Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on A Homeless Man’s Survival and Eventual Success. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
In three pages the struggles of one-time homeless man Lars Eighner and his eventual success are chronicled as detailed in his essay, ‘On Dumpster Diving.’ One source is cited in the bibliography.
Page Count:
3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGhomesurv.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
to find, and often buried within Internet websites. These harsh realities of U.S. capitalism gone horribly amok are as hidden as those that have been victimized by its excesses.
Lars Eighner was one of these nameless and faceless victims. His life seemed to be quite average. Born in Texas, he pursued his love of creative writing
and ethnic studies and after college embarked upon a career as a freelance writer. His professional life appeared to be on the upswing when a collection of his short
stories were published in the early 1980s, and he was also supplementing his income by working at the Austin State Hospital and for a community drug crisis program (Eighner).
He and his faithful companion, dog Lizbeth, seemed to be well on their way toward the American Dream of freedom and economic prosperity. But by the late 1980s, Eighners
savings were running out and all of his earnings went towards rent on an "Avenue B" tenement shack (Eighner). He began rummaging through dumpsters in order to acquire some
of lifes necessities (Eighner). At first, it was occasional, but then when the money finally ran out and he and Lizbeth became homeless, the dumpster represented a virtual lifeline
for the duo, their only means of survival. Instead of being daunted by this cruel twist of fate, Eighner embraced the situation as a challenge and character builder. He
soon discovered he was hardly alone in his plight. The stereotype of the homeless man being either mentally ill or alcoholic has always been a myth, and something Eighner
deeply resents. Homeless men can be one-time business executives, blue-collar laborers, devoted husbands, fathers, sons, and contributing members of the community. For Eighner and other men suddenly finding
...