and wealth‚ social organization and the role of the state. Now that you know what those are I can tell you what option for the poor and vulnerable is. It is one of the 7 Catholic Social Teachings‚ that teaches us to respect the less fortunate‚ and homeless‚ and to not take what we have for granted. In this essay I will be telling you about some true stories‚ and telling you how we can try to prevent them. First‚ I would like to talk about a drive that my 8th grade class is doing. My 8th grade class
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This knowledge included what was like to be homeless‚ the kind of poverty in big cities‚ and the desperate need many places like this have for the gospel. We learned not to predetermined mindset of people simply by their immediate circumstances or appearance. Many times people are homeless because of reasons they could not control‚ so judging harshly by their circumstances in extremely unfair place to take. I have
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Away Home the narrator clearly states and I quote “My dad and I live in an airport. That’s because we don’t have a home and the airport is better than the streets.” This is blatantly showing that his father and him have no home therefore they are homeless and in poverty.Because of there lack of money this leds to bigger problems like not having a home‚sicknesses and having to scrape together money for food.Another example of the texts being similar
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Course: Creative Media Production - Journalism Module: Unit 53: Radio Documentary Production Assignment: Treatment and First Draft of Script. Tutor: Wil McDermott Date of Issue: 24/10/2014 Submission Date: 14/11/2014 Brief IV: Yes Date: 14/11/2014 Assignment Title: You are to write a one-page treatment and a first draft of the script you hope to turn into a radio documentary. You must also include a report on the production of this work. Learning Outcomes To Be Achieved: Outcome Assessment Criteria
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themselves on the food stamp rolls‚ and the numbers have been on an upward trajectory (Ciarcia‚ 2013). Likewise‚ more than 3.5 million people experience homelessness each year. 35% of the homeless population are families with children‚ which is the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. 23% are
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animals. It’s sad when people in the community hear of the homeless dying from starvation. Government officials and the citizens of Topeka can help influence others to help the homeless by providing the statistics on homelessness‚ the reasons why people go homeless‚ and how the people can help the homeless. The statistics on homeless people in Topeka is shocking. There are currently over 400 homeless people exactly in this community. Most homeless people are white‚ while the second most race
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permanent homeless shelter in San Diego. The construction of the shelter has been delayed by petty political squabbles and funding issues. However it should be the American people’s obligation to provide assistance to the unfortunate people on the streets and create permanent shelter for them. The United States has some of the world’s most powerful military and industrial capabilities‚ yet the fact that we have thousands of homeless in San Diego alone is inexcusable. Providing for the homeless makes
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people become homeless. I will also show how we can go about preventing homelessness. Homelessness means that one has no place to live. “The most prominent sociodemographic characteristics identified with high risk of homelessness have been male gender‚ Black race‚ being unmarried‚ and being middle aged” (Greenberg & Rosenheck‚ 2010‚ p1234-1235). Most of the homeless live in cities but there are those who live in the rural areas. Most of them are hidden because they are homeless for shorter
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Today‚ 564‚708 people in the U.S. are homeless (“2016’s Shocking Homelessness Statistics”). As we speak‚ the rate of homelessness continues to rise. There are many reasons for homelessness: national debt‚ natural disasters‚ and unemployment. Although national debt and natural disasters are important factors of homelessness‚ society mainly focuses on unemployment and limited job opportunities. In fact‚ society stigmatizes homeless people as lazy and hopeless individuals. For example‚ many people think
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defined as having no home or permanent place of residence. Homeless to me is defined as loneliness‚ hurt and no security. One day as I was riding with my mother I noticed a man on the side of the street holding cardboard entitled “Jobless‚ Homeless‚ Please help”. I began to grow older I saw more of this happening not only as I rode down the street in my city but other States I would visit. From time‚ I would see people donating money to the homeless‚ but I wanted more for them‚ I wanted them to be placed
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