1. Veteran Homelessness
2. http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/30/why-don%E2%80%99t-we-take-better-care-of-our-veterans/
3. I chose this article because I liked the fact that it gave multiple people's opinions on why we as a country don't take better care of our Veterans. The comments made on there remind us that these are the men and women that are risking their lives to keep ours the way they are going. Ultimately, many people agree and should realize that if it costs too much money the government doesn't want to fund it much like the money for guns but not wheelchairs comment made by one of the individuals. It seems as though the government feels it's cheaper to lose a life than to constantly support hundreds or even thousands of others that need constant medical treatment and evaluation to survive after active combat overseas. On the contrary we have people like the individual who believes that it's the Veterans that don't want the help yet, the progress that we've made today isn't the same that was offered back then and statistics prove that a lot of the homeless Veterans out there are from WWII or Vietnam drafts. We grow accustomed to ways of life much like the military grows accustomed to life at war therefore, life on the streets can't be any more dangerous or inhumane than it was for them before.
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Genre: News Article/Radio Discussion
Topics: Homeless Veterans/Government/Government Funding/Political Standpoints/Factual Declarations/Personal Opinions
Rhetorical Strategies: Personal Experience/Facts/Word Choice/Emotion
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