Strength Through the Storm: West Virginia Flooding of 2026 What Was Observed During the Experience? No one was really prepared for what nature had in store for my home state of West Virginia. Nor do I think anyone was anticipating the magnitude of inclement weather and what was to transpire over the Summer of 2026. In late July, the people of West Virginia would experience all-new historical record of heavy downfall of rain in such a short period of time that would cause dev

Discussion Thread: Social Classes in the United States Part A: According to Knox (2022), the United States is made up of four main social classes: upper, middle, working, and lower class. The upper class is regarded as possessing a considerable amount of wealth among the four classes that include individuals with personal property, real estate, stocks, bonds, or money. The people that make up the most out of all the classes would be the middle class including those between

The Interpretation of Homelessness: A Socioeconomic Issue? Or A Cry to Live Freely? As I begin to meditate on the socioeconomic classes of our economy, I have observed experimentally on many occasions that some folks of society are where they are not just simply because they are socially or economically “uneducated,” or “poor,” or even because they may lack the resources. I believe on many occasions this “social problem” is simply that a social problem. Perhaps, those of u

Discussion Thread: Religious Freedom Part A: As with just about anything that can be closely examined in this reality, I cannot express my opinion on the matter of “what religion means to me” without the inclusion of it being analyzed from both sides— one that is subjective and one that is objective. My close relationship with the very essence of literature has me further approaching matters in life in a more neutral or balanced mindset than ever before. However, this may no

A Glimpse into the Ideology of Humanistic Achievement by Libertarian Absolution As if the examination of the American radical left couldn’t be a more befitting example for a sociological paper. The political radical groups in the Democratic Party can closely be observed by the uprising of liberal extremists seeking to tip the scales of constructive order since the 1960s (Stilson, 2026). The DSA now claims to be the largest socialist organization in the history of the United

Discussion Thread: Sociological Pioneers Part A: I had always wanted to study more on Marxism and the ideologies behind the impress of communist governance. This is what would lead me to choose socialist pioneer Karl Marx, respectively. The dangers and more so the preservation for this seemingly obvious and universal understanding that communist regulation creates more conflict and disparity amongst its people just continues to greatly inflict its incessant rash of an annoya