...Mr. Schiller was right because he was trying to help out the homeless people. He even said that he respected the city codes but he was doing what he thought was right. Yes, the city has shelters but people might be scared to go even though it is supposed to be a “safe” place. The reason why they might not want to go is because there could be violence or theft from one another. Also it’s not like Mr. Schiller had hundreds of people in his basement, he had 10 people and they were only there if it got below 15 degrees and they would leave in the morning so it was an overnight thing and they didn’t stay for a week or many weeks. Even though Mr. Schiller had the right intentions, he could’ve done some things to make it right with the city codes...
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...Thirdly, people have the wrong idea on who she really is. She cares.She is involved with so many things other than charity. In 2014 her VMA date was a homeless man, he shared his story and touched the audience, after accepting Miley’s reward for her. Miley said, that she decided to focus to homelessness "Because it's something that we all see every single day. It's like the birds chirping -- we just ignore it because we're so used to it. You're looking down at your phone, but you never look at someone who's sitting there and needs help. As you get older,you start to realize what's happening around you. You realize, this isn't the world I want to be living in. And you say, what do I really want my life to be about?" She wants to make a change...
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...October 23, 2013 Homelessness is More Appealing Many of us will never be homeless, and not everyone understands the benefit of having a wife, but after reading the essays’, Homeless (Quindlen, A. n.d.) and I Want a Wife (Brady, J. 1971), one can gain a better understanding of both. I am a wife. Therefore, I can certainly connect with the narrator’s story of I Want a Wife. This is a narrative essay, in which the narrator reflects on why she too would like to have a wife after a visit with a recently divorced male friend, who is looking for a new wife. The narrator gives a list of duties and activities she will and will not do if she had a wife, and she can visualize the benefits a wife could afford her with less responsibilities and more time for school or friends. My other essay of choice is quite different in theme, but it is still relatable. Anne Quindlen’s essay, Homeless (n.d.) is a short descriptive essay with the narrator retelling of an account when she met a woman, who she believes is homeless, at the bus terminal. It is during the encounter that the narrator reflects on homeless people in general, the homeless individual and about herself. Both of these essays’ are well written, however, I feel that Homeless (Quindlen, A. n.d.), is a more appealing essay than I Want a Wife (Brady, J. 1971), as it allows the reader to become more engaged in the descriptions and reflect on the details of the story. Whenever I first start reading any type of literature, the first thing...
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...A Good Night’s Sleep It’s a short story written by Brian McCabe about a teacher called Lockhart, who lives on third floor of a tenement building in Edinburgh. He is an insomniac, which is sleeplessness, that’s one problem, but what makes the problem even worse is that his neighbors make a lot of noise, especially the old man from the apartment upstairs and the couple that lives next to him. One night he cannot fall asleep, because he as mentioned before is an insomniac, and then he hears something bumping softly against his door. He is lying, thinking about lots of stuff that night, for example is he thinking about the time where he was young and was going to parties and having fun, and then he’s having troubles figuring out a subject for the nxt mornings discussion with his class. Later that night he walked out to check what it was that was making the noise against his door, and found out that a homeless girl was sitting in his staircase. He talked with her, and asked her to sleep in his son’s bed, but she refused. Later that night came his neighbor couple home from a pub or something, and then they kicked her out of the staircase. Later Lockhart lay in his bed, and could not stop thinking about her, and then he suddenly heard the noise again and knew she was there. The story takes place in Lockharts apartment, and in the staircase outside his apartment in Edinburgh, late at night. Lockhart, the main character is an average man living a almost normal life. He has an apartment...
