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Strauss V

Poverty.com - 4 views

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    This website provides information about several health issues that are a result of poverty. It also introduces you to one of the several solutions to help end poverty. This article really forced me to see the reality of it and just how many people are impacted.
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    This website is about world poverty and its effects. The home page has a map of people dying all around the world because of hunger/hunger related causes.
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    This website shows deaths this hour, and sadly it is mostly kids ans women who die. I noticed none of the deaths are from America.
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    Well, this article tells you facts about poverty. It tells you organizations that help out this problem too. It told me that over 25,000 people die because of poverty and I was like, "OMGNOWAY!!"
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    It really mad me sad to see all of the faces on the map. It made me sad, but yet it mezmorized me to see all of the people that had died
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    I hated how the faces were showing up, but what made me sad was that most of them were in asia, africa, and a few were in south america. What i REALLY didn't like was at the bottom of the home page, it said the faces and the names were fake.
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    this article expains statistics and how although there is enough food for everybody, not everybody can afford it. About 25,000 people die every day of hunger,yet there is plenty of food in the world for everyone. its sad to see how many people are dying in just this hour.
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    I was really disturbed when I read that 25,000 people die each day of hunger or hunger related causes... I knew people died but I never thought that it would be that many...
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    Being in the situation we are, or at least the situation I am, I always feel very datatched rfom the world of poverty. But seeing the actual faces and coming to mental realization that these4 are people with families and storys was really an eye opener. good find.
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    oh my god, this article makes me soo depressed. but i don't understand how they could have the picture up of people who just died in that hour? unless i read it wrong
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    One person dies every 3 and a half seconds according to the United Nations. Children die more often than adults. The world has plenty of food to feed everyone but the problem is that people are trapped in severe poverty. They dont have the money to buy the food. If they never have food, they become week and sick causing them to not work and they get poorer. There are programs around the world the can help children buy food when they are at school so their families can save money.
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    It's sad just knowing how many people die from poverty, but seeing their faces makes it even worse!
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    The fact that every 3 1/2 seconds, a person dies due to poverty is really sickening. It makes me feel guilty that we have such a great life compared to others.
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    thats so sad that over 25,000 people die a day because of poverty. it is also very sad because they show the pictures of the people who died witch made me very sad.
Banks T

Motion for Resolution - 2 views

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    This article gives some resolutions to end poverty. They state some of the things they are worried about concerning poverty, and then give ideas and suggetions of ways to end it and solve those problems. Some ideas of how to end poverty: eliminate school fees, support breast-feeding, provide drugs for AIDS, access to electricity, action against domestic violence, deworming children in affected areas, free school meals, and many more. Knowing these things is helpful because it gives you actual ideas to act on in order to end the vicious cycle of poverty.
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    it is so horrific that little kids have to go through prostitution and human trafficing, when their just little kids. when they don't even have sanitary items or hospitals near by, that child can get severly ill and a chance of dieing, from prostitution. It also made me sad when i saw the pictures on the side of this artical, and how these children have to go through this is a big part of their life.
Kading R

Feed The Children - 5 views

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    This website shows us pictures of kids who are hungry and tells us about poverty
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    Hopefully this man will have an impact on many people's lives
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    Wow these people are really determined to help fix extreme poverty go them!
Matson K

