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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
Kruzan A

Facts On Poverty - 8 views

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    This article gives facts and statistics that could be useful for research. It struck me that 1 in 4 kids in developing countries are underweight. makes me realize that i want to give back but i don't know how
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    More people die as a result of extreme poverty than of any other cause. I wanna know what from poverty, from not being able to buy food or is it from not being able to go to a doctor when they are sick? Is it both? I wanna know what exactly is it. I was hurt to find out the 10 million kids in developing countiers die before the age of 5. Its painful to hear about thoose things and now at this moment i am woundering what is for lunch and i had breakfast this morning and that i am already 13 and have had a nice life so far but some kids wont even get to be my age.
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    Thia gives a lot of facts about poverty, that you would not think about, i can't believe that their are 1.37 billion people living on less than 1.25 a day
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    I can not believe how sad some of this facts are. I did not know that 1/3 of deaths are accounted for by poverty (hunger, homlessness) That was outragous. I really liked how quick and easy the facts were, so you learned lots in a short amount of time.
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    These statistics account for one third of all human deaths. More people die as a result of extreme poverty than of any other cause. This article says that !8 million people die every year because of poverty and hunger. That is only 1/3 of people accounted for. There is still 2/3 that people dont evenknow about.18 million is a lot of people. But 18 million is only the number of people recorded who died. There are millions of others dieing every year more than recorded. That was a major shock to me. I dont understand how this many people alone struggle with hunger. They could go days without food in their bodys. That just amazes me.
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    Its so so sad to see all of the people effected by poverty, and how many people die from it
Althauser M

poverty in africa - 3 views

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    This article is about people in Africa that live off 1 US dollar. Also it is about how wars in Africa can affect the people by higher poverty rates and really bad farming policys . Country's at war that are in Africa get 12.5 % less food per each person.
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    That is really sad. It upsets me that so many people have to live like that. Its really upsetting. It makes me wanna help them but i feel like i can't, which also makes me sad.
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    this site is about people living in africa that gets less than 1 US dollar per day. Also it says some of the major problems in Africa for poverty is because of wars, poor farm policys, and more. For more in formation please read more.
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    I wonder if the people understand that by fighting they are only hurting themselves and their country.
Cook A

Poverty in America is on the Rise - 1 views

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    This article is about staistics and how America is ineffective at reducing poverty. The United States has suffered with having almost the highest poverty rate. One in every three adults will experience extreme poverty at least one year of their adult life. 6.8 of these extremely poor people are men, with the women making up the difference of 9.1 million.
Oberly K

In Ohio, Marriage Drops the Probability of Child Poverty by 87 Percent - 1 views

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    this article has a suprising chart that shows the difference in poverty rates between a married couple with kids and a single mother with the same amount of kids
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    Do you think that even if a single mother had a good education she would still be in poverty? I think so IFF the child or children could take care of themselves long enough for the mother to find a decent job to support the family.
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    that very interesting. i never would have thought that married families are at less risk of poverty affecting them, but now that i think about it i guess they could both work and would get more money then one person.
Goldblum J

Empowering Women in Poverty - 7 views

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    This article talks about women in Africa that are in poverty and how the Hunger Project is helping.
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    The fact that more than three quarters of women have HIV is scary I felt. When I saw that women in are giving up their food their food so that their children can eat is really sad. This article and all the other articles that I've been reading makes me want to do something.
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    this is a really great article. i new that poverty affected everyone that has to go through it, but i never realised how much more it affects woman. I wonder why AIDS is now more of a womans disease?
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    I couldn't believe that 3/4 of young people with HIV and AIDS were women! That really scares me. I agree with Mariah that women giving up food for their children is really sad. This article really makes me want to find "solutions" to poverty.
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    I couldn't belive that women are usually in poverty! Young girls don't go to school, and 3/4 of young people with HIV and AIDS are young girls! To hear women giving up their meals so their children can have food is so sad. THis really wants me to take action and try to help those in need.
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    2/3 of women!! I agree with Molly. That scares me as well. The one thing I'm wondering is why women? Why are women getting the disease? Women are making a sacrifice so their children can eat is very brave. Especially in poverty. I can see they are making a big scarafice.
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    I thought is was really sad when they said that women are trying to help meet their families needs but are restricted because of the lack of resources. I would hate to be in poverty, but it would be even worse if you had to watch your children suffer and there is no way that you can help them.
Althauser M

