to be everywhere we go. Sometimes, homeless people even confront us to ask for money or due to their mental state. I believe that even though this can be scary or uncomfortable, we should still treat them with respect and kindness. As someone who is very curious about everything and everyone there is one thing that sticks out the most. That is homelessness. When I see a homeless person a million questions rush through my head. I think why might they be homeless, do they have a family, but there is
immersion within the community of older homeless individuals. This reflection paper outlines what occurred, the experience, challenges faced, and emotions and thoughts of what transpired. As this project coming to an end, the student expresses a deep level of understanding of the population presented. The Overall Experience My second cultural immersion event was a life-changing experience. I have seen and experienced poverty, but never once I was homeless. This experience was not a gathering with
Homeless Connection Event Final Reflection Paper A person is considered homeless when they do not have a permanent place to live. Homelessness is becoming more common every day. I had the rare opportunity to see and interact with the people facing the challenge of homelessness at the Homeless Connection Event. This paper will discuss my perceptions of the homeless before the event, a few interesting facts, and my thoughts after the event. The paper will also discuss my impressions of the homeless
Table of Contents Introduction: 3 Identify a vulnerable population- homeless population: 3 The population's demographics: 4 Personal awareness of the population: Attitudes, biases, and stereotypes. 4 Effect of research on personal attitudes: 5 How knowledge can affect health care delivery: 5 Mechanism to deal with the situation: 6 Self-reflection to evaluate perceptions: 6 Conclusion: 7 References: 8
I began the competitive edge program through the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. I read about the importance of reflection and soft skills. I also took the pre-assessment, watched the video Growth versus Fixed mindset and took the quiz. My educational goals is to finish the preschool certificate, then work towards finish my AS degree in business management. My career goal is to be the director at a faith-based early learning center. The soft skills I think I need to strengthen are my communication
The purpose of this particular article was to explore how discrimination impacts the homeless population. Especially those individuals who have a mental condition. Discrimination is a social issue minority groups have been dealing with for many years. The diversity in the homeless community is much like the military. Individuals of different race, ethnicity and color can all become homeless for one reason or another. The authors wanted to prove to individuals that homelessness isn’t a choice. Therefore
Pingol, Nicole Angelika T. HPED 20-B 2015-08515 Optional Reflection Paper The Human Experience Finding a documentary that truly encapsulates the purpose of living, the essence of hope, and the journey of a man towards empathy is difficult to find; however, The Human Experience depicted the aforementioned points and more. Thus, I was immensely delighted while watching the film. The Human Experience greatly emphasized hope and the real meaning of being a human. Each experience
Reflection of “Do You Know Where I am” In the short story “Do You Know Where I am” by Sherman Alexie, it says that “But I felt no such need that night, and I realized we’d completed the rebuilding project, we’d constructed a brand-new marriage, a new home, that sat next to the old marriage and its dusty and shuttered house” (166). The man told a lie beside his girlfriend a few years ago, which caused a problem between their relation and it lasted for almost thirty years. In my opinion, the problem
Summary of article When Liz Murray was a child her parents were both drug addictive and she became homeless at the age of 15. Her thought process was that it was safe to live on the streets than in a home where there was more cocaine and heroin than food in the kitchen. Liz’s mom died at age 41 of AIDS and before she died, Liz promised her mom that she would excel in school. Liz worked extremely hard in school and she wrote a personal essay that won her her an Ivy League scholarship to Harvard.
Specific Objectives The homeless men utilizing Saint John’s Hospice will recognize their systolic and diastolic blood pressure that is taken by the senior student nurse. The student nurse will then discuss the significance of the blood pressure reading to the client. Description Saint John’s Hospice is a Catholic Social Services shelter for men located in Center City Philadelphia. It serves and assists the poor and homeless in the community. The hospice provides crucial, life-sustaining services