Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs‚ which commonly includes food‚ water‚ sanitation‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ health care and education. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live. For much of history‚ poverty was considered largely unavoidable as traditional modes of production were insufficient to give
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Both Plato and Aristotle are extremely famous and credible philosophers who have very different views on this idea of Forms and the concept of knowledge. Plato first introduces this Theory of Forms‚ where he recognizes Forms to be the one source to all of knowledge. He describes and explains this theory in many of his works including Phaedo and the allegory of the cave. Then Aristotle criticizes and challenges this idea in his work‚ Nicomachean Ethics. While both philosophers have extremely persuasive
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Assigned Materials: “Effects of Poverty‚ Hunger and Homelessness on Children and Youth”‚ “How Do You Define Poverty‚ Part 1 and Part 2”‚ and access information on the number of families living in poverty in your county. Summary of Materials: The article‚ “Effects of Poverty‚ Hunger‚ and Homelessness on Children and Youth”‚ provides vast amounts of information and the far reaching effects on lives of the individuals living in those circumstances (“American Psychology”‚ n.d.). This problem is not
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alive and not just existing. Aristotle believes that a person should work hard doing what they love‚ they also shouldn’t devote their lives to acquiring riches since riches don’t provide happiness. One should also reject fame and public success to become happy as self sufficiency is believed to provide happiness. Happiness is a process starting from infancy. A happy life is a life where spiritual‚ physical and social needs are met under reason and moderation. I think Aristotle recipe of happiness involves
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Poverty – a social phenomenon which exists regardless of location. Even the United States‚ one of the wealthiest countries in the world‚ faces serious problems with poverty. Some major causes of poverty include obvious reasons such as lack of money‚ but other causes can grow to include overpopulation‚ lack of or poor education‚ hunger‚ war‚ and natural disasters. A recent World Bank study concluded that roughly 400 million children across the globe are living in extreme poverty. There are also
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Aristotle ( 384-322 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher and political scientist born in Stagira‚ Greece‚ who focused mainly on politics and made significant contributions to various fields of knowledge such as ethics‚ biology‚ and politics. Many of his opinions and thoughts regarding politics are expressed throughout his work the Politics‚ Book I from 350 B.C. Unlike Aristotle‚ Kongzi (551 - 479 B.C.) was an ancient Chinese politician. He introduced Confucius‚ a teaching that was built to establish the
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Anne Rice once said‚ “Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty”. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird goodness is a significant theme. This theme brings out the sense of optimism and thoughtfulness in the book. The following examples prove that goodness is a prominent theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. A strong illustration of goodness is Miss Maudie Atkinson. She is the caring neighbor to everyone. She does kind favors for the children such as bake pound cakes for them. She is the children’s
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How Poverty Effects Children As They Grow Up Despite what some may think‚ poverty is a growing problem in America (Wood 1). Yes‚ real live‚ actual poverty. Poverty can be defined as “the minimum annual income necessary for an adequate standard of living” (Wienclaw 1). Poverty is not just something that people living in third world countries experience. Poverty is harmful and hard to handle not only for one person‚ but also for their whole family. Children are affected by poverty‚ too‚ believe it
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Aristotle has defined three types of friendships for us to evaluate: utility‚ pleasure‚ and true friendship. A utility friendships are better described as alliances. These friendships are beneficial to both parties and the duration of the friendship lasts until they prove to not be useful anymore. This type of friendship is very common. An example of a utility friendship is a political alliance or business alliance. The next type of friendship is of pleasure. These friendships are based on mutual
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What are the effects of growing up in poverty? This is a loaded question filled with possibilities‚ and what ifs. The effects of growing up in poverty are said to be far reaching. Researchers argue that growing up poverty can contribute to lower cognitive functioning‚ lower nutrition levels‚ and how their emotions function overall. (Brown‚ L. & Pollitt‚ E.‚ pp 38-43) Essentially growing up in poverty can cause high levels of stress‚ poor education‚ increased risk of teen pregnancy‚ and poor overall
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