...The Streets are not A Home for Youth Carlton Crayton English 147 August 31, 2015 University of Phoenix The Streets are not A Home for Youth The United States of America; the "Land of Milk and Honey," also known throughout the world as a place of prosperity. While this may be true for some, there is a significant percentage of the American population who lives in poverty. There are many who are so impoverished that they do not even have a place to call home. While homelessness has always existed in America, never before has this nation seen such a high percentage of its youth population living on the streets. Even though Young people often become homeless due to family conflict and substance abuse, youth is at a higher risk for homelessness than adults ("Starry Children At Heart Ministries, Inc.", 2015). In order to reduce the number of homeless youth, society needs to address the high rates of substance abuse, mental illness, and sexual trauma that is experienced by today's young adults. Substance abuse of alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs are prevalent amongst homeless youth. Many, young adolescent young people who became or on the verge of becoming homeless, were brought up in households where drug and alcohol were being used on a regular basis by parents or guardians. Domestic violence and some form of abuse within the home was present. Therefore, prompted the youthful pre-adult youth, encountering a horrible and traumatic adolescence. Subsequently;...
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...sat at the front porch at home and I didn’t see kids playing on the block after school, or on weekends. All my neighbor’s home doors are closed and I don’t know them, or their kids. Communication between my neighbors doesn’t exist. We are strangers because our lives are too busy and we do not have time to stay outside to know each other. When I was a child we used to play ball on the street, ride our bicycles, enjoy card games, traded baseball cards, or ran races to see who was faster. I remembered running home to get money because the ice cream truck is coming or running home for help because you got hurt once brought all the neighborhood kids to your door to wait and see the results. A quarter in your hand or a new clean band aid was admired and then everyone went back to happily playing the game at hand. Now that is history and we just talk about the good times kid had when they used to play on the streets. I go to my sister house and my nephews are with all their electronic games that replaced the precious time of playing on the street with the neighbors. They are lazy, their initiative is gone, and new inventions and communications do not exist because they want to build their scores in their favorite electronic games. Playing games alone is the most common they to do; one could be happy knowing that kids will not get into trouble since they won’t be exposed to dangerous things that are happening on the street nowadays. I see the streets empty of bustling children...
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...settled to just hang out with each other. We put on a movie, and sat down to enjoy it when a sudden roar shook the foundation of our country home. Minutes later the streets, as well as my home turned in to a black void in which all the lights were no longer on. In a panic my family and I stumbled through the house trampling each other in the darkness. We scattered about until my mom found the door that revealed a vivid red glow. Soon after the same glow attracted the rest of my family and I, so we followed, but what we found was not an appealing sight. The ruckus that shook the house turned out to be the electrical tower that powered the entire street or what was left of it. The tower exploded leaving the streets black. Unfortunately for me and the people, who live on my street, there was a fire that had spread through the fields around where the tower lay, and we lived miles away from any real, stable, fire department. This put us in a massive state of shock, so we quickly scurried along the out skirts of the fire, trying to find some way of getting the fire to die out. The search was a long one, but no luck came are way. The fire grew more and more, and every one began to panic as there seemed to be no hope of extinguishing the rippling blaze. Because it seemed as a loss cause, the families of my street began to dissipate, leaving there homes to be demolished by the monstrous inferno. The same, on the other hand, could not be said for my family, who were dead set on keeping the...
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...community being observed is Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The population is around 5,000 with the majority race being Caucasian. Within the community there is a local hospital, two different school districts, and a court house. On any given day many of people are seen either walking or riding bikes within the community. The hospital is located right in the middle of the community within a residential area. The community offers shuttles that take people without transportation around the area and within 30 miles outside the area. | 2. Windshield surveya. vitality | The community is all Caucasian and have a wide range of ages. The community is mostly made up of the elderly and young families. The people of the community are seen walking the streets, riding bikes, playing in the parks, or working in their yards. During the day many of people are out in the community. | b. Indicators of social and economic conditions | Within the community all...
