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"Recycling in Philadelphia ." Recycling Alliance of Philadelphia. 2006. Clean Air Councel . 20 Dec. 2008 http://www.cleanair.org/recyclingalliance/rec_phila.html#4 .

Recycling Alliance of Philadelphia’s website gives great background to the recycling program in Philadelphia. There is a nice timeline of events, Information on the different ways to improve recycling in Philadelphia, random recycling facts, and the law behind recycling in Philadelphia.
This information is used to show that recycling is possible in the city. Having this information backs up the argument that people need to stop creating waste and not recycling it.

Philadelphia HealthManagement Corporation. Homeless Families Initiative of the United Way ofSoutheastern Pennsylvania. 6-7, 16-21.

            Thiswas a study of homeless families in Philadelphia in 1985. It focuses on theproblems that cause homelessness. Some include substance abuse, child abuse,and mental illness. This was used in the presentation to compare Philadelphiatwenty-four years ago to now. By comparing the data it shows that homelessnessis still a problem but progress has been made in the positive direction. 

Lin, Jennifer, and Joseph A.Slobodzian. "The new mandate: First, find them a home." PhiladelphiaInquirer 24 Feb. 2008. 11 Jan. 2009<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/hot_topics/15922572.html>.

            Thisis a new program that focuses on housing before anything. Usually people areput into shelters and then after a couple of months get into programs to dealwith things such as substance abuse. Then after they are clean they are able toget an apartment or some other form of housing. This would usually take acouple of years to do.

Lin, Jennifer. "'I feltlike Super Woman in the military. Out here, I felt like zero.'" PhiladelphiaInquirer 24 Feb. 2008. 11 Jan. 2009<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/hot_topics/15863022.html>.

            Thisarticle is about a homeless veteran. The article starts off by saying that onein four homeless people are veterans. This is a chilling statistic. The peoplethat serve our country end up on the streets is a tragedy. Many of them couldnot adapt to a civilian life.

Lin, Jennifer . "'I'mtired of it. I want to go in. Can you please get me into detox?'" PhiladelphiaInquirer 24 Feb. 2008. 11 Jan. 2009<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/hot_topics/15861907.html>.

What to sports teams mean to the identity of a city?

Sports teams have a mojor role in the identity of a city.  When our city's team wins a game, or more importantly -  a series. When people come to Philadelphia, they know that the this is the home for the Phillies and that we are world champions. 

The sports that mean so much to our city is because sports seem to be something that can connect with everyone all over the world. Sports is something that anyone can do and their aren't really a limit to a sport, but only the rules in the actual game. So a city's identity can be from their sportsteam and in a way if that team is great at a sport, it'll equal big braggin' rights. So overall it's just a giant ego game. But in my overall opnion I could really care less.

This organization also said in the title is the Philadelphia Student Union. The unions goal is to make Philadelphia schools better turn young students into leaders by demanding better education in Philadelphia's school system. The entire union is made up of students from all over Philadelphia who make positive changes. Your job in this organization will depend on what your skills are. What I did was writing news letters in the paper. I also showed up to many actions and show up to meetings that took steps to making better schools. 

The skills you might need may vary but the Union welcomes all students to be part of the Union. No skills are really neccesary but your commitment. What you'll be learning are leadership skills that can help you later on in your life. You will also be active in your community and helping pave the road to better education. I would reccommend this ILP for any person who is passionate about chaning the schools in the Philadelphia school district. 

3/25/08

    Today has been very exciting in the world of this project. In class today we did a little questionnaire about our change agents. Up until now, this has been one of my setbacks. The questions basically asked us if we had a change agent and when we were meeting with them. No one had contacted me back at that point in time, so I was left writing “N/A” on my paper. I felt defeated.
    When I got home tonight, I checked my e-mail. Alas! I saw a new e-mail from a name I didn’t recognize. It was from a woman named Melissa Levy, the Director of Development at PAWS (Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society). She had been replying to my original contact for a meeting time so I could present my elevator pitch. The e-mail read, “Thanks so much for your interest in saving Philadelphia's animals! I'd be happy to set up a time to meet with you in early-April.” These were the best words I could read at that moment.
    Now, with a meeting time and the beginnings of an Action Plan outline, I’m back on track. I felt overwhelmed for a little, but this seemed to be what I needed to fix that. Sometimes, things take a while. Sometimes, things go well. This was a sign.