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...publicity so, they can became famous over the internet. In this picture of a homeless guy in Times Square New York, shows a homeless man with a police officer right next to him. By the police officer doing this deed, makes the law enforcement look better. Also for the police officer, people label him as a hero and not a person just trying to look good in the eyes of the public. In this visual it shows a cop doing a good deed to get publicity. In the picture the homeless man is wearing raggedy clothes because his pants are all ripped up at the bottom. It is winter time because he has a winter coat on and so does the police officer. People that are unhoused usually only have one pair of clothing and it’s the one they are wearing also, don’t have many possessions because everything that they have travels with them. Usually homeless people carry everything they own in a book bag or a shopping cart. In the picture a pair of boots is next to the homeless man and the police officer is kneeling down next to him. The officer is looking right at him with his hands in front of the homeless man, showing the man that he won’t hurt him. The officer knew that the homeless man was walking bare foot around Times Square and bought him a pair of all-weather boots and thermal socks. The homeless man’s feet were all blistered up because he was walking around Times Square in the winter with no shoes on. When the homeless man got the shoes, he was so happy. In an interview the police officer...
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...I first saw the title I really had no idea what I was about to be reading. The word “vag” within the era of the writing, the 1930’s, was short for vagrant. A vagrant according to my Mac is one who wanders from place to place. According to the text it’s a derogatory term for a homeless person. The short introduction on page 946 of our text explains the story correlates to a publication surrounding men returning from World War 1. It seems however that this passage can relate to any period in our nations history. In this instance we are left to ponder how this young man got to be in a place where he has to thumb for a ride, perhaps he was born into the lift of what may seem like hopeless dreams or perhaps he fell into an inescapable nightmare after serving for his country. In the short story the vagrant faces officers sworn to protect turning him away seeming to offer no compassion for who he may be or why he may be living such a life. In today’s modern world we are faced with similar struggles. We see not only men struggling but families. As of November 2012 there were almost 4,000 families in some kind of shelter in the Commonwealth. The story compares those with money flying from place to place in the time of amazing new transcontinental flights to those only method of travel is a thumb and helpful Samaritan. Within the story you can see a stark contrast between those with opportunity and money and those who have nothing. A situation still prominent today one...
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...“The hardest thing for a homeless person is sleep and a conversation,” said Pastor Garrett with Safehouse Outreach. On Lovett’s Service Initiative for Ninth Graders (SING), advisory groups went out to various social service organizations. At these organizations, students completed diverse community service projects to help the Greater Atlanta community. My advisory group went to three places: United Way, Safehouse Outreach, and World Relief. The service at each organization was different, but overall my view on homelessness has changed. During my SING experience, I learned about the issue of homelessness when conversing with Pastor Garrett who works for Safehouse Outreach. Garrett knows first hand what it is like to be living on the streets. Garrett served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not only did he leave the military with an honorable discharge, but he also left with no compassion what so ever. Garrett, still compassionless, felt compelled to work with a church in his hometown in South Carolina. He was sent to a...
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...A Good Night’s Sleep - A Scottish short story The story deals with George Lockhart who is trying to sleep but has a hard time doing so due to the noisy city life and his insomnia. He lives on the third floor in a tenement building in Edinburgh. He is a teacher of Community and General Studies, and he misses his ex-wife Elaine “He tried not to think of Elaine, his ex-wife, sleeping in their old comfortable double bed – alone?” (p.1, l. 41), and has a son named Ben with her as well. He notices every sound from the people and cars out in the street to the neighbors. It makes him more frustrated and less tired. He finds a homeless adolescent girl on his doormat and who is geting some rest. Instead of staying humble when the homeless girl is being confronted by George, she gets irritated and has a rude tone every time she answer him back. At the start of their conversation we feel that Georg is a bit shocked, and therefore asks a lot of questions because he is curious to know why there is a homeless on his doormat, which only gets her more upset and she sees George as an wealthy man (p. 3, l. 89-92) that only contributes problems in to her attempt to sleep, and he has to be dealt with somehow in a way that doesn’t end up in her having to leave and find another place to sleep. She doesn’t see him as one that could actually help her in some way. She has a very pessimistic attitude. The reader can clearly see from the start of their conversation that she is sure that he doesn’t...
