DIRECTED WRITING - ALL STREET PEOPLE SHOULD BE ROUNDED UP AND SEND TO HOMES

Directed Writing

You have been asked to take part in a speech contest. The topic is “ All street people should be rounded up and sent to homes”. Do you agree? Use the notes below to write the essay.

* street people

-  homeless people

- abandoned by families or have run away to escape their problems

* how they live

-  by scavenging for food

- donations (food and money) from public

- begging in the streets

* why they shouldn’t live on the street

- the streets are dirty, unsafe

- no source of food or clean surrounding

- the street people litter public places

- may have unhealthy practices

- the street people loiter around – unsafe environment for the public

* if they are rounded up – they lose their freedom

- have to stay with rules and regulations

- they may have healthier lives

* alternatives

- must consider the feelings of people

- their freedom shouldn’t be taken away

- could be sent to good homes and looked after well

Sreet People

I believe that street people should have a better quality of life. We must consider their plight before we decide to round them up and send them to homes. Remember that there are millions of them in the world and they live on the streets of the cities.

Street people are people who have no homes. Many have probably been abandoned by their families. Some may have run away because of family problems or abuse. In some situations the whole family is on the street because they have lost their homes. Children may have run away thinking that they were going to have better days. However they realized their folly too late and are too afraid to return home. For whatever reason, they are on the streets with no home, proper food or support.

They get food by scavenging the dustbins or from good-hearted people who may buy them food or give them money. Many just beg for money which can be a nuisance. They sleep under staircases, on the corridors or even in the open if the weather is good.

Of course, there should be no people living on the street. Streets can be dirty and are very unhealthy places. These people won’t get good food or dry and clean place to stay. They themselves may litter and dirty the public places and may indulge in unhealthy practices. Their appearance and behaviour will give a bad image to the country in the eyes of tourists .

If they are rounded up, they will feel angry and frustrate. They feel that they have lost their freedom. They may be sent to homes where they have to follow rules and regulations. They will resent being held against their will. But of course they may lead  healthier lives as they will be given food and a comfortable and safe place to stay.

Ideally, street people should be sent to good homes or shelters where they can have a decent life. They should not feel restricted or imprisoned in these homes. It may not be easy but it can be done with patience and kindness. Rounding them up from the streets and putting them in badly-run homes is not the answer.