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    pathway to cutting poverty. One of the main cause of poverty is the non-changing trends within the economy. If there are no changes within the economic state that we are in, the poverty rate will continue to rise. There are many things that contribute to poverty within this economy, one of them being financial hardship. Financial hardship is commonly a decrease in your income or an increase in your monthly expenses. Having a well-paying job is one of the best ways out of poverty, but losing your job

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    For years, poverty and race have been issues that our society has long since talked about, and efforts to find solutions to these topics are being heavily discussed. These issues have been revealed and talked about by millions of people, but how these problems are presented to the public can affect how individuals handle the information at hand. Authors frame their work to achieve the most effective reaction from their targeted audience, which can result in structural differences between articles

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    Did you know that over 825,000,000 people in the world live in poverty today? They live in a situation where struggling for food seems like an everyday chore, or simply going to the doctor’s office is an impossible task. To many of us, this could be important to us if we wanted to contribute to stopping this issue. To myself, with all the natural disasters and tragedies that are going on around the world, I feel towards this situation as a person. For example, Hurricane Irma hitting the state of

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    support any assertion or opinion you offer. See Poverty...Be the Difference is a book that lays down a foundation for understanding poverty in the world we live in today. That poverty is not always choice as some people believe it to be, since it is often children who seem to be the ones who are suffering the most from poverty. In the introduction Beagle (2007) states, "This myth of choice continues even with astounding evidence that children born into poverty in the United States (regardless of race and

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    and every day just to make it to the next? Sadly, this is true, and the name of this country is Madagascar. The poverty in Madagascar makes life more than just a struggle. The income for people is close to nothing, the poverty is leaving millions struggling, and lastly, kids are being impacted greatly from the troubles others are creating. While there has been some advancements, poverty has dug a very deep hole and Madagascar is at the bottom of it. First, the economy and assets of Madagascar is close

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    President Lyndon Baines Johnson launched the “war on poverty” during his speech at the State of the Union address in 1964. During this address his goal was to encourage everyone to join forces and to believe that ending poverty was possible. The 50th anniversary of this speech has brought various debates whether the plan instilled worked or failed and how much is the governments responsibility. One side feels the war was a success and notes the improvement made for many Americans and what could have

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    An end to poverty During the mid-1970s economic growth had tied into the falling poverty rates. If the United States would have upheld that compromise, then poverty would have been eradicated in the 1980s. However, it is affecting Americans because it means longer working hours but, still are becoming poorer and less economically secure. Drastically over the years poverty has changed and it is not for the good either. Many people think that it will not affect them, it will later in the time. Reasons

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    Poverty in America is greatly known all around the world. For many years the nation's education levels of children during school and insurance is a huge pillar that holds up poverty in the U.S.A. As a country we have not done enough to overcome poverty. Even with new organizations being formed to help with enhancements of education, like the America Gives More Act, the nation hasn’t made the Early Warning Systems or have improved influences for college saving plans. According to the Huffington

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    Poverty has been on the rise for what seems forever, too often people state that poverty is on the rise, but they never give an exact answer why it is that way. Numerous people choose to blame it on those who live in poverty. Meanwhile, people complain that too many civilians are on government programs to aid them. It is not the fault of those in poverty; instead, it is the fault of the American government. The government will unwilling throw money at those in poverty and never address the issues

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    Perceived Seriousness of Poverty and Homelessness: Global Poll, “ In 12 of the 24 countries polled, the perceived seriousness of poverty and homelessness has either increased or remained stable at a high level since the question was last fielded in 2012.” So many people are in poverty and so many of them are unable to get help. I used this realistic story to discuss the issue of poverty and how so many of us are not doing anything to help. We as young people needs to eliminate poverty because it infects

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