Feeding America - 20 views

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    This site is really cool. They have statistics and facts about poverty. And then you can test your knowledge with a Hunger Quiz. And there is a section about the Hunger in America.
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    I like the quiz on this site. The facts and statistics were interesting too.
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    i know but its so sad the number of hungry people including kids (take the quiz)
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    I took the quiz and missed questions 9. good article Kristen
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    I was so sad when i found out that in 2009, 15.5 million (20.7 percent) children under the age of 18 were in poverty. Just imagen there could be some in are class.
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    it was sad that throughout the years the percent tile has increased but it is a good thing that some of the numbers are going down aswell. that means people are getting better with their life. :D but its still veeery sad that people have to live like this.
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    All the statistics started to scare me. With all of the percentages and numbers, and with them RISING< it just is kind of worrying me.
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    I can't believe 11% of all families are in poverty. That's about one in ten families. I know at least ten families... It's too bad that there is enough money and resources for everyone, but after preschool, everyone forgot how to share. Imagine how the world would be more serene if everyone had the same amount of money.
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    I was surprised to hear that 5.6 million people in the U.S. have used food pantries, that is a lot more than I thought.
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    i never knew how big of an impact food pantries had. i was surprised that 4.8% of people in the US had to go to a food pantry once...i thought only a few homeless people went there. and that 57% of people in poverty get reduced lunches in school...i could not imagine how embarassing that would be.
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    I really like how you can quiz yourself on poverty. I learned a lot from that. Some information was very surprising but at the same time very depressing/sad.
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    Woah. Holy crap, I didn't know that there was so much poverty in the world. when I read those statistics I was like O_O
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    "In 2009, 5.7 percent of households (6.8 million households) experienced very low food security." That could anyone you know. This tells what Mrs. Smith and what Mrs. Lanka was saying that you could know people that are in poverty but aren't aware.
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    Whoa. That was some high statistics. And that one about kids at the beginning , i was all "Awwwww thats so sad." :'(
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    I like how you can quiz yourslef over poverty. The stastics and facts are really eye opening/ interesting to learn about.
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    i got a hundred percent on the quiz! But it was really eye opening to find out that most people in poverty aren't in urban settings.
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    This is a great website. I love how it has all the statistics. It's just really sad to see how bad poverty has gotten over the years :^(
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    I was really surprised by how many people are in poverty and how fast it was rising.
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    All these stats iterally made my jaw drop. I'm sure everyone would agree that these are very weighted words.
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    I couldn't believe how many people were in poverty and how how fast it was rising. When i read this i wanted to donate food to food pantries so people in poverty could have more to eat.
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    I found it very shocking by how much the poverty rate increased from 2008 to 2009. It didnt even show 2010 or 2011 which means it must have rapidly increased again. Its a great website but a very sad one.
Costello R

poverty - 4 views

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    this shows the results of poverty and how it affects world hunger. I was very surprised after i read about how much things most people that are being affected by poverty can't get. I was also very surprised on how many children die of poverty in under 5 years.
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    i like this one it seems very helpful in ways and that helped with what i was looking for!
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    This site gave me a lot of useful new facts without adding a lot of fluff. I found it interesting and an easy to read if you dislike your topic and would otherwise give up.
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    i agree this article is a very good article with problems and solutions about poverty
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    D: That's so sad.I know there are a lot of people out there who can't get the kind of healthcare they need, and I know a ton of people who go to the hospital often. If there are that many in my neighborhood, I wonder how many can't afford to go to the hospital.
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    This article was really sad, I couldn't believe that over 250,000 children die from hunger each week. I think it gave lots of good information without too much to read.
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    Great article. It was sad but atleast it wasn't trying to hide the truth or make it sound not as bad as it is. The fact that so many children die cannot be ignored...
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    With so many children dieing I almost wish people wouldn't have babies if they can't feed them because in the end the child will die.
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    Its disappointing because at the end of world war 2 scientist that with the advancement of technology, poverty would disappear but it didn't ;(
Shockley L

Statistics on Poverty and Food Wastage in America - 6 views

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    Includes many statistics, such as food wastage in America (over 100 billion lbs per year!) and poverty rate for children (55% for children under 6 living with a single mother!). I Found some of these statistics very surprising, but sadly, not unbelieveable.
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    I can't believe Americans waste about 100 billion pounds of food each year.
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    It's hard to believe that so many people in the world's richest country aren't always able to put food on the table. it is especially sad that so many children go to bed hungry. but i'm glad there are companies out there that help the hungry and supply them with food.
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    With the amount of resources wasted here, we can feed every homeless person! We're not very considerate...
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    wow thats really aweful how much we abuse our resources so badly, and yet not surprising like julia said
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    With the knowledge that so much of our food is being wasted, I wonder if things have been put into action to help this.
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    its amazing how unbalanced wealth is
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    What I found hard to swallow was that people wasted 14% of their food. That just strikes me as wasteful.
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    I think that 20% of people in the US who request food not getting it is crazy, especially in America where we have some of the richest people in the world.
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    This article gives information on Food wasage in america. It tels how much food is wated per year and how many people would have gladly accepted it. This article also gives some statistics on poverty in the united states.
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    35.9 million people in America live below the poverty line. About 100 billion pounds of food each year is wasted in America. Those living in poverty would gladly accept the food that would go to waste. Some families have to skip a meal or each very little becasue they can't afford to eat alot. In a house, about 14% of the food that is bought will be wasted. And around 49 million people could have been fed by that food. \nSeeing all of the wasted food and people that could use that food makes me want to find a way to save some of that food and give it to people in poverty. Also it's sad to know that there are alot of kids out there that live in poverty. If I were a parent it would be hard on me not being able to provide for my kids.
Chesser G

