Interpelation assignment

I recently traveled to Phoenix where I had for some reason taken a sharp notice to the homeless people that were in the area. After spending time in the Phoenix, and from my prior experiences in L.A. and other big cities noticing homeless people, I’ve began to develop a different outlook on them now compared to when I was younger. I also found a picture of me and this homeless guy that I let live at my house for a couple months while I remodeled the house. It reminded my of his stories and I thought I’d look at some different images of homeless people on line. These two images in particular, of the many, spoke to me the most. When I was younger and working constantly, I would often be asked for money from homeless people. Back then I used to think in my head, “no way, I work hard for my money, go get a job!”. After some humbling life experiences and a little strife of my own, I began to develop a different outlook on the lives of the homeless. I think there a lot of different views on the homeless form different people. Some have the “Get a job!” attitude, while others have a little more empathy. I think the people who produced these images were trying to simply show the reality of many homeless people’s situation in the united states. They are showing the reality and severity of this major problem. I also feel that these images were posted to somehow gather a little sympathy and understanding from people who aren’t homeless and have things in life. Most of these people certainly do not wish to be homeless and a little empathy is healthy. And a dollar or two makes a huge difference in their have not lives.