Essays on Poverty

Poverty has been a ongoing, social issue that throughout the years has changed its meaning. Poverty is defined lacking basic necessities such as water, food, shelter, wealth, etc… About fifty years ago, war was declared on poverty by President Johnson hoping that it would end, but fast forward today, it is one of the biggest social issues America is dealing with. We don’t really know why poverty is still occurring, because the reasons seem to always be changing. The reasons…...

Socio-economic inequality leads to poverty amongst individuals. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines poverty as “the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.” The concept of poverty is complicated because there are many factors that help aid in an individual being affected by poverty. Individuals who are typicly affected by poverty have low financial income, and they have low social status in society (Woolf, Steven H. et al., 2006). The factors that are…...

This article focuses on poverty and inequality, talking about how poverty puts people in the condition in which they may not make significant choices. Instead, we might expect terms like the guaranteed basic income or the bad income tax, in which we make people wealth and treat them with the pride their world entitles them to. Not just could it encourage those who are suffering get by, but rather than treating them like cultural degenerates, it could hope and enable…...

Ideally, giving birth to a child should be beneficial to the parents life as well as society; however, financially underprivileged teenagers are becoming pregnant without the benefit of marriage or completed education. Many of these women can either, not afford or are unwilling to purchase contraceptives; their children suffer the consequences. Organizations like Planned Parenthood help by contributing free contraceptives to minors, but few are capable of getting to a location to receive that help. The majority of these women…...

Children growing up in poverty are presented with a stress that consequently effects, and interferes with successful development. Youth raised in low-income homes are more susceptible to poor health, lack of proper education, social issues, and difficulty achieving tasks and/or goals, both long-term and short-term. This research topic will discuss various underlying problems that cause and effect poverty, such as: how poverty is defined, how poverty affects childhood development, how poverty is caused, and what can be done to put…...

When I read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, I was very interested in the character Junior because he has been through a lot in his life on the rez. I think me and junior have a little in common because in the book he states, “Poverty = empty refrigerator + empty stomach” (Alexie 8). He is telling us that if you are poor, you can't afford food. I remember when I didn't eat any…...

A person may have experienced living in poverty and also experienced being wealthy. Some others might still be living in poverty and some others can born wealthy. “Being rich isn't all about money. It's about well being, abundance, having time, success, and the right mindset (Laura).” The difference between being rich and poor is divided into two. For example, the United States is one of the richest countries. The areas around Africa and Asia tend to be the poorest country.…...

An astonishing movie with extraordinary scenes that brings you in roller coaster ride entitled, Les Mis?rables, in year 2012 it was released as a musical drama by the production of working title films and relativity media and the movie was distributed by Universal pictures. The movie is actually based on the French historical novel Les Mis?rables written by Victor Hugo and it was published in 1862. The novel was considered to be one of the greatest novels in 19th century.…...

In Mao’s Last Dancer we are introduced to the obstacles faced daily by a Chinese boy and his family, living in poverty. In Meltdown by Ben Elton, we are introduced to obstacles faced daily by Jimmy Corby. Obstacles we can all relate to in the modern world. This is why I think we should study Meltdown by Ben Elton as well as Mao’s Last Dancer as a core text in the Overcoming Obstacles unit. Meltdown is about City Trader Jimmy…...

On any given night in the United States there are around 553,000 individuals who are homeless, and from that an estimated 360,000 individuals live in homeless shelters. The U.S. department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines homelessness as someone who does not have a proper home to sleep in and instead finds cover in public property such as homeless shelters, campgrounds, train stations or city streets. People with mental disorders have a hard time holding down a job and…...

To be initialize, world is going to be very close during these days of technical era. This makes us easier to find the term globalization. Globalization is the process of exchange values, traditions, information, and many more. (Brown, 2016). The process of globalization increase the phenomenon of global culture. Culture is the system of behavior, beliefs, knowledge, practices, values, and materials (Brown, 2016).initially, the whole globe is benefitted from globalization. However with the passage of time people come to know…...

Globalization is a very broad term. The definition best and easiest to understand I found was, “globalization is how countries are coming together as one big global economy, making international trade easier.” Globalization is a part of most Americans lives today. It’s in the shoes we run in, the clothes we wear and the technology we have in our back pockets. Nelson Mandela criticized it by saying, “where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful…...

Many people aim and wishes for world peace and to end world hunger. Destitution is one of the basic root cause of starvation. A whole nation in different parts of the world that suffers from poverty makes up a global hunger crisis. Shockingly, the reality for billions of individuals around the globe is that they are malnourished since they have insufficient supply of nourishment to eat on a daily basis. There are so many starving individuals, mostly children, within the…...

