https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34 Write your name. Choose 2 different "Areas of Change" and write a few sentences specific issue that needs to be addressed. Avoid generalities like "water pollution" and try to pinpoint a more specific issue such as "the quality of water on and near Indian reservations in South Dakota". For each entry, include a link to a source. Don't focus too much on the category if you get stuck, these are all intersectional. You are limited to issues within the United States. Think local, state, and national! Once you have posted your 2 "Areas of Change" look through the other posts and pick three other areas to "love" if you agree with that idea. en-us 2022-02-16 19:48:36 UTC 2025-11-08 07:04:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467911282 Traffic on the freeways in Los Angeles
-Danielle Salute]]> 2023-02-03 17:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467911282 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467911749 Wildfires in California have been getting worse and worse as of late because of the changes in the climate. Over time it has been shown that the worsening fires are caused by the more drastic weather. Furthermore, the air quality in California has been dropping because of the constant fires. It is pivotal that we take the reigns of the issue now and try and reverse the worsening conditions we are creating.

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/wildfires-climate-change]]> 2023-02-03 17:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467911749 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467912207 Specifically in Los Angeles County the traffic congestion has only gotten worse throughout the years. The county has attempted to solve the problem through various different solutions. According to INRIX, Los Angeles is ranked the country's most traffic congested city. The traffic conditions in Los Angeles have affected the economy through various different viewpoints, including the Los Angeles county, the civilians within, and the metropolitan. 

]]> 2023-02-03 17:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467912207 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467912250 The United States is the world's second largest emitter of carbon dioxide. 4 in 10 people in the United States are living in areas with unhealthy and polluted air. The main causes of this include burning fossil fuels, wildfires, and prolonged pollen seasons. Furthermore, in 2021 about 67 millions tons of pollution were emitted into the atmosphere by this country. 

https://earth.org/top-environmental-issues-us/]]> 2023-02-03 17:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467912250 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467913487 -Roy Fattal]]> 2023-02-03 17:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467913487 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467915178 Political Polarization in the media needs to be limited as it is slowly destroying democracy. 
 ]]> 2023-02-03 17:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467915178 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467915854 I believe that teachers should be paid significantly more than they already are in the US. Because of these low wages, the teachers have to work multiple jobs to pay their bills. America is left with a shortage of teachers because of this. This is especially evident in California. To be able to live in California costs an arm and a leg. Studies have shown that if teachers get paid more, it also improves the student's performance. ]]> 2023-02-03 17:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467915854 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467917575 Each year, we see more and more animals fall to the power of poachers and people who infringe upon their land. And it's not restricted to more populated areas like you might expect; the Pinta Giant Tortoise, from the Galapagos, went extinct in 2012 due to "whalers and ship merchants in the 19th century using the animals as food, along with deforestation of the islands" (Schwaller). And it seems that no particular species are safe. Some animals that recently became extinct include macaws, rhinoceroses, and baijis (a type of river dolphin).

