Homelessness has a profound effect on people. Life for a homeless person is very hard. Spending all of the time getting their basic needs met. Hunger is a constant problem. Injury and illness are threats as well. Finding food‚ water‚ shelter‚ and warmth become the most important things to someone on the streets. Homelessness can be hard. Homelessness has many causes. Sometimes the loss of an occupation causes a family to become homeless. One paycheck can mean the difference between having and not
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The truth about the Homelessness In cities and towns across the United States ‚people experience homelessness every day. Many see homeless people on the streets ‚but walk past the homeless as if they were invisible. It is a problem Americans have become used to seeing. However‚ it is a problem that is not going away and one that affects thousands of people each year. The definition of homeless can vary depending on your region or culture.Here in America it is defined as a person without a home‚ and
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homeless on a given night in the United States.” (National Alliance to End Homelessness) Homelessness is caused by many things such as; poverty‚ unemployment‚ lack of affordable housing‚ poor physical or mental health‚ drug and alcohol abuse‚ gambling‚ and domestic violence. (The Salvation Army) These days‚ the homeless community consists of whole families‚ teens and youth‚ and veterans. There are also many dangers of homelessness such as hunger and nutrition‚ skin and foot problems‚ mental health issues
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The Just and Unjust About Homelessness Don Mitchell (2007‚ 45) in Axiom 6 presents the idea that “landscape is the spatial form that social justice takes.” In another work‚ “Homelessness‚ American Style‚” Mitchell argues that “[T]o speak of ‘homelessness’ is to speak of how social relations are organized (2011‚ 933). Justice can be defined as an act that is free of discrimination. On the other hand‚ injustice can be defined as an act of discrimination. The use of spatial forms can create justice
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street corners‚ holding signs‚ and asking for money or food. We may look at them‚ choose to ignore‚ or choose to give‚ but for many of the homeless‚ this has become their way of life. The reason I chose this topic was because of my recent volunteer work with the Salvation Army and Thrift Store in Grand Forks. I have seen people in desperate situations and heard some stories while working with community service members during my time at the Salvation Army. I also personally worked with a homeless man
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Persuasive Speech Outline Template Topic: Homelessness/poverty Purpose: To persuade the audience that Homelessness is a global conflict. Introduction Attention grabber - makes sure audience is listening As today’s people face a world filled with global conflicts‚ disappearing jobs‚ and an increasing poverty in America‚ action is more crucial than ever. We know that hunger and homelessness are increasing epidemics plaguing in the U.S. Thesis (purpose statement) - tells audience what you want
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Psychology Name College Homelessness in the USA There still exist problem of homelessness in the United States long after the United States Housing Act of 1937 made it clear that the federal government would provide safe‚ decent and affordable housing. It is not that the government has neglected the poorest people in the country. The United States Quality of Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 reveals that the federal government has little role to play in
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is the concern of the homeless. I selected homelessness due to I have had the privilege of recently attending and being a participant in various Homeless Initiative Policy Summits for the Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles Almanac (2015)‚ there is an estimated of 254‚000 men‚ women‚ and children experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of Superiors has pledged millions of dollars to reduce homelessness. The planning process includes employment‚ land
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to alleviate their suffering.” There is also “the desire to help them and show them compassion” (dictionary.com/oxffordictionary.com. n.p.). Homelessness is a heavy burden to bear. In public homelessness‚ one deals with the harshness of the weather‚ the embarrassment of judgmental people‚ and the feeling of an unsafe environment. For private homelessness‚ the struggle of not making ends meet and living pay check to pay check not knowing if it will be enough to cover all the necessities in life.
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of homelessness comes up‚ I have a very soft spot in my heart for it. Being from New York City‚ I’ve seen homelessness in every single way. I’ve seen it on street corners‚ trains‚ abandoned buildings‚ and even public parks. When I was a child‚ I asked my mother why these people have no home‚ and she told me because they simply lost their way and it’s hard to find their way back. Since then‚ this has been my belief‚ that these people deserve to find their way back. People look at homelessness as an
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