The period that existed before the Industrialization of the United States of America was called the “Gilded Age”, this time period began in the late 1800s and lasted well into the 1900s. This monumental change began after the Civil War and the Reconstruction, it was a time when everything became new and improved. During this time there were several drastic changes that paved the way for the Industrialization of the Americas. The Gilded Age was viewed as a period of…...

Labour exploitation within the coffee industry as well as cocoa has been going on hidden for many years. We as citizens will spend a couple of dollars on coffee when coffee growers receive as little as a couple of cents which will not be enough to support them or their families the industry relies on cheap labour and farmers are not paid a decent wage for their products. Coffee being the second most traded commodity worldwide after oil, 25 million…...

The topic which was selected is the minimum wage. My position is that the minimum wage should be raised. The current federal minimum wage is too low and not sustainable for a majority of the US citizens. The premises that support my position are “raising the minimum wage would increase economic activity and spur job growth, increasing the minimum wage would reduce poverty and a higher minimum wage would reduce government welfare spending.” The premise that raising the minimum wage…...

As we all know what minimum wage is, it is actually the lowest wage a company is legally allowed to pay its employees. The lowest wage permitted by law is greatly needed to make a life easier. Nowadays, everything is gone up regularly which requires a change in the minimum wage as well. Hence, international students are one of the reasons, the minimum wage should be increased because of high cost of living, higher tuition fees and labor exploitation. Accordingly,…...

The minimum wage is the minimum amount that an employer can pay their employee. In the United States, many people are greatly affected by the federal minimum wage. Poverty continues to increase in the United States. Currently, it is at seven dollars and twenty-five cents which is too low in the current world today. The minimum wage is under debate if whether it should be increased. The debate has been brought about since many people are earning the minimum wage…...

The Problem The year 1968, sparked an uprise within the Black community, specifically as a result of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and of US Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy, riots were formed as a consequence of the death of these two prominent leaders (Williams, 2008). Within these riots, Black consciousness began to arise. This Black consciousness recognizes the need to up rise for Black power, Black success, Black pride, Black determination, and Black resilience (Williams, 2008). The…...

The question of whether university education should be free for students is controversial. Most students are required to pay fees to access higher education. This is difficult for students in low-income families because, in order to access university-level education, they have to look for student loans. In most cases, university education is not considered a citizen’s right to attend, and therefore students have to pay to go to university. University-level education should be free for students because of several factors.…...

As a development to be accomplished, sustainable development has been defined. It has the following criteria’s which harmonize three core elements. There are, Economic growth Social inclusion Environmental protection These three major elements are interconnected, and also there are crucial for the well-being of individuals and societies. In 2015, the agenda of the 2030 year for sustainable development goals were adopted by many countries. The sustainable development goals build on the millennium development goal’s success. “These agreements procure a set…...

Introduction I live in a country that is seen as one of the "best countries" to live in, Norway. Usually, countries that are qualified for those lists have broad access to food and housing, quality education and health care, good job security, political stability, individual freedom, and environmental quality. Although we often can't find major humanitarian, social problems like poverty, lack of education, or even street animal problems in Norway. I want to address this project to a more climatic…...

University tuition fees affect every individual. Whether you’re a student who is currently enrolled or a recent graduate. Over the last couple of decades, the cost of tuition in the United States has nearly tripled. Due to the significant increase in expenses, obtaining a degree is becoming a difficult task to accomplish. Author Meghan concludes, “It is 400% more expensive to go to college today than it was thirty years ago in the United States”( Meghan L. 2014). With such…...

There is an ongoing debate in the modern world that college should be free. Attaining a college degree in some circumstances should be free, and it used to be. Well believe it or not there actually was a time in this nation's history when students could attend public colleges for free. An act called the Morrill Act which was made official in 1862 allowed select colleges to be created by states on federal lands so that higher education could become…...

Undoubtedly, professional athletes are overpaid for their contribution to society. Professional athletes simply chase a ball down a field, hit a ball with a stick, or throw balls in hoops, none of which help our country in the least. They are poor role models for children, they are selfish, and they do not contribute to society at all. So why are we paying them millions of dollars each year? Why do the youth aspire to be like them? What about…...

Today, many children live in single-parent homes more than ever before as rising at an alarming rate. And nearly one-half of the children born in this country are expected to spend some time in a single-parent family before reaching age 18(Odu & Ayodele, 2007). The living and parenting arrangements of single parents are as diverse. It is generally assumed that single-parent families have dire consequences for the children raised in them, consequences that extended throughout their lives. Many researchers look…...

On August 29, 2008, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Louisiana with one of the most devastating natural disasters that America has ever come to face, taking the lives of over 1,800 people and leaving behind billions of dollars in property damage. Through this research, I would like to seek a deeper understanding of the role social systems played in impacting the lives of the most underprivileged people in our society during a catastrophic event. A few days before Hurricane Katrina…...