Sources: https://safarisafricana.com/recently-extinct-animals/
https://www.dw.com/en/extinction-6-species-we-recently-lost/g-62867598]]> 2023-02-03 17:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467917575 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467917602 -Roy Fattal]]> 2023-02-03 17:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467917602 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467917687 Climate change is something that has a very big affect on people. In the near future, many people believe that the effects climate change will have on the world are going to be devastating. Another example of an environmental issue is plastic pollution. The "Top 6 Environmental Issues in the US in 2022" source states that the US produces "about 42 million metric tons [of plastic] every year," which can take hundreds of years to decompose and is extremely unhealthy for our planet.
-Kylie Heimlich]]> 2023-02-03 17:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467917687 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467917832 2023-02-03 17:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467917832 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467918704 Towards the beginning of 2022, the housing market in California increased by nearly 4.5 percent. Demand and a rise in interest rates have made buying properties very difficult for middle-class citizens. Towards the end of 2022, the housing market began to show a fluctuation of decrease in medians for houses sold. The San Francisco Bay area was ranked to have dropped 9.6 percent with an average house costing about $743,180. ]]> 2023-02-03 17:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467918704 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467919094 Los Angeles is viewed as one of the most beautiful places in the US to nearly anyone, and especially people from outside the country. But over the years, homelessness has risen drastically in most parts of Los Angeles, especially the highly-populated areas. Every single year, more and more people are forced into homelessness. As a resident of LA, I see first hand how bad it's gotten. The main cause to this widespread homelessness is the rising cost of living in LA. Compared ta all the states in the US, California, especially LA, has some of the highest prices on homes and rent. Also, there are very few laws that protect renters from landlords who may be overbearing or unfair. This makes it very hard for people to live independently in LA. This is one of the biggest issues in LA and it needs to be fixed. ]]> 2023-02-03 17:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467919094 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467919374 The climate crisis has caused heatwaves, wildfires and droughts. Weather extremes continue to worsen as time goes on, which bring a variety of issues, such as precipitation has begun to fall as rain instead of snow and more heat related illnesses have been occurring. The ongoing drought in California has worsened, and will continue to do so. ]]> 2023-02-03 17:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467919374 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467919404 An issue that I would like to be resolved is the end of the Two-Party System here in the united states. I would want to end because I believe a two-party system is a very divisive system in the united states because it divides people into two sides and we would see people against each other. In the government, we would see politicians blame the other sides for being who they are. Topics debated on the floor are always two ways either Dem or Rep. Also I believe a two-party system doesn't really represent people the right way because somebody might have liberal views on social issues on things and conservative views on economics or vice versa. Overall, countries in Europe are made up of different political parties which represent the people they want to represent and in those parliamentary governments, we see coalitions come up between political parties which I would like to see in the United States.]]> 2023-02-03 17:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467919404 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467919407 - karlyn sorto]]> 2023-02-03 17:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467919407 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467920002 Insomnia has a direct effect on college students. Causing them to have poor sleep which increases tension, stress, confusion, depression, and causes students to perform poorly when it comes to academics. Many healthcare companies who sell melatonin benefit from this issue. 

]]> 2023-02-03 17:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467920002 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467920255 Healthcare in the United States is a business controlled by medical professionals and pharmacists themselves. The United States has the one of most expensive healthcares in the world, and medicine prices higher than anywhere else. Insulin is a vital medicine to people with diabetes, and it could cost thousands of dollars a month to buy them in the United States, and less than a hundred dollars to get them from countries like Canada or Mexico. The United States federal Government needs to create further limitations on the prices of medical help and vital medicines, because people need these medicines to save their lives, and are being profittes off of by the medical industry. The medical industry should be a socialist run industry, not a capitalist one.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/health-care-costs-by-country]]> 2023-02-03 17:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467920255 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467920272
The Education System in America pressures students due to the "letter grades." The letter grades puts to much stress onto students to receive the best letter "A" and does not focus on if they are actually learning. It is a problem that should be resolved because these grades do not show if a student will be able to use their education from k-12 and use it for their future.]]> 2023-02-03 17:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467920272 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467920762 It has become increasingly difficult for people to afford healthcare in the U.S, so much so, that it is relatively impossible for very low income families to even afford a visit to the hospital in the case of an emergency. Moreover, in recent years minimum wage has been failing to catch up with the healthcare industry's ever climbing bill. As if that was not enough, many hospitals are inaccessible for many poor communities because of their placement and staffing. Together, these factors create a dire situation in which few can truly pay to receive the healthcare they rightfully deserve without taking a large blow to their economic situation.

https://www.ced.org/blog/entry/healthcare-costs-wage-growth-and-inequality

https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/statistics-trends-and-reports/nationalhealthexpenddata/nationalhealthaccountshistorical#:~:text=U.S.%20health%20care%20spending%20grew,spending%20accounted%20for%2018.3%20percent.]]> 2023-02-03 17:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467920762 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467921324 Multiple states in the United States, including California are ending the vaccine mandate set in place that requires healthcare workers to be COVID-19 vaccinated. Removing the vaccine mandate from people who work closely with infected patients will change the US for the worse because it subjects the virus to spread more due to more people getting infected. Getting rid of the mandate will also make hospitals a hotspot for COVID-19 cases. ]]> 2023-02-03 17:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467921324 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467921497 There is a major housing crisis within our own state, and not much is being done to help. We were promised nearly 3.5 million homes to combat this crisis, yet most of the house are non-affordable. Not only that, but we are nowhere near the goal we were promised.]]> 2023-02-03 17:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467921497 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467921860 5 police officers brutality killed an innocent man named Tyre Nichols on January 27, 2023. This horrible incident created chaos and and a major issue towards the media and the people started to want justice for the poor man and for every person who was a victime of this terrible issue. They all just want a solution towards this major problem for the future of America.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/03/steven-askew-tyre-nichols-memphis-tennessee
- Leslie Flores]]> 2023-02-03 17:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467921860 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467922050 Governor Gavin Newsom has established a mandate to have all new automobiles sold in California by 2035 be all electric. The plan is to phase out common combustion vehicles that are fueled by gasoline to do the harmful affects of these engines that emit into the world. California is the nations largest auto market which this change by California will have a ripple effect and hopefully change many others into attempting to better the environment with this more modernized form of travel. California state regulators are estimating that this new mandate will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles by 50 percent by the year 2040.]]> 2023-02-03 17:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467922050 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467922165 The San Joaquin Valley, or the Central Valley in California has the worst air pollution in the United States. It consistently fails to meet federal health standards for smog and particulate pollution. The mountains surrounding the valley such as the Sierras trap this air, and the freeways and highways that run through the valley produce significant pollution. Rising temperatures due to climate change play a role in the quality of since the air cannot escape. This pollution leads to health problems, most commonly asthma. People have been trying to solve this by switching to more electric cars and restricting wood burning. Reducing the amount of pollution emitted can also help create jobs, as the EPA funds and works on research to understand clean energy and the effects of pollution. ]]> 2023-02-03 17:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467922165 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467923018 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services say that "U.S. healthcare spending grew 2.7% in 2021," amounting to "$12,914 per person." Health spending also accounted for 18.3% of nation's gross domestic product. And this is considering people who HAVE insurance. The cost of healthcare essentially means there is a price for each of us, and how much our safety and health is worth.

