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Phase I: Who Am I? What's My Place?


 * What __really__  makes up your identity?


 * What __really__  makes up your sense of place?


 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?


 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?


 * What is one local problem (where you live) that you believe needs to be addressed? Suggest some steps could you take to try to solve it?


 * Finally, some problems have been around for a long time. What qualities do you think a person must have to step up and try to solve them?

Phase II: Sense of Place

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This picture is the perfect picture to show becasue, it proves what makes Hawaii beautiful and the unique sites that it's able to present. For me this picture represents what I like to do which is, sit on the beach and swim and watch the sunset with my family and friends. This picture shows that you can only get this type of view in Hawaii and that this is the only place that i want to live in my lifetime.

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

What is your local issue? The local issue that I am going to address in my community is homeless. This issue seems to be getting worse every year. The homeless population keeps growing every year, due to the expensive economy located here in Hawaii. Specifically our local news said " it's up by about 6% in the last year, with Maui showing the biggest increase". Last year there were 5,834 homeless(2010). This year, there were 6,188 (2011).

What can you do to address the issue? I can adress this issues by writing a letter to government and asking them to create more homless shelters(Affordable Housing and Homeless Alliance) and create programs to help them get back on their feet.( Find jobs, get medical services etc.)

What is the global impact of your local issue? The homeless population effects everybody in the world and it's one of the biggest issues that we have throughtout the United States. The overwhelming majority of homeless parents are single women, many of whom were homeless themselves as children. Young children who are homeless are often separated from their parents, which can cause long-term negative effects. “We're looking to reach out to those that are homeless and living out on the streets with no income at all or very little income,” said Langi, a longtime homeless advocate and executive director of Hawaii Helping the Homeless Have Hope, or H5 Hawaii. (Local News) Many people other than Langi are trying to help the homeless problem and get them off the streets.

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