had spent the last 10 years living under a Los Angeles bridge. When the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Mental Health America (MHA) of Los Angeles offered assistance‚ Michael refused their help. Although he didn’t want to be homeless‚ like many homeless people Michael was ashamed of his status and appearance which made him “reluctant to offers of support” (Department of Veterans Affairs). MHA Outreach workers never gave up on him and continued to try to help him. Every week‚ the outreach
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In “Homeless on Campus” author‚ Kingsborough Community College English Department Instructor‚ Eleanor Bader explains the increasing amount of homeless students and ways the public can help get them into various necessary living situations. There are a number of students that are homeless. Bader mention a few different students’ situations and how they over came being homeless with the help of Legendre grants. The article discusses the need for a median wage to comfortably live. She explains the
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Blake neil Mathis english Advantages of being Married Some of the more important advantages of getting married I can think of are‚ having duel income‚ always having someone to talk to‚ making memories‚ help motivate you day by day to work torwards something meaningful and feel achomplished . The ability to love and receive love in return. Marriage to someone you love gives you a avenue to channel all your love and attention to one person‚ a bond. When you get married you always have
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Jessica Faulter Instructor Bazer PHIL102-02N 3 September 2013 The Homeless Perception and Reality I come from a fairly large city in California so I’ve been around many homeless people throughout my life. I’ve had good and bad experiences when it comes to being around them and dealing with them. My initial view of the homeless is that they are somewhat lazy and that a lot of them are on drugs. I feel this way because I’ve seen and dealt with so many sick‚ obnoxious people on the streets aggressively
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Adopting Shelter/Stray Dogs To inform. To inform my audience about their ability to help stray and abandoned animals find a new life. Introduction ASPCA.org says that approximately 5 to 7 million animals enter the shelters nationwide every year. 3 to 4 million of those are euthanized. Private citizens can help animals rehabilitate from being strays‚ and find new homes. So far in my life I have adopted 5 strays from shelters‚ and found new homes for 11 more. Body No
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Homeless: a social issue One of the major problems that a community suffers from is homelessness‚ which It’s a condition of people who lack regular access to housing. According to the institute for the study of Homelessness and Poverty at Weingart Center‚ an estimated 254‚000 men‚ women and children experience homelessness in Los Angeles County during some part of the year and approximately 82‚000 people are homeless on any given night‚ and is caused by several factors such as mental illness‚ drug
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Summary of “Homeless on Campus” In the article “Homeless on Campus” Eleanor J. Bader tells a story about homeless students living on campus. Also she shows how homeless students still have enough energy to go to college. Aehsa is a twenty year old girl that attends college at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn‚ New York. Aesha and her one year old son were forced to move out of their house because her husband started to be abusive. They were forced to leave on the streets and were moved
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cruising down the road‚ a bit over the speed limit‚ when my friend‚ Janet‚ suddenly shouted nervously that we were passing through an under-resourced part of town. The Jeep rolled to a halt at the stoplight and a homeless woman stood by the curb‚ holding a cardboard sign with “Homeless‚ anything helps” scratched into it. Seeing that we had stopped‚ she approached the car and began tapping on the window‚ calmly asking for spare change. My friend quickly locked all the doors and anxiously banged on
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101-01S Outline Date: Monday‚ Nov 1st‚ 2013 Introduction I. When you think of a homeless person or bum‚ do you think of a drug addicts‚ alcoholics‚ crack-heads? II. I want to inform the audience of the many reasons that cause homelessness and what brings a person to become homeless. III. It isn’t always drug or alcohol addiction that creates homeless situations. Body I. Who‚ and why are they homeless? A. Families with children. 30% B. Children under 18 years old 39% C. Veterans 13%
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clearly what is the form of your text is and why? The purpose of my text is to show the reader a first person point of view about an affluent business man who becomes homeless because of his antics and addiction to alcohol. Through the experience he faces realising the magnitude of the lack of consideration and care for the homeless. Which he never noticed due to his stable lifestyle. The purpose of making it a short story instead of a feature article which would show statistics‚ facts and expert
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