Advocating for the homeless Advocating for the homeless This paper will examine a specific population of clients who have special needs. I discovered that homeless means more than not having a house but a permanent place of residence of one’s own. In addition‚ there are other circumstances of reasoning why people are homeless and it’s unfair to stereo type them all as drug user being the primary cause. Drug use could be one reason and then there are others such as: loss of employment‚
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whether if it’s good or bad it will always exist because its a common situation in which everyone eventually experiences throughout their lifetime. As we saw in the movie “Homeless to Harvard” about a young women named Liz Murray who becomes homeless at the age of 15‚ when her mother died of aids‚ and her father moves to a homeless shelter due to the influence of both drug-addicted parents. Despite everything Liz Murray had gone through in her everyday life and the struggles that she had faced; she was
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Homelessness and extreme poverty are distant realities for many of us. However our brief encounters with the homeless reinforce biases and perceptions that influence our existence as everyday citizens‚ as we label them "dirty" inadequacies who have made a life for themselves that is less than acceptable. Homelessness is considered a socio-economic status that has typically been dominated by men‚ striking people living below the poverty threshold. Although over the years men have traditionally dominated
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window of the car and my eyes turned to the row of homeless people weaving its way through the traffic begging for money‚ I jumped out of my seat. It was my first visit to India after leaving the country for the United States. The homeless people’s’ hands were making weird gestures and thumping the windows of the honking cars. I could not digest what I was seeing! While reaching out to an old woman to give her some money‚ I thought about what non homeless people could do to help those without a home and
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“The surprising Gimme Shelter” by Anne Morse and “Gimme Shelter” by Sandy Schaefer are articles based on a teenager who is pregnant and running away from her drug addict mother. The movie has a strong message which is pro-life however I believe it was not produced right like Sandy Schaefer. Anne Morse does not specificly talk about the plot‚ instead she just praises the actors for playing their roles as well as spend their budget to complete this movie. Anne More does not give any compliant about
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Anshuman Bakshi Mr. Smith Honors Sophomore English‚ 4 February 6‚ 2013 Homeless and Hopeless Why do we work so hard? Why do we go through school and college just to get stuck at work all day? The answer is poverty. Poverty is the fear and scourge of all—the hidden evil that forces us to embrace our inner motivation. Unfortunately for the destiny of humanity‚ the majority of people selfishly work only for themselves‚ but throughout history there have always existed the unique and selfless people
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City of Bones‚ by Cassandra Clare The title is both literal and symbolic. In the book‚ there is a place called City of Bones. It is called the City of Bones because many of the old Shadowhunters are buried there. In the book‚ Clary and Jace go to the City of Bones to help Clary regain her memories that had been “blocked” by a warlock. The City of Bones is there to help people discover what has been lost or to know what the truth is. It is symbolic because throughout the whole book‚ Clary is discovering
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Specification sheet Diesel generator set NT855 series engine 320 kVA–440 kVA 50 Hz 320 kW–400 kW 60 Hz Description This Cummins® Power Generation commercial generator set is a fully integrated power generation system‚ providing optimum performance‚ reliability‚ and versatility for stationary standby‚ prime power‚ and continuous duty applications. Cooling system – Standard integral setmounted radiator system‚ designed and tested for rated ambient temperatures‚ simplifies facility design requirements
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The Homeless as a Vulnerable Population Sara Williams Nur/440 9-5-2011 University of Phoenix The Homeless as a vulnerable population This article discusses a framework for understanding the nature of the homeless population. It discusses four pathways‚ increased heat waves‚ and increased air pollution‚ increases severity of floods and storms‚ and it also talks about the distribution of the West Nile Virus. The article discusses why the homeless are amongst the most vulnerable groups to
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campaign to raise money for a pet shelter in New York City. The fact is that the winter is very brutal on animals. A lot of animals that are out in the cold do not survive. Therefore‚ there is a growing need for animal shelters to help animals survive the winter weather. Ross Abelow’s goal is to raise $5‚000 to care for the homeless animals at the animal shelters. The GoFundMe Campaign The GoFundMe Campaign should provide the needed money to keep the animal shelters going strong through the winter
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