community is homelessness. Homelessness is something that can affect anyone at any given moment. There are many reasons why a person can experience being homeless. In this paper I will talk about some of the many ways people become homeless and why‚ I will also tell a personal story as well. Some of the most common reasons for a person to become homeless are poverty from a lack of jobs at competitive living wages‚ lack of affordable housing and inadequate housing assistance‚ lack of affordable health
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Sophomore English‚ 4 February 6‚ 2013 Homeless and Hopeless Why do we work so hard? Why do we go through school and college just to get stuck at work all day? The answer is poverty. Poverty is the fear and scourge of all—the hidden evil that forces us to embrace our inner motivation. Unfortunately for the destiny of humanity‚ the majority of people selfishly work only for themselves‚ but throughout history there have always existed the unique and selfless people who work towards the greater good.
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Housing the Homelessness Contrary to prevalent belief‚ homelessness is an immense issue in the United States‚ like the “purple elephant in the corner of the room.” The numbers of homeless are not concrete due to the struggle of obtaining valid data‚ nevertheless recent research estimates are well into the millions. Personally‚ I am acquainted with homelessness. In 2011 I found myself entangled in the statistics‚ living under a porch and in an art studio. Homelessness has been a problem in the
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At 10:57 a.m on Monday morning‚ we met a young girl named Hannah Stevenson. Hannah has been doing the kind act of feeding the homeless people‚ who stay in the subways of New York‚ for the past 5 years. It all started when her mother passed away and she spent most of her time in the subways. The story of this generous little girl will have an impact on you for sure. Hannah is a 11-year-old girl‚ who grew up in the big city of New York and was always aware of the busyness of the city. When her mother
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10/18/2011 Homeless to Harvard. Homeless to Harvard is an inspiring story for all of us that tells about Liz Murray who dealt with the typical stresses childhood and then went from living on the streets to graduating from Harvard University. This incredible inspiring story is based on a young girl who becomes homeless at the age of 15 due to her parent’s addiction to drugs and the lack of parental involvement in her life. Although she lacked the stability of a family‚ the challenges she faced throughout
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whether if it’s good or bad it will always exist because its a common situation in which everyone eventually experiences throughout their lifetime. As we saw in the movie “Homeless to Harvard” about a young women named Liz Murray who becomes homeless at the age of 15‚ when her mother died of aids‚ and her father moves to a homeless shelter due to the influence of both drug-addicted parents. Despite everything Liz Murray had gone through in her everyday life and the struggles that she had faced; she
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of the car and my eyes turned to the row of homeless people weaving its way through the traffic begging for money‚ I jumped out of my seat. It was my first visit to India after leaving the country for the United States. The homeless people’s’ hands were making weird gestures and thumping the windows of the honking cars. I could not digest what I was seeing! While reaching out to an old woman to give her some money‚ I thought about what non homeless people could do to help those without a home and basic
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The Invisible Homeless Thesis The invisible homeless are a category of people that often go unnoticed. However‚ there are reasons for their homelessness and two common fallacies associated with them. Introduction Hi‚ my name is Heather and I ’m going to talk to you about the homeless‚ in fact‚ the invisible homeless. As you may remember‚ you were handed a survey that asked you to describe what you thought was a description of someone who was homeless. Many people‚ including a majority of you
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Homeless Youth Availability of housing facilities is of significance in the life of children/youths in the society. Homeless youths are the individuals that are under the age of eighteen years who lacks consistent place to stay or whose residence is a private or public shelter that is meant to give a temporal accommodation. America is the most industrialized and a superpower in the word but it has millions of residents who live below the poverty line that is set by the United Nations. Many of
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growing epidemic of homeless people. Statistics show people living in poverty are most at risk of becoming homeless. Economically they are at a higher risk of losing what little they already have. The number of homeless families with children has increased significannot ly over the past decade. They are among the fastest growing segments of the homeless population. They are approximently 40% of people who are homeless. In rural areas the largest group of homeless people are families‚ single
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