The article that I choose as the one for deeper study was the article‚ “Writing and Retelling Multiple Ethnographic Tales of a Soup Kitchen for the Homeless”. The reason that I choose this article is because it relates to my own area of interest Ethnography and the study of culture-sharing groups. By taking this study I began to break it down into the characteristics of qualitative approaches: Focus: The article is very successful in defining who the target group for the study is to the reader.
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Services Administration‚ United States Department of Health and Human Services‚ to the National Health Care for the Homeless Council‚ Inc.‚ and its subsidiary‚ the Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians’ Network. The views presented in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the United States government or of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council. Nothing in this paper should be construed as providing authoritative guidelines for the practice of medicine
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When asked about an activity that I served as a leader for‚ I instantly thought of my work I did when I set out to help the homeless. I took this project on knowing that it was something that was one of great need. Little did I know how much it would influence and affect me as a person. To complete this project I started with coordinating with the individual who helps the homeless on a weekly basis. I got the necessary information from her such as what was needed to be collected. I coordinated with
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The homeless population encounters a variety of public health problems that concerns not only the medical community but the general community as a whole . HIV/AIDS is one of the most prevalent communicable public health problems and it is still an increasing problem worldwide. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] report of worldwide epidemiologic studies‚ the prevalence rate of HIV infection among the homeless population is from 6.3-35% (Badiaga et al.‚ 2008). In order
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1988 called “The Homeless and Their Children” where He told a story of a woman and her four children called Joanne (Kozol‚ 1985). Jonathan spent a lot of time to get to know Rachel and her children who lived in a homeless hotel in New York called the Martinique‚ which was located at Sixth Avenue and Thirty Second Street. This hotel was known to be the largest hotel for the homeless people in New York. Jonathan Kozol was enlightening the facts that there were so many homeless and illiterate people
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According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV)‚ nearly 200‚000 American Veterans are homeless on any given night (Rieckhoff). NCHV - the resource and technical assistance center - reported that the number of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) - (OEF) veterans are becoming homeless much more quickly than Vietnam veterans. As the war in Iraq and Afghanistan continues the number of homeless veterans increases. The next generation of American
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article‚ New York Times‚ Scott James writes on a topic about homeless people in the city of San Francisco and how their mayor proclaims to help the homeless relocate their position due to the destruction on the Transbay Terminal bus station. James speaks of how the city is going to pay for the relocation of the homeless. The citizens of San Francisco agree to their terms and offer to help relocate the homeless too‚ so that the homeless people will not die from pollution and smog in the air. The mayor
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“Helping the Homeless” Critical response Homeless is a common feature in most developed countries. It has existed for a long time often we choose not to see the homeless‚ or bother with them‚ so we look the other way. Homeless is not prejudice toward race‚ creed or religion‚ it has no boundaries. Don’t look at the at them and judge them like they are all bad person‚ they are all lazy that’s why they become the homeless. Look at their past and listen to their story because not all of homeless people
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It is unfortunate that in America there are approximately 3.5 million people without a home‚ forced to live in shelters and on the streets. Of the millions that are homeless‚ 1.7 million are children (PBS‚ 2009). Though there are many agencies and organizations available to provide what assistance they can‚ it is not always enough. Advocacy groups in particular‚ strive to help people meet their basic human needs‚ such as food and shelter. For these people‚ advocacy can change their lives. These
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Homeless in America Should [Make sure paragraph indentation is five to seven spaces or one tab stop] The Government Have Programs in Place for the Homeless in America? Many people call or write the National Coalition for the Homeless to ask about
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