poverty

It is a fact that every day, 22,000 children die that live in poverty. It is a fact that more than 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. In Africa, it is a fact that one in four people go hungry. Poverty is a very devastating topic. Poverty is having little to no money for everyday necessities, shelter, food, or a source of income. People who live in poverty have a lack of financial resources. People in poverty live without shelter, do not have clean water, don’t have access to doctors, and don’t have food. Hunger and malnutrition are primary results of poverty. When I first started this project, I didn’t realize how horrifying poverty and world hunger really is. I also didn’t realize how many people died a day from poverty. By the end of this project, I became very educated about poverty.

First, I began learning about poverty by researching two articles about poverty. The first article was very interesting. I learned that the United States is Africa’s biggest ally helping them with their poverty. It made me feel good to know that I live in a country that is very generous to the poor. The second article taught me that the world is trying to put an end to poverty. I learned, one way to stop it would be to educate and teach people survival skills. If you give someone food, they can eat for the day, but if you teach them how to farm, then they can have food for the rest of their life. The two articles that I read were interesting.

The next part of the project I worked on was gathering information to prepare for my interview. First, I used the computer to research poverty and wrote down important facts. Then, I created two column notes about all of the facts. After that, I came up with intriguing quest...

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... I learned throughout my experience with the Scrapbook project. The other essay I wrote was informational facts about poverty. This was a nonfiction piece of writing. I wrote about what poverty is. To me, poverty is so depressing. I feel that I have gained a wealth of knowledge throughout this project. I would like to get involved and help stop poverty.

This project had a lot of ups and downs. The happiest part was when I made up the fictional story. That was the happiest part because people that were in poverty could have a happy ending. It normally doesn’t go that way. The saddest part was when I made my Imovie because I had to see the innocent, malnourished children on most pictures. I also had to see their brutal living conditions. Too many people die daily from living in poverty in world hunger. Hopefully, in the near future, poverty will be history.