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    Michelle Miss. Martin April 29‚ 2013 Nationwide The United States is a rich country it should not have high percentages of homelessness. People from many other parts of the world come to the United States to live. How do citizens end up homeless? Before the deflation California‚ Hawaii‚ Oregon‚ Nevada‚ and Washington State had the highest rates of homelessness (Homelessness 25). “Do you have a quarter?” Every time I drive up and down in Ventura I see “Quarter Bob‚” a homeless man in Ventura. He is

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    Causes of Homelessness in America Homelessness is an ongoing problem for our society. Every day we come to terms with the effects of it‚ but what about the causes? By definition‚ a person who is homeless lives in public. The lack and destruction of federal housing programs and increasing rents forced those who are homeless to do in public what everyone prefers to do in private. According to the website‚ National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty‚ the Low Income Housing Information Service

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    Tabitha Haney Robles English 3 3-11-14 The issue of homelessness in modern times is people act like they don’t care. They walk or drive by and do not think about how they live or how it is without money‚ food‚ a home‚ or family who don’t care about them because they are poor. People should care a little more and think “What if that was me?”. To understand homelessness‚ one must examine the issues that lead to these bad outcomes. Kids become homeless for a variety of reasons which

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    All Times General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Whitney Houston. Introduction Attention Getter: I have often been told I have a beautiful voice; most people compare me to Whitney Houston….maybe even better. Credibility: Whitney Houston has always been of my favorite artists. Topic Reveal: Today I am going to tell you a little about the life of Whitney Houston. Preview Statement: After discussing my three main points‚ you will understand why she is

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    Homelessness Name GEN 499 General Education Capstone Instructor September 8‚ 2012 Homelessness Homelessness is an epidemic that is growing at a rapid pace. Throughout history‚ homelessness has been a significantly issue but it is now becoming more common. Currently‚ many people of all ages are experiencing homelessness as the poverty rate is increasing significantly. This paper will describe this issue while focusing on the root causes of homelessness. It will include a literature

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    How to improve Homelessness Introduction Homelessness is not new to our nation‚ and it has greatly increased over the past ten years. (Baum‚ 1-4) For growing numbers of people‚ work provides little‚ if any‚ protection against homelessness. Low national un-employment levels do not mean that all working people are well-off. (Baum‚ 21-24) What is homelessness? According to the definition stated by Stewart B. McKinney‚ for purposes of the 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act‚ "a homeless person

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    ‘Social science and medicine’‚ Pathways to youth homelessness‚ vol. 62‚ issue 1‚ p.1-12‚ viewed on 29 July 2013‚ This journal article investigates and discusses the factors that cause youth homelessness in Australia. The research participants were recruited from four homeless youth services run by organization in New South Wales. Those who defined as youth are between 14 and 25 years. The research results that there were five pathways to homelessness. The first factor is a psychological disorder

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    Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey‚ the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston‚ cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of soul legend Aretha Franklin. She began singing in the choir at her church‚ The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark‚ as a young child and by the age of 15 was singing backing vocals professionally with her mother on Chaka Khan’s 1978 hit‚ ’I’m Every Woman’. She went on to provide backing vocals for Lou

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    Top of Form Bottom of Form Your power point presentation was very interesting‚ and I enjoyed how you connected past events to the current events surrounding homelessness. I believe that people in society have become accustomed to seeing homeless people residing on the streets; therefore‚ society have become less responsive in helping the homeless and displaced because it is an ongoing social problem that does not directly affect one’s life. In addition‚ I believe that people in society do not

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    English 098 Paper #1 February 19‚2014 Homelessness in Philadelphia Homelessness in Philadelphia is growing as each year passes‚ research proves that most people are homeless due to mental illness‚ drug and lack of income. In order to over come homelessness the government needs to issue out more resources to aid the homeless. Serious mental illness disrupts people ability to carry out the essential aspects of daily life‚ such as self care and household management‚ even

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