solutions to poverty by the group CARE - 9 views

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    the group CARE- a nonprofit organization works to provide food and water to those living in poverty. They have improved the lives of over 31 million people living in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. This article gave me a sense of how many people were living in poverty and how sad it is too see that number - Grant Chesser
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    i cant believe that almost 3 BILLION people are in poverty in the world. one of our friends could be in poverty and we dont even know it.
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    thats amazing that just one group has helped more than 31 million peolpe all over the world.
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    It's phenomenal that the nonprofit organization improved the lives of over 31 million people in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the middle east.
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    i can't believe that 3 billion people live on 2$ of food everyday. That is half of the world.
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    I thought it was cool that this organization helped actually educate and train people to become farmers. It's one thing to give money to help a family in poverty, but eventually that money will run out. By training people to be farmers, they can then get a job and make a steady income to support their family on their own.
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    I thought this was a very good article to read! I liked how they helped these people by not only feeding them but teaching them, giving some health care and standing alongside families that need soulutions to problems. THat is alot of people that need help. THis program is doing a great job of helping those in need.
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    I think that this article really shows how much we can help people in need. This one organization has helped over 31 million people. It's really upset me that 3 billion people are in poverty. Thats almost a 1 out of 2 kids being in poverty.
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    I find it amazing that a non-profit organization can be so wide spread throughout the world. This shows how if we all come together like the members of this organization, we can overcome great obsticles such as poverty. It ' s shocking however that so many people will not even attept to help those poor unfortunate families.
Tuttle S

Hunger and Malnutrition - 0 views

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    This article is about the definition of hunger and malnutrition, what causes malnutrition,like someone with celic disease, effects of malnutrition, such as getting a weak imune system and fatigue,like who has a high risk of malnutrition, such as people living in poverty,and treatments and recommendations for malnutrition, which is talking to your doctor. Knowing that over 1 billion people in the world are malnurished is heart-breaking and nervracking, since that's more than the U.S., Canda, and the European Union's entire population!
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    wow i couldent imagin all of us in that state
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    wow i cant believe how many people are effected
Maddox M

..:: Causes of Poverty ::.. - 10 views

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    This article is about the causes of poverty. Poverty is caused by overpopulation, unequal distribution of resources, costs of living, inadequate education, and unemployment. I was upset by the some of the causes of poverty, but hopeful too, because some of the causes could be changed in order to end poverty.
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    this website talks about the many different factors that can play in peoples lives that will lead to them being in poverty
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    i think poverty will eventually be bred out wether from the most poor starting to die out and it will make it easier to help the smaller less scattered groups or somebody acually finds a decent way to help them all
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    This article gives some basic causes of poverty and information on each of them. This article made me realize that it may not be the people's fault that they are struggling, but their environment plays a big part in it too.
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    This article is about the suspected reasons for poverty. It provides detailed explanations for each cause of poverty; Overpopulation, Global Distribution of Resources, Costs of Living, Inadequate Education and Employment, Enviromental Degradation, and others. Reading this article, I felt guilty because of the standars of living in the U.S. I felt that in America, we worry about which new car, or designer clothing to buy, when people in developing countries worry about having enough in their gardens to feed their families. Our standards of living seem so silly compared to the standards in poverty stricken countries.
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    I didn't know poverty was caused by so many things. This site is really informational too.
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    Yes, their are many causes of poverty, but more importantly the efects, like malnutrition, homelessnes, and much, much more! It's crazy!
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    I think that poverty in some places can be like a cycle, once someone gets into poverty, it is almost impossible to get out.
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    I agree Jake. I think that poverty is a never ending cycle, After reeading alot of these articles, I think the best solution would be to educate people so they can get their own jobs and make an income to end poverty.
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    i disagree with jake and tara. I think that poverty is not a never ending cycle, because if everyone heard about these people and we convinced them to donate 10-100$ every month or so, then we can end poverty!. Here is website where you can donate money: http://donate.worldvision.org/OA_HTML/xxwv2ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?go=section&section=10324&xxwvNavItemId=0&
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    This article is extremly useful to me since i'm thinking about doing my report thing on causes. but its amazing how many causes there are and what they are.
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    I think that the most prominent reasons for poverty are inadequate education and pverpopulation. This makes more sense to why the US has a lot of poverty.
Kruzan A