https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/statistics-trends-and-reports/nationalhealthexpenddata/nationalhealthaccountshistorical#:~:text=U.S.%20health%20care%20spending%20grew,spending%20accounted%20for%2018.3%20percent.]]> 2023-02-03 17:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467923018 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467923289 An area of change that needs to occur in the medical field is the treatment of black mothers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African American women die in the perinatal period at 3-4 times the rate of white women. In recent years, the statistic has alarmingly increased despite better technological advancements becoming available. Notably, the maternal mortality rate for Black women has increased from 37 deaths per 100,000 live births to 56 deaths per 100,000 live births in the span of 2 years. Furthermore, African American women are 2-3 times more likely to die from a medical condition that a white woman also has. Many factors contribute to these statistics such as systemic racism, gaps in medical insurance, and a lack of representation in the medical system. To fix racism in the medical field, individuals need to look much deeper by examining how the cumulative effect of systemic and interpersonal racism affects healthcare.

]]> 2023-02-03 17:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467923289 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467923294 About 400 years ago, On May 14, 1607, the Virginia Company settlers landed on Jamestown Island to establish an English colony 60 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. This bay holds so much historical significance, yet today, it contains high levels  of nitrogen and phosphorus fuel unnaturally high levels of algae growth in the water, the effects of which are blocking sunlight from reaching plants and other organisms. Ever after the algae die, they are decomposed by bacteria that consume O2 from the water. ]]> 2023-02-03 17:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467923294 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467924690 On the weeks near New Year's Eve 2022, Californians were able to receive rain that they were desperate for, while in a drought. However, it was too much rain for California to handle as flash floods, overflowed buildings as well mud avalanches began to become too extreme for them. Climate change plays a part in these extreme droughts and floods. Furthermore, human impacts increase the intensity of these climates as well as increase consequences. 
https://www.edf.org/article/what-has-californias-flooding-and-drought-got-do-climate-change ]]> 2023-02-03 17:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467924690 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467924839 Internalized racism is basically being racist to your own race, usually people do this because they were bullied, as a kid, for being their race. This reminds me of the girl on Dr. Phil who hated black people and identified as a white woman, even though she was a black women. However, in her case, her hatred for black people came from the environment she grew up in, specifically her relationship with her father. I believe that a community should always stick together, and that trying to tear each other apart is useless, pointless, and, overall, unnecessary.

]]> 2023-02-03 17:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467924839 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467924898 The school system in the 1900s was something that provided many Americans with a fine education that would allow them to get jobs and work under large corporations. Today, the education system fails to deliver the importance of actual learning and focuses mainly on conveying letter grades as the most important part of the school. This creates a barrier between actual learning and relaying information for a test the next day. This inaccurately measures the true intelligence of an individual and a change in needed. ]]> 2023-02-03 17:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467924898 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467925164 Basic healthcare services in America have become absurdly expensive. A California study found that, for pregnant women getting C-sections, almost all of whom had no serious health issues and were discharged within 6 days, were charged between $8,312 to nearly $71,000. Medical charges poorly reflect actual costs, and a studies show that California hospitals in areas with a more severely ill population charged significantly more for the same procedures compared to different hospitals. We need to combat the issue of the greedy healthcare system. ]]> 2023-02-03 17:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467925164 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467926055 There is a major housing shortage in the United States. America has fallen 3.8 million houses short of meeting housing needs. Home prices are up more then 30% over the past couple of years, which is extremely unaffordable for millions of Americans. Experts say that the biggest issue is that states and towns "desperately need to change their zoning rules." 

