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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America it is not always the poor or the underclass that always ends up homeless. In many cases famous athletes‚ celebrities‚ and the upper class end up homeless around the world and it shocks us all. But the chances of an athlete becoming financially or structurally unstable is something Americans think can’t occur because athletes make so much money in their profession‚ but more times than not it does. Homelessness
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Anshuman Bakshi Mr. Smith Honors Sophomore English‚ 4 February 6‚ 2013 Homeless and Hopeless Why do we work so hard? Why do we go through school and college just to get stuck at work all day? The answer is poverty. Poverty is the fear and scourge of all—the hidden evil that forces us to embrace our inner motivation. Unfortunately for the destiny of humanity‚ the majority of people selfishly work only for themselves‚ but throughout history there have always existed the unique and selfless people
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A Modest Proposal to Mrs. Beckham regarding procrastinating through high school The art of procrastination has troubled high school kids for quite some time now. Im sitting here typing my own essay at the eleventh hour‚ hoping that as the deadline approaches I can piece together an essay to save my grade. “Procrastination is for the efficient at heart”‚ this quote captures the procrastinators only strength: the ability to make the most out of the time they have. Most students will crack as the
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servicemen and women who continue to fight battles on American soil after they return. According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans website‚ last accessed February 28‚ 2004 an estimated 500‚000 are not supported because their battle is not recognized. It is fought under bridges‚ behind streets‚ and tucked away in dark allies. B. Today‚ we will examine the problems of homeless veterans; consider the causes behind this regrettable occurrence‚ and the steps we can take in getting those 500‚000 heroes
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A-For my abnormal assignment I went to Bellevue and stood outside of a store dressed as a homeless person. As people walked by me I held my card board sign that read “Abandoned by my parents and lost anything will help”. I dressed myself in ripped clothing and bagging clothing to display how poor I was. I also did not shower and looked very dirty by putting dirt marks on my face. B- As people walked by me I got a real feel for people and society. Many different shades of people passed me as I asked
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year go without food and shelter. Thanks to homeless shelters we have found a way to help some of these people but unfortunately not all. Homelessness affects many people and hurts families and relationships all over the world. Homelessness is mainly derived from three major factors‚ poverty‚ unemployment‚ and lack of affordable housing. I believe that if we can recognize and act on these issues then we can help prevent many people from becoming homeless. Poverty results in having little money and
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Homeless Teen parents Homeless teen parents often struggle with little or no knowledge about a support team. Many teenage mothers are not necessarily able to remain at home with their parents‚ either for reasons of overcrowding in the home‚ abuse and neglect‚ or financial difficulty. They may not have family‚ friends‚ or other resources available that enable them to meet the basic needs for themselves or their children. Teenage mothers who are unable to live at home with their families are
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community is homelessness. Homelessness is something that can affect anyone at any given moment. There are many reasons why a person can experience being homeless. In this paper I will talk about some of the many ways people become homeless and why‚ I will also tell a personal story as well. Some of the most common reasons for a person to become homeless are poverty from a lack of jobs at competitive living wages‚ lack of affordable housing and inadequate housing assistance‚ lack of affordable health
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At 10:57 a.m on Monday morning‚ we met a young girl named Hannah Stevenson. Hannah has been doing the kind act of feeding the homeless people‚ who stay in the subways of New York‚ for the past 5 years. It all started when her mother passed away and she spent most of her time in the subways. The story of this generous little girl will have an impact on you for sure. Hannah is a 11-year-old girl‚ who grew up in the big city of New York and was always aware of the busyness of the city. When her mother
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