An astonishing movie with extraordinary scenes that brings you in roller coaster ride entitled, Les Misèrables, in year 2012 it was released as a musical drama by the production of working title films and relativity media, and the movie was distributed by Universal Pictures. The movie is actually based on the French historical novel Les Misérables written by Victor Hugo and it was published in 1862. The novel was considered to be one of the greatest novels in the 19th…...

In fact, traffic accident has made serious problems for Cambodian people and government in Cambodia such as cost government’s money, loss of human resource, and increasing of poverty. The cost of the government’s money included the elimination of vehicles, roads and medical costs. In a year the government spends about $300 million on managing and solving all of those problems. In addition, spending on traffic accidents problems, government reduce the budget for fixe the road, upgrade, and build a new…...

Poverty affects many people in general. I believe money can be earned by anyone but not everyone can earn the same amount as others. Money plays a big role in our society and our daily lives. We need money to buy our necessities. We need money for education purposes. Money completes everything. Wealth is power. Poverty affects many people in general. I believe money can be earned by anyone but not everyone can earn the same amount as others. Money…...

Background Education is very important tool for human to learn and know, which helps to understand the surround and what is being logically and clearly. It is not only approaching to school, colleges and universities but basically it also begins to the home from the lap of mother. Therefore, home is considered as first school for the child, because parents and family members as well as adapting environment develops good manners, ethics, values, way of talking, good behavior and make…...

As used in the research question barriers to learning, is used as a term to describe why learners don’t encounter learning success compared to others. H. Howell (2007) suggests that learning barriers is a phrase used to indicate special attention which symbolize a medical or deficit approach to educational complications and finding difficulties within a learner. Howell further argues that learning complications may come from a number of factors, namely intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Barriers to Learning Sensory,…...

During the course of this book Dickens describes the conditions of the poor in very detail and we, as the readers, find out about poor in society. In stave one Charles Dickens introduces to us what the unfortunate had to do for a living. "plenty of prisons... and the work houses... the treadmill and the poor law are in full vigour? " To provide food and shelter for themselves the underprivileged had to work in work houses. These were factories…...

Entrepreneurial principles mostly focus on the goals and objectives of capitalist societies, that is, developing the economy in order to efficiently provide the people with their needs and demands in terms of basic needs, jobs, and such, through the proper management of available resources. However, aside from the established purpose of entrepreneurship, there are still other meaningful ways by which entrepreneurial principles may be applied in real-life situations. Although entrepreneurship will always be tied up to the money-making nature of…...

As a matter of fact globalization should not be allowed to operate freely. It is prone to generating insecurity, instability, injustice and inefficiency. It is the right of consumers to make contributions towards just and equitable societies. There is the need to have a consumer movement that is effective to address the social implications of governments’ economic policies. The consumers and consumer groups should take part in deciding the most effective policy approaches in the new global economy. The consumers…...

Century-old economic issues remain as the nation’s challenges and battle the intellectuals of the economics community primarily because traditional approaches are not delivering the outcome they have promised to give essentially in education, poverty and discrimination. These 3 aspects will be discussed closely and individually to better understand the relationship with the subject of economics and the role it plays to move forward from a long-standing struggle to improve education, alleviate poverty, and end discrimination. List and briefly explain any…...

Many developing nations are experiencing rapid increases in population size, which gives researchers the reason to talk about the overpopulation and its impact on poverty. This, for instance, is the case in Haiti where a large population density has contributed to the depletion of the island’s scarce resources. In underdeveloped nations, the population increase that was experienced by the developed nations much earlier is happening at this time. The population explosion Since the end of the nineteenth century, the death…...

In the recent past, the planet earth has been in peril and this can be mainly attributed to the activity of mankind. In order to survive, mankind has explored the whole earth and made a discovery of so much natural endowments and treasures in this planet. Man has continually exploited the natural endowments indiscriminately as if there is no tomorrow generation. He has done this in attempt to satisfy his ever increasing demand for the environmental goods and services. This…...

Gentrification, a silent and gradual process that can change a neighborhood completely has displaced a vast amount of people within different areas. What is gentrification exactly? The classic scenario of gentrification is when low working class neighborhoods are transformed into a more attractable and expensive place more suitable for middle class families; a drastic change in standard living. Gentrification has been occurring all throughout the world and has been spreading rapidly, leaving many people without a home. Gentrification has happened…...

This book is about the aids being given by the West to the poor. In my own perspective, this book tackles two most important parties involved in solving the poverty cases in the third world countries which is the “planners” and the “searchers”. In his comparison of the two, he claims that in foreign aid, planners announce good intentions but don't motivate anyone to carry them out while searchers find things that work and get some reward. Planners raise expectations…...