This article is written by Jonathan Kozol in which he talks about the homeless issue. In his first aragraph he introduces the topic saing that most people view that the solution ofr this problems is to simple have more care centers, when actually it's more like a issue with the economy. He uses quantitative data in order to back up his arguments and is sucessful in it. Most homeless people have a common factor: they suffered trauma or a kind of diesease and this is not just coincidence. This label that is put on them that they have a "mental illness" is very degradative because it portrays the homeless as a threat to the United States and that does not helo them in their recovery. In the end the author does not provide a solution, rather he makes the public decide.
This article was sucessful because it talked and proved what he said in his thesis. His goal was to explain why homeess peole need to be helped and not jusdjed. In orde to convince the public of that he gives statistics in order to prove to the more skeptical that it is a real thing going on and an emtional example in the end for another side of the audience. Kozol overall does a good job in his essay becasue it is simple and effective, conveying the message in a way the public understands and going beyond that by encouraging the people to take action. Because of Kozol's simplicit and strong point of view suported by evidence this articel is sucesful inreaching it's purpose.
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