A young man who is the son of a famous actor takes a wrong t…
A young man who is the son of a famous actor takes a wrong turn and ends up in a rough part of town. He is then killed when someone tries to steal his car. His father is a socially powerful person, and the murder makes national news. Is this incident enough to make carjacking a social issue?
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Alejandro is driving through an area that is quite economically depressed. Many of the houses have boarded up windows, and there are many homeless people. The few visible businesses have bars on the windows and there seem to be a lot of people just hanging around. As he passes through the neighborhood, he wonders why these people don’t clean up their act and take better care of their neighborhood. He is actually a little appalled that people would not want to work harder and do better. This is a classic example of what kind of argument?
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A non-profit has had some success in helping those struggling with diabetes better manage their condition. A combination of education, providing insulin, and improving access to healthy food has worked well. However, the neighborhood is changing so the need for their services is declining. Now the suburbs are seeing an increased need for services. What stage of a social problem is this?
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