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    living‚ the United States comes in eighth place ("Standard of Living by Country"). This suggests that there should not be many homeless or impoverished people living in the U.S. However‚ as stated earlier‚ there are over half a million homeless people living in this apparently wonderful county. To make matters more grim‚ it should also be noted that counting the number of homeless people in any given location can be difficult and inaccurate. It is nearly impossible to account for every single person living

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    For my project‚ I decided to visit a homeless shelter and eat at the Soup kitchen. Me and one of my close friends visited The Bridge homeless center last weekend to see how it worked and operated. When we arrived 10 minutes before noon and the line was all the way out the door and almost in the street. I was just in such a shock to see so many homeless people right here in my community. I stood in line for at least 30 minutes waiting to receive my meal. While waiting I just watched and evaluated

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    Barriers to Healthcare for the Homeless Population Dana Duggan University of Phoenix Sheila De Vaugh‚ APRN‚ BC August 3‚ 2009 Introduction A homeless person is defined as someone “who lacks a fixed‚ regular adequate night time residence or a person who resides in a shelter‚ welfare hotel‚ transitional program or place not ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations‚ such as streets‚ movie theaters‚ cars‚ abandoned buildings‚ etc.” (Cone‚ 2008‚ p. ). Homelessness is a growing problem

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    In today’s population one out of every five individuals become homeless. Richard LeMieux was a successful businessman who went homeless after his company failed. He depicts the struggles of a homeless man; providing insights based on his own personal experience. He expresses how by passers walk on by without a second look in pity when he was in desperate need. Richard depicts how people‚ whether fortunate or unfortunate‚ encounter hardships in some point in their life. Richard finds himself

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    Homeless ​Imagine you are homeless. You have no money‚ no job‚ and‚ obviously‚ no home. Every day you wake up‚ grab your sign‚ and stand on a corner. Sometimes people stop‚ but most of the time‚ cars whiz past you without thinking twice. Now imagine you are homeless‚ but this time it is during the Depression. How is it different? Do people help you in the same way as they would in today’s society? Our society’s attitudes towards homelessness and poverty are both similar and different than society’s

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    United States over 500‚000 people‚ almost a quarter of them children‚ were homeless this year. That’s over half a million-people living on streets‚ cars and or homeless shelters. 49‚933 people‚ veterans to be specific‚ were identified across the United States as homeless‚ 51% of these homeless veterans have disabilities‚ 50% have serious mental issues‚ 70% have a substance abuse problem. Nearly one-quarter‚ 23% of the homeless are children under the age of 18. 10% are between the ages of 18 and 24‚

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    is an issue that is constantly occurring in our community‚ which are homeless people. Lately‚ there have been more of them crowding and hanging around the libraries‚ especially Costa Mesa. Costa Mesa is a county supported library with fewer resources compared to a city supported library such as Newport Beach. Costa Mesa Library is not pushing away the homeless as much as Newport Beach. Orange County currently has 30‚000 homeless people today and that is not an accurate statistic. This trend has progressively

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    2:30-3:45pm September 12‚ 2013 THE EXPERIENCE THAT SHAPED WHO I AM TODAY People wonder and try to guess what made me the way I am today. I’ve been confronted by elderly strangers‚ being asked the same question almost every time. Questions like: “Why are you so nice?”‚ “Why are you so different from others?”‚ and “Why is the way you dress unique?” I give them all the same answers‚ I tell them I am who I am today because of my past experience. I never go into details about telling

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    PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS IN MALAYSIA Homeless is defined as people who have nowhere to live‚ and who often live on the streets (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English‚ 2008). Almost all countries in the world are facing this phenomenon. However‚ in Asia there is only one percent of people who are homeless (The U.S. Conference of Mayor‚ 2001). Do you think people in Malaysia are also homelessness? A 61 year old man‚ Lim Tian Swee who was mistaken for a beggar had confessed that he was homeless for about

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    Homelessness is an emotional topic.If it wasn’t for my mother and the goals I set for myself I would be homeless as well. As a child I never understood why people were homeless when every one has a choice in life. Then I got older and realize that being homeless can come from a few things like parents being incarcentarted‚ abuse and neglect‚ foster care‚ and drugs. I personally know someone that is homeless she is smart and pretty but the drugs got the best of her and now she is addicted.The saying you

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