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    Homelessness After studying the topic 'Homelessness' I have discovered that being homeless does not just mean you do not have a house to live in, it could mean that someone does not have a secure and well established home. Maybe that someone doesn't feel like they have a loving family and would be better off else. Before studying this topic I also did not realize some of the

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    Blowing wind, extreme temperatures, lack of private amenities and feeling of shame; these are all of the issues that homeless people endure on a daily basis. Homelessness is an issue that is on rise for many communities throughout the United States. It not only is your stereotypical person but it can be families who have come of hard times but also our veterans who have served our country. According to the National Health Care for the Homeless Council website (2016), “A homeless individual is defined

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    Greetings fellow classmates, today im going to read you my speech. The thing I would love to do most is help the homeless and give them a second chance at life. The reason I say this is because I have an idea that can actually help the homeless back on the grid of life. Also, I will do what ever it takes to give these people a home to stay in, a job to pay bills, and a car to get to point A to point B, because I hate seeing people living on the street or sleeping in a box, I just hate it a lot.

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    I'm laying on the sidewalk bleeding. I think I can walk it off, it's only a couple pints of blood. I can't move so walking so not an option but I guess I can lay down. I'm lying here bleeding, dying...shouldn't someone help me? Pfft I wouldn't help me, this happens all the time around the world and you know what some people do? Nothing. Why do they walk away? Are they Afraid? Do they hate me? Do they hate everyone? Is it just because they're not feeling it today? People always talk about how the

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    Homelessness In America

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    coming down to the Valley to live. This can be proven as you see many homeless people roaming the streets every day. People such as Jessie Cutgrass and Gerardo Rico have fallen victim and said that that they are coming here to have a better life. Homelessness is increasing in the Valley and The Hidalgo County is the seventh poorest county in the State of Texas. The article explains the problem where are facing in the valley as many homeless people are coming to the valley. Many homeless people hide

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    over the world are making quality of life miserable for humanity. Unemployment is one of the main contributing factors and is the root of the problem. Joblessness leads to poverty, and poverty is the contributing factor for unfortunate health, homelessness, and malnourishment. Over half of the population of the world, wakes up to severe limitation of money. Due to this, not many people can afford high security, and several people get murdered, raped, and robbed each day. Many children as well as

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    Homelessness In Haiti

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    Cherries for Charity One moment you find yourself in a bed, surrounded in soft, fuzzy, and comforting blankets, and the next you are in the streets, hungry, cold, and desperate. Homelessness can happen to anybody, anywhere, and at any time, usually when you least expect it. When you’re homeless, warmth and food are hard necessities to come by. When without a home, finding work can also be troubling as well. People walk by homeless people all the time without casting a single glance in their direction

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    Homelessness is all over the nation-- like an epidemic, it invades the lives of unsuspecting people, college students and veterans being a subsection of the homeless population affected. A staggering 5,600 college students nationwide are homeless or living in their cars, with the numbers increasing yearly (Gregory). Our brave veterans put their lives on the line to protect this country and go overseas with the government’s false promise that once they return from war, they’ll have an enormous pension

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    Homelessness Conflict and Safety Outcomes As the population of the United States continues to become more diverse, healthcare providers should effectively communicate with each patient regardless of their culture, nationality, religion or socioeconomic status. Nurses and other providers should be delivering patient centered care that is culturally competent. “Culture also includes the integrated pattern of thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions associated, wholly

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    Ever since I was a kid, I always asked myself how would it feel like to be homeless. I never really understood back then how these people became homeless in the first place, but as I got older I understood why and how it can happen to anyone in a blink of an eye. Making bad decisions, hanging around the wrong crowd, getting addicted to drugs, being lazy, or just not having anyone around you to motivate you or push you. But for the most part you just don’t know what people have gone through in their

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