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    The Issues of Poverty An estimation of 1.4 billion citizens in third world countries are living on $1.25 or less (“Know Your World…”). It is impossible to make a living on that little of money. To solve the problem of poverty they have to be able to make enough money to provide for their families and survive. The definition of poverty is a situation of having meager resources, whether it is money, food, living space etc. (“Dictionary.Com”). Poverty is a worldwide problem and until people start…

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    Inequalities in Health The lifelong consequences of poverty and stress are very unhealthy for children. The burden of poverty on children can cause stress hormones levels to go up and if those hormones stay up for long periods of time it can be toxic to the brain. Stress hormones can be toxic to the brain because it is interfering with the development of brain connections, causing long term chemically damage brain. In the video, there was a study that showed people whose parents had…

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    period. In his argument, he uses economic data to explain the dramatic increase. Socioeconomic conditions such as extreme poverty caused these single parent families to grow rapidly.…

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    So we have talked about the corruption now let 's talk about the poverty that Sub-Saharan Africa endure. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that two hundred and thirty-three million people in Sub-Saharan Africa were hungry or undernourished in 2014-2016. Sub-Saharan Africa ranks the second largest of having…

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    goat meat, and fried fish that are found in the Red Sea. Special spices are added to their dishes for special events like marriages, birth of a child even when infants get circumcisions, or any major life changing events. One of the main form of art is Dance. Dance is their way to express traditions. Men and women dress wear flashy clothing, women are covered with gold ornaments and dance for every great event. Their musical accomplishments are limited to a drum, a traditional song, and applause…

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    PART ONE: GROWING UP WITH CLASSES As a child, it didn’t take very long for me to figure out where my family stood financially and how that related to the greater population. My family was a pretty ‘typical’ middle-class family, owning a townhouse in a fairly quiet neighborhood. I lived with my biological parents, my little sister, and my dog. I also I have a lot of other family members close by, including 3 sets of grandparents (great grandparent too) and a few aunts, uncles, and a fair share…

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    Introduction Stable housing allows families and youth achieve their full potential. We are all aware of homelessness and poverty in our service area. The problem is available, affordable housing for chronically poor families which will assist these families to remain intact and prosper. By supporting the families in Fayette County we will help; “strengthen families to become more self-sufficient, (thereby) achieving their potential by taking advantage of opportunities, improving the conditions…

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    rate. However, in the 19th century, the invention of medical support have reversed this trend. In above, I have briefly wrote about the person Thomas Malthus. He is an Anglican clergyman, which had published an essay about the relationship between poverty and population. He have suggested…

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    Poverty rates in developing countries continue to inflate enormously. Countries such as Niger and Burundi are faced with an epidemic of continued poverty and no improvement in sight. Several factors affect the rate of poverty in developing countries. The primary factors that significantly improve or deteriorate poverty rates in countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Niger, and Burundi are the mean years a women spends in school and the average age of a woman 's first marriage. In perspective, the…

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    begin with, children are taken against their will and forced to be used as soldiers. One wrong move can turn them from innocent children to dangerous soldiers. Child soldiers should not be put on trial for the crimes they commit. Why is this happening? For example, the children are required to serve as soldiers. Due to hunger and poverty, parents have no choice but to have their children become soldiers. A lot of violence and pressure goes towards them. A teenager, was armed with a weapon that…

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