Essays on Poverty Page 8

Keeping this ubiquitously known fact in mind, it is easy to chalk any circumstances of injustice to a mentality of “It has always been this way; that’s just the way humans are.” However, this is the exact mentality that perpetuates toxicity and inhibits change and progress from developing our world. Since the civil rights movement…

In the past two decades, since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the population of the world has increased more rapidly than at any other timeline in history, moreover according to some studies, the increase is going to keep its speed and will continue exponentially in the next twenty years. Keeping that in mind, the…

From a sociological perspective, the increase of violence in schools in poor neighborhoods is a reflection of the community itself. The social ills- poverty, single parent homes, drugs, prostitution, teenage pregnancy and street violence has crept into the school community. Furthermore, in poverty stricken areas, the schools generally do not have the financial resources to…

Living within a fixed budget was quite challenging for me since I had to account for every penny I used on buying my daily needs and other requirements. Trying to make sure that all my daily expenses were catered for the 16.60 USD was very difficult since there are petty expenses such as buying my…

Child labor is the use of children in industry or business, especially when illegal or considered inhumane. When we look into why child labor happens we can look into a few areas such as the employers, the family, and also the broader community context. We can also look at the family situation and see that…

The agency I did all my volunteering at during this semester was the Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee. The mission statement of the company is, “Hunger Task Force believes that every person has a right to adequate food obtained with dignity. We work to prevent hunger and malnutrition by providing food to people in need…

For the past few days I have attempted to “get by” with a low paying job. I’ve realized that you really have to save every penny you get to survive in poverty. This experience was like Barbara Ehrenreichs from Nickel and Dimed. In this book she purposely went to go live in poverty to see…

A school in Louisiana has recently cut back to a four-day school week in an effort to save money, Other schools across the country are also opting for shorter weeks, with l in 7 school boards nationwide contemplating making the switch. As fuel prices rise, schools are finding it increasingly difficult to provide transportation for…

Everyone faces discrimination at some point, in these three books, there are major high points where it contains discrimination. In Farewell to Manzanar, there is racism towards Japanese people on the west coast of the United States. Then in The Hunger Games, there is poverty with the districts and the capital. Following that is Of…

At the beginning of these studies conducted on poverty in the U.S, I prepared myself to leave behind my usual soothing daily activities, such as visiting my local panera for a $4.49 strawberry banana smoothie, along with a half sandwich on Asiago Cheese Focaccia bread. Oh, and you can’t forget the 3.49 cents pastry to…