...More Appealing ENG 121 English Composition I Professor Beth Riley 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. ...
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...Michelle Terashima January 27, 2014 Descriptive versus Narrative This essay is to compare-contrast a narrative and descriptive essay The essays I chose were, “Are the Rich Happy?” written by Stephen Leacock (1916) for the narrative essay and “Homeless” written by Anna Quindlen (n.d.) for the descriptive essay. The title of both essays is what caught my eye and the reason why I read them. Although, I enjoyed reading both essays, I felt the descriptive essay “Homeless” had more value and was the better read. Therefore, in this essay, I am going to compare/contrast the author’s purpose, the difference in their use of descriptive language, and the impact on the reader’s that each author intended to accomplish through the essay that they wrote. I also plan to show why, in the case of these two essays, I felt that the descriptive essay “Homeless” was the better read. One comparison of these two essays is the descriptive language they use. A narrative essay is written to tell a story. In the essay “Are the Rich Happy?” the author Leacock tells a story of his encounters with people he thought to be rich. He sarcastically tells the story using some vague descriptive language. His descriptions are not such that you can see or feel but, so that you understand who he is talking about, their expressions, and their lifestyles so that you can see the comparison he is making between the rich and the poor. In his essay he speaks of a man who makes fifty thousand dollars a year and has told...
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...Descriptive versus Narrative This essay is to compare-contrast a narrative and descriptive essay The essays I chose were, “Are the Rich Happy?” written by Stephen Leacock (1916) for the narrative essay and “Homeless” written by Anna Quindlen (n.d.) for the descriptive essay. The title of both essays is what caught my eye and the reason why I read them. Although, I enjoyed reading both essays, I felt the descriptive essay “Homeless” had more value and was the better read. Therefore, in this essay, I am going to compare/contrast the author’s purpose, the difference in their use of descriptive language, and the impact on the reader’s that each author intended to accomplish through the essay that they wrote. I also plan to show why, in the case of these two essays, I felt that the descriptive essay “Homeless” was the better read. One comparison of these two essays is the descriptive language they use. A narrative essay is written to tell a story. In the essay “Are the Rich Happy?” the author Leacock tells a story of his encounters with people he thought to be rich. He sarcastically tells the story using some vague descriptive language. His descriptions are not such that you can see or feel but, so that you understand who he is talking about, their expressions, and their lifestyles so that you can see the comparison he is making between the rich and the poor. In his essay he speaks of a man who makes fifty thousand dollars a year and has told him with great frankness that it is impossible...
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...Descriptive versus Narrative This essay is to compare-contrast a narrative and descriptive essay The essays I chose were, “Are the Rich Happy?” written by Stephen Leacock (1916) for the narrative essay and “Homeless” written by Anna Quindlen (n.d.) for the descriptive essay. The title of both essays is what caught my eye and the reason why I read them. Although, I enjoyed reading both essays, I felt the descriptive essay “Homeless” had more value and was the better read. Therefore, in this essay, I am going to compare/contrast the author’s purpose, the difference in their use of descriptive language, and the impact on the reader’s that each author intended to accomplish through the essay that they wrote. I also plan to show why, in the case of these two essays, I felt that the descriptive essay “Homeless” was the better read. One comparison of these two essays is the descriptive language they use. A narrative essay is written to tell a story. In the essay “Are the Rich Happy?” the author Leacock tells a story of his encounters with people he thought to be rich. He sarcastically tells the story using some vague descriptive language. His descriptions are not such that you can see or feel but, so that you understand who he is talking about, their expressions, and their lifestyles so that you can see the comparison he is making between the rich and the poor. In his essay he speaks of a man who makes fifty thousand dollars a year and has told him with great frankness that it is impossible...
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...Poverty stricken students don’t always have the chance to move on to college. In Eleanor J. Bader’s essay “Homeless on Campus,” describes the effects of poverty on the less fortunate, and how they are trying to acquire an education. Eleanor J. Bader’s essay is reinforced by two contemporary articles, and how poverty effects people getting the proper education needed for them to help them to reach their personal requirements for financial and social needs. There is many reasons poverty stricken students are not able to attend college. In Eleanor J. Bader’s essay, she explains that people are not...
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...Daniel Kelly Professor Pressmen Eng 102 As I look at the photograph I notice what looks like a homeless person. I am unable to see if it’s a man or women. The person is in an upright fetal position covered by a ripped hunter green coat with fur on the hooded area, which happens to be covering the persons face. The homeless person also has a brown blanket that coverers the lower half. There is also a pair black shoes on the side of the homeless person, which could be worn by both sexes. The homeless person in their upright fetal position is against a wall of a store. There are three women walking, the first one closest to the homeless person, is looking at the homeless person. The following one is looking straight ahead, the third is looking the opposite direction of the homeless person. I notice that the homeless person has some sort of sign laid out on the ground with a paper cup. Anna writes in an essay about being “homeless”, she talks about how she met a woman named Ann. Anna had met Ann in a port authority station, while she was doing a story on the homeless. The lady stated to Anna that it was a waste of time to talk to her: she was just passing through, although she had pass through for a couple of weeks already. Ann Then showed Anna a picture of a house “It looked like a thousand houses in a hundred towns”, not in the suburbs or city but in-between. It had a narrow drive-way, with a one car garage and a back yard. Anna then realized that she knew what Ann was...
