The Homeless In England :: essays research papers

The Homeless in EnglandIntroductionI decided to workplace the al-Qaidaless situation before we went to England, so I triedto get data about it via the internet, but it was so much informationthat I cur rakely gave up...When we got to England I thought about changing subject to the pub stopping pointbecause it seemed easier to write about, but after a few days I had seen so many roofless pile that I got used to it and in that respectfor dared to talk of the town to them and askthem questions about their situation and why they where homeless. umpteen throngjust walked right by the homeless without even look at them (rather the reverse,look another way), but other people stopped to talk to them and buy their paper.Ive used the homeless people as sources and also their paper. When I came homeI searched on the internet to get information and there was a lot of it, so Ichoosed some headings and took a nearer look at them.Whos homeless?I thought, before I went to England, that all homeless person was that byhis/her own choice, but after talk to them and read about it I know that someof the homeless is that by their own choice. They choose to be homeless fordifferent reasons, like a protest against the society or just to try thehomeless life.25% of the homeless are war veterans and most of them from Vietnam. They arementally traumatised by their war experiences, some of them are disable andothers are just unable(p) to find work so they can pay a rent.25% of the homeless are children and many of them are alone. Theyre maybe run-aways who left home because there was no food at home, or because theyrevictims of rape, incest or violence. Many of them are "throwaways", whoseparents tell them to leave home or wont allow them to fruit home once theyveleft.Many of the homeless are cured people with fixed income, and I guess thatsnot the traditional image of homeless people. They receive about 450 a month inbenefits and if they pay 350 for rent its pre tty logical that they cant livea decent life. Many elderly people are living in poverty in an flatbed with noproper heating, no water etc., and many of the elderly homeless are afraid to goto soup kitchens or shelters, so they arent seen on the streets.MythsTheres a lot of myths going around about the homeless. Very oft these mythsare told by someone without any or with just a little knowledge about the