Research Log Serena Hong
Research Log Serena Hong
Research Log Serena Hong
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Research Log #2
Name: Serena Hong
Date: September 21 2017
EQ: How can we create a more compassionate society toward homelessness?
Three Points to Prove:
1. People are homeless for many different reasons, not just because they had substance problems.
2. There is a huge need for city and local governments provide affordable housing, basic social services and financial assistance
to the homeless.
3. Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless.
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Point that this Source/Information Proves: Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless
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Research Log #3
Name: Serena Hong
Date: September 22 2017
EQ: How can we create a more compassionate society toward homelessness?
Three Points to Prove:
1. People are homeless for many different reasons, not just because they had substance problems.
2. There is a huge need for city and local governments provide affordable housing, basic social services and financial assistance
to the homeless.
3. Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless.
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Point that this Source/Information Proves: There is a huge need for city and local governments to provide affordable housing, basic
social services and financial assistance to the homeless
Excerpts (These should provide insight into the Point to Prove):
“Despite the fact that the number of homeless people across the country has not fallen in the past two decades, the proportion of
federal spending on housing assistance in relation to the total budget has decreased by 13 percent since 1995, and virtually no
investments are being made to ensure the development of new affordable housing. In the past five years, Congress has failed to issue
any new Section 8 vouchers to help very low-income families, the disabled, and the elderly, even though the demand for these
vouchers is high and there are long waiting periods for those who are eligible. In his proposed budget for 2008, President Bush even
called for an 8 percent decrease in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s allocations for emergency housing.”
“Homelessness hits some segments of the population harder than others. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports
that about 50 percent of all the homeless women and children across the country have been victims of physical abuse in their homes, a
factor which served as the immediate cause of their homelessness.”
“Several clear policy changes are required in order for U.S. cities to begin seriously addressing homelessness and attempting to alter
the systemic economic patterns that result in so many millions of Americans being left out in the cold each year. There needs to be a
greater emphasis on investing in the production of new affordable housing units at a local level, wherever the need is greatest.
However, the creation of new housing should not be allowed to take away from funding for programs like employment, health care,
legal assistance, and other social services that help at-risk individuals and families emerge from bad situations and prevent them from
falling into homelessness.”
Analysis (How does this source support the Point to Prove?):
This website provided me with information on the homelessness demand local solutions. Many of our taxes and other money
are used to create a better environment in our community and in order to make it better we should be able to help the homeless too.
I’m not saying that we should use all of our money just for the homeless, but to at least be able to help them continue on with their
lives. Of course our money should focus mainly on our community’s area and also those whose homes have been destroyed due to
natural disasters etc. The first quote informs the reader about a decreasing budget that is happening since 1995. It also included a fact
about how President Bush’s proposed budget for 2008 called for an 8 percent decrease for emergency housing. This quote is an
important part of my research log because not only does it give logics based on my research but it also informs us about the federal
failures that happened in the past and maybe can happen in the future.
There is specific evidence that tells us that homeless needs local solutions. Without the help of our neighbors or residents, we
wouldn’t be able to assist those that really need help. For example, when our neighbors help provide stuff like clothes and food for
those in need, it can ease the homeless to know that there are people out there for them. But also this be a bad thing as well. If we keep
providing for them, they will take advantage of it and keep relying on people for food. The best way to help guide them to a better
path is to lead them towards the direction of IHS. A shelter for the homeless and the poor.
Homeless people aren’t born as homeless people. They are provided with food and shelter from birth but as they grow up
they slowly lose what they have. Most are in debt, some are drug addicts, some are just poor and some are wanting to be free. In my
opinion, I would just be grateful for what I have. I have my wonderful parents, yummy food, amazing technologies (phones, laptops,
tv’s etc) and also I have a family who loves me and would provide for me whenever. Being grateful is important.
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Research Log #4
Name: Serena Hong
Date: September 22 2017
EQ: How can we create a more compassionate society toward homelessness?
Points to Prove:
1. People are homeless for many different reasons, not just because they had substance problems.
2. There is a huge need for city and local governments provide affordable housing, basic social services and financial assistance
to the homeless.
3. Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless.
4. Society must listen to the stories of those who are homeless so we can understand their experiences.
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Point that this Source/Information Proves: Society must listen to the stories of those who are homeless so we can understand their
experiences
Excerpts (These should provide insight into the Point to Prove):
“Nothing was natural anymore: ‘Do we talk this way?’ ‘Do we laugh at this moment?’ ‘ Do we even have a right to laugh?’ But I still
thought we were doing OK.”
“Things weren’t like they used to be,” he explains. “But I still thought things were OK. We rented a hotel room for our thirtieth
anniversary. I was supposed to meet her there after work. She overdosed on pills before I got there. I don’t know why she did it that
way. She said in her note that she wasn’t angry, but I don’t know why she did it that way.”
“He explains that he fell apart after his wife’s suicide and starting doing drugs to cope. He lost his job when he began hallucinating in
a presentation. He gave his severance package to his kids eight years ago and has been on the street ever since.”
“Victim-blaming is so often about separating ourselves from a victim so that we feel that we are immune to the forces which impacted
their lives.”
