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Fixing poverty would not be easy. It would take a lot of hardwork not only for those that are reaching out to the poor, but for the suffering as well. A system would need to be created that helps people self-improve and become mobile. This requires dedication and drive to become a strong person again. Educational programs would also need to be put in place for those that have missed out on school majority of their lives. Communities would also need to get involved. Poverty cannot be solved by one person, it would have to take several people that are determined to make a change in the world. According to the article "Poverty," programs like these would help the individuals find jobs they weren't trained for and make up any education that was lost throughout their struggle. I don't think there is a correct solution for poverty, but I do think that reaching out to those will help the problem. Whether it be donating money or just smiling to a homeless person, this will help these suffering people direct their lives onto a new path.

PLN 8

Poverty is one of the biggest problems affecting our world today. According to the article, "Poverty in the World," more than 1.2 billion people—one in every five on Earth—survive on less than $1 a day. Even the wealthy are beginning to find themselves becoming less successful. Our world, and especially our economy is suffering from this. There are many causes of the issue. Starting with lack of responsibility. Majority of the people suffering from poverty are out on the streets due to poor decisions they made in their past. Drugs, crime, and violence are major reasons why someone would end up in poverty. However, the smaller percentage of homeless people are mentally disabled. Often times a family realizes that their son or daughter will have to be taken care of the rest of their life, so they drop them. Leaving the person out on the street with nothing. Next is bad governmet policy. Our government does not put very much effert into helping those in need. In the same article, "Poverty in the World," it states that one child dies every three to five seconds. My question is, why wouldn't governments reach out to these people? Instead of argueing over money, why not give it to those in need instead of being selfish. That's what I think our world is. Selfish. People are too busy worrying about themselves, when they could be helping those who rarely get one meal a day. The poorest people in the world will also have less access to health and education. Also, problems of malnutrition and disease affect the poorest in society. These people, who try everyday to have their voices be heard, will never have the chance to be heard in the public. This makes it even harder for them to escape poverty. Finally, wealthy businesses are not reaching out to the poor. So many companies could donate money, but they choose not to because of the economy. This to me is just selfish. Poverty is everywhere and it needs to be reduced so that our economy will be more stabilized and balanced.

When I was doing research on poverty for the Change the World Project I read an article called "World Hunger and Poverty" on Poverty.com. In the article it talks about how many deaths are caused and how it is effecting the world today, In the article it says that there are 25,000 deaths a day and when I read that I was shocked that no one is making a REAL change to poverty and world hunger. If we don't fix world hunger or poverty the world is going to get worst. It makes me sad when I read about all these deaths because every death makes a family suffer from it and I can't imagine having someone die in my family. So if no one takes action soon then I will. There are many parts of the world that have severe poverty and many people dying. There is a lot of food to feed everyone in the world but the people who are starving are in poor towns so they can't afford to feed themselves or there family.