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    muttering under his breath a homeless man asleep on the street catches his eye, the man smells as if he was thrown into a dump, next to a zoo. Ready to puke the man walks on until he realizes that the vagrant has gone through more than he has, he takes off his jacket and pulls out his wallet leaving the sleeping man cash and a jacket. There was too much bills to count, it was wrapped up with a rubber band and put into the decaying pocket of the displaced man. Later that day the man woke up and saw what

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    Steve walked out the door of his bedroom and onto his balcony he surveyed his brother Mark’s beautiful island and saw his brother’s house and separate office which were both larger than his house. Steve thought this was unfair because Mark was single, and lonely, and his house only had one person who lived in and his office had four people working in not living or sleeping in it. Steve was a failed basketball player and all he had in life was basketball, his wife Kate, and their twins Jack and Lucy

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    What's the nicest thing you have done for someone? This is about the time I bought a homeless man food. The nicest thing i have done is, I bought a homeless man food. I seen him around for about a week. I knew he was homeless because everyday I seen him he had on the same clothes and he was always in the same spot.My mom put in 5 dollars but I paid for the rest. The food I bought him was around 15 dollars so i paid 10 dollars of it. He was very grateful. Once I gave the food to him he said

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    really cannot get to know someone better by pulling on their shoes. One can only follow the footsteps so far as the place the shoes were found. Sure, if one looks at a homeless man’s shoes compared to a wealthy banker’s, then one would easily be able to tell whos was whos; but one could not possibly be able to know why the homeless man is sleeping on a bench instead of a warm bed just by examining the article of clothing he uses to keep his feet warm. In most busy cities, people look down while walking

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    socially interact with each other based on cost and benefits associated with interactions. Therefore if the benefits are higher than the cost individuals will likely continue interacting. An example of this is an encounter with a homeless man on the street. Since the homeless man has nothing to offer some people will not entertain him. However the same people will see a celebrity and react differently. Thus, based on our own agendas and our perceived costs and benefits per interaction we select who we

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    Once upon a time there was a wizard that disguised himself as a homeless man. After he disguised himself, he would beg from house to house, and lied to each house saying that he needed money or food. Inside every house he went to there was beautiful girls. He would capture every single one of the girls, and take them away somewhere that no one knew, even none of the girls ever returned. One day, he came to the door of the man who everyone knew had three gorgeous daughters. Before he went to knock

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    Personal Narrative- Homeless Man My friends often describe me as a cynic and a pessimist. For the most part, they're right. Sentiment loses value when it permeates one's attitudes and behavior just as the value of a commodity decreases as it becomes ubiquitous, so as a rule I reserve expressing sentiment for rare occasions that I deem worthy. Fortunately, even the harshest cynics are surprised sometimes. To begin, most people in my hometown know who Mike is. But I would bet that ninety-nine

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    reflection is useful in phenomenology because seeing or understanding how other people experience or explain a phenomena can help you to better understand your phenomenological being. I think I can relate to your comparative reflection with the homeless man. About a year ago, I went to a three day music festival and I had a great time. Probably the best three days and nights that I had that summer. But I also remember the morning of the fourth day, when we had to pack up and leave. I felt incredibly

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    Erin Powell Rhetoric Composition 101-001 Ms. Armstead January 17, 2015 “Homeless Man Interviews Himself?” by Albert Bliss Based on reading the article, “Homeless Man Interviews Himself” by Albert Bliss, I have come to the conclusion that this is overall an example of Closed-Form Writing. I firmly believe that this article conforms to the basis of the closed-form writing style but it dabbles in the open-formed style of writing. There are several examples in the essay that convince me of this. First

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    Donnie Smith is a very kind man… to some. He is a very successful CEO of a multi-million dollar corporation. Although his family and close friends see the nice side of him, strangers don’t always see that side. Tuesday, Mr. Smith was driving to work. On his way to work he saw a homeless african-american man to his left on the sidewalk holding up a cardboard sign that reads, “wILL woRK 4 fOOd”. Without skipping a beat, Mr. Smith rolled down his window and began shouting racial slurs. “That’s

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