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    The document discusses the issue of homelessness among teenagers in Hollywood. Over 4,000 to 10,000 homeless teenagers sleep on Hollywood Boulevard each night, comprising about 10% of Los Angeles' homeless population. Many leave home due to abuse and end up living on the streets, where they are vulnerable to theft, drug use, and gang violence. While movies portray a glamorous image of Hollywood, the reality for these teenagers is far different than the dreams they had when they arrived.

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    The Other Hollywood

    Say the word 'Hollywood' and we think of the movies,


    long limousines and famous people living in luxury on Beverly Hills.
    But there's another Hollywood which we don't hear about,
    it's the part of Hollywood where the homeless live.

    Hollywood is America's unofficial A dream come true? Who is responsible?


    homeless capital and between For many teenagers ~ o ~ l ~ w o o d Movies create the image of
    4,000 and 10,000 homeless seems like an escape from their Hollywood which we all have.
    teenagers sleep on Hollywood difficult home life. They arrive Are they responsible for what
    Boulevard every night, that's with the dream that they will happens t o homeless teenagers
    about one tenth of Los Angeles' become movie stars and lead on Hollywood Boulevard? Some
    homeless population. the glamorous lifestyle that they campaigners for the homeless
    see in the movies. However, the believe that they are and have
    reality is that thieves steal their organised protests at Hollywood
    Why are they on the streets? money in the first week, and studios. London's Big Issue
    Over half of the people aged many soon become involved in magazine recently asked Steven
    under 25 and living on the streets buying and selling drugs in Spielberg's office, Warner, and
    leave their family homes because order to survive. Some teenagers Colombia Studios to comment
    of abuse. They might feel become gang members and on the problem of homeless
    frightened, or even think they are either end up in prison, or dead teenagers in Hollywood, but
    responsible for it. Many teenagers because gang culture is very none of them believed that they
    don't know where to look for violent in America. So the dream were responsible. Every day the
    help, and the only way out of the that teenagers arrive with, and studios continue t o make movies

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    situation may seem to be t o run the reality they find, are very and teenagers keep coming to
    away from it. different. Hollywood full of hope and dreams.

    (II_MESPIVER READING LESSONS D MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINE), AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC

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