Friday, November 9, 2012

Research Paper Update

1) My research paper is about Welfare and the reforms that could be made to it in order to provide benefits to those who deserve it and make it more efficient.
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"Eligibility and Issuance Requirements." Eligibility and Issuance Requirements. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/foodstamps/PG841.htm>
This website will be helpful so that I have a better understanding of who can get welfare. This knoweledge will be a basic foundation to help me write my paper.

 "Welfare and Welfare Spending." The Heritage Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://www.heritage.org/issues/welfare>
Becaue all of my other sources are produced by the government, this site will help provide me with opposing views. While the other sites help me understand the system and how it works, this site will help reveal its flaws. I understand however that this site may have a bias and I will have to note that in my paper.

"Welfare Information." US Welfare System. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://www.welfareinfo.org/>
This is the nation-wide welfare site that will help provide foundation information and help me understand the mobility the states have to make their own rules on welfare.

 "Welfare-to-Work." Welfare-to-Work. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/PG141.htm>.
This site outlines a program that accompanies the welfare system in California. This program is helpful and as I will argue in my paper, should be made mandatory for all unemployed recipients of welfare.


Thursday, November 8, 2012

My Complaint

Well, many of the things I am frustrated by are in grocery stores. To start, I do not understand why grocery stores have, for example, twelve check out lanes and only two of them are ever open. It does not make sense. As a result, there ends up being two or three long lines. Beyond the long lines, I can not stand people who move slowly. No, there is not a need to carefuly select which penny and dime you are going to give me as change. Just quickly grab the change and we can move on with our lives. In addition to that, I can't stand it when the checkout worker is slowly scanning each item and then slowly picks up each item and slowly bags it.  I do not have nearly enough patience for that.
Something else I would like to complain about is dentists. No, not that I hate going, because I don't, but the fact that whenever I go to the dentist, they always try talking to me. Can someone please tell me how I am supposed to respond to questions while I have fingers and tools shoved in my mouth? Oh wait. I  can't. I understand they are trying to be pleasant and catch up and see how I am doing which is nice and dandy, except that I have absolutely no way of responding As a result I generally just end up saying something completely indecipherable. It is like trying to eat and chew gum at the same time, possible, but not a good combination.
While there are many things that I can complain about, I though these two were rather relatable.