Reflection On Where There's A Will There Way

Improved Essays
Where There’s a Will There’s a Way
Homeless are often in a state of social exclusion where the support and cooperation of the society are null. We all tend to generalize individuals creating stereotypes believing that every person belonging to a specific group is the same as the other members in this case the homeless. Due to the lack of tact and intolerance, most homeless fall in a state of depression. I believe that at some point of their lives all homeless must of had possessions and may have taken for granted; however, life does have unexpected turns that brought them to their current situation. People in the street are also negatively affected by the high levels of inequality many of them living on the street can only survive on charity. When running into a homeless most of us give them unwanted looks stereotyping their physical appearance mumbling
…show more content…
I have encountered several points of view regarding being homeless like Lemieux, whose world ends when he lost all his possessions’ or Eighner who took this as a motivation and was able to overcome this

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    The focus of this ethnography is to see the effects gentrification has on southern Yonkers' homeless population and in turn their effect on the community. I will conduct my project in the heart of the southern Yonkers', Getty square, where the homeless mostly reside and where the revitalization has begun. My two methods of research were observing and interviewing which will take place at, and around, the local Sharing Community. My goal for this project is to shine a light of the homeless problem in Yonkers and hear their individual story and how it is shaped by gentrification. Dirty, lazy, eyesore: these are some thoughts that come to one's mind when they think about the homeless.…

    • 251 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    My interpretation of homelessness is, homelessness is a problem faced by people who lack a secure and affordable place over their head. Throughout the sessions I gradually learnt more about people suffering due to homelessness and what they did on a day to day basis. We read the poem ‘Hungerford Bridge’ - written by Katie Campbell, to help us understand the stereotypes that are used against homeless people and how the stereotypes contribute to the attitude towards the homeless society. In one session we had to explore the higher class people 's attitude towards the homelessness people.…

    • 1333 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Superior Essays

    On the Streets The topic of homelessness is one that is regarded very differently in various people’s perspectives. It is often overlooked because people dislike seeing people in dreadful conditions but they are too egotistic to do anything about it. Sadly, instead of people taking an initiative to solve the issues that cause homelessness, they resort to police to force out the homeless or arrest them in order to make areas spotless for the wealthy. People can also fail to empathize with the homeless because they pity or fear them.…

    • 1465 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Homeless People Effect

    • 88 Words
    • 1 Pages

    Nowadays, Our world has many homeless people. Do you know who they are and from where? Homeless people create a lot of problems in the country and to the adverse impact of the many ways, such as the image of the country, the social, etc. They do not want to be a homeless person they would like to have a house is the same as the normal. Three significant causes why have number of homeless people are increasing everyday Throw Away Teens, drug abuse problem, and mental illness.…

    • 88 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    All throughout America you see homeless people either on the side of the road or in homeless shelters. People think that homeless people are lazy, which isn’t the case. Some aren’t able to work because of a disability. The ones with disabilities aren’t able to work and most likely don’t have anyone to take care of them. A variety of factors can contribute to homelessness.…

    • 236 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    When someone walking down the street sees another person sitting on the street with nothing around them and dirt and dust all over them, they automatically assume that they are homeless because they look dirty. Although that person could just be working. If you put the two symbols (dirty, and tattered clothing) together, it would lead people to believe that the person on the street is homeless simply because the way they look (Snow and Anderson, 1987). With people judging the homeless, it makes it hard for them to want to go out and find a job to get out of the predicament that they are in and causes them to have very low self worth (Snow and Anderson, 1987). With homeless people being looked down upon, and being judged, it makes them believe what people already think is true about them is true, which also might lead to them not wanting to change how they live, because if people make them feel like they aren’t worth anything, they will believe it themselves, and not want to change because they might think there is no point.…

    • 670 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    They’re the nation’s homeless. Growing up seeing people homeless was one of the saddest things that I have ever saw. There are so many reasons why people become homeless and there are people that still do things on an average regular day bases. To become homeless there is not really just one cause or reason why there are several reasons. Homelessness can be caused by: poverty, unemployment, lack of affordable housing poor physical or mental health, drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, family and relationship breakdown, domestic violence, physical and/or sexual abuse (Salvation Army, 2014).…

    • 762 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Satire On Homelessness

    • 1019 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Homelessness has become an epidemic in America. It is a situation that is dismissed and ignored because people like to blame the homeless for their own dismay. People like to state that homelessness is a result of laziness and all they need to do is get a job. I never had to worry about whether I was going to have food on the table or a place to sleep. I have been fortunate enough to live a life where I have everything I need to live comfortably.…

    • 1019 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    One doesn't know for a period of time they are soon to become homeless, it just happens. People may think novels like Young Man with Camera are fiction stories, and they are, but the experiences are real. Men, women, and children, sleep on the street every night living pay check to pay check, if even that. Homeless people should be treated with respect and given support to be successful in life.…

    • 898 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    It seems that many among us view the homeless as a peril to society. They lie on sidewalks and roam aimlessly on the streets in the bitter cold and extreme heat. Some may panhandle for money but others also work , attend school and worship with us yet they are not seen. The middle class and wealthy step around them and walk by them like they are invisible. The homeless are ignored, looked down upon and are stereotyped and judged.…

    • 788 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    More importantly, what is the role of homelessness as it applies…

    • 1825 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    History Of Homelessness

    • 1340 Words
    • 6 Pages

    What’s the first thing that the human mind thinks of when the words homeless individual is brought up? Is it a middle aged man on the side of the road with ripped pants and a torn up coat, or is it a mother struggling to keep her family alive? It was recognized that the starting point of homelessness is followed back to when the pilgrims originated during the 1640’s, homeless people during this time period were considered dangerous and police were always on the hunt for them. In addition to this, towns during this time like Baltimore and Philadelphia had an increased number of homeless people than any town in America.…

    • 1340 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    It is one of the important issues that might affect many people in any society around the world. Homelessness is very difficult situation. It is loneliness and stressful way to live. These people are around city and…

    • 1278 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Society insults the homeless, talks down to them, and even curse them; this is why so many homeless people are vulnerable. Physically, the homeless are attacked by the police and others around them. Most attack out of the reaction of fear and others do it for their own personal enjoyment just because the person doesn’t meet their class and cultural…

    • 670 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Any individual who walks through a major city is liable to see a homeless person. They lie on the streets, beg for money, and are generally considered unsightly by those fortunate enough to be in better circumstances; where a lack of stability and poverty intersect, homelessness will always be a given. The question that this brings to mind is how will society react – will these people just be left as they are, or will the government try and intervene for good or for ill? What sort of intervention – carefully regulated and limited job training and shelters with time limits and strict rules, or a gentle, unhindered support for as long as a person need in order to get back on their feet? The plight of the homeless people additionally evokes the…

    • 1299 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays

Related Topics