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As poverty grows more and more since the pandemic, there are more sights of it. I used to live in Streeterville, in Chicago and was surrounded by poverty. Every step I took with my stepmom or dad, we would see someone who was homeless. As schools like my middle school began to see this as a recurring and growing issue, my school (ST. Johns) dedicated every Wednesday after school to making food, and care packages for homeless people who aren't in a shelter. We would also twice a year go to Feed My starving Children which is an organization that gives food to those in need.

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Feed My Staring Children's mission is to feed God's starving children, and to incorporate many different people into this mission. This organization is based out of a warehouse, and welcomes with open arms thousands of volunteers to help complete the mission.

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Feed My Starving Children is a nonprofit organization empowering volunteers to pack meals for the malnourished in nearly 70 countries, hungry in body and spirit.

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This is the condo i used to live in with my dad and stepmom every other weekend. Although the condo is in a very good area of the city, and is right across from navy pier there are dozens of homeless people who would sleep in the parking garages every night.

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This photo is a statistic showing the violent crime across the city of Chicago which is a little under 50%.

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Growing up, I was surrounded by law enforcement family members. In my opinion, in every town they have the most power and authority over people. When it comes to the higher up lines of authority, they gain their power through mainly popularity. Although, family authority may be to some the only authority they have experienced. When it comes to authority regarding family, we see it as the times that they yell at us, ground us, etc. But, that is all for the best interest in their children. As you get older you will face many different sides of authority, and possibly become one yourself.

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This graph shows the most fatal police involved shootings- Chicago is the highest number even though we dont have the largest population.

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This photo i believe is very effective when speaking about power and authority; to be respected on a national level, it is key to gain popularity for people to like you.

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Just as cops are seen as a legitament authority symbol, we too can become human authorities and become more powerful. As we grow older, there will be many places in our lives where we will have to be the authority in a situation from your job to raising children.

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As the world grows older and older, it advances. The more years that pass by the greater the technology becomes. In fact, technology is one of the most popular and easily accessible ways to form your own opinions and ideas. Although, family is a great influence on the way we think. The older we get, the more in depth conversations we get to have with our families. For example, due to the fact that my mom is a nurse, and my stepdad is a cop, our political view as a family is conservative due to the respect the politicians on the republican side show the front line workers. Also, my culture/religion shapes a lot of my beliefs. One very large thing that i make sure everyone knows is that Israel is not Israel, its Palestine. Due to the fact tat i have family being attacked by Israeli soldiers, makes me fume, and forms a very hatred belief of mine on the Israeli's. This goes to show that in my opinion family and the media are the largest contributors when it comes to the way we think.

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The war going on in Palestine where Israel is trying to confiscate their land and religion shapes a belief in my head that causes an instant hatred feeling towards Israeli's.

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As our families most likely have their own political ideas, they spill over onto their children. This is a way in which our parents ideas and beliefs become our own

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This image i believe is very powerful to show the way in which our brains can be crafted as other peoples ideas are made into our own.

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In todays society, technology is used in every day life. For exaple, the first thing I do when iw are up is check my phone. Overtime technology has advanced creating social media which caused a big spike in technology use, teens and adults all over the world use technology every day and ut really does shape our society; Technology has hurt and helped many people. Social media which is a constant link to technology changed the ways of interactions for people in many ways. As social media grows, people all over the world interact through media instead of having face to face interactions.

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snapchat is a common way for teens to communicate with one another as an escape form face to face interactions.

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This statistic shows the "biggest improvement to life" and 42% of that poll went towards Technology.

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Technology takes a large toll on the way we think, and digest certain things. Technology greatly influences many of our opinions or decisions.

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Growing up, i was always taught more about the Palestinian roots of myself. Although the culture is amazing, i wish i learned more about the Italian half of me. I never really knew how important art was to Italy until just recently. Through school we learn about the famous french and Italian artists, but there's a great amount of importance lying beneath the surface. Art shapes the culture of Italy, and so does architecture. The same goes for Palestine. However, Palestine art is in the form of clothing and food. This is what forms the culture itself. Food is something all Palestinians take pride in, and there will always be food ready on the table.

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A large part of the Culture is food, all of the food starts from decades and decades ago from ancestors which makes it that much more important to share with future generations

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being Italian is another one of my roots. In Italy they strongly value art, architecture, and cuisine.

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I really enjoy EDM and upbeat style music. For example, Coldplay and the Chainsmokers are two of my favorite groups.