keanan's blog

Desertification is one of the biggest global challenges today. “Desertification is the persistent degradation of dryland ecosystems by variations in climate and human activities.” http://www.greenfacts.org/en/desertification/#1  Read More »

I was a high school dropout. I was young, angry, and a bit depressed. When I think about the moment I withdrew from my high school I really can not sum up one reason why I exactly did it. I was forced to repeat my junior year, and I had to sit in a classroom replete with what I felt like immature and inexperienced teenagers.  Read More »

The controversial issue affirmative action has been scrutinized for its reverse racism. For many years I have debated back and forth about the idea of affirmative action. Is it necessary?  Read More »

Biotechnology can be an answer for a hollow stomach that is aching for something to be chewed on. It has been supported by the World Health Organization that bio-crops could and be the answer for over one billion people living in absolute poverty. Biotechnology is the altering or adding of genetics to create superior or better products.  Read More »

Every year about 25,000 people turn eighteen in foster care and are forced to stop living in the government’s care. Most of these youth end up in poverty because of a lack of training, experience, and support. Foster care children have low expectations, and are not viewed in the public’s eye as college oriented or successful.  Read More »

“Global warming is connected to the deterioration of health conditions and the increase of especially among the billions of people around the world who live in poverty.”  Read More »

“AIDS is the disease of poverty”  Read More »

Many people would disagree that there is no correlation between poverty and crime by using statistics in other countries that demonstrate a very high level of poverty but a very low level of crime. However, one must consider that in other countries the gap between the rich and poor is substantial. The affluent have extensive guarding mechanisms and protection.  Read More »