Analysis (How does this source support the Point to Prove?):
One of the many reasons people go homeless is maybe because sometimes people are too depressed to do anything and starts
hallucinating. This interview with a man who is homeless is very touching and heartfelt. People really need to hear the voices of the
homeless people who want to be open about their life. From this interview, the man talked about how he slowly became a homeless
person because of depression. Before he turned homeless, his oldest daughter died due to leukemia and his wife took it hard. Both of
them didn’t know what to do and slowly drifted apart. But later on when he thought things were okay, they rented a hotel room for
their 13th anniversary but the wife committed suicide by overdosing of pills after writing a note that she wasn’t angry about anything.
With depression, the man started hallucinating when presenting at work and left his severance package to his kids before officially
living out on the streets.
This story is one of the many ways to shout out the homeless people on the street. With a interview like this, people will
understand why and how homeless people live the way they live. Other ways that homelessness can be heard is through documentaries
like “dark days,” “homelessness in America,” etc. The documentary “dark days” was about a homeless population that live under a
bridge in New York City. When filming this documentary, Marc Singer, the director, interviewed a homeless family and asked their
story. The homeless family talked about how some of them went to jail, lost their children, got high etc. While filming their life story,
the cast also filmed the area of where they lived. They lived in the dark with nothing except a bucket for their bathroom. With these
documentaries that show how poor people in the world are living, people need to understand the things people do to survive. To help,
they can donate things for those who actually want to live out on the streets or help them find a job for those who want to have a
chance at living a good life.
I am assuming that this is a reputable and reliable article because… it is an article from an interview with a homeless man on the
website ‘scarymommy.com’ and a short summary of a documentary.
Research Log #5
Name: Serena Hong
Date: October 6 2017
EQ: How can we create a more compassionate society toward homelessness?
Points to Prove:
1. People are homeless for many different reasons, not just because they had substance problems.
2. There is a huge need for city and local governments provide affordable housing, basic social services and financial assistance
to the homeless.
3. Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless.
4. Society must listen to the stories of those who are homeless so we can understand their experiences.
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Point that this Source/Information Proves: Society must listen to the stories of those who are homeless so we can understand their
experiences
Research Log #6
Name: Serena Hong
Date: January 4 2018
EQ: How can we create a more compassionate society toward homelessness?
Points to Prove:
1. People are homeless for many different reasons, not just because they had substance problems.
2. There is a huge need for city and local governments provide affordable housing, basic social services and financial assistance
to the homeless.
3. Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless.
4. Society must listen to the stories of those who are homeless so we can understand their experiences.
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Point that this Source/Information Proves: People are homeless for many different reasons, not just because they had substance
problems.
Balingit, Moriah. “1 In 10 Young Adults Has Been Homeless over the Past Year, Survey Finds.” The
Washington Post, WP Company, 31 Dec. 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/one-in-ten-youth-have-been-
homeless-over-the-past-year-survey-finds/2017/12/31/6acfcef2-ebf7-11e7-8a6a-
80acf0774e64_story.html?utm_term=.64babc4dd415.
I am assuming that this is a reputable and reliable article because… it’s a trustworthy website (washington post) and not fake news.
Research Log #7
Name: Serena Hong
Date: January 7 2018
EQ: How can we create a more compassionate society toward homelessness?
Points to Prove:
1. People are homeless for many different reasons, not just because they had substance problems.
2. There is a huge need for city and local governments provide affordable housing, basic social services and financial assistance
to the homeless.
3. Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless.
4. Society must listen to the stories of those who are homeless so we can understand their experiences.
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Point that this Source/Information Proves: There is a huge need for city and local governments provide affordable housing, basic
social services and financial assistance to the homeless.
Bowes, Peter. “Los Angeles' Homeless Crisis Goes from Bad to Worse.” BBC News, BBC, 19 July 2017,
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40635756.
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Research Log #8
Name: Serena Hong
Date: January 7 2018
EQ: How can we create a more compassionate society toward homelessness?
Points to Prove:
1. People are homeless for many different reasons, not just because they had substance problems.
2. There is a huge need for city and local governments provide affordable housing, basic social services and financial assistance
to the homeless.
3. Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless.
4. Society must listen to the stories of those who are homeless so we can understand their experiences.
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Point that this Source/Information Proves: Society must listen to the stories of those who are homeless so we can understand their
experiences.
Marsh, Sarah, and Guardian readers. “How I Became Homeless: Three People's Stories.”The Guardian, Guardian
News and Media, 15 Aug. 2017, www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/15/how-i-became-homeless-three-peoples-stories.
I am assuming that this is a reputable and reliable article because… it’s from theguardian.
Research Log #9
Name: Serena Hong
Date: January 8 2018
EQ: How can we create a more compassionate society toward homelessness?
Points to Prove:
1. People are homeless for many different reasons, not just because they had substance problems.
2. There is a huge need for city and local governments provide affordable housing, basic social services and financial assistance
to the homeless.
3. Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless.
4. Society must listen to the stories of those who are homeless so we can understand their experiences.
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Point that this Source/Information Proves: Society needs to pay attention to successful and unsuccessful policies to the homeless.
vicenews. “What Happens When Cities Make Homelessness a Crime: Hiding The Homeless.” YouTube, YouTube, 23 Nov.
2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYFeY2pS0ks.
I am assuming that this is a reputable and reliable article because… it’s a homeless documentary with videos as evidence to prove that
it’s not fake.