Poverty is poison - 9 views

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    It's mostly about the effect poverty has on people (like children) throughout their life. "many children growing up in very poor families with low social status experience unhealthy levels of stress hormones, which impair their neural development."
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    Its about when young kids are born into a family thats poor and it affects the stress hormones and its also about paul krugman talking about the change in poverty, through out the years.
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    I feel horrible for kids growing up in poverty. It's not their fault what family they are born into, but they still have to deal with it. This article tells about how growing up in poverty poisions your mind. You are an outcast, and are looked down upon. It messes with your homones and can damage your views of yourself and others. Because of this, a lot of kids are never able to get out of living in poverty, continuing the awful cycle.
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    I find it so sad that poverty is a cycle like that. Poverty stops you from being able to et good jobs and make enough money to get out of poverty.
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    I was suprised to hear that "American children born to parents in the bottom fourth of the income distribution have almost a 50 percent chance of staying there"
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    I thought the quote "poverty in early childhood poisons the brain," was really interesting. If you are in poverty as a child you feel ashamed and never are brought out of it, then making your children live it in their lives too. I thought that quote was very strong.
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    it makes me extermly upset to know that a childs brain devlopment can be damaged by their finachal situation. its just not right.
Althauser M

poverty - 1 views

shared by Althauser M on 13 Jan 11 - No Cached
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    This site talks about how the rate on poverty. Did you know one in seven americans are living in poverty as we type and speak. For more information please reed more.
Yeh W

World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics 2010 - 0 views

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    i like how this artical have a chart to see with numbers. this artical is about definitions about hunger and the cause of poverty and the solutions
Walouke A

Why can't people escape poverty? - 3 views

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    This is an article that came out March 30, 2010. A personal story about a girl coming out from college trying to find a way in this world. It also talks about the live's of black families and white families and comparing their wealth.
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    that was a really inspirational article...i hope more people realize that often it isn't the people's fault-they just weren't given a chance to start a new life without all that baggage.
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    Peterson's story was very sad but it was interesting too see that she used education as her solution. I hope that people who are like her read her story and use education as their solutions. If she can inspire me im sure she can inspire alot of people just like her.
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    Its so hard to escape poverty because they have to get a job. In this bad economy it so hard.
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    People ask why people stay in poverty for so long, and this article answers that question
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    I liked the last part that said with personal education comes, the need for others to be educated. I thought this was really good because it was saying that the first and most important step to helping others in poverty is to be educated well.
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    I think that it's really interesting that education is one of the big reasons people are in poverty. If we could give everyone a proper education, we could probably take a lot of people out of poverty.
Smyth C

Stories of Poverty - 4 views

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    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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    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.
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    I read about a 13 year old girl, and she coooks, cleans and does almoast everything for the family. very sad
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    it makes me feel so lucky for what I have... :/
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    Those worms are disgusting. ;_; It's amazing what these people have to go through.
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    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.
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    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.
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    the stories are so touching! I love Himal's story, just because it was so intense
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    It's so sad to see what people have to go through, and it's great that these organizations are providing them education.
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    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.
Pavlechko M

What it's like living in poverty - 0 views

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    This is an article about what it's like living in poverty. It really struck me that this girl only had $453 to live on a year. I problably live on $453 a week. It made me feel selfish D:
Martin L

plumpy helps malnurished - 3 views

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    what do you think human kibble or lifesaver?
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    I don't really see the difference between this and 5 hour energy stims with peanut butter. The reason is because stims gives you a heavy adrenaline much like giving your body heavy amounts of rest and food.
Cook A

Poverty level rises with unemployment - 0 views

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    The census bureau says one in seven people were considered poor from 2009 statistics. The census bureau says one in seven people were considered poor from 2009 statistics.
Costello R

what is extreme poverty? - 6 views

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    This article is about extreme poverty and many facts about it. This article made me really sad because there are a lot of sad facts about poverty.
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    Poverty is sad, 600 million children are living in extreme poverty. 75 million children are out of school. It's horrible because they don't even get a chance for a good life without school.
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    i think one of the saddest thing is that kidsw are dying from curable diseases. that means that we arent doing enough to make sure that everyone gets the treatment they deserve.
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    That's sad to see that approx. 25,000 children die each day to something that can be prevented. I wonder what the U.N. is doing to prevent that
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    I didn't know that, approximately 9.2 million children under the age of 5 die each year, mostly from preventable diseases.
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    It's so sad to see that so every day and every minute a kid dies because of poverty i wonder if anyone is trying to do anything to help if not why don't they start
Isaacson R

World poverty all around the world - 2 views

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    This website suprises me, because it really shows where poverty is in the world. It's sad because here in america, it doesn't show anybody living under 1.25 dollars a day. :/
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    this makes me sad and I'm thankful for what i have in my life.
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    i agree with ryan, its sad that we have to read about these trageties and then you look at yourslef, and you get everything you want, and we are also complaining about not having one thing that we dont even need.
Pavlechko M

Unitus... Solutions for Poverty - 1 views

shared by Pavlechko M on 11 Jan 11 - Cached
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    This is about a orginazation that helps poverty. It mostly helps in Africa. It really amazed me how little people live on a day.
Estice H

Facts on Hunger in DC - 0 views

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    This gives facts about hunger in both Washington DC and around the world. Some of the facts are really surprising.
Brown B

Poverty: Causes and cures - 0 views

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    This tells about very important reasons that we have poverty everywhere. And what we need to do about it.
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