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    poverty in america

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    Poverty has always been with us from beggars outside the gates of Jerusalem to the mentally ill homeless woman in the park. America is known for our huge difference in culture and class. This is due partly to the dynamics behind the political decisions of this country. The president himself admits that America is more unequal than it’s been since the great depression and many of his own supporters say he has failed. America now has‚ by many standards‚ the lowest social mobility of all of the high-end

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    Causes of Poverty

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    CAUSES OF POVERTY: Findings from Recent Research By Amy Rynell The Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty October 2008 Acknowledgements Funder This report was supported by a grant from the Chicago Community Trust. Editorial Support Jim Lewis‚ Chicago Community Trust Amy Terpstra‚ The Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty Research Team The Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty provides dynamic research and analysis on today’s most pressing

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    Poverty in Pakistan

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    INTRODUCTION Poverty level in a society is an important measure of the standards of living of the citizens. Poverty is commonly defined as an insufficiency of means relative to needs‚ or as a condition of moneyless ness. Poverty in the sense of moneylessness is not having enough basic medium of exchange to satisfy elementary human needs and to function economically and socially. Gerald Meier and JE Rauch define poverty “as the inability to attain a minimum standard of living” “Poverty is the parent

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    Poverty in India

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    Poverty in India is widespread‚ with the nation estimated to have a third of the world’s poor. In 2011‚ World Bank stated‚ 32.7% of the total Indian people fall below the international of US$ 1.25 per day (PPP) while 68.7% live on less than US$ 2 per day. According to 2010 data from the United Nations Development Program‚ an estimated 37.2% of Indians live below the country’s national poverty line. A 2010 report by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) states that 8 Indian states

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    Poverty in America

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    The average income of America in the year 2006 is $48‚201. ("Annual") but‚ why does poverty exist in our country? Everyday you wake up and see streets that are filled with cars‚ houses‚ buildings‚ stands‚ plants‚ and animals‚ but have you ever noticed a homeless family or starving children on the street? The truth is‚ poverty is around us‚ and we are oblivious to it. People need to realize that poverty is a growing epidemic. I have seen some families living in their cars‚ and eating from garbage

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    War On Poverty

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    Americans in Poverty that use Head Start and food stamps have better education and are healthier. Americans also live a more productive life due to the use of food stamps and all the programs the government offers. The United States should not end the War on Poverty because it boosts the chances for all the Americans and with the help of government programs the children will become more successful and healthier.

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    different Sentence : Medical technology and Computer engineering are different as night and day. 2. dance to another tune -to change one’s behavior or attitude Sentence : Her mother scolded her that’s why she dances to another tune. 3. Different strokes for different folks *  Different people live in different ways Sentence : They like to meet different strokes for different folks. 4. a whole new ball game * a completely different situation sentence : We’d

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    Reasons of Poverty

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    Reasons of Poverty “Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. According to UNICEF‚ 22‚000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth‚ far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death” (Shah). Poverty is one of the most serious issues in the world today. When thousands of people‚ including children‚

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    Views on Poverty

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    I learned a new meaning for the word poverty when I at a red-light and a man with ragly clothes and dirty fingers and skin holding up a sign that says spare change GOD bless but I learned that there’s more meaning to the word than I knew. There are three different definitions to poverty: absolute cultural and social definition of poverty. Absolute definition of poverty establishes a fixed economic level below which people are considered poor. Being at this particular doesn’t mean your poor but

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    Poverty In America

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    approximately 15% (46.5 million) people live below or at poverty level. It’s projected to rise to its peak since the last 50 years. Citizens are becoming more dependent on government aide today‚ with one out of every seven adults and one out of every four children on food stamps. The poverty rate for children living in the United States is 22 percent‚ and is only expected to rise from there. Although one may have no choice when being born into poverty‚ getting out of it is an option. Some famous stories

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