Mikebits
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Due to PM's people say the story is to difficult to read in it's non word formatted form, I am trimming it to the intro paragraph, use the doc file for full story.
For one of my classes I had to write a compelling story and make a presentation. I chose to write about the homeless, as there are many in my city. Contrary to popular belief many homeless are not drug addicts or alcoholics. Many are children or just people without the mental capacity to survive.
I am providing a you tube link to my presentation. Most of the images are from my own camera, I did borrow a few from internet, as my footage was a bit short. Hope this video touches your heart.
YouTube - homeless
I wrote this paper to accompany my presentation. Sorry, forum format does not support MS word formatting. All formatting was lost in paste.
I attached a DOC file if your prefer more readable document. See end of post.
The pungent smell that normally permeates the air and bites at one’s senses seems lessened by the harshness of the bitter cool air. The usual chirping sounds of the morning birds greeting the rising sun are replaced with the polluted air of heavy traffic and the blaring horns of impatient commuters.
The cold slab of concrete and the crinkling of last week’s news greet you with another serving of reality. Having survived another night amidst the pollution stained backdrop, and the other inhabitants of Cardboard Lane, you quickly arise to avoid the morning visit from the gumshoe that seems hell-bent on reminding you of your loathsome existence.
Grabbing the polymer resin bag containing the sum total of your possessions, you embark on another day of feeling lost, hopeless, and full of despair. Having long forgotten the smell of bacon, and freshly cooked eggs, terrible pain yanks your insides reminding you that hunger is your only companion.
“Perhaps the beach today” you say to yourself, as you know the fresh smell of grass, and flowers that stem from the park are off limits, as the local constable had recently reminded you.
The look of disdain and contempt shuns you as you make your way down the buzzing street of sharply dressed worker bees heading for their hives. You encounter another resident of Cardboard Lane and exchange information. He informs you that the shelter is already full for the impending night of chilled air and precipitation.
Although fiction, the above depiction is true for many Americans that are faced with enduring the realities of poverty and homelessness in America. In fact, some 744,000 Americans will find themselves living on Cardboard Lane tonight (Treatment Advocacy Center).
As children, like most people, the homeless once envisioned themselves as becoming doctors, lawyers, or firemen, but never homeless. They never wished or dreamed of one day owning a crisp cardboard box from the local Wal-Mart, and calling this home.
So what sends these people out into the streets without a key to a place of shelter? What beckons these people to endure hunger, cold, the loss of hope, and the constant reminder of despair? What causes a person to become homeless?
As Paul Harvey say's, open the doc. file, for the rest of the story.
For one of my classes I had to write a compelling story and make a presentation. I chose to write about the homeless, as there are many in my city. Contrary to popular belief many homeless are not drug addicts or alcoholics. Many are children or just people without the mental capacity to survive.
I am providing a you tube link to my presentation. Most of the images are from my own camera, I did borrow a few from internet, as my footage was a bit short. Hope this video touches your heart.
YouTube - homeless
I wrote this paper to accompany my presentation. Sorry, forum format does not support MS word formatting. All formatting was lost in paste.
I attached a DOC file if your prefer more readable document. See end of post.
P.O. Box Cardboard Lane
The cold slab of concrete and the crinkling of last week’s news greet you with another serving of reality. Having survived another night amidst the pollution stained backdrop, and the other inhabitants of Cardboard Lane, you quickly arise to avoid the morning visit from the gumshoe that seems hell-bent on reminding you of your loathsome existence.
Grabbing the polymer resin bag containing the sum total of your possessions, you embark on another day of feeling lost, hopeless, and full of despair. Having long forgotten the smell of bacon, and freshly cooked eggs, terrible pain yanks your insides reminding you that hunger is your only companion.
“Perhaps the beach today” you say to yourself, as you know the fresh smell of grass, and flowers that stem from the park are off limits, as the local constable had recently reminded you.
The look of disdain and contempt shuns you as you make your way down the buzzing street of sharply dressed worker bees heading for their hives. You encounter another resident of Cardboard Lane and exchange information. He informs you that the shelter is already full for the impending night of chilled air and precipitation.
Although fiction, the above depiction is true for many Americans that are faced with enduring the realities of poverty and homelessness in America. In fact, some 744,000 Americans will find themselves living on Cardboard Lane tonight (Treatment Advocacy Center).
As children, like most people, the homeless once envisioned themselves as becoming doctors, lawyers, or firemen, but never homeless. They never wished or dreamed of one day owning a crisp cardboard box from the local Wal-Mart, and calling this home.
So what sends these people out into the streets without a key to a place of shelter? What beckons these people to endure hunger, cold, the loss of hope, and the constant reminder of despair? What causes a person to become homeless?
As Paul Harvey say's, open the doc. file, for the rest of the story.
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