the couple of sentences that people have said here have caused me to think alot more. All it took was a sentence here and there

. Thanks alot to those who helped.

Prey521 wrote:Essay help? So you need help with Mexicans?

I was thinking and thinking and I could not figure out why you said that. Then it came to me and I laughed.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:40 pm

Altema wrote:Wow. I kinda thought this thread would turn out like this .

Just for the record:

I don't really post stuff asking for help unless I have already done some research about the topic and hit nothing but road blocks. I have taken microeconomics, macroeconomics, and an intro to business course, and I have found stuff that pertains to this situation. I just wanted to get some other ideas that I may have missed out on. I just wanted another perspective that I may have missed. It's not like I asked anyone to write me an essay. Even the couple of sentences that people have said here have caused me to think alot more. All it took was a sentence here and there . Thanks alot to those who helped.

I think it's unavoidable but both sides ( people & gov't ) each share in responsibilty to take appropriate measures

Altema · Post by **Altema** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:45 pm

I agree.

I am trying to side with one side, but I feel that both sides play a part in the income divide and our economy causes an income divide as well. While our economy is not pure capitalism, it has some traits of it and capitalism can cause an income gap. At the same time the government can play a part in increasing this gap in whatever policies they make. Such as taking away money from medicaid and putting it elsewhere. The people are responsible, somehow... I'm not sure how do the people fix the income gap. My friend said that the income gap may be a result of racism in that area and a lack of opportunity chances. That would make the people partially responsible as well, but then again it was a "friend" who said it and not a reputable source.

tao_jones · Post by **tao_jones** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:55 pm

Ask yourself is it the State/Federal Gov'ts job to ensure that fair/equal distrubtion of wealth in an area that has not been effected by disastrous circumstances and to what extent is it their responsiblity to "fix" the economy and to what extent should they go to.

tao_jones · Post by **tao_jones** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:57 pm

Brent wrote:do your own homework

Whats a matter your favorite anime pron site down?

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:02 pm

tao_jones wrote:Ask yourself is it the State/Federal Gov'ts job to ensure that fair/equal distrubtion of wealth in an area that has not been effected by disastrous circumstances and to what extent is it their responsiblity to "fix" the economy and to what extent should they go to.

it really isn't their job ......but they have demographic info and they know what areas would need help most....but at the same time the people there should know they should not rely 100% on the govt's help.

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:21 pm

thepieman wrote:
He goes to College not a KKK training camp

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:21 pm

Prey521 wrote:Esse help? So you need help with Mexicans?

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:22 pm

tao_jones wrote:Whats a matter your favorite anime pron site down?

Hey you guys are killing me..

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:22 pm

Whose responsibility is it to help lessen the divide between the rich and poor in that region (the areas hit by katrina) or is it an unavoidable byproduct of the American economy.

I consider is is MY responsibility...and I also consider that it is YOUR responsibility and I also consider that it is the responsibilty of ANYONE who dares view the subject matter. It is unethical to have knowledge of some thing that is in need of help and do nothing about it. We can ALL be responsible for such things in varying ways, such as donations, on site assistance, small sacrifices here & there, taxes, etc. etc.

That such a question was ever posed is just an indication of how irresponsible some facets of our society are, including the govt. That such a question gets posed indicates that there must be some people who consider that they are not responsible for their fellow man, or who wish to not have any responsibility at all, and the result is usually responsibility defined as "blame" rather than "ownership" or "cause" or "change for the better".

I apologize for my harsh comments originally in this thread, but your original post was somewhat short w/out detail. We've seen tons of similar "need help with my homework" type posts here at SG and the general response is usually something like "do your own homework" in an effort to encourage that one earn his new found knowledge so as to be able to then apply it to life somehow.

Loonatic · Post by **Loonatic** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:35 pm

thepieman wrote:
He goes to College not a KKK training camp

Whats the point of this post? What the hell does a KKK training camp have to do with an essay? Didnt the mods tell you to stop leg humping me?

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:03 am

Loonatic wrote:Whats the point of this post? What the hell does a KKK training camp have to do with an essay? Didnt the mods tell you to stop leg humping me?

Do you understand the concept of a PUBLIC FORUM ? When you post something like

Think about the people down there: They rely on state aid to keep them alive, because they choose not to work. They use food stamps, etc. Think about it and it will come to ya

Expect a ****ing reply.

Why don't you just complete your remark by swapping "people" and "They" out for the N word...you know you want to.

I wouldn't hump your leg if you had 100.00 bills taped to it. Get over yourself.

cyberskye · Post by **cyberskye** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:36 am

TonyT wrote:Whose responsibility is it to help lessen the divide between the rich and poor in that region (the areas hit by katrina) or is it an unavoidable byproduct of the American economy.

I consider is is MY responsibility...and I also consider that it is YOUR responsibility and I also consider that it is the responsibilty of ANYONE who dares view the subject matter. It is unethical to have knowledge of some thing that is in need of help and do nothing about it. We can ALL be responsible for such things in varying ways, such as donations, on site assistance, small sacrifices here & there, taxes, etc. etc.

That such a question was ever posed is just an indication of how irresponsible some facets of our society are, including the govt. That such a question gets posed indicates that there must be some people who consider that they are not responsible for their fellow man, or who wish to not have any responsibility at all, and the result is usually responsibility defined as "blame" rather than "ownership" or "cause" or "change for the better".

I apologize for my harsh comments originally in this thread, but your original post was somewhat short w/out detail. We've seen tons of similar "need help with my homework" type posts here at SG and the general response is usually something like "do your own homework" in an effort to encourage that one earn his new found knowledge so as to be able to then apply it to life somehow.

I personally don't think you were harsh - that is the empirical formula for learning.

