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    The economy of the late 1920s was no longer the same as prior years when it was “driven on steel, coal, textiles, railroads, and other heavy industries” ; instead it was driven by consumerism and credit. When the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, it wiped out people’s investments and caused major panic to the public. With banks across the country closing down and foreclosing homes without returning the money that belonged to their customers, it left nearly all Americans in poverty and…

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    Jonathan Gerath Ms. Stewart Survey of Literature 6/9/17 Poverty in our country has many broad consequences for society. This impacts children the most. The number of people living at or below the poverty level in the United States is on the rise. Poverty does not get the attention that it should from our news media. Society needs to ensure that its future leaders, our children, are successful. Poverty is everyone's problem and we need to act now. The three main consequences of poverty are…

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    Annotating Bibliography Thalia Eliza Barclay. “A Nation of Meat Eaters: See How It All Adds Up”. NPR, www.npr.org. Posted June 27th, 2012. www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/06/27/155527365/visualizing-a-nation-of-meat-eaters. Accessed January 8th, 2017. C: The article I chose was posted on June 27th, 2012. I think the time suitable for my question is because the number of livestock won’t change a lot in 4 years, just a little larger than before. R: These data is very important for me. I need…

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    The Barrow Gang 1930's

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    The Barrow Gang The 1930’s were a time of hope, despair and vulnerability for the United States. The Great Depression destroyed the American economy and left millions of people without money, homes, or food. American people deserted their foreclosed homes and found themselves living in Hoovervilles, which were shanty insufficient neighborhoods built in the suburbs of big cities. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the two most recognized members of The Barrow Gang, took advantage of the tanking…

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    The character of ignorance and want are personified as two hideous children that Scrooge points out beneath the robe of the Christmas present. The ghost of Christmas present tells Scrooge to be aware of these two creature that are made by the man kind, especially ignorance. Dickens uses these two children to represent the poor in the Victorian era. Dickens uses the girl "Ignorance" to symbolize the the ignorant attitude to the wealthy class toward the poor. Ignoring the problems faced by the…

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    Cherry says, ‘’I’ll tell you something, Ponyboy, and it may come to you as a surprise… Things are rough all over.’’ ( Hinton 34-35). The novel The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, is about how Ponyboy and Johnny kill a Socs named Bob and they go to Dally for help. S.E. Hinton’s theme of ‘’Things are rough all over’’ is evident in the struggles Greasers and Socs face. However, the Greasers face more struggles than the Socs because they live in poverty, they have very little education, and the Socs get…

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    “She looked at me straight in the eye. ‘Things are rough all over.’” (Hinton 34, 35). The novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton is about a group of Greaser friends who get in trouble with a group of Socs. The Socs take it too far one night, sending Ponyboy and Johnny on the run. Ponyboy and Johnny go through many conflicts, and solve very few problems in the end. S.E. Hinton’s theme of “things are rough all over” is evident in the struggles the Greasers and Socs face. However the Greasers face…

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    The Biggest Obstacles to the American Dream Do you go into a fury like lit dynamite when you're stuck in poverty or a dream that's just a little too big for you. The House On Mango Street shows people stuck in poverty, discrimination and language. You might have an emotional rollercoaster while you're reading these stories, because these characters are on a ride, a ride for their life, literally. You might not want to shoot for big goals, you might want to stay down low, but not to low the…

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    Poverty is a causal nexus for many problems in American neighborhoods. Baltimore, a city once known for its thriving economy during the manufacturing era saw its socio-economic downfall when the manufacturing era ended and poverty became a looming reality for many of its residents. Although Federal and state governments have tried relentlessly to revive Baltimore, substance abuse, racial segregation, and violence caused by the then rapidly declining economy diffused in the fabric of the city.…

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    On June 10,2015 I woke up around 8 o’clock took a showered and got ready to go to work just like any other day. I got to work and it was just like any other day. As I walked to the bathroom talking to a co-work Isabel (Izzy) about how she was late on her period, I started to think I hadn’t had my period; the last time was in April/May, and then just left it at that; I had all of the symptoms of getting it soon. I when to my desk and there was my favorite food from my favorite restaurant…

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