HOMELESS VETERANS CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY Homelessness is a major social issue facing our society today. Homelessness among United States veterans is of particular concern to me because I understand some of the pressures facing vets upon returning to civilian life. Given the Iraq and Afghanistan tours and number of soldiers returning from multiple tours in “hell”‚ it’s no wonder the number of homeless vets has more than doubled in the past two years. (Zoroya‚ 2012) Serious
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In today’s population one out of every five individuals become homeless. Richard LeMieux was a successful businessman who went homeless after his company failed. He depicts the struggles of a homeless man; providing insights based on his own personal experience. He expresses how by passers walk on by without a second look in pity when he was in desperate need. Richard depicts how people‚ whether fortunate or unfortunate‚ encounter hardships in some point in their life. Richard finds himself
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My Grandfather Sometimes in life‚ you encounter someone who positively changes your own ideals. Personally‚ that specific person would have to my grandfather‚ Earl Childers. He is the kind of person who always has time to talk to his grandchildren. My grandfather is the type of community leader who has provided hundreds of jobs to those in need‚ as well as given inspiration to many. While growing up‚ my grandfather was a role model to me. Without him in my life‚ then I would not have been able
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How would you feel if you were walking down the street and saw a homeless veteran? Someone who served our country‚ but is now suffering? For their services‚ they deserve so much better than what they have right now. They suffered for our country and may have lost limbs for our country‚ yet why should they continue to suffer even when they should be honored and living a decent life? In Stanislaus County‚ there are countless veterans who are in need of assistance and compensation for their services
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First‚ in general‚ to students’ perspectives‚ they do not aware of a minority group of students called homeless students because they often view homeless as irresponsibility‚ alcoholism and addict. As a definition of Quinton D. Geis‚ a student from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Exploring the Academic and Social Experiences of Homeless College Students‚ 13)‚ homelessness could be students are living on the street‚ living in a car‚ or may be “couch surfing‚” spending a short amount of time at various
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It was a stressful time‚ I appreciated that the community reached out to my family by the end of the year my family was reunited. For the last two years‚ I’ve worked at Subway on Sunset. Over the years‚ I’ve had the opportunity to meet Wookie‚ a homeless veteran‚ who is comfortable telling his experiences in the military. After returning from the war he hasn’t been comfortable living within walls. While on my shift‚ if I have the opportunity I try to give Wookie my free sandwich for the day in hopes
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David Amador Professor Smith ENG 1010‚ Online 17 October 2014 Homelessness: Why We Should Care Homeless people are people too; just like the rest of us more-fortunate. Odds are that you walk by them everyday if you live in a city‚ and if you are like the majority‚ you ignore them. We rush our steps‚ glance at our smart phones‚ hold our breath‚ clench our wallet‚ all in hopes that we get by without making contact with the beggar. Come on. The most beautiful thing that exists in this world today
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Proposal for the Homeless People in Canada When you walk on the streets of Downtown all you see are dirty‚ smelly homeless people begging for money. They take up all the space on the sidewalks with their signs and annoy people that walk by. People do not like to walk by homeless people because they look so scary and harmful. Instead of trying to find a job‚ they are always asking for money but they will never use it for food or water‚ they will most likely spend it on drugs. Homeless people make our
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Facing up to social exclusion: services for homeless mentally ill people. The psychological disorder that is discussed in this topic is related to social stigma. Under social stigma‚ the individual is discontent and disapproved from the society by its psychotic behavior that he or she adopt by experience. This social stigma is widely observed in homeless people. As we know that homeless are discontented people from rest of the society because of the stereotypic behavior that other members of the
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Homelessness is an emotional topic.If it wasn’t for my mother and the goals I set for myself I would be homeless as well. As a child I never understood why people were homeless when every one has a choice in life. Then I got older and realize that being homeless can come from a few things like parents being incarcentarted‚ abuse and neglect‚ foster care‚ and drugs. I personally know someone that is homeless she is smart and pretty but the drugs got the best of her and now she is addicted.The saying you
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