Poverty In Atlanta Case Study

Nelson Mandela once said, "Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom” (Make Poverty History, 2005). Gwinnett county is third in the country when it comes to a high poverty rate, with 14% of the population living below poverty (Family Promise of Gwinnet County, 2013). As an educator it is important to familiarize with the county of which one is to teach in, and poverty is an issue in Gwinnett county. One must understand the affects of poverty on

Memphis is notoriously known for its shocking poverty rates, which are higher than the poverty rates in Shelby County for every category (2015 Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet), and that is not a good thing. Memphis is also known for its high unemployment rates and its low availability of a skilled workforce (Does Memphis Have a Fighting Chance), and that is not great, either. Finally, it is well known that Memphis has one of the highest crime rates in the country (Memphis TN: Crime Data and Crime Rates), and that just takes the cake. While it is common to focus on these negative aspects about Memphis, it is not a complete description of this multifaceted city. It is my position that there are many positive aspects to Memphis that are overlooked

“One out of every seven children will be born into poverty in the United States” (“Poverty in the US”). People are not aware of the poverty in America, but the United States has one of the highest poverty rates in the world. Many of the reasons for this issue is a lack of available jobs, low wages and barriers to employment. A primary issue is the lack of information on poverty. People need to be able to know where to go to obtain information on this issue. The media is not covering poverty enough so the people in America can not be informed of what the nation is going through. In the United States, the poverty rate has continued to slowly rise throughout the years, which greatly affects a family’s lifestyle and even worse, a child’s future, due to people not knowing what to do about the problem.

180 years ago, the city of Atlanta originated as the zero milepost for the Western and Atlantic Railroad. People soon settled around the zero milepost and donned it the settlement “Terminus.” In later years in was named Therville and then Marthasville before being officially named Atlanta on December 29th, 1847. The city continued to grow and thrive until it was destroyed in 1865 in the civil war by General Sherman during his famous “March to the Sea” (Wikipedia, 2016). After its destruction, the city was slowly rebuilt over the following years to eventually become the massive hub that it is today. Atlanta hosts the headquarters of a plethora of Fortune 500 companies including The Home Depot Inc., United Parcel Service Inc.,

Poverty is an epidemic that has swept the American nation many times over. Whether it be quietly lingering under the surface, or blatantly staring us in the face as it is in this current recession, it affects people across America on individual, community and national levels alike. While there are many causes and effects of poverty, it is important to view the issue of poverty and its causes from all angles when one seeks to tackle the problem. These factors include socio-economic status, mental illness, family values and work ethics, to name a few. In this essay, I will be examining these factors as they are discussed in the book, The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (referred to as Glass Castle throughout essay), as well as in the article

Located in the Northwestern part of Georgia, and beside the South of the Chattahoochee River, there is a city known as “Atlanta”. Atlanta was filled with the population of 5.2 million people, but grew over the years, mainly with African Americans. The city’s terminus was in 1837 with early inhabitants of creeks and cherokees and it’s early “days” were filled with mostly English, Scottish, Irish , but only a few Moravians and Jews. With a landscape of low hills and sedimentary rocks, Atlanta is positioned in Piedmont.

The state of Arkansas is in poverty because of low rates and wages verses cost of living. However, this can be improved by people in our state having better job choices and better pay. The reason for low job rates and wages is that you have to be bilingual to get a job, you have to get a good education and employers aren’t able to hire as many people to work for them. All of this stuff combined with the cost of living causes poverty.

The history of Atlanta dates back 1836 when Georgia decide to build a railroad to the United States Midwest named line Timinus. In 1839, homes and stores were built. 1845-1254 railroads arrived in 4 different places. In 1837 all of Atlanta was founded in the intersection of two railroads / the city had uncovered after all that done happened in the Civil War the city risen up from ashes.

tlanta is a very culturally rich and is also full of important history. Atlanta's attractions are known the world over for its parks, sports teams, shopping, museums, and entertainment. Atlanta was founded on December 29, 1847 where two railroads meet. It was originally inhabited by Creek and Cherokee Indians.

Based off the most recent government data collected, 45.3 million people are impoverished in America.(Source: Feeding America Blog). In Georgia specifically, according to a Creative Loafing article, 1.8 million adults and children live in poverty and the numbers are seemingly on the rise despite a somewhat slow recovery in Georgia's economy. The cause of poverty can consist of many factors including the economy itself, lack of education and self responsibility.

Atlanta is Georgia’s capital and has many fascinating features about it. Atlanta’s population is 420,003 and its size is 132.4 square miles. Atlanta has a lot of tourist that visit because of many attractions including the Atlanta Aquarium, the Coca-Cola factory, and historical places. Many people enjoy the sports that Atlanta is home to such as the Atlanta Braves (baseball), the Atlanta Falcons (football), and the Atlanta Hawks

The project will enhance our knowledge of American and African American history and Culture. Like many other cities in the south, African Americans in Atlanta desperately sought the freedom to vote, to use public spaces, gain access to public facilities and institutions, and increase housing as well as economic opportunities. However, what unique about Atlanta history is that the churches, local businesses, government organizations, and various social, educational, and community organization of the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia played a vital role in the development of their black leaders and of the history of Atlanta Georgia during the 20th century.

There is an issue in the United States that a large portion of the population is either choosing to ignore or is simply naïve to the facts. I am a firm believer that poverty is directly associated to education. Research has backed this theory as it shows that 53% of those classified in upper class are college graduates compared to only 15% of whom identify as lower class (Parker, 2012). While there has been a lot of research conducted on who the upper class are and what the lower class need in order to bring themselves out of poverty there has been little to no change in funding practices of public education. If the end state goal of public education is to produce our countries future why are Americans not taking a more aggressive financial

Majority of the African Americans living in cities throughout North America suffered from economic and social inequality. In addition, due to poverty and degrading public service in these urban areas, where the residents were exposed to poor living conditions, unemployment, chronic health problems,

The scourge of poverty in the United States of America is a tragic story that seems to never end. When President Lyndon B. Johnson fired the first shots in the “War on Poverty” in 1964, the rate declined by a several percentage points in the coming decade. Sadly, whereas in 1964 the percentage of Americans in poverty was approximately 17 percent of the population, the rate still stood at 14.8 percent a full 50 years later in 2014. The ongoing plague of poverty has given rise to a moral value shared almost universally in communities across America: in a society as prosperous and successful as ours, it cannot possibly be considered moral to bear witness to so many poor people who can see little or no way out of their lot in life. Unfortunately,