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Smyth C

Stories of Poverty - 4 views

cozay.com/WORLD-POVERTY-STORIES.php

disease poverty stories

shared by Smyth C on 12 Jan 11 - Cached
Korn G liked it
  • Smyth C on 12 Jan 11
     
    These are the stories of many children and tennagers tat are facing poverty. One of the articles I find really disturbing is the one about white Guinea Worms, which grow in the body after drinking contaminated water and eventually burst throught the skin, to be pulled out by hand. These parasites can grow to be meters in length.
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  • Sawyer T on 13 Jan 11
     
    It's sad to see these stories about children growing up in poverty. I was reading one about a girl named Yuleini and it said while her mother and stepfather were at work, she had to cook meals for her 4 siblings, wash their clothes, and play with them. She is taking on a lot of responsiblity and she will grow up to be a good mother to her children.
  • Carnahan H on 13 Jan 11
     
    I read about a 13 year old girl, and she coooks, cleans and does almoast everything for the family. very sad
  • Isaacson R on 13 Jan 11
     
    it makes me feel so lucky for what I have... :/
  • Gonzalez A on 13 Jan 11
     
    Those worms are disgusting. ;_; It's amazing what these people have to go through.
  • Kruzan A on 13 Jan 11
     
    I can't beleive that people actualy have to go through that. Sometimes i just live in my own little world, and am oblivous to things around me. I notice the weird things, like how there is a gree bug in the snow, but i don't notice the walls, or the poverty going on around me. It's just unreal that things like worms can actually live in your body.
  • Dendiu S on 13 Jan 11
     
    curaline i love it! i mean not in the way you'd think but it the way of how its very good. i like how it gives the childs story and such and age makes me like living in ohio.
  • Goldblum J on 13 Jan 11
     
    the stories are so touching! I love Himal's story, just because it was so intense
  • Estice H on 13 Jan 11
     
    It's so sad to see what people have to go through, and it's great that these organizations are providing them education.
  • Fischbach J on 14 Jan 11
     
    I think that is was so sad when the kids were talking about their dreams one day of going to college and pulling themselves out of poverty. Hopefully one day the United States and even us can help them to achieve their goals and dreams.
Stockhausen M

Homelessness Doesn't Have To Be A Death Sentence - 0 views

uspoverty.change.org/...nt_have_to_be_a_death_sentence

solutions Homeless problems

shared by Stockhausen M on 14 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Stockhausen M on 14 Jan 11
     
    This site is about a new system to help solve homelessness. It is called a Vulnerability Index and provides housing for the homeless. I was saddened by reading that when you see someone who is homeless you are essentially seeing someone who is dieing.
Cooperman H

More Facts About Poverty - 8 views

ac-server3.shc.edu/...povertyfacts.html

facts about poverty statistics

shared by Cooperman H on 11 Jan 11 - No Cached
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  • Bloom A on 11 Jan 11
     
    this is a great site that shows you in numbers how many people in different areas are living in poverty in different areas.
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  • Cooperman H on 13 Jan 11
     
    I really like this website. It is basically a bunch of facts and statistics about poverty. On this website they take statistics from a lot of different websites. And they have facts about Global poverty, National poverty, and State poverty. I really like this because I can learn about 3 different types of poverty. :^D
  • Roesch D on 13 Jan 11
     
    That's horrible how much poverty is rising in the world.
  • Shockley L on 14 Jan 11
     
    I was very surprised that one billion people cant read. I think not being able to read would affect how you live because reading is a big part of life. In most jobs there is a need to know how to read, and if you dont know how, you're not going to stay in a job for very long.
  • Giesman G on 14 Jan 11
     
    iI couldn't believe that half the world is in poverty. I can't imagine not being able to read. my life would be really boring if i couldn't read.
  • Korn A on 14 Jan 11
     
    This article was simple and gave so many facts everybody should read this!
  • Mendez V on 14 Jan 11
     
    I was shocked when i saw that more than 37 million americans living in poverty.I didnt know there was that many people living in poverty.
  • Grover M on 14 Jan 11
     
    It was nice that the statistics included numbers from 2010. It gives a better perspective of the issue.
  • Bloom J on 14 Jan 11
     
    i argree with ariel and liz they are right and i am shocked that one billion cant read and that is somthing you NEED to know how to do anywhere you go!
  • Demmler A on 14 Jan 11
     
    it amazed me that 3 billion people are living less than $2 a day. that's half of the worlds population.
  • Strauss V on 14 Jan 11
     
    *Number of people in the world who went hungry last year: 852 million *Number of people in the world who are going hungry this year: 854 million This is shocking to me. This means that That the rate of people going hurngry is increasing a lot. What if it increasss every year like this? What will that mean to people? This website gives facts that really open up my eyes. The reality is that people are in trouble and they are in hunger and we need to find ways to help. But how can we do this? I hope somebody finds a solution that makes a big difference and helps people.
Phillips L

Bread for the World - 7 views

www.bread.org/global

poverty statistics Hunger facts problems

shared by Phillips L on 13 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Phillips L on 13 Jan 11
     
    It really scares me to know that one child dies every five seconds from hunger. Also, it was eye-opening to see that 9 million kids die of hunger before their fifth birthday. I think it's really unfair that someone that young has to go through such living.
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  • Estice H on 13 Jan 11
     
    It's really really sad how a child dies every five seconds!! It's also amazing how many people have dropped into poverty over just the last 2 years.
  • Borror D on 13 Jan 11
     
    every five seconds...? Wow, I counted to 10 in my head and two kids just died 0_o
  • Bolon T on 13 Jan 11
     
