According to Mary Hermes and Keiki Kawai’ae’a (2012)‚ “Speaking through an indigenous language is one of the deepest forms of identity reclamation and validation for people of indigenous heritage” (p. 307). Mary Hermes is helping to revitalize the Ojibwe language in the Great Lakes region. Hermes changed her major to curriculum studies and where she worked in a tribal school for five years‚ finishing her dissertation on culture-based schooling in 1995. Keiki help with the development of the Na Honua
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Homelessness in America brings images of an alcoholic man passed out in a doorway with a bag of booze in hand or a woman dressed in layers pushing a shopping cart‚ with all her worldly possessions‚ down the street. It is estimated that 41% of homeless people are single men‚ 40% are families‚ 14% are single women and 5% are youth. Homelessness is on the rise. In 1998 an estimate of between 500‚000 and 600‚000 people were homeless. By 1999 over 700‚000 were estimated on a given night and up to
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As a society‚ we need to find solutions to the ever-growing homeless situation in our country. The homeless rate in the United States is increasing; homeless shelters are rapidly filling up causing them to turn people away. By creating lower income housing while at the same time‚ creating a work program to help the homeless get back on their feet will help to decrease the rate. Although some of the homeless do not want help‚ they are happy with the lifestyle they live. I heard someone say once
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From the time I was a young kid‚ I knew my family was never the wealthiest. For a long time I thought it was the norm to move from home to home‚ never staying at one location for more than a year at a time. Since I was so young during that time period‚ I had absolutely no idea that my family was homeless. The word homeless comes with such a bad attachment‚ so for a long time I never spoke about it to anyone. But‚ I think it’s important to share your personal story‚ in hopes that another can relate
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Mindlessly strolling the sidewalks with no destination in sight. Frail legs marching in hopes of locating a meal‚ a bed‚ a heart. Day after day‚ these legs march aimlessly searching for the same necessities over and over again but come to no prevail. So used to being overlooked‚ they don’t bother anyone anymore. They sit in silence and this fast paced work warps around them leaving them in the dust without anywhere to go. Society views the homeless as helpless creatures that do not contribute
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Part 1 of 1 - 9.0/ 10.0 Points Question 1 of 10 1.0/ 1.0 Points Which is the “antecedent” a pidgin or a creole? A. a pidgin B. a creole Answer Key: A Question 2 of 10 1.0/ 1.0 Points Before the Reciprocity Treaty (1876)‚ many plantation workers either returned home or stayed and learned to speak Hawaiian Answer Key: Hawaiian Question 3 of 10 1.0/ 1.0 Points The development of Hawaiʻi Pidgin English (HPE) happened how? A. immediately
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During the 1980s‚ when housing choices began to dwindle‚ homelessness became a major issue. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines homelessness as someone without a permanent home‚ typically living on the streets. For this visual analysis essay‚ the image selected is a meme of a homeless man. The text on the meme says that “Homeless people are lucky that they never have to clean their house.” Many questions come to surface after reading the text‚ which include‚ “Who would say such a thing?” “Why
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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
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Summary: Chris Gardner (born February 9‚ 1954) is an American entrepreneur‚ investor‚ stockbroker‚ author during the 1980s‚ and now motivational speaker who struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son. Chris himself was a very smart man who lacked a formal education‚ he joined the U.S Navy after high school but impressed many peers around him in such fields like medicine. Chris went into medical research without being previously educated but taught many of the students trained. The
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Poverty is viewed as the underbelly of society‚ a topic continuously being pushed to the shadows. Unspoken‚ yet commonly seen‚ the homeless are pressured from the streets by the desire to give the impression of cleanliness that society so desperately tries to obtain and preserve. The homeless seem to be a necessity of society‚ someone needs to fall for others to grow. The eradication of poverty is a continuous goal of many individuals‚ yet it unceasingly persists even in the most developed of
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