ticking of the clock‚ the occasional chiming of the bell the hung above the door‚ and the falling rain. Due to the late hour‚ it was not difficult for him to find a table. There were only a few patrons‚ besides himself. One he recognized as the homeless woman‚ who often made one of the booths in the back corner‚ her bed for such a night. While listening to the rain drops gently pattering against the coffee shop window‚ his thoughts drifted back to her. He was remembering the way he could not
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different and holds their own perceptions on life‚ but through the hustle and bustle of life sometimes are conscious minds forget about those that are less fortunate and don’t have the means to provide for themselves. We associate these people as homeless‚ people living on the streets and in shelters‚ when in reality the people that are suffering with food insecurities are being overlooked. It is those people that fit the “mold” of society where they have a job and a family that are being overlooked
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BMCC SPEECH 100-1810 Kemi Olukanni Public Speaking Assignment #4 The Persuasive Speech Outline I. Topic: Non-profit organization or charity organization General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the class to give back to our nation’s wounded warriors. Claim of: One out of five veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are diagnosed with PTSD‚ veteran’s account for 20 percent of U.S suicide. II. Attention Getter: PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder
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two degrees fahrenheit outside as I walked down the sidewalk. My house was just a block up ahead and I was slowly getting closer. Now the house was visible‚ but there was a movement on the front porch. I made it to the house to see a family of four homeless people trying to hide from the cold. I asked‚ “ Do you guys have any shelter?” The male‚ presumably the dad‚ of the family said‚ “No.” “Well come inside‚” I said as I opened the front door. They all hurried in as quickly as possible to the warmth
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be dehydrated.” Jake went and drove to the worksite. Trying to forget all that happened he thought about the girl. She was beautiful in Jake’s eyes. With her long brown hair and her smooth silky face. But the thing was‚ she was dirty; like a homeless woman. Jake let the thought go. He thought it was all an illusion. The next day Jake went to work again. As the day went on he kept hearing noises. “Help ME!’ they’d say. “Please‚ Help ME!” Jake ignored them until the girl appeared again
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Persuasive Speech Introduction a. Attention Getter : When people ask me why I joined the military I think of all the reason that I did it for‚ but I think Toby Keith sums it up the best : “ ’cause freedom don’t come free.” b. Topic : Freedoms come with a great cost but yet we still do not care for our veterans well enough c. Preview: Today I will tell you how veterans suffer from Post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD and cant get help‚ how veterans are homeless and why they are
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“Breaking Night” (Murray‚ 2010) At the age of 16‚ Liz Murray was homeless. Born to two parents who were both drug addicts in the 1980’s‚ Liz and her sister found themselves caring for one another. Living in the Bronx gave Liz the skills to steal. Shoplifting food for her and her sister were a necessity. Later she would discover that the self-help books she lifted and read would attribute to her success in the future. Liz was 15 when her mother told her she was HIV positive. Liz found herself
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• Greg always makes comments to me such as‚ I am homeless person‚ a destitute he gave me a job‚ I am useless & thick. Moreover‚ he constantly calls me a moron‚ retarded and that he would sack me. • Why Roshell (GM) did took a picture of me when I was in my gown when she came to pick up the keys from my house then post it on social media without consent just to embarrass me. • Why was not given an opportunity to speak during Head of Department (HOD) when my other white colleagues were given
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It was a fiercely cold Christmas Eve night‚ somewhere around twenty degrees and from watching the weather it was likely to only get colder as the night progressed. Looking out the front window‚ the ground was covered in powdery white snow‚ sparkling‚ like it had glitter in it. I took in the brilliant sight right in front of me‚ it was‚ for lack of a better description‚ magical. Even the road that had not yet been driven on was covered in a perfect blanket of snow‚ but something else caught my eye
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PERSUASIVE SPEECH “It’s that sad animal shelter commercial again‚ change the channel!” How many of you have said this before? I have. This used to be my initial reaction almost every time ads of animal adoption agencies came on TV. This is also probably the general reaction of most viewers when presented with such sad images. We all prefer to watch those funny videos of dogs standing on two legs or cats wearing silly outfits. And of course that’s fine; we all need a little entertainment
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