there have been many people who have been fortunate to obtain title of "saint" from the church. However one such saint‚ despite his death centuries ago‚ continues to influence people today through his prayers‚ good deeds‚ and notably his establishment of the largest religious orders today‚ the Franciscans and the Franciscan Nuns‚ or Poor Clares. This man is St. Francis of Assisi. A mystic as well as a preacher‚ St. Francis‚ "lover of all creation"‚ gave up his life of riches in order to care for
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condemned from hoarding. For instance‚ my neighbor Sheila was evicted from her house due to her unfortunate hoarding problem and is now what society considers as homeless. Sheila‚ before her unfortunate turnout‚ was a kind spirited woman and was very optimistic about how her life was going. She was almost a sister to me and my family was often invited over to her house for dinner parties‚ with her and her husband. Sheila’s house was small but it sufficed for her family of two and it was very well decorated
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stuck at there homes couldn’t go anywhere they would have to stay out there house till someone came to get them. People say there isn’t enough people good people in the world but after everything that happened people showed there was good people. So‚ during Hurricane Harvey a lot of people lost their homes and had to wait for other people to arrive to be able to evacuate all the way. The people who were stuck at their houses people from different cities
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have a home‚ one shall be treated with respect and kindness. Many of the times‚ a person who is homeless is an addict‚ mentally ill‚ battered(domestic violence)‚ or has a lack of affordable health care. In some cases‚ they did not have an affordable house plan‚ or there was a lack of employment opportunity (“Who is Homeless?”). Children that are more privileged look at homeless people‚ without compassion‚ like they are gross‚ and crazy‚ which is unfair because they most likely have an ailment. The average
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Many teens who identify as anything under LGBT‚ and many other sub-categories are not accepted by their families and asked to leave. Only a few have extended families that they can reach out too‚ many end up homeless. These teens not only end up homeless‚ but they end up without an education. Forced to get a job to support themselves‚ they don’t have time for school‚ they have to do what they need to‚ to survive. This only leads to worse things down the line. As they grow older they not only will
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If a person has no income and nobody to rely on to help them pay for certain needs then the chance of becoming homelessness is great for that person. Without being employed paying for a house to live in is nearly impossible. During periods of depression in a country the homelessness rate will be at its highest. A way to help downsize the amount of homelessness we need to decrease the unemployment rate. I believe the best way to do this
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The author’s family allows the strangers to come to their house and treats them just like their family members; however‚ in my family‚ we never invite a stranger to our house to eat or stay. I admire and appreciate the author’s family for helping strangers; indeed‚ if someone can lend me a hand when I was in trouble‚ I will feel hope again and my predicament can be relieved. The harmonious coexistence and mutual help between people is a beautiful society that people desire to have. I agree with the
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Daniel couldn’t take it anymore. As his wrists bled‚ Daniel realized he needed help. He ran to a phone‚ called 911‚ and was taken to the hospital. An emergency team of doctors saved Daniel… and then the rest is history. Now he is in the Covenant House In
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laws. I wish that they would let these people sleep on the floor or something rather than sleep outside and freeze to death. I think that if the government can’t help these people get back on their feet‚ then they should build larger shelters to house all of them. They could even serve more food at the
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Families like yours and mine who had a job loss‚ family illness‚ or some sort of misfortune that led to their homelessness. This is the kind of stuff we need to think about when we see homeless people. They don’t have the fancy cars like we do‚ the big houses or food. If people every day would pitch in on helping the shelters or just donating a little money‚ we could help these people get well fed‚ a good shelter for a few nights. Maybe even a home built by Habitat for Humanity. Most people
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