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/14/1109345201/theres-a-massive-housing-shortage-across-the-u-s-heres-how-bad-it-is-where-you-l]]> 2023-02-03 18:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467926055 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467926959 A big issue today involving healthcare, is labor shortages. The source Labor Shortages Forecast to Persist for Years states that, labor shortages have been caused by "a continued battle with inflation, more layoffs and higher unemployment." People believe that this trend will continue beyond 10 years, which can effect American negatively in the long-term.
-Kylie Heimlich]]> 2023-02-03 18:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467926959 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467927916 I believe that health care should be more accessible. Millions of people in California are left untaken care of. One of the big problems is that many people don't have the money to go to a doctor's visit. The homeless in California lack access to healthcare, leaving them sick and diseased. We saw this when Covid-19 first hit. Many were left unwell on the streets because of how much money it costs to go to the doctors.]]> 2023-02-03 18:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467927916 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467928048 The transportation sector is a main contributor to ground-level smog. The constant usage of vehicles on freeways and ports is what causes the damages to the ozone layer and expansion of smog. There are also many refineries and industrial facilities. Its very important to take notice in this situation because the effects of inhaling smog causes a lot of irritation in the lungs. This triggers shortness of breath, asthma attacks and may even shorten your lifespan]]> 2023-02-03 18:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467928048 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467929620 When most people think about climate change, they think about Polar Bears losing their homes and hotter temperatures in the summer, but the effects of climate change in the habitat of every animal is heavily effected. Animal and plant species cannot evolve and adapt fast enough to survive the changing environment. Many plants can't survive slightly higher temperatures which leaves less available food for animals to eat, and their population dies off. The effects of climate change go far further than most people might think, and we need to slow it down before we cause a mass species extinction.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/wildlife-climateimpact.htm#:~:text=Climate%20change%20has%20produced%20a,the%20environment%20for%20native%20wildlife.]]> 2023-02-03 18:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467929620 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467930274 - karlyn sorto]]> 2023-02-03 18:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467930274 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467930940 Racism is an on going problem in America, specifically in the job market. Due to people's race, people are not excepted into jobs.]]> 2023-02-03 18:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467930940 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467931129 Homelessness is an issue that many Americans have to face in their life time. This is a problem that has gone unsolved for decades. Californian officials recently declared the homeless issue in LA County a state of emergency. This will lead to the expedition of supportive and material services for people who are homeless. There will be more initiatives placed to help this crisis as more people will be hired to help support the homeless in certain area's in the LA County. Experts have estimated that since 2015 more then 85,000 people have been helped to move of the street but the number is outgrowing how much we can help.

