Since the homeless experience did not happen I would like to share the experience I had when I told people about the homeless cause.



At first I was a little nervous about talking to people I did not know very well about my cause. But, as it would seem many of them were more than willing to help those in need. As i continued my journey to let people know about the homeless it became easier and easier.



I think the reason were willing to help was because maybe at some point they can relate or someone in their family can relate to going through a rough point in their lives. This made me realize that everyone might go through some kind of rough patch in life and not every one can pick themselves back up again.

This made me reflect on how my life has gone and what I am striking to become. I want to succeed in life and not reach a faize that I cannot get out of. All and all it was an interesting learning experience for me. It in a way reminds me of when I did comunity service at Sunrise Assisted living. Helping those in need is actually quite satisfying, knowing you're, if only for a while, making a small difference.

On Friday October 16th I will be participating in the 10 hour homeless experience. During this time Myself and whoever else participates in the experience will spend all night outside living as if we were homeless our self. We will not have any sort of cell phone or any technology at all with us during the night.

I think this will be a good experience for those participating. It will give those of us who have lived a very good and rich life to see what it would be like to lose everything. How it would be night after night sleeping without a roof under your head with no midnight snack whatsoever.

We must also raise a total of $150 by the 16th for this project. This money will be going towards good causes that will help people in need. So in a way this project is like killing two birds with one stone. We experience the life of a homeless person and we donate money to a good cause.

I think it will help my personal growth in order for me to be successful. Honestly, I'm a bit naive, I really could never imagine what life would be like without everything I've been given by my parents. Whenever I think of the homeless I always picture the images I see on TV. And while some of those might be true, I still really don't know what it would be like. Hopefully it will open my eyes a little and give me the motivation I need in order to live a successful life.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is often shown using this pyramid above. The Pyramid goes from the more basic needs at the bottom to the moreself-defining needs at the top. The basics being the obvious such as food, water,and shelter. The top being of the pyramid is being able to answer questions like "Who am I?" and "What am I striving for?".

The pyramid is questionable. Perhaps the top of the pyramid should be at the bottom. I mean, why would the homeless or anyone for that matter work if they are unable to answer the question "What am I working for?". We all work for the basics such as food and shelter, but many just work for self satisfaction. Just so they can get by, the type of people who don't need family or friends. Which is fine if that works for them.

But, there's a different between needs and wants. Some people

can become so obsessed with one need that they lose all site of the

other needs. But if so then doesn't that mean everyone should have their own personal pyramid of needs? I suppose the problem with that theory is that a persons personal need could be something addictive like drugs. Something that can make you lose it all.

This brings me to the homeless. Who should take care of them? Why should people like me who have worked so hard to get where I am go out of my way to help those who have almost completely given up in all aspects? I know there are homeless shelters and some people who want to help them, but I just think that the government should take more interest in helping those who could prove to help society in the end.

I don't see the homeless as one group of people. I see the homeless as two entirely different groups. There are those who still work, those who don't give up in the face defeat. They continue working even if only making enough to get by. Then we have the second group, those who have given up completely. They just leech off of societie's scraps, should we really help those who have just given up?

I was born on July 15, 1991. After I was born my family moved to Portugal where I spent the first three years of my life. Portugal is also where my younger brother Ben was born.

We later moved to Pennsylvania where my youngest brother Ryan was born. A year after that we returned to Michigan, we haven't moved since. I graduated from Northville High School in 2009 and I am currently a freshmen and Madonna University.

Sports has always played an important role in my family's life. From kindergarten to the end of Middle school I played soccer. But hockey is without a doubt the most important sport to my family. Both my younger brothers along with my dad have played it their entire lives. In fact, my family enjoys hockey so much that when I was just ending elementary school we started housing players for the Plymouth Whalers hockey team of the OHL. We still house players to this day.

In 2007 my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, which had a tremendous effect on my family's life. After a year of painful struggle she was able to beat her breast cancer and is healthy to this day. Last year for breast caner awareness month I joined the Plymouth Whalers in dying my hair pink to show my support against breast cancer. Earlier this year my grandma was diagnosed with sinus cancer which has started a whole new struggle in my family's life.

I started thinking about what I wanted to do with my life when I started participating in day camps during the summer of my sophomore year of high school. The first day camp I joined was called safety town which teaches kids basic safety tips. Last year I was a Counselor for a SpringHill day camp which took place at The OakPoint church. Being a counselor at these camps made me decide to go into teaching. But, last year i started doing work at Brighton Gardens Assisted living where many of their employees suggested I go into nursing. So now I am currently unsure what I want to major in.

Without a doubt my epilepsy has made the biggest impact on my life. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in fourth grade and has made my life more than difficult. I missed a large amount of school from my seizures giving me more work than most students. It effects mostly and eyes along with my memory. I have yet to find a solution to my disability.

Since my disibility prevents me from playing video games TV has been a huge part of my life. Although has time went by I began to watch less and less. My taste in shows has changed somewhat throughout my life. Elementary school was the time when I would pretty much watch any cartoon on TV. During middle school I watched cartoons on a different level. High school to now my taste has been more for live action comedy shows.