Just to add that we are spending now even more on war and (effectively) cutting medicaid, giving tax breaks that specifically favor thsoe that don't need more money...it's kinda sick. I can't find a logic for this from anyone that isn't completely paranoid.

cyberskye · Post by **cyberskye** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:38 am

Loonatic wrote:Whats the point of this post? What the hell does a KKK training camp have to do with an essay? Didnt the mods tell you to stop leg humping me?

Your remarks did come across as prejudiced - class based or race based, you can expect folks to have emotional responses.

Noit saying you're wrong - just pointing out that it does rain, and when it does the ground gets wet.

Skye

triniwasp · Post by **triniwasp** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:45 am

Loonatic wrote:Whats the point of this post? What the hell does a KKK training camp have to do with an essay? Didnt the mods tell you to stop leg humping me?

Hey Loon, I call'em Like I see'em and the post is appropriate for anyone who knows just a wee bit about ya.

Loonatic · Post by **Loonatic** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:22 am

thepieman wrote:Do you understand the concept of a PUBLIC FORUM ? When you post something like

Expect a ****ing reply.

Why don't you just complete your remark by swapping "people" and "They" out for the N word...you know you want to.

I wouldn't hump your leg if you had 100.00 bills taped to it. Get over yourself.

It has nothing to do with racism, Im just a realist. I see the same stuff everyday where I work at (for the time being atleast, need to move on). Its all food stamp people that come in and shop, and it annoys me BIG time when they pull up in Escalades with 4 kids and pay with food stamps/WIC. If you grew up in a red room and got sick of red, you'd feel the same way as someone who did also.

Altema · Post by **Altema** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:57 am

TonyT wrote:Whose responsibility is it to help lessen the divide between the rich and poor in that region (the areas hit by katrina) or is it an unavoidable byproduct of the American economy.

I consider is is MY responsibility...and I also consider that it is YOUR responsibility and I also consider that it is the responsibilty of ANYONE who dares view the subject matter. It is unethical to have knowledge of some thing that is in need of help and do nothing about it. We can ALL be responsible for such things in varying ways, such as donations, on site assistance, small sacrifices here & there, taxes, etc. etc.

That such a question was ever posed is just an indication of how irresponsible some facets of our society are, including the govt. That such a question gets posed indicates that there must be some people who consider that they are not responsible for their fellow man, or who wish to not have any responsibility at all, and the result is usually responsibility defined as "blame" rather than "ownership" or "cause" or "change for the better".

I apologize for my harsh comments originally in this thread, but your original post was somewhat short w/out detail. We've seen tons of similar "need help with my homework" type posts here at SG and the general response is usually something like "do your own homework" in an effort to encourage that one earn his new found knowledge so as to be able to then apply it to life somehow.

That is a good view. I never thought of it that way.

I viewed your comments as sort of harsh, but I easily see why you replied as such. Just from reading how I asked for help, it appears that I did not do any research. I did do research, but it did not seem that way.

Just to add that we are spending now even more on war and (effectively) cutting medicaid, giving tax breaks that specifically favor thsoe that don't need more money...it's kinda sick. I can't find a logic for this from anyone that isn't completely paranoid.

Yeah I think this point was one of the ones I came across while researching. My former business teacher also came up with that point. Btw, what do you mean by "effectively" cutting medicaid? While I have come across the point of cutting medicaid, several sources neglect to say how much. They merely state that it has been done.

A_old · Post by **A_old** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:02 am

why is everyone here so damned mean now? it wasn't like this two years ago

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:32 am

Amro wrote:why is everyone here so damned mean now? it wasn't like this two years ago

I'm not mean.

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:35 am

Izzo wrote:I'm not mean.

Nah, yer just ugly and that is just about as bad as mean.

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:36 am

Loonatic wrote:Whats the point of this post? What the hell does a KKK training camp have to do with an essay? Didnt the mods tell you to stop leg humping me?

everytime a thread dealing with race, that you reply to..it becomes obvious where your stance is. If for some reason, you do become a Police Officer, then again, it becomes obvious how you will react to situations involving minorities.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:38 am

brembo wrote:Nah, yer just ugly and that is just about as bad as mean.

You want a knuckle sandwich?

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:03 am

Izzo wrote:You want a knuckle sandwich?

You don't have the melons.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:31 am

brembo wrote:You don't have the melons.

Nope, but I got the stones

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:43 am

Izzo wrote:Nope, but I got the stones

Yeah, I hear you older fellas tend to get kidney stones. Two words: prune juice.

cyberskye · Post by **cyberskye** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:00 pm

Altema wrote:Btw, what do you mean by "effectively" cutting medicaid? While I have come across the point of cutting medicaid, several sources neglect to say how much. They merely state that it has been done.

Google for Bush 2006 budget - they aren't going to expand in order to keep up (with new beneficiaries, inflation adjustments, etc)

tao_jones · Post by **tao_jones** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:43 pm

Amro wrote:why is everyone here so damned mean now? it wasn't like this two years ago

It's internet PMS.

Loonatic · Post by **Loonatic** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:19 pm

knightmare wrote:everytime a thread dealing with race, that you reply to..it becomes obvious where your stance is. If for some reason, you do become a Police Officer, then again, it becomes obvious how you will react to situations involving minorities.

You have your stance and I have mine. However, I dont have a problem with giving anyone a chance. Respect me and Ill respect you. Ruin my taste just once and you'll likely never get along with me.

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:39 pm

Loonatic wrote:You have your stance and I have mine. However, I dont have a problem with giving anyone a chance. Respect me and Ill respect you. Ruin my taste just once and you'll likely never get along with me.

was this for me, or directed to peeps*, on the street?