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... It might overwhelm you. Normal people have to provide food on their table, gas in their car, and clothes on their backs. Only with a mediocre paycheck. People who labor the most, get the most mediocre paychecks. This is one thing that should change. The money that professional athletes make should go to other, more important causes like feeding the homeless, or at least a portion of the revenue. Making such a large amount of money can make a person financially unstable believe it or not. Athletes’ paycheck should be cut a decent sum. One reason an athlete’s paycheck should be cut is because others who work harder than they do, receive a very mediocre paycheck. (http://www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Are-Athletes-Overpaid/177751) Hard working people get to come home exhausted every night, only to turn on their television and watch someone get paid millions of dollars by doing what they love. This would not make them feel very good about themselves. An average American makes between $55,000-$65,000 dollars a year. (http://www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Are-Athletes-Overpaid/177751) This is barely enough to pay the bills, put food on the table, or even put gasoline in their car. Products in our daily lives are becoming more and more expensive by the second, but our paychecks are staying the same. Behind people like Bill Gates or Warren Buffet, athletes are the highest paid people in the world. (http://www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Are-Athletes-Overpaid/177751)...
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...GAC008 Assessment event 4: Academic Research Essay ESSAY TOPIC | Reducing homelessness | Process | | | | | Student’s Name: Vu Thu Uyen Student ID: KKPS17379 Teacher: Ed Wade Due Date: 3 March 2015 World Count: 1033 There are about 100 million homeless people in the world (Homelessness around the world,2011). Homelessness is a condition where people don’t own a house or have a permanent residence due to inability to provide or pay for or maintain a home. So they often stay and sleep on the streets or homeless shelters. The definition of homelessness varies depending on the country. However it is not simply a result of poor economic situations in the country but other factors such as poverty, crime, domestic violence, and mental health issues as well. To make matters worse, not much has been done to lower the homeless population in Vietnam. However, there are still some positive possible solutions can be done to help homeless people. The homeless situation in Vietnam is becoming more serious because a lot of various complex reasons. While many people have a life of luxury, they have food,house and family, there are many people out there experiencing the cold weather and have no place to sleep. That is the extremely opposite circumstances of the present life. The government should invest more in social housing for the low-income or poor people. This is one way to help people have more stable and productive lives. The government can...
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...Can one experience alter a person´s view on human equality? According to the successful and prominent author Michael Faber it can. In 2006 he wrote a personal essay named “Me and Dave and Mount Olympus”, in which he depicts a specific and life-changing incident with a homeless person, which changed many aspects of his own life. Until the meeting in the homeless shelter, Michael Faber is in an ivory tower and sees himself as “on top of Mount Olympus” looking down on the human race. His arrogance disappears after the intense meeting, where Michael Faber discovers, that both of them are equals in the eyes of the universe. Michael Faber´s reliability is strengthened by the fact that this is an authentic story, and he really did become a famous author later on in life. He can use the story as a foundation for his claims. Michael Faber´s main claim is to enlighten the readers and perhaps persuade and encourage the readers to review how they look at other human beings. It explains through intelligent language and use of metaphors, how his animalistic meeting with a bum named Dave taught him that everyone is equal. Even though “Me and Dave and Mount Olympus” is a personal essay, it still has the classic home-away-home structure. We hear about his life before, during and after his encounter with Dave. The reason why we hear about Michael Faber´s life before and after the incident is, because we need to get to know him in order to understand his mentality and his situation. Back in...
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...Before researching this topic I was aware how big of an issue and how big the population of homeless people was in our country but I wasn’t fully aware how close to home to issue was. Florida is home to the third greatest population of homeless people in America behind New York and California. Over 6% of Florida’s population is homeless at a whopping 47,862. Homelessness affects our society in many ways, one being tax dollars. Tax dollars are used to support many shelters, hospital stays, and incarcerations of the homeless. According to Lorena Cassady, “When homeless people are admitted to a hospital, their stay is about four days longer than average, which adds up to an additional cost to the public of about $2,400 per incident.” Homelessness in very prominent in the St. Petersburg/Pinellas County area. In Pinellas County alone there are 5,887 individuals living homeless or unsheltered (out of cars, or on the streets). This statistic is not including people living doubled up with families or at an extended stay facility. 3,222 of these unsheltered homeless are adults while the rest are children. I decided to do my research on two homeless organizations that I feel have a positive message and truly care for the people; Woman’s Residence and Pinellas Hope. The Woman’s Residence is located in St. Petersburg. The Woman’s Residence provides a safe location for single homeless women to rebuild themselves, they may stay from a month up to a year. Individuals come to the Women's Residence...
