It has become a social norm in our society today, to be more concerned with personal wellbeing, then with that of someone else. This can be seen as a very selfish way to look at life, and it tends to be characteristic of many upper and middle class citizens in this country, and throughout the world. These individuals tend to take their social status for granted. They might think that a bad day at work, or hard time at home with the family might be the end of the world, and that their life is falling apart, but what these people do not realize is that there are so many people out there in worse situations then their own.
[...] However thinking this way about homeless people puts an umbrella over all of them, classifying them all as bad people. Some of them might not be homeless, and they really do need to stand on the corner and beg for spare change in order to feed their families. When I think about this, that angel on my shoulder gets the best of me, and I came up with a way to help them out. My mom and I made care packages to hand out, instead of handing out money. [...]
[...] Personally I can't decide on one opinion or another. In some circumstances I think as a general public, we should help those in need, because if we were in their position, we would be having just as hard as a time, and probably hope for some sort of aid. However it is difficult to help people when you don't know them, or their background. An example of this is the fact that I live close to Washington, D.C. and it is not uncommon there to see people begging for pocket change on the street corners, or outside of busy buildings. [...]
[...] Middle and upper class citizens tend to think that these individuals deserve to be in a lower class, because they themselves could not possibly work in such conditions. They see themselves as unworthy. Some of these jobs might consist of being a server in restaurant, a maid at a hotel, or any other sort of shift work. Because our social norm is to not be concerned (to an extent) about others, it is hard to say whether or not as a whole, we should do something to help these individuals struggling in life. [...]
[...] The government should definitely continue to do this, but it should be monitored to make sure people are not cheating their way to welfare. In terms of the illiterate population, something should also be done to help them. It is nearly impossible to get through today's world easily without being able to read. Even lower paying jobs such as being a janitor require reading. Yes, they may just clean buildings and keep things tidy and fixed, but if a janitor is left a note telling him or her what section of the building to tend to, how will they go about doing this? [...]
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