editing my speech

Homeless People Should Have Their Life Needs

· General purpose: To persuade.

· Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to support the advocacy that the government should provide free housing for the homeless.

Introduction: (significance?)

· Attention getter: There is an important fact that should concern all of us: there are about 100 million homeless people in the world.

· Introduce topic: Today, I’m going to argue that the government has the responsibility to provide free shelters to the homeless.

· Thesis: The government should provide free homes to homeless because of the following reasons: 1) it is the basic right of the homeless people to acquire homes to call their own 2) providing homes to the homeless is more cost effective, and 3) it allows the government to ensure social control.

· Preview: (Preview all 3 main points here with signposts. First, I will talk about the problem, second the causes, and third the solution to provide housing to the homeless)My speech also discusses some causes of homelessness and how it can be removed through the help of the government programs.

(Transition: we are living in this harsh world, which reality shows us that we should strive very hard to meet our basic needs like food and shelter)

Body:

I. The government should provide free homes to homeless.

A. it is the basic right of the homeless people to acquire homes to call their own

1. Even if these people have this inability, it doesn’t mean that they don’t have the basic human right to adequate living and security.

2. This is stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (explain).

3. Most importantly, homeless people are Humans as well.

4. Go over the homeless #s here.

B. Providing homes to the homeless is more cost effective than building temporary shelters is expensive.

1. Housing advocates and economist argue that our reactive policies, such as shelters and short-term placements in hotels, are both insufficient and wasteful (Brux, 2007).

2. Putting someone into permanent housing costs the state just eight thousand dollars, and that’s after you include the cost of the case managers who work with the formerly homeless to help them adjust (Surowiecki, 2014).

3. Permanent housing, and the construction cost is just one-time, but for temporary shelters, the cost suffers after short periods of time.

C. It allows the government to ensure We need more social control.

1. The homelessness people don’t feel protected and their safety on most occasions is compromised.

2. The increasing number of the homeless also adds up to the weakness of the society to other social problems such as crimes, children trafficking, and drugs.

3. The teenagers interact with the homeless in order to source drugs from them.

4. It is crucial to note that the increasing number of the homeless also adds up to the vulnerability of the society to other social problems such as crimes, children trafficking, drugs, etc.

1. Just as the 1980s witnessed a sharp reduction in government housing and other forms of social service, it also birthed the remarkable resurgence of capital punishment (Beckett, 2009)

2. Poor housing in a deprived neighborhood is a known criminogenic factor (Towl, et. al 2007).

(Transition: I will share my understanding and my thoughts of the problem’s cause)

II. Cause of the problem:

A. Poverty is one of the prime reasons why people are homeless.

B. Individual factors that increase the level of homelessness include mental illness, alcohol and other drug addictions, domestic violence, and experience of foster care and other traumatic events (Wong, 2008).

C. Some people see it as one of the everyday facts of life.

D. Grew up in a bad environment such as domestic violence, addiction to substances, absence of parents, etc.

E. The government not providing enough resources, and shelter to people who are unemployed, and not able to sustain their living.

F. Getting laid off from well-paid jobs forces some individuals to stay on the streets, and eventually they are homeless.

G. Education is important, and if the homeless are not provided with basic and essential education, they will continue to live their life how they always have been.

H. Few would argue that Life on the streets is anything other than dangerous and debilitating (you need to include that, or it sounds like the opposite of what you’re trying to say)(Daly, 2013). This forces the homeless to take up criminal acts.

I. Poor health can lead to homelessness when people have insufficient income to afford housing. This may be a result of becoming bankrupt by medical bills (National Healthcare for the Homeless Center, 2014).

(Transition: summarize the cause here I will share my views on how to deal with this problem)

III. Solution to the problem:

A. Providing homes for free to the homeless from the government is even far better.

B. Setup rehabilitation centers for the homeless such that they are treated for any substance addiction, treated for diseases, and other injuries.

C. Give them the ability to work, and the government provides them work at minimum wages.

D. Basic and minimum education is important. If some of the homeless people are provided with basic education, they might want to live their lives differently.

E. Treating homeless people with respect and equality.

F. Trade fairs for the homeless where they can come in and share their problems, and seek help from the government.

G. Setup volunteer programs, where volunteers interact with the homeless as a friend, and provide some comfort.

(Transition: According to me, some immediate steps need to be taken)

IV. Call to Action

A. (This is about getting us in the audience to do something as immediately as possible to join your solution. Is there a website that supports housing for homeless that you can show us and urge us to support? That way you also have a visual aid as well, which you will need.)

B. Build temporary tents where the homeless people can walk-in, and share their concerns.

C. Provide them free-food.

D. Setup immediate volunteer programs where volunteers interact with the homeless people on the streets, and try to provide them with a sense of comfort.

E. Providing them with free and immediate health-care so that it’s made sure they are not a carrier of any diseases, and also have them move to rehabilitation centers if needed.

F. Spreading positive awareness between the rich and educated society that homeless people are humans as well, and they should be treated with respect and equality.(you could move this section up to the solution if you want)

(Transition: I will share my concluding statements here)

Conclusions

I have talked about homeless problems, cause of the problem, solution to the problem, and call to action. The government should provide free homes to homeless because of the following reasons: 1) it is the basic right of the homeless people to acquire homes to call their own; 2) providing homes to the homeless is more cost effective; and 3) it allows the government to ensure social control. There is an important fact that should concern all of us: there are about 100 million homeless people in the world. So remember these people and try helping them by provide them with free-food, build temporary tents where the homeless people can walk-in, and share their concerns, setup immediate volunteer programs where volunteers interact with the homeless people on the streets, and try to provide them with a sense of comfort, providing them with free and immediate health-care so that it’s made sure they are not a carrier of any diseases, and also have them move to rehabilitation centers if needed, spreading positive awareness amongst the rich and educated society that homeless people are humans as well, and they should be treated with respect and equality, and a crackdown operation by the government on the easy availability of drugs on the streets, so that the homeless people are not targeted for trafficking by dealers. Which is what they deserve.

References

Beckett, K. (2009). Banished : The New Social Control In Urban America: The New Social Control In Urban America. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Brux, J. (2007). Economic Issues and Policy. 4th ed. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.

Daly, G. (2013). Homeless: Policies, Strategies and Lives on the Streets. USA: Routledge.

National Healthcare for the Homeless Center. (2014). What is the official definition of homelessness? Retrieved 26 November 2014 from http://www.nhchc.org/faq/official-definition-homelessness/

Surowiecki, J. (September 22, 2014). Home Free? The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 November 2014 from http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/22/home-free

Towl, G., et al. (2013). Dictionary of Forensic Psychology. USA: Routledge.

Wong, (2008). Introduction to Social Work & Social Welfare: Critical Thinking Perspectives. p.380. location, publisher?

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