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    chronically homeless either: families – especially in the economy we are in right now –are being foreclosed on and among other people may find themselves temporarily displaced. Homelessness has been a major issue in the United States that has gone largely unnoticed and has been on a solid upward rise for the last decade or so. Homelessness demeans people and makes those who are without shelter far more likely to be in danger of exposure to the elements‚ disease and more recently a rise

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    Causes of Homelessness There are several major causes of homelessness. Some reasons are simple. Some are very complex. All sadness from depression. Money has never been the object to buy or even have happiness‚ but it is definitely the key to “stay up” in this world of sin. As they say‚ “money is the motive”. May god help the needy‚ and reduce the greedy. Money is the main reason for being homeless‚ for the fact that everything runs on money. Even your life runs on money. [Un-pay bills‚

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    and Contrast Paper 11/06/2012 Homelessness is more than missing a house We always encounter these types of people: A man who is shaking a cup and trying to present a smiling face to you on the side of the street‚ his coins are striking against each other‚ and his clothes were tatty and his shoes unmatched. Or at night‚ a crew of people who sit or sleep in front of a store with some filthy blankets on. We don’t know what kind of causes affect their homelessness‚ but we could easily recognize them

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    United States of America where in January 2013‚ there were 610‚042 people experiencing homelessness while in Japan‚ there are about 25‚000 people are homeless which 5‚000 of whom live in Tokyo (International Network of Street Papers‚ 2006).

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    Within David Snow’s and Leon Anderson’s expert‚ Salvaging the Self From Homelessness‚ the homeless individuals identified within the article were noted as “deviant” as a result of societies sanctions towards them. Additionally within the oppression of a dwindling identity‚ the homeless employed distancing‚ embracement‚ and fictive storytelling as strategies to rekindle their sense of self. Unfortunately‚ the homeless struggled with the notion of society establishing “deviance” as a their full

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    reduce affects of homelessness on the education of children? Last School year over 27‚000 students were homeless in Washington State. How is homeless classified? No fixed‚ regular and adequate nighttime residence‚ which includes: shelters‚ vehicle‚ “doubling up‚” motels or other temporary housing. Federal McKinney-Vento Education Act WA gets $950‚000 in funding each year. (roughly $35/child) How does homeless affect kids? (ie: health) What secondary factors to homelessness would affect their

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    biography‚ Sam Houston and the American Southwest‚ Campbell argues Houston “was courageous‚ sensible‚ and practical” (Campbel xii). Campbell believes Houston shaped not only Texas history‚ but the United States growth and the “possibilities and limitations of leadership in a democratic society”(Campbell xii). Campbell states Houston proves his impact on history by how he overcame the many problems he faced and his physical and moral courageous way of handling them; However‚ Sam Houston was a good leader

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    in magazine about society’s treatment of the homeless people in Latvia. There are different opinions in society about how should the homeless people be treated. Some people think that there is no homelessness tolerated in normal society. But the problem is that there are people who think to homelessness as the normal lifestyle and can not imagine themselves living in different and better conditions. Those homeless people have voluntarily chosen this kind of lifestyle as the only way to feel absolutely

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    The Legendary Sam Houston Sam Houston will go down in Texas history for ever. He was a dad‚ a husband‚ a hero‚ a leader‚ and a great man. If there was something wrong‚ he just knew how to solve it‚ and he never lost hope for any mission. Houston never backed out! As a child‚ Sam Houston loved his family. He had five brothers‚ and three sisters. He was born on March 2‚1793‚ and spent his early life living in Tennessee. On top of that his father was the mayor‚ but died later‚ leaving his mother a

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    Modern studies have described a high prevalence of psychological disorders among the homeless. As part of a community-based survey of 529 homeless adults‚ a model was formulated and verified to increase the realization of the issues linked to their psychological distress. Results found that homeless adults were more probable to report psychological distress than the general population (80% vs. 49%). Distress levels were not related with most demographic or homeless characteristics or usual appearance

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