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...situation of street children in your area or town. In writing this academic paper the following must be considered. 1. Definition of streetism. 2. Types of streetism. 3. Causes of streetism on children in your area. 4. Effects of streetism on children in your area. 5. The role of teachers, schools, community and government in combating streetism in your area, town or Zambia FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS 1. It must be typed. 2. Eight(8) pages inclusive of reference 3. Refer to six books or more 4. Due date: 14th September, 2012 Streetism is known to be one of the issues concerning society. However , in this essay the main focus is about the meaning of streetism and types of streetism, causes and effects of streetism on children and the role of teachers, schools, community, and government in combating streetism. The term streetism comes from the concepts street and street youth which share the three elements; these elements are spending a significant amount of time on the streets, making the street into a way of life and inadequate protection, supervision and care from responsible adults. The word street refers to places like bus stops, outside of the shops, minor and major roads of the towns, parking lots, garbage disposal places, markets, bars, shopping centers, and other public places where youths temporally or permanently stay in the form of shelter or seeking refuge. These are the places where street children are...
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...luckily my bodily discomfort was masking my anxiety about whether I would make it anywhere at all tonight. I stepped of my bike and felt the water squish through my boots, and I scrunched my toes a few times to make sure they were still there. I really should have bought those waterproof Alpinestars before I left. It was nearly one in the morning and I was fortunate to meet Omar and Leonel at the rest stop, returning from the weekend moto trip to the beach. They must have been as crazy as I was for riding in these conditions, although, they had the excuse of getting home before the work week. I didn’t really have one, other than to get to Mexico City. Being a foreigner, a bit bedraggled and out of place, I must have looked a bit desperate. The chilango bikers offered to guide me downtown to the zócalo where I could try to find a place to stay. I doubted my ability to navigate the unfamiliar city streets in the middle of the night anyway, and I was thankful for the company. I forced my sopping-wet gloves back on my hands, cleaned my visor one last time, and we departed. As we raced down the 51D toll road, my 650 Enduro struggled to keep up with their Ducatis, and I knew they were probably holding back. The complex city pathways looked confusing on the map, but as we changed from one highway to the...
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...because the book follows Kyle through his search in Calgary, to find his sister Meghan who ran away from home. The novel follows Kyle through the dark and scary streets, to uncover clues to bring him closer to find his sister against the race of time. Although the book focuses on finding Meghan, Kyle is the main character who takes you through the ruthless journey there. Kyle is a simple physical looking character. Kyle is a very tall boy standing at six and half feet tall: “Kyle began to slowly rise from the tiny bench. He saw both boys eyes grow wider as he stood to his full height” (McPhee 4). Kyle has short shaven black hair and frequently wears his football team letter jacket. However, McPhee describes Kyle as having a baby face on his big built body: “In spite of his baby face, he was proud of his size and the effect it had on others” (McPhee 5). As Kyle goes through the journey through the tough streets of Calgary, his personality and style switches from a jock to a street kid (grubby and dirty). Kyle’s emotional traits change enormously throughout the novel. Kyle started out as a careless jock that used football to release his anger. He then later changes his whole outlook because of witnessing first hand and experiencing the life street kids endure. He shows his love for his troubled sister by going through the brutal journey to find and save her. The street really opened Kyle’s eyes when he witnessed his friend Janice die. Kyle went from being a careless jock...
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...usually surrounded by big stone walls. People lived in tall, narrow wooden houses, usually with more than one floor. The ground floor normally was used as the owner’s shop or area to practice his profession. The other floors were the living spaces of the household, and also the place where they kept their animals. Roads in the towns were narrow and long. Before the 13th century, streets were the responsibility of each household. Later on when the council started taking more responsibility, new roads were often built over the previous ones, without bothering to clean them. In London ancient Roman ruins are found at 20 feet below today’s street level. Even though people were supposed to be responsible for the part of the street in front of their house, they never showed much concern and never tried to keep it clean. The only exceptions were during an outbreak of the plague or a royal visit. This wasn’t the only problem for sanitation in the medieval cities. Main drains ran along the side of the streets and people threw dirty water out in their general direction. Stables opened into the streets and livestock like pigs were left to roam. Many people had pigs because they were...