]]> 2023-02-03 18:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467931129 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467932054 California has been the most expensive state to live in for a while, and along with the expense, the population is just as high. Due to the low amount of homes and the high prices, counties in California have been sent into housing crisis'. This factor causes the homeless population is at an all time high.]]> 2023-02-03 18:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467932054 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467939028 The U.S. received more than 100,000 Ukrainians in roughly five months following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Notably, Ukrainians who entered the U.S. through the refugee admissions program have a direct path to permanent residency and ultimately, U.S. citizenship. It is devastating to see how the war has affected Ukrainian citizens and no one should have to flee their home and witness destruction. For many other minority groups, these immigration pathways typically take years to complete. The situation with Ukraine is the first time that many individuals have gained empathy for refugees because they are seeing someone like them struggle with displacement.]]> 2023-02-03 18:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467939028 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467945595 The United States first started to use opioids in America during the 1980s to treat chronic pain in patients. In the United States, the notion that opioids were safe and not addictive began to take root. However, due to the addictiveness of opioids, patients began to get hooked on them causing an opioid epidemic in America. Regardless of whether it comes in the form of synthetic opioids or prescription opioids, it is hazardous to the user when it begins to be abused. Opioid use in America needs to be more heavily regulated and monitored.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02686-2 ]]> 2023-02-03 18:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467945595 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467946173 Inflation is a major issue in today's world. For example, in America inflation increases conflics towards the people like poverty, debt, etc. A mejor contoversy was about eggs increasing their price. This created conflict towards the public and negatively affects the people in many ways.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/briefing/why-eggs-cost-so-much.html
- Leslie Flores]]> 2023-02-03 18:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467946173 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467947780 Based on data from 46 schools in nine cities, a new World Wildlife Fund report estimates that school food waste in the United States amounts to 530,000 tons annually and costs as much as $9.7 million per day to manage. This equates to approximately 39.2 pounds of food waste and 19.4 gallons of milk being thrown away per school annually.]]> 2023-02-03 18:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467947780 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467948511 overall prices have gone up over a short amount of time, and continue to rise. Within a year prices have gone up by 9%. giving out stimulus checks during the pandemic were believed to help this overall crisis, but made the value of the dollar dip .]]> 2023-02-03 18:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467948511 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467948644 In Los Angeles, there is extreme overcrowding, as 11% of homes are overcrowded, significantly more than the national average. This was a huge issue in the Covid-19 pandemic, as there were higher death rates and extreme spread rates in these overcrowded regions. Many people believe that we can solve this by providing more housing and lowering costs. The income for middle class people does not match up with pricining.  ]]> 2023-02-03 18:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467948644 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467948676 California is the most populated state in the entire US, and it is also one of the largest, however we don't have a large subway system. This is because CA has created an immense freeway instead, which means that driving is a crucial part of living in California. As an adult, you need to drive to get to work, go out to eat, and go to friends' or families' houses. Everything that there is to do usually requires you to drive, and that means you need gas. California has the highest gas prices in the country, and it really isn't close. From what I've seen, gas has peaked over $6 per gallon just this year. If we look over just to Arizona, it's only $3.50. The main cause for this is because California is a high tax state, meaning that those high taxes are then imposed on our gas prices.]]> 2023-02-03 18:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467948676 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467948682 The educational reform programs such as No Child Left Behind and Common Core have proved failures as a result to their excessive testing, high-stakes accountability, and lack of information of the courses to the students.]]> 2023-02-03 18:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467948682 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467982275 I’m the city of Los Angeles their is an in abundance of bike lands, but there seems to be big patches in that because it seems their big breaks in these bike lanes which I see in the city which is annoying. Even though we have bike lanes it’s not so bike bike freindly than New York City and San Francisco which I’ve seen their streets filled with bike lanes but LA is the mini exception because their is but their not enough to really make a bike freindly city. I belive we have the infrastructure and space for more bike lanes]]> 2023-02-03 18:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467982275 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467999086 As the world gets warmer, lightning can spark more California wildfires. Wildland firefighters concern is that lightning will create unseen fires that smolder for a few days before the flare up. This seems to be preventing the future. As climate change continues to alter the landscape scientists warn that lightning strikes capable of igniting wildfires are expected to multiply.]]> 2023-02-03 19:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2467999086 1230272 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468007462 People migrate and seek refuge from their countries by coming to America, but their travels typically cause these people to get injured or fall ill. America being as "great" as it is does not offer much to these foreigners who cannot aford health care so a lot are left essentially dying. These people also face a language barrier and much prejudice making their travels more challenging.
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CP3208520498/GIC?u=wood85387&sid=bookmark-GIC&xid=5ca4e2cc]]> 2023-02-03 19:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468007462 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468012934 The climate crisis has become a global environmental issue for centuries and is only getting worse with every year. There has been a pattern in these centuries that may clue us into why the climate crisis is only getting worse. The technological innovation of America during the industrial era of the late 19th century had inspired the world to become more industrial, but this industrialization and shift from a rural to urban world has had major consequences for the environment. The United States in particular has impacted the environment negatively through its large, carbon producing corporations. In the linked article above, one of many that points out the United States and its role in worsening global warming, 90 companies in America have been producing a staggering 2/3 of the world's industrial greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are in the form of burning fossil fuels that these companies use to produce the goods we consume in mass amounts. Companies like these want to maintain their power and profit by denying climate change and global warming. If they do this, they will be able to win the permission of the people to continue emitting large amounts of carbon emissions into the environment and dominate the markets. We need to work as a country to stop giving these capitalistic, profit-seeking corporations the power to deny the issue of global warming to benefit their own wants. These corporations spew out claims that the climate crisis isn't real and that the issue isn't as bad as it is, but in reality it is far worse then they are willing to admit. If we don't take action to limit the production methods of these harmful corporations, global warming and the climate crisis could soon become something that is irreversible. If we let the climate crisis continue by supporting the success of corporations in the climate war, we are allowing our only habitable planet to become destroyed by the people who inhabit it. For these reasons, one of our primary focuses should be to move our trust and support away from big business and industrial corporations to science and truth. This is the only solution.]]> 2023-02-03 19:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468012934 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468013284 Shiloh Shemesh 

