Living In Poverty Scenarios

Poverty is about not having enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing and shelter. However poverty is more than not just having money. In addition to a lack of money, poverty is about not being able to participate in recreational activities; Not being able to send children on a day trip with classmates or to a birthday party, and not being able to pay for medications in times of illness. The poorest people will also have less access to health, education and other vital services. Problems of hunger, malnutrition and disease afflict the poorest in society. The poorest are also typically marginalized from society and have little representation or voice in public and political debates, making it even harder to escape poverty. Poverty is a direct threat to society and equal rights in America.

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Families who live in poverty do not have a choice about where they are living, or who their neighbors are. They do not have the option to pick up and move to avoid the struggles that poverty brings. Imagine having to listen to children scream and cry from hunger pains and realizing there is no food to feed them. Imagine children sleeping in the middle of winter with no heat to keep them warm. This is life for those families living in poverty. These are just some of the small daily struggles they live with on a daily basis.

The poverty simulation for me was exiting and interesting, but most importantly, it stand as a learning experience that I am willing to carry throughout my journey as a nurse to assist and improve on the care I provide the poor and the needy people. Walking in the shoes of those in poverty during the simulation, I was frustrated because as a twenty-one year old my goals were not probably staying home and take care of my siblings or run around to find help with food or shelter but to be in college with my peers, go out on a date and parties. I was exhausted from going from one place to another just to get help with food, clothes in addition go to school.

Upon arriving to the Poverty simulation, I did not know what to expect. After being able to interact with my peers to understand what it was like to be living in poverty, I got a better understand of what it entails. I quickly wanted to know what the rate of poverty was in Greensboro alone. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, they estimated 268,232 people whose status is poverty in 2013. 29% of that estimate are subjects who are under 18 years old. Out of 268,323, females are about 141,000 of it. The top two races that tend to hold a poverty status are Caucasian and African Americans. The problem at hand is that this status is nationwide.

When Born with a Wooden Spoon was made there were 37 million people living in poverty, which equates to 1 in 8 Americans, and 1 in 3 children. According to the Census Bureau in 2014, 45 million or 14.5% of Americans lived below the poverty line. The federal government uses poverty thresholds to statistically identify these numbers, and to help set qualifying factors for federal assistance programs. In 2013 a family of three was considered to be living in poverty if they made less than $19,530, and a family of four was $23,550. That amounts to approximately $1,625-$1,962 per month to cover all living expenses. Over the past 20 years poverty has fluctuated, which is to be expected as the economy does the same. It has stayed relatively steady since 2012 around 15%. It peaked

Beginning both poverty simulations, I was optimistic that I would be able to manage leisure, work, and family time. That was not the case. In each simulation, I was bombarded with decisions that forced me to make concessions. As part of the international simulation, I learned the importance of time management in regards to poverty. After the domestic simulation, I experienced the immediate effects of each decision I made on my pocketbook and wellbeing.

In America, there are more than 46 million Americans live below the poverty line, including 16 million children (Barbara Raab). The Population of US is 320 million, it means about 14.4% Americans live in poverty. We should do something to help those poor people. Before that we need build empathy for the poor, so we can understand them and make it easier to help them.

This article highlights the importance of recognizing that those living in poverty are against the system that we have created. People living in poverty are the ones who typically attend underfunded, under-resourced, and understaffed schools and the current system reflects the idea that those who are poor are most likely to stay poor. This is an important issue to discuss and tackle because the number of people living in poverty is increasing. According to the Southern Education Foundation, the majority of public school children come from poverty, around 51% (Slade). The article refers to President Johnson’s 1964 State of the Union Address where he declared poverty as a “national problem” and urged Americans to get active and take action. Poverty

The table shows the proportion of people from each household type living that was living in poverty in Australia in 1999. Six family types are being reported.

I attended my 1st Poverty Simulation my Junior year and assumed the role of a single mother with a live-in boyfriend. I was randomly assigned my role and only had the background information contained in the folder to guide my character. There were vendors situated around the room that performed different tasks. There was a police man and a thief that added more stressors to the stimulation. The “weeks” were in 15-minute intervals and there was a total of four weeks. During each week, you were required to do numerous tasks such as pay

We, fortunately, have the opportunity and blessing to attend college and to improve our knowledge. This gives us an advantage that unfortunately, poverty takes away from many young adults. Regrettably millions of people throughout the world lives in poverty and struggles to support themselves and their families. However, there is hope that these numbers can go down and people can rise out of poverty. This 'no poverty' goal can see quite daunting considering the massive amount of people. In spite of this unnerving circumstance the best approach should be to provide support so that children and young adults have the opportunity to improve their education and essentially rise out of poverty.

What does living in poverty feel like? Based on my experience, it is absolutely not something a person should be proud of. I have experience of living in poverty as I have lived in the worst parts of Milwaukee. Being an immigrant, poverty is connected with my everyday life. Because my parents are illiterate, they are less exposed to the opportunities that a literate person would usually be offered. Low income families, like my own, are limited to cheap living conditions. Being a low income family, we ultimately found ourselves living in poverty, such as living in bad neighborhoods. As a person who has experiences of living in poverty, finding more about the topic would greatly interest me.

All over the world, many have gone through the struggle of poverty. You don’t have to be homeless to struggle more than the next person, it could be just not having lights on in your home, past due rent, or maybe not having enough or anything at all to eat. Many, feel like because they go through similar things that they will never accomplish anything due to them not having the resources. Others around you can be very doubtful of you too, which could make you believe even more that you weren’t meant to go further in life. Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Small’s song “Juicy, released in 1994 from his Ready to Die album, selling over 607,000 copies is a great example of living a life of poverty. Biggie tells of his story through song, where he relates of doubtful people and his struggle. This song is about a young black male who went from poverty to living his version of the American dream based on textual analysis of the lyrics.

To begin, the international poverty simulation presented a hypothetical situation; a housewife, an agri-labourer, who has two children and little financial support from her spouse was required to balance money, time, and comfort. The major decisions consisted of what quality of water to obtain, deciding which food items to purchase, and whether or not to prioritize work or family. Purchasing food was the hardest task because the financial constraints were so tight. As long as the water doesn’t create a health altercation, the lower quality gets the job done; prioritizing work over family might also be necessary in the instance. Therefore, purchasing food was difficult because there is no way to work around it, once the money is gone, one goes hungry. The simulation came to a conclusion when it notified me the day was over, even though all the tasks were not complete.