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...Community and Population Health Windshield Survey Directions: This assessment is a foundational exercise for you to learn about your environment and explore where you live. Take some time to intentionally explore your county. Look at your county as the home and the place of work for the county residents. While driving through your community, stop for coffee or have lunch in a neighborhood. Find a place to eat where you can sit down as part of the community. You may want to walk around your community as well so that you can explore it from both a driving perspective and a walking perspective. Once you have observed the area, write about your impressions of the county in your notes. Reflect on any surprises and whether the county looks different to you now after taking the time to note the various elements. What would you like to learn more about related to your topic and population of interest? You may want to sketch a map related to your topic area for future reference when writing your community description. Take notes on the county using the following questions as a guide. These questions are only to provide guidance; you may discover other areas that you want to note. Include your findings in the community description section of your paper. You will use this information to complete task 1 for your “Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing” course. Collecting this data will help you define your population of interest and prepare for your practicum...
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...Insert Title Here Being called a Bastard child Not something to you want to hear Because this is not true This not what I am Even with my gray bricks And unpaved streets I am different The city is starting to prosper And I was going to grow Become a main part of town But then Streets became walled off Including me And there was no one to fight No one there to defend me So I was left in the shadows And so people think of me As being nothing but a bastard child And to them I say Again This is not me People have been hurt People have been raped People have been murdered But still not who I am Some people They think That I am just a the last resting place for their hopes and dreams People can always call this street home No matter what And to the women who lived here They have become a part of me Even if they are not in here physically Their spirits will forever be here And this is what I am A place to be remembered But not for the bad But for the good So all people can see That I should be remembered As will those women who came here With hopes and dreams And tried to succeed I have seen many come and go But no matter who stays and who leaves They always leave a part of them A part that will always stay And this part is good And will remain good As long as they believe That no matter what They can have the life they choose And this is who I really am Showing women that no matter what They can live the life that...
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...Life in the city is full of activity. Early in the morning hundreds of people rush out of their homes in the manner ants do when their nest is broken. Soon the streets are full of traffic. Shops and offices open, students flock to their schools and the day's work begins. The city now throb with activity, and it is full of noise. Hundreds of sight-seers, tourists and others visit many places of interest in the city while businessmen from various parts of the world arrive to transact business. Then towards evening, the offices and day schools begin to close. Many of the shops too close. There is now a rush for buses and other means of transport. Everyone seems to be in a hurry to reach home. As a result of this rush, many accidents occur. One who has not been to the city before finds it hard to move about at this time. Soon, however, there is almost no activity in several parts of the city. These parts are usually the business centres. With the coming of night, another kind of actịvity begins. The streets are now full of colorful lights. The air is cooler and life becomes more leisurely. People now seek entertainment. Many visit the cinemas, parks and clubs, while others remain indoors to watch television or listen to the radio. Some visit friends and relatives and some spend their time reading books and magazines. Those who are interested in politics discuss the latest political developments. At the same time, hundreds of crimes are committed. Thieves and robbers who wait...
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...already on this street. There are many youths, standing on the streets still littered with broken glass and debris from the previous night’s melee. The crowd stared unsuspectingly at me whenever I come out of my store to gauge how things are. Around 4 pm a car had stopped in the street, blocking traffic after being hit repeatedly by rocks and bricks. A police car raced down the street by my store, rounding up three youths. A car drove by a short time later driven by a white man and I heard someone yelled out, “It’s a white man, get him.” A barrage of bricks and rocks struck the car, knocking out windows and leaving ugly dents. The driver lowered his head from sight and accelerated. Thank goodness he was able to get away. Aug. 14 1965 Today is not looking any better than it did yesterday. More and more people are loitering in the streets. I went to go outside and heard remarks that maybe they should start looting the stores. Well I rushed back inside and locked up. I had a gun under the register that I got out so I could scare of anyone who tried to break in. A short time later, a group of about 20 young men started to approach my store. They stared directly into the store. They stood there for what seemed like forever contemplating if they should act. Suddenly from nowhere a rock smashed into my front door cracking the glass. That was all it took as the rest of the men started to charge and smash into the windows. By a small miracle a cop car came down the street and turned...
