For Unit 7 of my AP Human Geography course I decided to use the article “Salvation Army's First Grocery Store Helps Baltimore's Disadvantaged” by Deborah Block. The article discusses how a charity called the Salvation Army recently opened a grocery store in a poor area of ​​Baltimore. There were very few grocery stores in the area because many stores closed due to crime in the area and other factors such as poverty. The Salvation Army decided to help these people who did not have access to fresh produce or meat by building a grocery store called DMG Foods. The grocery store has lower-than-average prices that allow customers to purchase more than they could at a grocery store chain like Giant Eagle. The store also offers benefits to customers, for example every month customers can choose a free item whether it be vegetables, light bulbs or anything else the store has. All profits made from the shop go to a local program called Catherine's Cottage. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay This article links to Unit 5 because there was a lack of grocery stores in Baltimore, which is an urban area, but fortunately the Salvation Army helped. I know this topic is in the unit as one of the Essential Knowledge for Enduring Arrangements E statements states: “Economic and social problems associated with the growth and decline of urban communities include housing and insurance discrimination, housing affordability , access to grocery stores and utilities…” This would relate them because there was a social problem in a poor part of Baltimore that included the lack of fresh, healthy food coming from the lack of grocery stores. People in that part of Baltimore had a poor diet, including fast food like McDonalds, which is a social problem and is extremely unhealthy for them and can lead to health problems. I find this article interesting because I think it's great that they are there charities like these as this helps people. I feel if you ever have the chance to help someone you should do it and that's exactly what the Salvation Army has done. I think it's wonderful that these people's lives are better than before. They now have access to fresh produce and meats, which I believe everyone should have access to. This is the most positive article I have ever read and I believe more people and charities should do what the Salvation Army is doing, sacrificing their time to help others. I chose this article because I love the idea of ​​helping others and believe it is always the right thing to do, so I wanted to read what the Salvation Army was doing. Another reason I chose it was because I had heard about the Salvation Army and knew that it is a charity, but I didn't know what they did, so I read this article to find out what kind of projects they worked on. I also don't know much about the areas where disadvantaged people live and this article taught me something about those areas that I found interesting. Therefore, I used the article "Salvation Army's First Grocery Store Helps Baltimore's Disadvantaged" for Unit 7.