Imagine you were born in a place where food was scarce, the water was unclean, and you received little to no medical attention since the day you were born. You would’t exactly consider this the good life, right? This is the harsh reality for children and adults all over the world who cannot afford to support their family so that they may live a healthy and comfortable life. There are children who do not have a proper education, because their own government cannot afford to build enough schools or pay their workers properly. Even the house that they live in is not sufficient enough if they are even lucky to have a home at all. They lay on the ground every night cold; their stomachs grumbling. According to UNICEF, 22 thousand children die each day due to poverty. Not only are there physical effects, but there are also mental effects that can greatly disturb a child as they grow up. They might turn to criminal activity, or perhaps result to selling their bodies for a small bit of change. It was Aristotle that said, "Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”
I remember when I was younger, I was angry at my parents for not buying me a specific toy for Christmas and they said to me, "You should be grateful for what you have; some kids have it much worse than you and they are still grateful for what …show more content…
These impacts are not only of the body, but of the mind. Since children are not old enough to have a job and support themselves, it is very likely that they will become dependent on others and unable to have good social skills. Adults who have grown up poor, generally have higher levels of BMI (Body Mass Index), which could be linked with physical illnesses and also depression. While one in seven Canadian children are poor, it is evident that other countries have it much worse. In Sub-Saharan Africa, one in three people suffer from chronic hunger and more than half of the population do not have access to clean
I remember when I was younger, I was angry at my parents for not buying me a specific toy for Christmas and they said to me, "You should be grateful for what you have; some kids have it much worse than you and they are still grateful for what …show more content…
These impacts are not only of the body, but of the mind. Since children are not old enough to have a job and support themselves, it is very likely that they will become dependent on others and unable to have good social skills. Adults who have grown up poor, generally have higher levels of BMI (Body Mass Index), which could be linked with physical illnesses and also depression. While one in seven Canadian children are poor, it is evident that other countries have it much worse. In Sub-Saharan Africa, one in three people suffer from chronic hunger and more than half of the population do not have access to clean