But… A homeless man is seen pacing back and forth arguing with himself outside a local Wal-Mart‚ a few days later that same homeless man is found dead in the same spot. When people hear a story like that‚ it is automatically assumed that the man was a drug addict who overdosed. Little does society know that the person did not overdose‚ but had a mental illness known as Bipolar disorder in which caused him to decide to put an end to his own misery. Many of America’s deaths come from the homeless population
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movie theater had just shut down last year. We wanted to go check it out. There was only four of us John‚ Luke‚ Ian and I. We had no more than one day. Nobody has ever returned since the last movie played. There’s on old homeless man‚ that they say lives there night and day. He treats the place like his son that he never had. But he never cleans anything. They say there’s still popcorn in the maker and soda in the cups. I guess‚ we won’t know until we go in. So there’s only one way of transportation
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qualified as homeless. This means they spend their nights living in their car‚ a shelter‚ or on the streets. Not only do they not have a roof over their head‚ but they usually have no food in their stomach. Not ingesting the proper nutrients is also know as malnutrition. Malnutrition affects a person’s weight‚ causes disease‚ and has a negative impact on a child’s educational development. It is critical for the human body to receive enough vitamins and nutrients every day. However‚ most homeless people
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Imagine living a normal life doing nothing severely bad. now imagine being kicked out of your own home because the government said so. does that seem fair. the Indians lived in Georgia‚ they had a pretty normal life. Then the Americans kicks them out. It was unfair for the Indians to move because moved Indians were treated badly‚ americans broke deals with the Indians‚ and the treaty was not as effective as everyone thinks. The Americans treated the Indians badly. The Americans gave some of their
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be dehydrated.” Jake went and drove to the worksite. Trying to forget all that happened he thought about the girl. She was beautiful in Jake’s eyes. With her long brown hair and her smooth silky face. But the thing was‚ she was dirty; like a homeless woman. Jake let the thought go. He thought it was all an illusion. The next day Jake went to work again. As the day went on he kept hearing noises. “Help ME!’ they’d say. “Please‚ Help ME!” Jake ignored them until the girl appeared again
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Homeless: Who Are They? In 2005‚ NCH (National Coalition for the Homeless) estimated 3.5 million people experience homelessness in the US every year (NCH‚1). But what is homelessness? Jim Baumohl‚ a noted author‚ explained in Homelessness in America‚ the most common definition of homelessness used by researchers is the “absence of belonging to a specific place or to people” (NCH‚ 3). However‚ there is no set definition‚ due to the variety of living conditions a homeless person encounters‚ and the
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two degrees fahrenheit outside as I walked down the sidewalk. My house was just a block up ahead and I was slowly getting closer. Now the house was visible‚ but there was a movement on the front porch. I made it to the house to see a family of four homeless people trying to hide from the cold. I asked‚ “ Do you guys have any shelter?” The male‚ presumably the dad‚ of the family said‚ “No.” “Well come inside‚” I said as I opened the front door. They all hurried in as quickly as possible to the warmth
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8318841 6 have to make sure he has food‚ he has clothing‚ he has a house‚” said McInnes. (“Homeless Students: A Hidden Tragedy”). The effects of homelessness on children can be crippling. Learning disabilities are another effect that homeless children face. In fact‚ “homeless children are twice as likely to have a learning disability‚ than children in stable homes.” (“Faces of Homelessness”) These disabilities begin at birth‚ primarily due to poor health conditions and lack of special care‚ during
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Similarities between Lennie and mentally ill homeless adults are deserving more attention. Some nights‚ the mentally ill are struggling to find themselves a home. In Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie needs George to take care of him‚ and finds him a place to sleep and eat. In the movie they portrayed Lennie to be bossed around by George‚ but knew he couldn’t live by himself. They had to move to a different place because of Lennie’s actions that he could have left him anytime. George said “God a’mighty‚ if
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Health Hazards in the Homeless Community The importance of writing this paper is to bring awareness about the health hazards that the homeless community go through due to them not having the supplies or facilities to accommodate their needs to maintain their health. The homeless people are placed at a risk for diseases and other serious illnesses due to them not having access to a sanitary place or shelter or have many proper meals. In order to educate people on the importance of health risks as
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