There are many issues in our world today when it comes to the environment. In the US specifaclly we have an issue with our plastic pollution, in Texas twice of 75,000 metric tons of plastic was shipped out. Not even half of plastic waste is recycled most all get thrown in landfills. Plastic pollution also contributes to ocean pollution. ]]> 2023-02-03 19:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468013284 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468026814 Wealthier countries tend to have a lower mortality rate than poor countries. Since 2014 the mortality rate has begun to climb. Changes in mortality rates can explain how well the healthcare system is working. The U.S. has progressed in reducing premature death as well as reducing disease burden. Only 8% of U.S. adults, 33 years and older, received all high priority clinical preventative services recommended to them by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. ]]> 2023-02-03 19:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468026814 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468030805 Mountaintop removal coal mining devastating form of mining taking place in Appalachia. To mine coal, companies will tear apart entire mountainsides as they use tractors to rid of trees, ground, and brush. The debris gathered is then set aflame while holes are plowed to make room for explosives. The remaining dirt and rock are pushed into streams or valleys. This type of mining demolishes mountains and ecosystems on a grand scale. Many organisms will and are being affected by this mining and little is done to prevent it. 


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mining-the-mountains-130454620/ ]]> 2023-02-03 19:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468030805 1230272 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468045600 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CP3208520426/GIC?u=wood85387&sid=bookmark-GIC&xid=0a6fc14e
Extracting fossil fuels from the ground via hydraulic fracturing is a way that big comapnies make their money. Although the new methods of obtaining these valuable resources emits less greenhouse gases it does a lot damage to the ecosystem. First off it still emits greenhouse gases and the fuel retrieved and sold adds to the carbon emission which increases global warming. Not only that but the constant pressure being sent into the ground has been linked to many earthquakes which can be detrimental to people's livelyhoods. Putting these assorted chemicals in the ground contaminates ground water which is a vital resource that we utilize a lot.]]> 2023-02-03 19:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468045600 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468076035 Climate change impacts everyone whether it is the record high temperatures or the increase in wild fires every year the climate change crises gets worse and worse. The rising temperature is because of the rising level of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. In order to stop the rise in temperature we need decrease the amount of greenhouse gasses that goes up in the atmosphere and one of the ways to do that is by switching to electric cars.]]> 2023-02-03 20:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468076035 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468138526 I believe that teachers should have higher pay. They are the ones teaching our new generations which is a very important job. Public school teachers in California make between 52,264 to 76,317 a year. That is barely anything. We are having a major teacher shortage because of the pay they get and many other factors. ]]> 2023-02-03 21:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468138526 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468152934 As the number of homeless individuals living on the streets of California rise, we need to focus our attention to making housing affordable for all. In California the lack of affordable housing options is the root cause of the homeless crisis we are currently experiencing. This lack of affordable housing has been caused by many factors, including underfunded affordable housing programs, the high prices that come with owning a house, low wages, population increase, and policies on land use just to name a few. As we have seen throughout the past few years, the lack of affordable housing has only gotten worse. If we want to end the current humanitarian crisis in California that is homelessness, we must turn our attention to making affordable housing an immediate priority. If we don't, the number of homeless people living on the streets will only increase, and the violence and social unrest that will be a direct result of this issue will consume the cities of California.]]> 2023-02-03 22:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468152934 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468202476 Nationwide, there are barely any students who want to become a pharmacist. As a result, the demand for pharmacy is high. The shortage of pharmacists and it being a declining job, pharmacy chains, such as Walmart and CVS are impacted as they are now reducing their hours.
https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/nationwide-pharmacist-shortage-impacting-pittsburgh-area-some-pharmacy-chains-cutting-hours/DWIDAKBF2NCYTAVMYURGSTVA6Y/]]> 2023-02-04 00:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468202476 https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468286083 Despite the return to normalcy after the pandemic, many students are still struggling with extreme anxiety and stress. The problem with returning to in person schooling is that students have gotten used to a more modern way of learning. The current school system in the country is not helping children in their struggles in life, and instead it adds more. With society moving forward and the education system standing still, the students of today's world are getting nowhere.]]> 2023-02-04 05:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kcollins173/vr5ic0iblam55c34/wish/2468286083