Reflexión: This term is important because many people are being evicted, and we need to know how to say moratorium to express in Spanish the authorized delay of a legal measure or order, i.e. an eviction. 

Reflexión: This is a term that has been relevant for recent times as we have lived through a pandemic. It can be useful to know for conversations that may bring up the pandemic. 

Relfexión: This term is important to know as it can be used in a lot of different scenarios. A violation could be about a legal discussion or a violation as a job. It is important to know this term as it can be used in many different settings. 

Reflexión: The term is important as to highlight the fact that there are some willing to gamble everything for a small change at a better life.

-Sean Newby Lowery

Reflexión: The term is important as a statement. A statement that says there is a problem that needs to be addressed and find a solution. 

-Sean Newby Lowery

Desde el comienzo de la pandemia, muchas personas han estado desempleadas. Esto ha llevado a la inseguridad alimentaria y de vivienda para muchas de esas personas. Esto se debe a que el costo de vida ha aumentado y las personas ya no pueden pagar sus necesidades básicas.

Reflexión:

The term “insecurity” is relevant to the module because it is the reality that many people are facing. Due to the current state of the economy, since the pandemic, everything has become very expensive and people are no longer able to afford the things they need to live. There are not many economic resources available for those struggling to find a well paying job.

Shewa Hasanzade

Muchas personas en los Estados Unidos buscan refugio en albergues después de perder sus hogares por el desalojo. La pobreza en los Estados Unidos continúa aumentando al igual que el costo de vida. No hay suficientes recursos económicos disponibles para ayudar a acabar con el sinhogarismo.

Reflexión:

The term “shelter” is relevant to this module due to the rise of homelessness in our society. Homelessness has always been a big issue within the United States but has only perpetuated due to inflation. Many people feel hopeless in their ability to recover from the pandemic and rely on shelters to help them stay afloat. 

Shewa Hasanzade

Oración: El alquiler para la vivienda en los barrios residenciales son más altos porque del deficit de vivienda. 

Reflexión: It is important to know how to say “residential areas” because many people live and are affected by these areas, and they are a big factor in housing costs and rent issues. 

Kyleigh McGinnis

Oración: Los costos para muchos edificios, resedenciales o no, son más altos ahora porque de la pandemia. 

Reflexión: This term is important because we are talking about rent and properties and “buildings” can refer to a large variety of types of leases, so it is an important core word to know. 

Kyleigh McGinnis

Reflexión: Subsidized housing is government sponsored housing for individuals who are mainly low income. This government program is in existence and is aimed to eliminate the housing costs and expenses for impoverished people. 

(Glenda Patterson) 

Oración: Las personas que apoyaron a Black Lives Matter protestaron en las calles con grupos bien grandes. Estos grupos caminan con carteles para apoyar problemas sociales cuando protestan

Reflexion: It is important to know how to say the verb “to protest” because with a lot of social injustice issues that have been so prevalent in our world, protesting is something that will be commonly seen. 

- JJ Infantes

Reflexión: Single-family homes are intended and mainly built and designed for people with large families. However, these homes can be lived in by many people regardless of if they are a family or not. 

 
(Glenda Patterson)

Oración: Cuando el año termina tienes que pagar los impuestos al gobierno para todo el dinero que haces en el año anterior 

Reflexion: It is important to know how to say the word “taxes” because paying taxes is a vital part of any person's life, so it will be used very often.

- JJ Infantes

~Geormani Moore

Reflexión: This is important to be aware of because as we are now in the post-COVID era, we are now having to deal with the negative impacts it had on the world, one of which was causing people to lose their homes and not be able to afford a place to live.

- Amethyst Pennington

Reflexión: Eviction typically happens when someone is not paying their rent or mortgage. After the COVID-19 era, the world has seen an increase in the number of evictions around the world. This is a major problem as it also means that the homeless numbers are also rising.

- Amethyst Pennington