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homeless photos

2007-09-05T23:27:41Z

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Some interview questions

2007-08-21T18:55:19Z

for shelter coordinators:

1. How do you get funding for this shelter?

2. Do you get enough money to run this shelter effectively?

3. Is violence a problem in your shelters and others across the country?

4. How do you feel about the mayors approach on homelessness?

5. What do you think the ideal process the city should take is?

for homeless people:

1. Do you feel like there is a prejudice against you, especially in san francisco?

2. How are the living conditions in shelters

3. Do you think the mayor is doing a good job caring for the homeless

4. Is there a lot of help available for you in san francisco

5. Is violence a problem on the streets

For city workers:

1. What are you doing to help the homeless in San Francisco?

2. In your opinion what is the most effective approach to the homelessness issue in San Francisco

3. How do you think homelessness is progressing in San Francisco, for better or worse.

4. Are you confident that homelessness is an issue that can be solved

5. When Do you think this can be accomplished in san francisco, if it can

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Homelessness Research

2007-08-15T21:31:50Z

http://www.lahsc.org/dev/countbycity.html

http://www.homeless.org.uk/policyandinfo/facts/statistics

http://www.endhomelessness.org/section/data

http://salt.claretianpubs.org/stats/homeless/home.html

http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2003/Homeless-San-Francisco7sep03.htm

http://www.sfgov.org/site/mayor_page.asp?id=29925

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My Introduction

2007-08-09T22:12:53Z

My name is Benjamin which is a name that originated from Old English and means "Son of My right hand". My Family has been in america for two generations and before that they were from Ireland, and I am extremely proud of my Irish heritage. My native language is English and i speak a tiny bit of Spanish but i pretty much speak one language.

Chuck Palahniuk is one of my favorite authors my favorite book of his is fight club.

Fight Club: A Novel

Chuck Palahniuk

I like this book because it really analyzes the human mind and brings up a lot of interesting points that i agree with.

Another Favorite book of mine is Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Hunter S. Thompson

I like this book because it is really funny and it expresses what the author is saying very clearly.

One of the most original books i have ever read is battle royale

Battle Royale

Koushun Takami

It's a really interesting book about the lengths people will go to to survive.

I like many different musicians and bands and here are a few of my favorites

Bob Dylan

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

I like Bob Dylan because i think he is a great poet and creates some of the best music i have ever heard.

Jedi Mind Tricks

Violent by Design

Jedi Mind Tricks

I Got into Jedi mind tricks because when i first heard them they had an energy that few artists posses.

David Bowie

Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie

Mac Dre

Thizzelle Washington

Mac Dre

I like Mac Dre because his music is really original and he was a pioneer of bay area music.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces

Mozart is just plain good music and it shows origins of a lot of todays music.

Ol Dirty Bastard

Return to the 36 Chambers

Ol' Dirty Bastard

I have always been a fan of ol dirty bastard because he developed his own rhyme style and had the courage to do his own thing no matter what the trend in hip hop or music in general was.

Parliament Funkadelic

Live: P-Funk Earth Tour

Parliament

Funk is one of the greatest genres around and parliament is one of the best bands in that genre. They are one of the most fun to listen to bands around and they influenced many other genres of music like Hip Hop.

Brand Nubian

In God We Trust

Brand Nubian

Brand Nubian is really good old school hip hop and they express their message very clearly.

Jefferson Airplane

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson airplane had a lot of good musicians in the band and they made some of the best songs of the sixties.

I Don't Watch that much television, but i do i watch shows like

Family guy

Family Guy, Vol. 1 (Seasons 1 & 2)

Futurama

Futurama, Vol. 1

I also like watching the history channel specials and National geographic.

I am an avid movie watcher and like many different types here are a few of my favorites

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers

Pulp fiction

Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Clockwork orange

A Clockwork Orange (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket [Blu-ray]

Friday

Friday (New Line Platinum Series)

I also am into independent graffiti movies like dirty handz 1, 2 and 3 and state your name.

My favorite website is flickr.com it is a great place to look at graffiti from all over the world.

I dont go on that many other places on the internet except youtube.

I am not an athlete in any sport but watch basketball and football occasionally.

My main passion in life is graffiti and other art but i am really in to graffiti because it is a part of me growing up, i have always seen it and it is one of the best things i have in my life and i am glad i was exposed to it. I would really like to travel to New York where the whole graffiti movement started, and i think New York has some of the best graffiti out there(besides San Francisco).

I don't have any heroes in my life, I don't model myself after anybody else in the world but instead I try to be my own person and stay unique.

After college i would like to pursue an art career and travel all over the world.

My ultimate goal in life is to look back on my life when I am 75 and be completely satisfied with how i lived it.

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my movie on the haight ashbury neighborhood of san francisco

2007-08-08T22:46:41Z

Ben haight movie-Sequence 1-Untitled QuickTime Movie

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this is the link to...

2007-07-12T21:54:15Z

this is the link to a map with points i am planning on shooting

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shots for the haight

2007-07-12T21:38:09Z

Ben movie

what im going to shoot in the haight

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these are the test photos...

2007-07-11T23:38:13Z

these are the test photos for our new camera
phones

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ozark71’s postulations

2007-07-11T07:27:05Z

From seeing all these videos on youtube during our meeting I learned that san francisco has many different cultures and every person views san francisco a different way. I think its important to show the many sides of san francisco to the kids in south africa because it is a place so full of culture and life and i think learning about that culture would be a fascinating experience for someone not from here.

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san francisco graffiti

2007-07-05T21:27:57Z

Piece By Piece Documentary

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