Why desire for economic security is not being met- She works 3 jobs and is still living pay check to pay check. She is also the sole supporter of her household and the only one that has health insurance.
More fair situation- Better pay especially since she is already working 3 jobs all of which require her to use her graduate degree and help to provide for her household so that everyone can have health insurance
Relates to social class- She has a graduate degree and has three jobs so she considers herself to still be one of the "lucky ones" yet she still has to live pay check to pay check and is the only one supporting her household. It shows that she considers herself still to be lucky since she is atleast educated and has a job though she is still under a hard living environment.
Chose this image- I found this almost scary since she has 3 jobs and still is only living pay check to pay check. She has a graducate education and seems to be very hardworking but is still barely making ends meet. It was surprising to see that hardwork and education sometimes isn't enough to make it. This is scary since I always thought that as long as you always worked hard, you would be ok in life.
Why desire for economic security is not being met- Has to live on public assistence because can not get a real job and if she does get a better job than they won't cover her daughters heart condition and NY won't help anymore if she makes more than minimum wage.
More fair situation- Better public assistence program so that doesn't feel like your trapped in a constant cycle of poverty. Also better State programs to cover insurance especially because daughter has heart condition and mom would have no coverage if she was making above minimum wage. Also help and funding to aid her in paying for her childrens college so that they don't end up in same cycle.
Relates to social class- She is stuck in constant cycle because can't get a better job without going to school but can't go to school untill she pays off her loans. She also can't leave public assistence unless she get a better job but that job won't help her care for her sick daughter. Relates to how she see's herself stuck in the same never-ending cycle and that there is no way for her to get out of what she see's as her low-class lifestyle.
Chose this image- This image showed me how hard it really is to get out of this "cycle" once you are already in it. It was scary to think if she'll be able to get a better job or then how she will provide for her children. I choose it becuase it shows how many complications their are and how impossible it seems to be able to change your life around.
Why desire for economic security is not being met- She went for her associates degree but is unemployed with 10,000 in debt so she has to depend on her parents again who, themselves, are struggling.
More fair Situation- Jobs for all especially with a program to help recent graduates find work so that they can begin to pay off their debts/loans and so that they can set themselves up for a strong future.
Relates to social class- because she can't find a job and has to depend on her struggling parents again she says she feels like a "failure". Shows that though she says she went to school to pursue her dreams and says that she has talent, she still feels like a failure because she can't support herself and feels like its all gone to waste.
Chose this image- I chose this image becuase I felt like I could easily be this girl. About to go to college, it scares me to think what might happen after I graduate. I, too, would feel like my "talents were going to waste" if I couldn't find a job and if I had to depend on my parents again. It startled me to think that just going to college, is not enough to easily succeed in society.
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