English 101 Research Paper #2 Final Draft Homelessness Is Not An Option We see them as a crowd‚ a collective entity; we call them the homeless‚ as if that defines who they are‚ but we neglect to add the unspoken word in that title: people. People whom with social disabilities or financial problems usually will be abandoned by the society and become homelessness along the streets. ¡§During the past year‚ over two million men‚ women‚ and children‚ or nearly one percent of the US population‚ were
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Today‚ 564‚708 people in the U.S. are homeless (“2016’s Shocking Homelessness Statistics”). As we speak‚ the rate of homelessness continues to rise. There are many reasons for homelessness: national debt‚ natural disasters‚ and unemployment. Although national debt and natural disasters are important factors of homelessness‚ society mainly focuses on unemployment and limited job opportunities. In fact‚ society stigmatizes homeless people as lazy and hopeless individuals. For example‚ many people think
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Around the world millions of children are found homeless‚ sleeping in the streets‚ under bridges‚ or on deserted properties. Their days are spent hustling by prostitution or petty crimes. They prey on each other as well as people passing by that they manage to steal from. Yet still this is home to these children‚ where they are deprived of the most basic human needs‚ housing‚ food‚ and clothing. Since they have no family or relatives and no hope for the future‚ they have been tagged "Nobody’s Children"
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Discussion The homelessness problem in communities across America is real and is certainly not an easy social problem to tackle (Howard‚ 2013). However‚ if a large city such as the City of New York that spending over a billion dollars a year in homeless shelter programs is having trouble funding the program and accommodating the ever-increasing homeless population‚ imagine the mission impossible facing smaller cities around the nation (Stewart‚ 2014). Although it is a fact that increasing funding
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Homelessness in America Social Program: Public Housing Introduction The issue of homelessness is one that I can relate to all too well. About twenty five years ago I found myself among the homeless. My story is simple‚ I had no formal education and was working a job making minimum wage. I couldn’t keep up with my rent and other living expenses and was finally evicted from my overpriced apartment. At the time I was on a waiting list for public housing for which there was
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Homelessness in America According to Streetwise of Street News Services (2010)‚ the first reported instances of homelessness dates as far back as 1640‚ in some of the larger cities in the original 13 colonies. At this time‚ there were wars being fought between settlers and Native Americans‚ and people were left with no shelter in both sides (Street News Service‚ 2010). Later‚ the industrial revolution caused more homelessness‚ industrial accidents left many former hard-working families with a dead
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Solving Homelessness Nationwide homelessness is a growing epidemic across the country. There are many ways an individual can become homeless‚ for the most part it is poverty. There are also different concentrations of homeless in different types of environments‚ such as urban or suburban areas. Last‚ there is the ever-growing homeless population‚ and how much money it costs us for others to live in poverty. A way we can help find the solution to this problem‚ is to know the facts about this lingering
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Introduction Homelessness is a part of life many are aware of and may even have witnessed or observed an individual experiencing homelessness. Homelessness crosses many social classifications including race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ age‚ location‚ health‚ social status‚ and family status (Mizrahi & Davis‚ 2008). There are homeless individuals in every city across the United States. This paper will focus on the homeless population within the city of Kalamazoo‚ Michigan. Task 1: Identify Focal
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of Homelessness Amanda Turley SOC 331 Social Justice & Ethics Instructor: Emily Archer April 28‚2014 Homelessness is something that is happening to many people all around the world. Now when it comes to the United States‚ homelessness is not a phenomenon‚ and contrary to popular belief‚ the problem did not arise in the past few decades with the closer of mental hospitals‚ the influx of Vietnam veterans‚ or even the deep cuts into federal housing assistance. Homelessness in America
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HOMELESSNESS IN IRELAND What is Homelessness The Housing Act 1988 defines a homeless person as somebody who has no reasonable accommodation to live in or lives in a hospital‚ institution or night shelter because of a lack of home. Human Dignity Issue Shelter is a basic human need‚ yet throughout the word there a people looking for a place to live with dignity. Being homeless is more than just not having a roof over your head – it usually means that a person’s security and belongings needs
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