Poverty is not having the money to meet a human’s basic...

Poverty is not having the money to meet a human’s basic needs. It’s the lack of shelter and education. It’s having poor health because you don’t have the money or transportation to access a doctor. It’s parents not being able to send their kids to birthday parties, or on school field trips (WhatisPoverty.com). There are two horrible types of poverty. The first type is absolute poverty. This type is extremely life threatening. It is when a person does not have the necessities to survive like food, water, shelter, and sometimes even clothing. Undeveloped countries in Africa, and Asia have a high percentage of this kind of poverty. These people often get less than $1.25 a day. The second type is relative poverty. This is when a single person†¦show more content†¦During the Great Depression in the 1930’s and the Great Recession of 2008, companies that had been successful suddenly went out of business, which resulted in their employees li ving in poverty. Poverty can be a problem from the poorest countries in the world to the wealthiest, and can have both natural and man-made causes. (Lusted 36, 37) Poverty has dated back for thousands of years. In ancient times large numbers of people were born into poverty and had little opportunity to get out. The poor in early civilizations were treated just a step above a slave. It was forbidden for the poor to socialize with the wealthy, or marry into a wealthy family. The people in poverty did not have many rights in early days. They could not participate in politics, because you had to be a landowner to vote. With little hope of escaping poverty, the poor have historically come up with creative and desperate attempts to better their way of life. They turned to committing crimes. They also were willing to try dangerous jobs that wealthier people wouldn’t do - such as mining for gold, silver or coal, or traveling to unsettled areas to create farms or trading posts in th e wilderness. Even those that had jobs could still be living in poverty, because they were unable to earn enough to cover their needs. As a way to earn more money they organized groups to protest their living conditions and to forceShow MoreRelatedHuman Rights in Pakistan6749 Words   |  27 Pagessocial sciences Course title EMERGING ISSUES IN EDUCation Assignment title Human Rights ---- Children rights prepared by madiha abbas INTRODUCTION Maybe were all born knowing we have rights - we just need to be reminded† --- Romanian HRE trainer Human Rights can be defined as those basic standards without which people cannot live in dignity as human beings. Human rights are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace. Their respect allows the individual and the community to fully developRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagesabout what to do. The chapter begins a systematic program of study of all the major topics regarding logical reasoning. Along the way, the book focuses on developing the following five skills: (1) writing logically, (2) detecting inconsistency and lack of clarity in a group of sentences, (3) spotting issues and arguments, (4) detecting and avoiding fallacies (reasoning errors), and (5) generating and improving arguments and explanations. These skills will be taught here independent of subject matter