Personal Narrative: Living Homeless

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My oldest brother hit some hard times, when his “home” (car) was towed; though embarrassed, his plight was discovered, then he relocated home by loving parents. With political unrest, I questioned, what will happen to refugees without homes, like my brother?
Compelled by castaways who had suffered much, had little, but seemed happy, I contacted a refugee rescue organization; working together, we came up with a plan to improve living conditions for a family. Consequently, I agreed to furnish their apartment. Ordinarily, the family needed beds to sleep on or pans to cook with, conversely, my yearning was for them to move past living homeless by acquiring small luxuries. With plans formulated, I created, distributed several flyers, composed,

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