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    jobs and increase the minimum wage. This should happen because if you live in poverty it will affect your brain negatively. If you live poverty will most likely stay in poverty your whole life and if you live in poverty you are more likely to have poor health. Poverty has been around as long as there has been currency. Poverty is a problem because people aren’t able to make enough money to support their families. This problem affects people that are in poverty. This problem is happening…

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    clothe, and house a family. Ehrenreich reveals the problems of economic issues that the working class faces. A family “. . . earning nearly $40,000 a year, which makes them officially ‘middle class’ . . .” (Ehrenreich 131) should not be living in a poor neighborhood. The block is infested with drug dealers; the dining room ceiling leaks whenever the bathroom above it is used; the toilet can be flushed only by pouring in a bucket of water. And why are they here? Because on her $9 an hour as an…

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    also coincide with the devolvement of our main character, or rather the devolvement of our understanding of this character. The unit in general allowed me to see more of the fundamental differences between that of this story, and something like “Spy VS Spy.” By Maile Meloy, where that relationship and understanding of the main character, is less so focused on he himself, but the story constructing itself around the inherent conflict between these two characters. In this way, it is important to…

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    By 1990 Walmart was the nation’s number one retailer. At that time, it also went international. Walmart is the largest employer in the United States employing 2.1 million full-time employees. They are the largest employer in 25 states. Walmart is known for having the lowest competitive prices on merchandise. Local and small businesses cannot compete with Walmart’s low prices because they hold the power over other businesses in the economy. Walmart is able to sell merchandise at low prices…

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    World On Fire Reflection

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    After viewing World on Fire, reading chapter 9 and reflecting on my own life I truly comprehend how where we live makes a difference. Where we live shapes the lives we lead in relation to technology and access to education. In the United States, we are one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, and in many low-income countries there is little to no advancement in technology. This is mostly due to the high importance placed on cultural tradition in many of these countries…

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    goods by developing factories. This was a great way of making money and easing the lives of individuals in society. The Industrial Revolution was the start of economic progression for society, but it was a viability and inviability for the poor and working poor. (http://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/ModernWorldHistoryTextbook/IndustrialRevolution/IREffects.html) The Industrial Revolution was a major change for society. This brought improvement in the production and trading of goods and…

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    critique of turn-of-the-century industrialism with pervading themes of poverty, anti-corporation, and socialism. A commentary that exemplifies the Progressive era and the embodiments of freedom that came with it. Through his detailed descriptions of the poor working conditions of workers in industries such as meatpacking and steel, Sinclair makes a strong case for government as a moral arbiter to protect workers. A class, the book concludes, that should rise up against their oppressors to form a…

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    Working Poor Book Summary Three Main Points The Working Poor was written by David K. Shipler. The book gives readers a perspective of what life is like after poverty strikes. Each chapter focuses on either the contributing factors, the causes, or the effects of poverty. In the introduction of the book, Shipler paints the disturbing picture of what it’s like to live in poverty. The line on page 4, “an inconvenience to an affluent family- minor car trouble, brief illness, disruptive child…

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    Edwin Chadwick Summary

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    workings of Poor Law and how to improve it. • Leading commissioner • Made it known that system needed to be reformed to stop the citisens from demanding public funds – usually unnecessary Controversy • 1834 – measure passed, Chadwick didn’t get what he wanted (thought he would take charge of New Poor Law) • Only made secretary – disappointed, inferior • Clash with the 3 Commissioners, George Nicholls, Thomas Frankland Lewis and JG Shaw-Lefevre • Advice to introduce the New Poor Law in the…

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    Poverty Problem

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    Wax, rich, married, white people tend to be better off than divorced, poor black people. Poor African Americans are more likely to divorce, be single mothers, and have children out of marriage then white people. What if there was no welfare plan in place? Most people would think that the impoverished…

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