Cultural Artifact

The artifact I am choosing for my culture is The Contributer newspaper because it is obviously the biggest part of the Contributor and the tool to help bring the homeless out of their current situation into a better, more secure and profitable life. I am interested to see how this newspaper, these few, simple pages of paper can make such a large difference in someone's life by giving them the opportunity to better their life financially and also give them a more respectable standing in society. 

I have noticed that people tend to relate much more to the homeless when they see them working hard to sell the paper than they do when they see them holding up a sign that says "homeless." It is amazing how by merely changing what they are holding in their hands, they go from pitied and ignored, to respected and helped. I think this newspaper symbolizes the change the Contributer has had on the life of the homeless, and represents a symbol of opportunity and hope for those who have been hopeless for so long.