The Cruelty of Poverty: A Summary of Noble’s Essay
Poverty is cruel enough to starve children of a successful future. In Kimberly G. Noble’s essay “How Poverty Affects Children’s Brains,” she writes about the impacts of poverty and talks of solutions. Her essay is focused on the influence that poverty has on children’s brain development and with finding more evidence, she can push for more solutions. I agree with Noble’s solution and I am curious about her evidence.
Noble argues with evidence, that income affects the brain size of a child; a smaller brain relates to a lower income, as and a larger brain relates to a healthy income. The income relates to the cerebral cortex, which is responsible for cognitive thinking. Noble claims the study worried people into questioning if it would encourage a negative connotation about those in poverty. Social scientists have found how poverty influences parents’ brains. Noble writes that scientists found poverty destroys parents’ cognitive initiative and hinders their capability to …show more content…
I feel they are honest, and seem to be common sense. However, I am amazed that poverty is negative enough to relate to a decline in brain development. Noble’s study is frightening to me; I believe it could cause more negative thoughts about those experiencing poverty. But, I also hope that it fuels a willingness to help those in poverty even more. I believe society in general would benefit with a decline in poverty.According to this study, there would be a lower crime worry rate, more educated individuals, and healthier people. according to this study I support this study and believe it could change many lives in the future. I do feel something should be done now, and not in the three years the study will take. However, it is wrong that this study could be the movement needed to help those in poverty. A study should not be the reason the government decides to help more. I hope Noble’s study fuels
Poverty is cruel enough to starve children of a successful future. In Kimberly G. Noble’s essay “How Poverty Affects Children’s Brains,” she writes about the impacts of poverty and talks of solutions. Her essay is focused on the influence that poverty has on children’s brain development and with finding more evidence, she can push for more solutions. I agree with Noble’s solution and I am curious about her evidence.
Noble argues with evidence, that income affects the brain size of a child; a smaller brain relates to a lower income, as and a larger brain relates to a healthy income. The income relates to the cerebral cortex, which is responsible for cognitive thinking. Noble claims the study worried people into questioning if it would encourage a negative connotation about those in poverty. Social scientists have found how poverty influences parents’ brains. Noble writes that scientists found poverty destroys parents’ cognitive initiative and hinders their capability to …show more content…
I feel they are honest, and seem to be common sense. However, I am amazed that poverty is negative enough to relate to a decline in brain development. Noble’s study is frightening to me; I believe it could cause more negative thoughts about those experiencing poverty. But, I also hope that it fuels a willingness to help those in poverty even more. I believe society in general would benefit with a decline in poverty.According to this study, there would be a lower crime worry rate, more educated individuals, and healthier people. according to this study I support this study and believe it could change many lives in the future. I do feel something should be done now, and not in the three years the study will take. However, it is wrong that this study could be the movement needed to help those in poverty. A study should not be the reason the government decides to help more. I hope Noble’s study fuels