Solutions for Poverty from the White House - 7 views

shared by Kruzan A on 12 Jan 11 - Cached
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    This talk about what Barack Obama is doing to handle poverty.Wow, they are giving 20 billion dollars to food stamps, and that seems like so much to us, but really that will not feed all of the poverty in America.
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    I like that the overnment is taking stops to help poverty, but I agree that it will not even come close to ending poverty.
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    I cant believe how much money it will cost us to help fight poverty and hunger. We already have everything that is needed for everyone to survive. It is just a problem of sharing it.
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    it was interesting to see what the government is doing to alleviate poverty. The article talked about an act that they made to help people in poverty.
Mousou M

Understanding Poverty in America - 0 views

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    This article is about understanding the numbers of how many people are affected by poverty, It states that one in 8 are living in terrible circumstances and it lookes at the different aspects of being "poor" and how that persons finacial stus may have been looking different in different decades.
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    there is lots of facts and they took a survey in 2001 and alot of poverty is because they can not make enough money to feed themselves and their familes
Pavlechko M

Take a quiz, donate rice. - 29 views

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    Basicly if you get questions right it donates 10 grains of rice to needy countries for every question you answer right. I thought it was a really good idea. I wonder who came up with it.
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    Wow. This is awesome! Just by taking a quiz I am helping the world. I think this is a great idea.
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    i think its really cool how people come up with ideas like quizes because it allows people to have fun and still give back. you might think that a couple grains of rice is nothing but to some people, that could be a lot of food.
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    Whoever thought of this is a genius. It's great to know that I am helping people in need, and it's really fun too!
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    I was very suprised to see that someone came up with something like that. I think its a good way to donate rice. No cost and its fun.
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    oh my goodness ive done this before and i feel so proud
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    This website is a really good website to donate to people living in poverty.
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    This is really cool, and really fun to do!! and, you're helping th world when you do it!!
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    I've used this site many times before. It's cool because they have rice to donate, but you can help by answering simple questions. I see a lot of people in class doing it, and it's cool that we're all donating rice!!! :)
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    that's really cool that they're donating rice for really easy questions.
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    I have done this before. I think it's pretty amazing how much people can donate just by playing this game. This helps people in poverty so even though it's not an article, this helps so many people. :)
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    This is a really cool website and i loved how while learning stuff you get to help people in need.
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    I agree with everyone. Ive done this before and I think its really cool how you can help people by answering questions. It is also fun and you are helping make a difference.
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    Wow, this makes me want to keep playing. This is a genius idea, and it makes a big impact. Imagine if this website was broadcasted over the news, so many people would feel obligated to donate.
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    I like this article because i think it's cool how you can donate rice that's really interesting
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    just think of all the people we can help if everyone donates and takes the quiz. We can help make an effort to make a difference to people in poverty. They should have more websites like this. Something for like homeless people. Everytime you answer something, something can be donated to a homelss shelter or something. I dont know, sounds good to me.
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    Its so nice that you can take a quiz and donate rice at the same time.
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    I don't get how I donate rice by taking a quiz... But alright...
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    This is a very very fun game, i got to donate over 500 grains of rice :)
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    I donated over 520 grains of rice. The only one I missed was obligatory what does that mean?
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    thats a really cool website. Imagine if everyone did it just a couple times a week it could really help countries that are really struggeling with poverty.
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    I really like this website, how you can donate grains of rice for answering questions. It's like a two way street. People in poverty get rice while we get to learn. I just wish they had some harder questions. These are too easy for me. but i did donate 530 grains of rice!
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    That's a good way to help. It's entertaining for the viewer/player as well as helpful. Navigating the site you're bound to learn more about the hungry and poor.
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    Wow this was really a good idea! i donated 720 grain of rice :) This was really fun and however thought of this idea, it was a really good one! Godd article Marlee!
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    i like the quiz, but i don't know if they actually donating rice. if they do donate rice i think it is a smart idea, but if they don't donate rice, then what is the point?
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    This website is sweet! I think this was a really cool way to start fighting poverty while learning new things. It does go slowly but i will definatly do this again sometime.
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    This is awesome. I'm enjoying helping people by just answering questions. I hope that is true that they will donate the rice.
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    I took the quiz and donated 1000 grains of rice LITERALLY. That is also a great way to fight poverty and it is a awesome idea. But they should have more publicity to get to millions more people.
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    I donated 500 grains of rice by answer 50 questions in a row. This is a great idea, because it gives people a game that teaches them, and they're also helping to feed the less fourtunate! I wonder what other ideas we could spin off of this?
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    Duuuddeee! We should totally try to like tell the seventh graders about this and like make them take it! We could have like a day of like donating rice (:
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    This is a great website to do something simple to help out families in need. Even though it's only 10 grains of rice per question that can add up very quickly.
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