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    Poverty and Pollution

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    POVERTY and POLLUTION NANCY J. KREPPS PROFESSOR CHESTER GALLOWAY BUS3 03/02/2013 Poverty is defined as the state or condition of having little or no money‚ goods‚ or means of support; condition of being poor; deficiency of necessary or desirable‚ ingredients‚ qualities‚ scantiness; insufficiency. (www.dictionary.com) There are many people in our country and other countries that suffer from this condition. The third world countries seem to bear the brunt of this condition.

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    Excessive Poverty

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    Excessive Poverty As American citizens‚ we should be the first to attest to the fact that we are very privileged in many aspects of life. For the most part‚ regardless of social class‚ each of us see at least one or two meals on a daily basis; even some of the less fortunate people in our country can attest to the fact they have some type of shelter to rely on at night. Unfortunately‚ however‚ often times we don’t look at our lives from this perspective. We’ve become accustomed to the “American

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    Nation of Poverty

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    A Nation Of Poverty “In a country well governed‚ poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed‚ wealth is something to be ashamed of.” Confucius was quoted saying that in regards to Poverty and its role it can play in a nation’s well being. Poverty is a major problem in the world still in this present day‚ mainly in many underdeveloped countries. Poverty leads to poorer living conditions‚ a lower morale‚ and can stall a lot of growth that a country can generally strive for

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    Poverty in Nigeria

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    Poverty is an enemy of man; it humiliates and dehumanizes its victims‚ poverty holds sway‚ in the midst of plenty‚ a situation described in Nigeria’s political lexicon as a ‘bewildering paradox’. Poverty has been a serious challenge to governments in Nigeria. Its effects‚ which include lack and deprivation in the basic necessities of life‚ are worrisome. Apart from inducing lack of certain capabilities‚ such as that of being able to participate with dignity in societal endeavours‚ poverty has earned

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    war on poverty

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    The war on poverty‚ the unofficial name of the legislation brought into effect by president Lyndon B. Johnson led to the passing of multiple acts to administer federal funds at programs to target poverty. 50 years later‚ on January 24th‚ 2014 The Wall Street Journal published two opposing arguments by Cory Booker and Paul Ryan on how the program worked out and what should be done with the idea today. Booker’s “Building on the Success of the War on Poverty” takes a positive stance with the idea

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    Poverty in Ghana

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    social progress and poverty reduction. The Ghanaian economy has grown at an average annual rate of 4.8 per cent over the past two decades. By 2008 GDP growth had reached 7.3 per cent. The agriculture sector‚ which contributed 33.5 per cent of GDP in 2008‚ remains the country’s major engine of economic growth. Rapid economic progress has all but halved national poverty rates‚ which have fallen from approximately 50 per cent in 1991 to 28.5 per cent in 2006. In the last decade‚ poverty rates dropped by

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    Poverty in the Philippines

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    Background Poverty and inequality have been recurrent challenges in the Philippines and have again come to the fore in the wake of the current global financial crisis and rising food‚ fuel‚ and commodity prices experienced in 2008. he proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined very slowly and unevenly in the past four decades‚ and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ Indonesia‚ hailand‚

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    causes of poverty

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    The Causes of Poverty There is no doubt that poverty is unfavorable‚ so we must ask ourselves why it exists. It is a major problem all around the world today. We need to know where poverty begins in order to plan an attack on this social epidemic. The causes of poverty are very important that should be figured out initially. Among many other factors‚ discrimination‚ job shortage‚ inadequate early childhood education‚ the increase of housing rents and the lack of health insurance are the most dominant

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    Poverty in America

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    Patricia Goldsby ENC1102 June 19‚ 2009 Professor Jenson Poverty in America Authors Lars Eighner and Barbara Ehrenreich discuss in their struggles of everyday issues with poverty in America. Barbara Ehrenreich‚ author of “Nickel-and-Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America‚ raises awareness of the lives of low-wage‚ poverty stricken people being pushed into the labor market of welfare reform by highlighting the struggles they encounter daily. Whereas Lars Eighner‚ author of “On Dumpster Diving”

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    Poverty an Pollution

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    POVERTY AND POLLUTION” In the Article Poverty and Pollution‚ there are many things being discuss such as poverty‚ pollution‚ harmful gases‚ the percentage of infant mortality and how nearly 13‚000 suffer from respiratory disease. Many residents are suffering from different/variety of health problem as an result. These problems are very serious and dangerous. The people over in Brazil’s “valley of death” are having difficulties breathing and could die if there’s nothing done about the situation

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