The Chicago coalition for the homeless states that a person must be employed full time and earn more than $8.29 per hour in order to exceed the federal poverty level for a family of four. According to the 1997 census report 2.3 million people worked full time but were still below the poverty line. ... They walk along the avenue as the father explains some of Washingtons history to his little girl, but he notices she is distracted by something and he directs his attention to the direction of which she is looking. ...

• Word Count: 1735
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Chicago coalition for the homeless states that a person must be employed full time and earn more than $8.29 per hour in order to exceed the federal poverty level for a family of four. According to the 1997 census report 2.3 million people worked full time but were still below the poverty line. ... They walk along the avenue as the father explains some of Washingtons history to his little girl, but he notices she is distracted by something and he directs his attention to the direction of which she is looking. ...

• Word Count: 1735
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Women were even denied the right to property and control of wage status after she was bound in marriage. ... The corset hindered full range of motion and was altered in order to fit the needs of the wearer. ... Examples of this were a 23 year old who died because her corset had caused her liver to be punctured by three ribs, another young woman died because she laced her corset up to her seventh or eighth month of pregnancy. ... With a careful eye, one can see that the decline of topics, fashion and ideas seemed to be linked through association. ...

• Word Count: 1476
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In the video on YouTube, "Hard Times Generation: Families Living in Cars", illustrates how some homeless people live in their cars because the homeless shelters are full and there is a waiting list. ... She runs programs for the county schools for homeless children and their families. ... Eventually, the city officials order them out of their make-shift homes because they are looked upon as an eye-sore to the city. ...

• Word Count: 1865
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School