Homelessness and Alcoholism Aaron Roberts ENGL 111 University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska has many local advocacy issues; but the one that stands out the most is homelessness. When I first moved to Alaska‚ Anchorage in 2011. What I realized in the first month living here; is the homelessness and drunks everywhere in Anchorage. This homeless issue is getting worse every year. In 2007 there was 1‚653 homeless people‚ and the next year there was 2‚199. Each year the population for homeless people
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Poverty and Homelessness Usually when a person thinks of the poor and the homeless‚ they think about those that are living and sleeping on park benches or under bridges. They think of those who are dirty‚ with ragged clothing‚ worn out shoes‚ and those begging or panhandling for food. The truth of the matter is that poverty and homelessness can affect people of any age‚ race or gender. More Americans are at the risk of poverty and homelessness today. There are many circumstances that can cause
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Homelessness and hunger are two overlapping dimensions of the same problem. The correlation of these two ideologies is known as poverty. People in Canada and across the planet who suffer from poverty are unable to afford a house‚ and are incapable of purchasing sufficient food to supplement a healthy diet. According to a journal written by Nate Laurie‚ in Canada alone‚ 15.6 percent of Canadians and 35.8 percent of new Canadians live under the poverty line; meaning that they are unable to afford the
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Homelessness Homelessness is usually defined as “a person who lacks a fixed regular and adequate night time residence ”(Facts and figures: The homelessness). Homelessness in the United States is very common. If you are walking on the streets of New York or any city in United States it is almost certain that you will see a person or several persons that are sleeping on the street corner or in the subway station. This has always been a major concern for the government. The US government is trying
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Keith Joiner Thesis: Homelessness is not just a poor person’s problem‚ its everyone’s problem. Introduction: Any person in this country‚ or anyone in this world could be unfortunate enough to suffer through a natural disaster‚ or a catastrophe. Lets take Hurricane Katrina as one example‚ that was a natural disaster that put most of the city of New Orleans in that state of homelessness. The Earthquake in Haiti‚ or the Tsunami In South East Asia
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Homelessness Assignment My parents own couple businesses in the city‚ so I see homeless people a lot. I have to walk a few blocks to get to the store‚ but I always see the same person. The homeless man is nice and says hi when I pass him‚ he never asks me for money. But the few times I been to NYC‚ the homeless people won’t stop begging for money. They would say something back if you just ignore them. Other homeless people I see around is when I drive and stop at a red light‚ they come up to my
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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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Running head: HOMELESSNESS Homelessness Teresa Introduction to Research and Information Utilization 110 Mr. W Feb 23‚ 2009 Homelessness Thesis: Lack of affordable housing‚ domestic violence and substance abuse all contribute to the widespread of homelessness in big cities and all over the U.S. Has anyone ever stopped to wonder why the population of homeless people is rising? Studies have shown different reasons to explain why this is a never ending problem. Not having much attention
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Homelessness in American Society On December 10‚ 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The United States of America‚ as a member nation‚ voted in favor of this declaration. Article 25(1) of this declaration states: “Everyone has the right to … food‚ clothing‚ housing and medical care and necessary social services.” In 1949 the United States government further defined the nature of this commitment with the American Housing Act which
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Introduction Humans are born to live and strive for greatness‚ but throughout the world‚ abandonment‚ neglect‚ poverty and homelessness are major factors in children’s everyday lived experiences in which affect them mentally‚ socially and emotionally. Through several scholarly research conducted‚ I found that on a day-to-day basis they face many hardships that include hunger‚ abuse‚ neglect‚ sickness and other forms of dangers that affect their childhood‚ growth and development. Russia is a country
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