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    There are many global concerns, but one that continues to be a major problem is poverty. Along with poverty comes the inability to pay for things that are vital to our health such as shelter, water, and food. Over the years there have been countless efforts to find a way to end poverty and feed every person in the world. “Three-quarters of all hungry people live in rural areas, mainly in the villages of Asia and Africa”(Who Are The Hungry?”). To get a perspective, “Some 795 million people in the

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    Alex Nielson Professor Belk English 2010-H12 18 September 2017 Poverty: Choice or Lack of? All throughout my life, I have been constantly reminded by my parents, teachers, and by various other authority figures to always make sure I am making good, educated choices in everything I do. Actually, that 's not completely true. I wasn 't just reminded to make good decisions, I was, and still am, expected to make good decisions. I was taught that my choices would determine where I ended up in life

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    The definition and viewing of poverty is a topic that many find highly debatable and close to the heart. Poverty is what most people see as not having enough to live on, and struggling to get anything more. Race and location are often looked at in conjunction to poverty. The author of the first article, McMillian, focuses on redefining poverty to a general audience by limiting her word choice and choosing a more personal appeal to the intended audience. In the other article, the authors Fram, Miller-Cribbs

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    Global poverty is a huge problem all around the world. It can be the countries you least expect. We all know that countries in Africa are facing this poverty, but did you know we are facing poverty in even some parts of America. You never know who could be poor and homeless. Sometimes it's the people you least expect. This week I actually found out that one of the babies I take care of, his mom lost their house and they all had to go to a shelter. She came crying to me and my boss the next morning

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    People have been taking action on solving the world issue of hunger and poverty since the 1900s, ever since poverty could be recognized in society, hungry people have been present. The issues within hunger have been failing farmers and malnutritioned women and children.Farmers around the world have been losing their productivity rates and haven't been able to grow nearly as much food as they have before. Sarah McColl says that if we put away only $8.50 per child per year that will prevent growth

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    Renee Castro Sarah Pawlak ENG101F 25 November 2017 For Our Future When people hear the words “child poverty” some assume that this term may refer to homeless children who are living on the streets. This isn’t necessarily true, in fact some children who go to bed every night with a roof above their head still suffer from some form poverty. According to National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), 21% of children throughout the United States live in families who are considered poor. It is crucial

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    There are many people who live in poverty, with access to very few resources, reducing their ability to find any way out of this lifestyle. One of the goals in the Millennium Development Goals created by the UN, which expired in 2015, is to completely eradicate extreme poverty. The first target was to halve the number of people in the word who earn less than $1.25 per day. According to the UN’s reports this was accomplished five years ahead of 2015, which meant that they had been effective in accomplishing

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    really hear about those who live in poverty. It is as if those who are affected get pushed to the side and forgotten about. Everyday we are plagued with the harsh reality that everything we have could easily be taken away from us. That reinforces the importance of doing everything we can to succeed and to not be subjected to a very unpleasant lifestyle. In Order to do so, we first must gain awareness of what poverty is and the harsh reality to being in poverty. Not only that, you have to know how

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    example of someone who would be living in poverty. Poverty is when a person or a group of people are extremely poor, these people would have little food, shelter, and education. More than 3 billion people live off of only $2.50 a day (nearly ½ of the world's population), while 1.3 million people who are living in extreme poverty are only earning $1.25 a day. As for children, 1 billion of these kids are living in poverty. These children who are in poverty, “Are at higher risk for poor health and more

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    Getter: Nearly one half of the world’s population is living in poverty. Living in a low income household can have many influences on a child's life, a large one being education. B. Thesis Statement: To better understand how we can achieve education equality, we need to understand how poverty affects one’s education, how it affects one’s health, and what we can do to help. C. Preview: We’ll talk about how poverty affects education, how poverty affects health, and what we can do to help. Transition: Education

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