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...Conservation of Merewether Tower & its impact on urban morphology Qurat-ul-Ain Rehman Abstract The past should never be forgotten as it constitutes an important part of the civilization of mankind. Historic monuments may contain some bitter and sweet memories therefore it should be preserved for future generations to know the life their ancestors were living. Although important, many historic sites are usually torn down in order to make room for development but there are people who believe that these sites should be saved from the hammer. Conserving these sites takes a lot of hard work and dedication from the local authorities but it can transform the morphology of the region and reward the developers for their hard work. Karachi was home to British troops in the 19th century and is therefore rich in Victorian era buildings. Most of these buildings are in a bad shape but the government is working to preserve them. Although the pace of redevelopment is slow, the fact that work is going on gives a person relief that the historic buildings of the city will be preserved. One such building is the Merewether tower; this iconic structure is one of few structures that are in a good condition, but sources claim that from the inside, it is slowly being degraded. Once the gateway to the city, it has been forgotten by many although its name is very common. The objective of this research is to document the existing conditions of the tower and the surroundings so that it can be redeveloped...
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...restaurants, night clubs, a market and swinging night life. The Village is a hotspot was a hotspot for the young and idle, sitting on street corners until the wee hours of the morning is a norm. The Village is made up of ten streets running east to west and three running north to South. On many of these street corners, venders can be found selling from fruits, snacks, bread or cigarette. Whenever mum needed groceries we rarely went to the supermarket, we would climb onto our bicycles, and off we went, destined for the Kitty market. The market was located on the main road, it’s name Alexander Street. Alexander street ran from north to south, from the seawall to the Police Station and is about 0.75 of a mile long. All the action happens on Alexander Street, not in any of the access roads or the ally ways, but on Alexander Street. In the afternoon, after schools are out school children would line the pavements, although they were no schools on Alexander Street, kids from the neighboring school districts like Thomas lands or Campbellville would walk over to kitty, which wasn’t too far. They would stand on Alexander Street and wait on the more entertaining mini busses, to take them to their destinations. After four (4pm) the streets would be almost life less, the kids were either home or at after school classes. At about five (5pm) the streets were alive again, with the kid’s from after school lessons were out on the corner waiting for buses and the kids that lived in kitty had...
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...were known to breathe was humid and sticky. Over hundred miles away the characteristic of Death Valley were amongst them. Having no shelter Food or drink the people of New Orleans were trapped like animals left to fend for themselves and revert back to age old hunting and gathering. But not the hunt to kill the hunt for survival, the gathering of what was left to make of their lives. What were once their homes was nothing more now than a swamp of Death, a gravesite of family, friends, and the death of their pride. The Danger was no longer imminent the time on the clock expired; Katrina had hit the shore with a vengeance, and left with no intention on covering her tracks. She unleashed her fury on the morning of august 29, 2005 with no mercy insight. The time for evacuation had come and gone. For the thousands that heeded the warnings and stayed were now in a battle for their lives. Whether it was the few thousand the filled the superdome or the brave few that stuck it out in their homes the outcome was the same. The carnage was real what were once streets, homes and landscape were now nothing more than mangled shards of wood and scraps of metal that was now underwater. For days people lay stranded on their rooftops, screaming and crying in hopes of help. Others laid face down in the water dead overwhelmed by the harsh conditions and scarce necessities. While others swam and walked in the water taking a chance of finding aid before they too were to parish...
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