    These facts are really depressing its so upsetting to hear that a child dies every fives seconds and how the recession has pushed 100-150 million people into poverty
  • Stonerook J on 13 Jan 11
     
    I can't believe that just last year the entire total of people in poverty reached all the way up to 100-150 million people. It's really shocking that while this was happening, I was sitting here without a clue. It's truly amazing what goes on when you turn away for but a moment.
  • Walouke A on 13 Jan 11
     
    Like Julia. That's actually pretty scary and deppressing. 925 million people in poverty is pretty insane. It's hard to see people in poverty who lives their life stuggling for food and/or $$... :(
  • McLaughlin Z on 13 Jan 11
     
    It's sad that a kid dies every five seconds. But whats even worse is that 9 million kids die before their fifth birthday.
  • Martin L on 13 Jan 11
     
    omg thats so sad and scary makes me count my blessings
  • Strauss V on 13 Jan 11
     
    925 million people are hungry. They cant put food on their tables. I think we take it for granted. We always have food in our fridges, we always have food on our tables. We need to appreciate more for what we get. Next time our moms put something on the table we don't like, you should still appreciate that you get food in your bodies. There are millions people out there that would do anything for just a thing of spinach.
Carnahan H

Hunger and Poverty - 2 views

poverty.com

shared by Carnahan H on 13 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Carnahan H on 13 Jan 11
     
    It kind of scared me that they have a little bar in one corner that says "Hunger deaths in this hour." It was at 810 last I checked. I feel so sad
  • Phillips L on 13 Jan 11
     
    Seeing that bar made me feel awful. When I looked last, it was at 873...
Maddox M

Percent below poverty level (most recent) by state - 0 views

www.statemaster.com/...my-percent-below-poverty-level

poverty facts percent

shared by Maddox M on 13 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Maddox M on 13 Jan 11
     
    This chart shows that there is a alot of poverty even here in the US. This lists them by states by the highest poverty rate. Its not surprising but its still sad.
  • Gilles C on 13 Jan 11
     
    Ohio is #24. That's like, in the middle from everyone else. That's really sad to know, I feel bad for being so selfish and buying things for myself when there are people out there who don't own alot...
  • Kading R on 13 Jan 11
     
    Im surprised we are at #24 i thought we would be higher because i have seen a lot of poverty in ohio
Green C

Study:Poverty dramatically affects childrens brains - 0 views

www.usatoday.com/...8-12-07-childrens-brains_N.htm

poverty causes health children brain development

shared by Green C on 13 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Green C on 13 Jan 11
     
    This article describes how poverty affects childrens brains. The articles says that lower class children's brains develope differently than those of the higher and middle class. This affects thier language skills and thier "ability to plan and remember details". I found this article interesting, and i think it might help explain why people who grew up in poverty have trouble getting out of it when they are older.
Pavlechko M

Take a quiz, donate rice. - 29 views

www.freerice.com

poverty Hunger rice Solutions

shared by Pavlechko M on 13 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Pavlechko M on 13 Jan 11
     
    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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  • Cooperman H on 13 Jan 11
     
    Wow. This is awesome! Just by taking a quiz I am helping the world. I think this is a great idea.
  • Cook A on 13 Jan 11
     
    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.
  • Estice H on 13 Jan 11
     
    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!
  • Omar H on 13 Jan 11
     
    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.
  • Martin L on 13 Jan 11
     
    oh my goodness ive done this before and i feel so proud
  • Kading R on 13 Jan 11
     
    This website is a really good website to donate to people living in poverty.
  • Haines M on 13 Jan 11
     
    This is really cool, and really fun to do!! and, you're helping th world when you do it!!
  • Mullet K on 13 Jan 11
     
    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!!! :)
  • Sun K on 13 Jan 11
     
    that's really cool that they're donating rice for really easy questions.
  • Walouke A on 13 Jan 11
     
    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. :)
  • Bolon T on 13 Jan 11
     
    This is a really cool website and i loved how while learning stuff you get to help people in need.
  • Shockley L on 13 Jan 11
     
    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.
  • Phillips L on 13 Jan 11
     
    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.
  • Mendez V on 13 Jan 11
     
    I like this article because i think it's cool how you can donate rice that's really interesting
  • Strauss V on 13 Jan 11
     
    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.
  • Kelly S on 13 Jan 11
     
    Its so nice that you can take a quiz and donate rice at the same time.
  • Borror D on 13 Jan 11
     
    I don't get how I donate rice by taking a quiz... But alright...
  • Costello R on 13 Jan 11
     
    This is a very very fun game, i got to donate over 500 grains of rice :)
  • Korn A on 13 Jan 11
     
    I donated over 520 grains of rice. The only one I missed was obligatory what does that mean?
  • Bloom A on 14 Jan 11
     
    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.
  • Goldblum J on 14 Jan 11
     
    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!
  • Anders P on 14 Jan 11
     
    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.
  • Sawyer T on 14 Jan 11
     
    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!
  • Mousou M on 14 Jan 11
     
    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?
  • Matson K on 14 Jan 11
     
    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.
  • Roesch D on 14 Jan 11
     
    This is awesome. I'm enjoying helping people by just answering questions. I hope that is true that they will donate the rice.
  • Brown A on 14 Jan 11
     
    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.
  • Stonerook J on 14 Jan 11
     
    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?
  • Pavlechko M on 14 Jan 11
     
    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 (:
  • Pawluk M on 14 Jan 11
     
    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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