Second activities First World Problems

Activity 5:

Play the rap again, and look at the lyrics while listening. If you wish, you can mouth the words silently.

• Can you identify words that rhyme?

- yes, like to make a bow - Wii remote control.

way back - audio jack.

• How is the setting of the modern, Western World created?

-Like the whole western world is very rich, the opposite of Europe that is involved in economic crisis.

• Imagine going to back 50 years in time and playing this rap to someone living in the past. How would they react to the language and the ideas presented?

-They would feel like we are totally crazy because Zach makes me think that he and his culture spend a lot of unnecessary money in order to feel like they are rich.

Source:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/qBe8e-Aksvw1BpmRutsvii_aTcNaY2mx9u-xc9Lq9k8LeONXnNnD7QDZvbov3JMHAa3X1mQ0lzBKPVjQjudwaVPxNrUwLxcCfTfS4D3jH8h4mdoCQQWoVWdS_V7IsFqZQAQoBSk

Activities of First World Problem

Activity 3:

Play the rap again, but this time close your eyes and focus on listening to the words.

• Are you able to follow the language used?

- No, because I closed my eyes and I couldn’t understand what he said after I watched the video And I don’t any have practice listening to people raping

• What is the language like? How familiar are you with the vocabulary and expressions used?

- The language is very colloquial, I am not very familiar with that kind of vocabulary, which is a kind of difficult

• What is the rhythm like? are you able to tap it?

- It is a rap rhythm (mainstream rap) and I am able to tap it my fri

Source:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/F84fwl4S-t0hdvjuE6jWJMERoaFvucgofxUMFLgyE5Y-VDeONEl0V_PjIBZZCxD_PQTu34JdA-NUGJ3bncfMqylqPjdn7ToMfBvLB3OWAoheoOsTwYMHQDD4heH3TLQPvHc0dJg

First World Porblem

Activity 1: summary about the last class of first world problems

1. First world problems are superficial problems that happen in rich countries.

2. In most of the cases it happens in middle class families or middle class people in general.

3.  First world problems are problems which are not really problems

Activity 2:

Watch The First World Problems Rap available on www.youtube.com

• What is the mood like?

The rap’s mood is: disappointment

Source:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/7Fap3Pg5GDLD3aubeoKhSjBrl5w3eA1mxfC8uOtXQqb4NHXoBTN_TC8sxR7XKLRLLgC3qkEb4hIO8_krClkEbY70NNKwXoSscApqQraa-e5de40MT0K5lR63i0hIYc2mqlJUgxg

Stereotypes about the homeless people

In our society we have a lot of stereotypes. The stereotypes are for all people, be for the rock’s people, be for the intelligent people, and be for the homeless people…

The stereotypes are prejudge for the people, ‘cause judge the person only for the way which wear, for the way which speak, for the way which walk, for all, the society judge to …, and only make in this way a type of bullying, pay attention to this the society make bulling to you  “THE SOCIETY”…

The world are be worse and worse with the pass of the time…, we can see this in the next video

Source;
Arapa, N. (April 13, 2015). Reflexionesmos: diferente trato si eres rico o pobre. recovered June 2, 2015. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvqutlsXK80



Written by:
Valeska Briones Vargas

Homeless children in latin america and north america

Article 27 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) asserts that “States Parties recognize the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development.” Homelessness denies each one of those rights. According to an Inter-NGO Program on street children and youth, a street child is “any girl or boy who has not reached adulthood, for whom the street (in the widest sense of the word, including unoccupied dwellings, wasteland, etc.) has become his or her habitual abode and/or source of livelihood, and who is inadequately protected, directed, and supervised by responsible adults.”

Definition of street children adapted from Unicef 1986
Children on the street: “Home based” children who spend much of the day on the street but have some family support and usually return home at night
Children of the street: “Street based” children who spend most days and nights on the street and are functionally without family support

The hidden and isolated nature of street children makes accurate statistics difficult to gather; however, UNICEF estimates there are approximately 100 million street children worldwide with that number constantly growing. There are up to 40 million street children in Latin America , and at least 18 million in India.

The street children has vulnerable to the society because most of the time are abused and they don’t have food to eat and for that they usually are victim of violence more vulnerable is the girls because they don’t have family to protect them.

Street children in Latin America suggest that their ages range from 8 to 17 years, with the average age on entering the street being 9 years. Girls form just 10-15% of street children

Source:
Amod K. Kanth, Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre Society Bruce Harris, Casa Alianza. (2004). Street children and homelessness. Recovered June 2, 2015. http://www.cyc-net.org/cyc-online/cycol-0904-Homelessness.html

Thomas J Scanlon, Andrew Tomkins, Margaret A Lynch, Francesca Scanlon. (1998). Street children in Latin America. Recovered June 2, 2015. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1113205/

Dal Mondo. (2014). Recovered June 2, 2015. http://piattaformainfanzia.org/rassegna/usa-1-bambino-su-30-e-stato-un-homeless-nel-2013/


Written by:
Tivanna Ronquillo.

Homeless and housing are better for the society?

Thanks to:
Valeska Briones Vargas

HOUSING AND HOMELESS

Housing represents the fundamental base-solution to the problem of homelessness, with the lack of affordable housing and the limited scale of housing assistance programs contributing to the current housing crisis and to homelessness. The lack of affordable housing has led to high rent burdens, overcrowding, and substandard housing, which has not only forced many people to become homeless but has also put a growing number of people at risk of becoming homeless.

Why is this an issue in American?

While this is an issue that has an extensive history, since 2000 the incomes of low-income households have declined as rents continue to rise. However, the demand for assisted housing clearly exceeds the supply.

The National Coalition for the Homeless and others urge Congress to include money for homelessness prevention and re-housing in any legislative response to the foreclosure crisis, and are also seeking to pass legislation that would help renters living in foreclosed properties to remain in their homes or transition smoothly to new housing. This is in response to:

• One-third of poor renter households receiving a housing subsidy from the federal, state, or a local government. 
• A majority of local and state homeless coalitions witnessing an increase in homelessness in the wake of the 2007 foreclosure crisis 
• Research conducted by the National Low Income Housing Coalition showed that renters make up as many as 40% of the households facing foreclosure and rental properties constituting an estimated 20% of all foreclosures 
• A survey of 24 cities which showed that people remain homeless an average of seven months with 87% of cities reporting that the length of time people are homeless increased in recent years 
• Workers needing to earn $14.97 to afford a one-bedroom apartment and $17.84 to afford a two-bedroom apartment. There has been an increase of 41% from 2000 to 2009 in fair market rent for a two-bedroom unit, according to HUD 
• Five states, California (22%), New York (13%), Florida (8%), Texas (5%), and Massachusetts (3%), accounted for more than half of the homeless population in the United States in 2013. 

Source:
National coalition for the homeless (N.D) Housing and Homeless, Research on June 1, 2015. Link: http://nationalhomeless.org/issues/housing/

Written by:  
Maria José Gomez