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In 2014 the United States had a poverty level of 14.8%. (US Census Bureau) Mexico had 53.2% of its population living in poverty that same year. (World Bank Data) The United States poverty line was $11,670 a year, while Mexico’s was 2,542.13 pesos which transfers to 1,667.76 US dollars annually. As economics shows, the US as a whole has a completely different view of poverty. Americans naturally acquire the idea that no one could possibly be pleased with the conditions several Hispanic’s endure. When I traveled to Kantunilkín, Mexico in 2012 for a Mission trip my prospective as an American changed. We take note of poor living conditions, run down houses, and the lack of large quantities of food. However, once you have experienced the life of

Enrique’s journey from Honduras to the U.S. unveils the innate loyalty of a loving child to their mother and presents the dangers that a migrant faces on the road with consistent angst; nevertheless, it supports the idea that compassion shown by some strangers can boost the retreating confidence within a person. In Sonia Nazario’s “Enrique’s Journey,” he seeks the beacon of light that all migrants hope to encounter; “El Norte.” Like many children before him, it is the answer to the problems of a hard life. While being hunted down “like animals” leading to “seven futile attempts,” he is

Acclaimed author, Dale Maharidge, sets out to explore the transition of a small rural town that began as a homogenous community descended from Western European immigrants and how it transformed as immigrants from South and Central America moved in. The relationship between the growing Hispanic population and the established European citizens consisted of mixed feelings. However, through Maharidge’s work, he is advancing the suggestion that the future of this small Iowan town depends on its ability to welcome immigration. Using kairos, Mahridge seizes the historical significance of the strike at Farmland, a meatpacking plant, to show how immigration may as well be Denison’s only hope. The Latino immigrants were willing to perform grueling work

The author David K. Shipler wrote his book based on field research he got from conducting interviews with various poverty stricken people, information on companies and their effect on said people, and information on the government and its effect on the “working poor”. He investigates the lives of various women and men living in America who are dealing with poverty, trapped in poverty, and trying to escape poverty.

An overview of the book’s themes must begin with the historical and political context surrounding the Triqui migrant farm workers and their hometown of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Triqui are an indigenous ethnic group with their own unique language and

By 1849, Mexicans had already been outnumbered by the Anglo’s (sitters, speculators, miners) were cementing their hierarchy of races in California and which void any productive blending relationships after the war. Evidence found in Antonio Maria Osio's memoirs, thriving opportunities were dismissed by the Californios when Spanish government directed the Royals the essential funding’s needed to discover and establish Baja California, which was ultimately denied by Mexico, " ...but since that time [during the Spanish Monarchy] the Mexico Government had declared itself the stepfather of California, denying its protection, like to a bastard child..." In California, a region that had so recently been their own, the Mexicans found they were considered foreigners by the legions of Anglo-American miners from eastern America. Many boundaries were crossed as the Anglo-Americans felt entitled to California’s property and discounted land rights of the indigenous

Many people don't realize that certain individuals live in such a bad situation that they have no other option than to leave their native land and look for other opportunities. Ronny had to leave his native land and go through an extreme environmental change because Mexico limited his opportunities to succeed in life economically as a result of the country’s social and political relationships and its conservative ideology. The world is not as simple as it appears and at times we judge the choices of others but we do not put ourselves in their

First things first, poetic significance of Requiem cannot be understood or appreciated without appreciation of the context in which the poems that make it up were created. Anna herself and unfortunately her family members, given the widely known paranoid horrors and excesses of the Stalinist regime, together with the fact that she had been recognized as an important poet during the czarist period (Russia) and had always refused to "write optimistic verse that glorified Soviet accomplishments." Only few people withstood this era in Russia and lived to tell about it. The stanza aforementioned, ties in with suffering because her grief was enough to stand out in her creative poetry than even she probably realized and at the same time, in her moment of life and the lives her family and her friends were being taken, she had to conceal her attitudes and beliefs, her distinguished way of living life was gone before her eyes, and

16). Arnold perceives himself within his relations with his family and the reservation, thus his self-esteem is directly tied to his place within the two groups. However near the end of the book, Arnold cries for his “fellow tribal members” future in the reservation (Alexie, 2009, p. 216) and acknowledges that he “was the only one who was brave and crazy enough to leave the rez…. The only one with enough arrogance” (Alexie, 2009, p. 217). Although part of his self image is still tied to his tribe, Arnold sees himself as independent from them. He has a sense of who he is from his choice to leave the reservation and the qualities that allowed him to do so. The experiences Arnold encountered along the way such as exclusion, individuals with highly independent self-construals, and the deaths of his led to changes in his self-concept.

The Adventures of Poverty in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian Support is one of the most important things to have when stuck in the loop of poverty. Because without family and friends to support you, it will just make it even more difficult to go through than it already is. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Sherman Alexie explores the life of a teenage boy dealing with poverty, with examples of death, judgement, and the need for reliability. Death is one of the main factors in Arnold’s life to make it clear that he is affected by poverty.

I, Marco Hernandez Garcia with a date of birth 5/31/1975. First of all I want to thank God for giving me good health and second I want to express my forgiveness for enter this country by Phoenix, Arizona on April 18, 2005. I had to migrate to this country due to the poverty my country suffers. It was very hard for me since I had to forget my family but, I thank God that with a lot of effort I could HELP my family. I ask God that you can forgive me. Thank you so much and God bless you.

Out of the total population in Mexico, twenty million are considered to live in extreme poverty. (DePalma, nytimes.com) In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, (which takes place in Baja California, Mexico) the main character and his wife live in very poor conditions; however, just a few miles away from their village, lives a rich town. This presents a major gap in the quality of life between these classes. The answers to the questions discussed in this paper (i.e., “To what extent is this financial gap in Mexico?” “Why does this gap exist?” and “What could we have done to prevent this gap?”) provide a basis of understanding of this topic. Although The Pearl was written in 1945, this paper will be focusing on these issues in present-day Mexico.

Enrique’s Journey focuses and sheds more light and understanding on the aspects and challenges of extreme poverty, family abandonment, systematic issues of an immigration system and what one has to go through in the face of adversity. The book centers on Enrique who starts out as a young boy living in extreme poverty in Honduras with his family. Enrique is an older adolescent, Hispanic, poverty economic status, unemployed most times, and is in a relationship with one child. This case study will further look at Enrique’s personal experiences from a young child up to young adulthood and how that has shaped his development has a person from coming from such difficult environmental circumstances. This will also look at the different environmental perspectives in the micro, mezzo and macro level when pertaining to effects on human behavior.

In an ever-constantly changing world people always seek out a better life; this is especially true for the children of South America. This is a serious problem though, in our amazing world there are dark spots, and some of them can be found in poverty-stricken south american countries.

Mexico City is a city rich in history and culture. However, it also has the one of the largest slums in the world. Poverty is visible all over the city, even in the wealthier parts. The divide is obvious, as the popularity of urbanisation grew too fast for that of the city.