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...home provides continuity and a social context for individuals and families, and those become homeless lose more than a shelter (Smith Barusch 165). With its many causes, homelessness is an extremely diverse problem that has proven difficult to remedy. Though some homeless people find themselves in unfortunate situations, others are homeless by choice. Those who choose homelessness do so either indirectly, by making decisions that result in negative consequences, or directly, by opting to be free of life’s responsibilities. This belief is not commonly found in print since society most often feels compassion and pity toward the homeless. Still, assistance is offered on a federal level, as well as on local levels. Although there are many charitable organizations, along with the government, that offer assistance to the homeless nationwide. Homelessness remains a prevalent problem mainly due to the fact that some of the homeless choose that lifestyle. The Stewart B. McKinney Act, which provided assistance to protect and improve the lives of the homeless, defines a homeless person as “one who lacks a fixed permanent nighttime residence or whose nighttime residence is a temporary shelter, welfare hotel, or any public or private place not designed as sleeping accommodations for human beings” (Blau 8). These people can usually be categorized into two types: “the episodically homeless and the...
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...Works Cited Arnaudo, Pat. Homeless Strategies for Public Housing Authorities. New York: Housing & Community Development, 2012 Arnaudo focuses on different homeless programs that are offered here in the United States. It dives deeper in the McKinney-Vento Act. The grant program works as a source of federal funding for programs which provide services to homeless people. Goldade, Kate. Homeless Former Smokers’ Interest in helping Homeless Current Smokers Quit. Minnesota: American Journal of Health Promotion, 2012 Goldade purpose is to describe factors that associate with interest of homeless former smokers in helping homeless smokers quit. She discusses how to start saving money you would need to stop buying cigarettes and use that money to provide for yourself. Hopper, Kim. Reckoning with Homelessness. New York: Cornell University Press, 2003. Hopper draws on his strengths as an anthropologist and advocates providing a deeper understanding of the roots of being homeless and on the streets. Hopper tells the largely neglected story of homelessness among African Americans and vividly portrays various sites of public homelessness, such as airports. Hurley, Jennifer A. The homeless: opposing viewpoints. San Diego Calif: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Hurley starts off of how serious homeless is for society. She discusses how homelessness affects cities, rural communities, women and children and many more. She expresses that the hardcore homeless should be arrested and put...
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...Bread on the Water l. 180-210 They walked back through town, reaching the church just as the crowd was coming out the door. Tommy worked his way against the flow, hoping to hook up with his parents before they figured out he hadn't been there during the service. "I'm toast," Tommy muttered to Andy as he caught sight of Mrs. Skeffington talking to his mom. When his folks reached him, his dad didn't waste any time. "I'm very disappointed with you," he said. "Sorry." "Getting thrown out of a church service. Of all the places to misbehave." He went on for a while Tommy nodded and made the proper noises to show how bad he felt. Out of the corner of his eye, He could see Andy dancing through the same routine with his mom and dad. Finally, his (Tommy's*, because it sounds as if his father would turn to Tommy's grandmother) dad turned to his mom and said, "Let's go. I'm starving." Tommy followed his parents to the car and got inside. Behind them, he saw old Mrs. Wilming hobbling slowly along the sidewalk. Mrs. Skeffington cruised past her, not offering a ride. On the church steps, the Lindens were pulling their little kid by the arms as he dragged his feet and screamed his head off, pleading for a Happy Meal. When they reached level ground, Mrs. Linden gave him a swat on the rear to speed him along. Through Tommy's open window, he heard her say, "Just wait till I get you home." "We're trying to raise you the right way," Tommy's mom said as his dad shot out of the parking lot...
