Common Myths about the Poor in America Poverty is the big problem in the world and the myths about the poor are vary in different countries. Culture‚ social belief and norms‚ religion‚ socioeconomic levels and politic are factors that directly affects on rate of poverty in different countries. Some researchers see poor people as “deficient” and innately inferior due to genetic factors that produce lower intelligence and cognitive abilities (Herrnstein & Murray). In elevated countries
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Backpacker Tourism in Poor Countries While most kinds of tourism attempt to attract tourists with luxurious accommodations and comfortable facilities‚ backpacker tourism differs from other tourism. According to Longman dictionary‚ the term backpacker or independent tourist means “someone who is traveling for pleasure‚ usually with not very much money‚ and who walks or uses public transport and carries a backpack” (Adamowicz et al.‚ 2009‚ p.107). They move from one place to another rather than
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Expensive It Is to Be Poor‚” author Charles M. Blow argues “Being poor is anything but easy.” Blow has been the Op-Ed for the New York Times columnist since 2008. In this article‚ Blow points out two points: people do not really know and tend to forget how poor people become poor in the first place‚ and if you are poor‚ you will likely being trapped in the poor world. First‚ according to the Pew Research Center that Blow cited in his article‚ most wealthy Americans consider poor people nowadays “have
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commentator: Poor People voting is ‘un-American’. Matthew Vadum claim that registering the poor to vote is un-American. Vadum goes on to claim that “registering the unproductive to vote is an idea that was heavily promoted by the small-communists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven”. What are some ways that we can help poor people? Don’t judge people unless you have heard their story. Don’t judge a person by their circumstances because it doesn’t define their character. We can help the poor in so many
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Poor nutrition and its effects on learning Picture yourself very hungry but struck in work‚ you will be distressed and very hard to concentrate on the job in front of you. If it is the case with us adults‚ just imagine how it would feel like if you were a five year old girl‚ sad and hungry just because your parents are not rich enough to feed you daily. This is the situation in most of the under developed and developing countries. This is a reality‚ and a nightmare
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percent of continental United States’ indigenous forest has been removed since 1600. For many years people have debated whether zoos are bad or good. There is the debate about animal cruelty to some extent because the animals are locked up in a cage where they have no freedom. And the other one is how animals in captivity is a good cause due to the dangers that are present in the wild now in days. These two points are an endless debate in which both sides are equivalent to each other.
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death in the family‚ rape‚ and eviction. It almost seemed too much for one person/family to go through but the main point of the book was to expose capitalism at its worst. Depicting the worst of the worst was what made such a big impact on people because they could “see it” instead of just reading it. Though the author wanted to put the focus on capitalism‚ most people were more interested/disgusted by the way the meat was processed and sold. “For it was the custom‚ as they found‚ whenever meat was
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his rebuttal in the Communist Manifesto. Capitalism as envisioned by Smith called for complete private control of the economy‚ and a small government that practiced a hands off policy. Such a system‚ Smith believed‚ would allow for the greatest amount of wealth‚
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Communism vs. Socialism vs. Capitalism With every type of government‚ there are going to be many inefficiencies and flaws to deal with. A perfect way to run a country‚ socially and economically‚ has yet to be discovered. Social Equality and economic opportunity have proven throughout history to be two great entities that cannot be intertwined with each other. The idea of running communist country is good willed because it is striving for social equally for all and equal possession of the country’s
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responsibility to provide food and shelter to maintain workforce. Today‚ they simply drive to the outskirts of town‚ pick up willing workers‚ and drop them back off at town‚ and get paid $6.50 a day. Try feeding a family on that sort of income. The working poor do all they can to survive but it is never enough; unable to pay bills‚ buy food‚ provide medicine‚ these people die one by one. Imagine having to sit in the emergency room‚ waiting for your loved ones to raise money for you to get the proper care
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