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The meaning of home.

The meaning of home. Where should I start? It’s the best and the only comfort zone we could have. It's great and it has a feeling where you're just free and nobody has to bother you all the time. Home has a lot of good places you could be in. It also is a habitat for humans. It’s a safe place for people with public anxiety or just don’t like the public community and the people around them. In a house it has many supplies for you and your family. The sad part is that some people don’t have a home like us, count yourself as lucky and free because some people out there live and sadly sleep in cardboard boxes. They don’t have much food for them to feed a family or themselves, they don’t have much clothing to keep them warm in the cold temperatures they shiver while they hear their own stomach make sounds because of how much they’ve been starving in the cold for. They never have a safe place to sleep, they would never know if they die in their sleep or wake up back to see their miserable life, homeless families, people get their cash stolen or their shelter. In your home you don’t have to worry about getting robbed or beaten up, you wouldn’t have to worry about starving or getting cold while shivering while crying because of you not being able to eat much. Being homeless is miserable, once you get fired at a job that you only know how to operate it’s done. You start to tremble and sob for hours knowing that it’s gonna be hard for you as you're crying. You start to shiver knowing that your shelter and clothes, food won’t last for long. As you apply for every job you find but they decline your application and you know the rest of your life is gonna be impossible to manage, but you can help change that by donating to habitat for humanity, you might also help someone find shelter! Humans need to help EACH OTHER WISE we will break apart… opening a homeless shelter would be very great and you know that you have saved many families, by giving them shelter, food, supply and a bed to sleep on while they are comfortable in it almost wanting to cuddle with the pillow. Some of them live in shelters; some of them live on the streets; some under bridges; some sleep in doorways, and some stay in abandoned apartments. Some go to homeless shelters to eat and some go to churches. You may ask “why I still don't want to donate, still their life is not my problem!” Well donating It makes you feel good! They appreciate it and it gives them hope. They can't change their lives without you. Good things happen to you when you do good for others. Another good reason to donate is so they can survive. There are an infinite number of reasons why someone would need the money. They might need it for the basic needs like clothes, undergarments, toiletries, sanitary needs or to stay at a hotel or visit a friend or a relative living nearby. Others might need it to wash their clothes or cook their own food. Being homeless is bad because Homelessness is an economic problem. People without housing are high consumers of public resources and generate expense, rather than income, for the community. Domestic violence rates are high, and most people who are homeless have been victims of physical or sexual abuse at some point in their lives. You may wonder why they can't get a job. It's because First, the person can't find any job, like in some recession. Second is the reason that prevents progress and growth in us, lethargy, and laziness; why work when it is easier to beg and don't have any self-respect? I’m not saying it’s good but being homeless kind of has some advantages because they live rent free in some homeless shelters and they don’t have to worry about estate problems. The way being homeless affects a person is Homelessness leads to increased feelings of uncertainty, vulnerability, and isolation. Homeless people experience great physical and mental stress. . Many homeless people do not have access to medicine or regular physical or mental health care treatment. They tend to be hospitalized more often than people with homes. Another advantage of being homeless is Homelessness is excellent in a few ways: No house or apt to heat and clean and repair, etc. Sleeping outside is good for your health. One can save money. I think second chances are deserved. You could save somebody by giving them another chance or try to rise up if that second chance is meant for them. Don’t wish you were rich because your home is bad or tight, be grateful that you have one that has lots of things that apply to people like you. You're very lucky to have a home. Some people choose to be homeless because To some, freedom to move wherever they want, sleep wherever they want, and do whatever they want holds much more value than a roof over their heads. This one may be less grounded in reality than freedom, but some homeless argue that they feel safe out in the open, amongst the people of the city. But the downside is that you get depressed and you have suicidal thoughts everyone has a breaking point and being depressed is one of them you start to think to un-alive yourself and you start to have a breakdown and cry for hours. Being homeless affects you so much you can start to wanna kill people or commit a crime. It affects your mental health and your emotions. You start to have a bunch of emotions that are mixed together and aren’t good at all. Some people un-alive themselves or do that to other people. There are estimated to be 150 million people that are homeless just know that always be grateful and it doesn’t hurt to donate. Help now and you may save a generation of another family.

Amir

Grade 5

Toronto, Ontario

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