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...center for the Homeless: Changing with the times Part I: Case Analysis A. size up the key problems/opportunities raised by the case Just as one bad apple can ruin the whole basket, an organization with one large problem can see the effects of that problem damage its entire organizational strategy. In the case of Health Care for the Homeless (HCCH), the lack of a strong marketing direction is what hinders this organizations ability to meet their organizational goals. The first problem can be summarized as a need for brand orientation. By definition, brand orientation puts the image and value of the brand at the core of all activity in order to affect more positive and effective outcomes. Currently, the HCCH name, logo, promotional materials and absence of vision statement are negatively effecting its brand orientation. From an external facing perspective, there is a lot of confusion around the organization’s name. The business operates under two names: “Health Care Center for the Homeless” and the “Orange Blossom Family Health Center”. It has been recognized that two key stakeholders, clients and donors, do not understand the difference between these two brands (or even that they are related under one organization) while the word “homeless” carries a stigma. This confusion has the potential to harm donations thereby affecting the facilities ability to provide quality service. As well, there is confusion between the “Health Care Center for the Homeless” and the “Coalition...
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...particular is at epidemic levels for those returning to civilian life. Given the Iraq and Afghanistan tours and number of soldiers returning from multiple tours in “hell”, it is little wonder the number of homeless vets has more than doubled in the past two years. (Zoroya, 2014) Serious measures need to be taken to save our “fallen soldiers” from the depressing life on the streets of America. But in order to do this we must first understand the life of homeless vets to determine why conventional attempts at solving this problem just don’t work. Our society needs to take ownership in working with State and Federal Government to implement successful solutions which produce positive results in eliminating homelessness among our veterans. The number of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans who are homeless or risk losing the roof over their heads is increasing as more of these soldiers return home from active duty. At the end of September, 2014, 531 of these vets were living on the streets of Connceticut. (Zoroya, 2014) These numbers are actually much higher because it only represents the number staying in shelters or those receiving federal temporary housing vouchers to pay rent as noted in Department of Veterans’ Affairs reports. (Zoroya, 2014). There were more than 62,600 homeless veterans in the United States according to data from January 2014 report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Paralyzed Veterans of America, 2014). Given the contributions...
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...environmental standards in a positive way (Tesia Vargason, personal communication, April 1, 2015). With the purchases of properties in the DC Metro area, they are frequently improving their buildings to meet LEED or Energy Star standards, which creates better efficiency for lighting and heat and the environment simultaneously. They believe that this approach creates the best value for tenants of the buildings and employees (Tesia Vargason, personal communication, April 1, 2015). Their sustainability efforts are focused on resource conservation and tenant health and productivity. Their resource conservation efforts include initiatives concerning energy, water, and materials. It is stated on their website that almost 60% of First Potomac’s multi-story office portfolio is Energy Star certified and that their efficiency efforts save approximately $2.5...
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...who has been living on the streets of Seattle for six years, writes that “I’ve been killing myself ever since [my grandmother] died” (Alexie 108). According to Jackson, winning back his grandmother’s regalia from the pawnshop means reconnecting with a heritage (light) that he’s lost to darkness, which in this situation manifests as homelessness and alcoholism. The story recounts Jackson’s struggles of pulling together enough money to buy back the regalia. Despite encountering generous cops and winning lotto tickets, Jackson always finds himself short on change, spending the money on food or “bottles of imagination” (Alexia 99). Darkness acts as an obstacle. Jackson’s alcoholism prevents him from ever getting together enough money to buy back the regalia. Despite this, it is because he is aware of his darkness that he even has the strength to try. Jackson, at one point, says, “I want to be a hero… I want to win it back like a knight” (Alexie 110). Motivated by the need to restore his family’s heritage, or his own enlightenment, Jackson works to move from darkness to light. He wants to be more than a drunk, homeless Indian, and it is this need to move out of the darkness that motivates him to move towards the light. The prejudice Jackson experiences as he is stereotyped into a category of a listless bum, though it serves as an obstacle, also is the main motivation behind seeking his enlightenment. Without the need to move above his stereotype, Jackson would have never worked so...
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