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...always been an issue but it has become an even bigger issue over the past years. With a world filled with global conflict, disappearing jobs, higher education cost, and increasing poverty in America, the homeless need our help more than ever. Just last year, the national poverty rate rose to include 13.2 % of the population. Also, 3.5 million people were forced to sleep in parks, shelters, under bridges or in cars. Hunger and homelessness are increasing epidemics plaguing the United States. Because of the high cost of living, high unemployment rates, and low-wage jobs, countless Americans are forced to choose between food, housing, and other expenses. According to recent studies, money is being devoted to rent and utilities rather than food. 35% of the homeless population is families with children, 23% are U.S. military veterans, 25% are children under the age of 18, 20-25% suffers from mental illness and 30% have experienced domestic violence. 19.3 % of homeless people live in New York City and Los Angeles. New York City has been shown to have the highest number of homeless people in the country. The next biggest is Loss Angeles and then Seattle/King County Washington. As a result of doing nothing for the homeless, more people will become homeless. That means, more people sleeping on the streets, dying from hunger, and possibly an even higher crime rate. Economic factors play a huge role in the issue of homelessness. The number one cause of homelessness is the shortage of...
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...The following essay will argue that Western Australia should introduce specialist courts to address social issues such as homelessness. In the current modern society, there are more social issues and problems that the courts have to deal with, and introducing specialist courts can help lower the number of cases that mainstream courts resolve. Specialist courts for homelessness would also mean that judges and magistrates could specialise in resolving such disputes, in a manner which is more appropriate and takes into account the persons involved. By analysing The Vagrants, Gaming & Other Offences Act 1931 and other academic articles, it will be shown the current court system doesn’t adequately punish homeless persons in a way which considers all of the facets of their life. In Queensland, the Vagrants, Gaming & Other Offences Act 1931 has come under scrutiny for it being “archaic and ill-adapted to our modern society”1. The...
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...Belen Abraha Professor Polnac English composition I April 29, 2014 The Comparison between Two Essays on Poverty “Homeless” by Anna Quindlen is a referential work that has a reflective focus on the cultural definition of home and people with no home in America while “The Hands of Poverty” by Jane Addams is a referential work that has a reflective focus on the dismaying conditions of poverty on the East End of London. Waskey states that “scientific definition of poverty includes both material and social conditions” like the hideous human need and suffering Addams witnessed at the East End and “poverty, scientifically defined, includes those resources whose absence will place a person or family into conditions of deprivation,” like not having a home as Quindlen elaborates (959). Quindlen states that having a home is not really about “having a shelter or having three square meals a day,” but it is about being an owner of a home in spite of its location or its size. She makes it clear that focusing on the details of not having a home can help us realize that homeless people are not “homeless” but they are people who have no home. On the other hand, Addams presents the impression she had of the Saturday sale of decaying vegetables and fruit for poor people. She points out that though the human hand is the most significant and the “oldest human tool,” she was disappointed by “the empty, pathetic, nerveless and work worn myriads of hands" she saw there. She...
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...In this essay, the articles “Homeless in Budapest.” by Raluca Besliu and “Homelessness Becomes A Crime In Hungary,” by Eric Westervelt are being compared and contrasted based on their information involving the growing homeless population in Budapest, Hungary. As the rate of rent continues to increase and jobs become scarce, the population of people without homes becomes larger everyday. By using ethos, logos, and pathos, one is able to decide who has made a more convincing argument for the same cause. The essay comes to a close when both articles are picked apart piece by piece and presents the article with the better convincing writing style to the reader. Homeless In Budapest ‘Treat others the way you want to be treated’...
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...This project is to respond to the question regarding support for the homeless from the textbook clearly, writing an essay, and giving a ten minutes presentation. The purpose is to continue critical thinking about the topic in the textbook, to indicate how much I have developed own my language skill, what I have learned in EAP such as global concerns and local concerns, and to practice oral presentation in front of the audience. The question and state I chose for this project is “The ‘Housing First’ movement believes that the homeless need housing first of all. Do you agree or disagree? What other services do you think homeless people might need?” (Cohen and Miller 23). Studying sociology has been a strong interest since my high school years. However, I knew little about homelessness until I studied reading material chapter one. I would like to better understand the serious social issue called homelessness. After I carefully thought about the questions, I believe that accommodating houses to the homeless is essential to help them to return to the normal life. In addition, the government needs to provide...
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