Meaning Of Poverty In America

Poverty It was my mother who taught me the meaning of poverty. She did not teach me the meaning of poverty because we were poor, but the meaning of poverty because we had everything physically. She taught me that I was poor with the things that the naked eye could not reveal. My mother taught me that my poverty was different from everyone else’s. I had to have more than just clothes and shoes. I was rich, but I was very poor at the same time. “Poverty is defined as the state of being extremely poor” (Cambridge Dictionaries Online). In society, poverty has been shaped according to someone’s living status and finances; however, poverty can be shown through many other instances such as being mentally poor, and physically poor.
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Malawi, Africa is the poorest country in Africa. However, the U.S. is the poorest richest country on earth. Malawi, Africa compared to the U.S. is in extreme poverty. The U.S. is considered in mild or low poverty. Malawi, Africa has the worst case of poverty. Children are unable to go to school because they cannot afford to pay the enrollment fee. In Malawi, Africa primary school is free, but children still are not able to get to school because of the lack of transportation (Rural Poverty in Malawi). Many people in Malawi, Africa live in rural areas which mean they have a lack of transportation, and roads. This makes them unable to get to stores, and other places they desire to go. Due to the extremities of their poverty Malawi, Africa can be considered as having different types of poverty. Malawi, Africa has a poverty of support, knowledge—poverty in itself. The U.S. on the other hand has poverty, but it is not extreme poverty. The U.S. is often considered the land of opportunities (Esquivada). However, as time passes the name “land of opportunities” slowly fades away. Day by day more families are constantly trying to make ends meet with the little money they have. Malawi, Africa in its entirety is in poverty, but just parts of the U.S. are in poverty. Some parts of the U.S. are doing excellent while others state of well-being is decreasing daily. Anyone can be in poverty, but not everyone’s poverty can be described the