Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Article - poverty anwers

1. It is a huge bank and is linked to the united nations.
2. Disparity. Its good to look at lots of countries but add on to see the disparity.
3.Not having the basic needs, lack of income, poverty takes away peoples future, choices, rights, and dreams.
4. Extreme poverty means that you are just trying to survive and you are completely powerless. Poverty means that you only don't have the basic needs.
5.A poverty trap is a situation where you are stuck in poverty and you remain there. Three generations in poverty is a poverty trap.
6.It means you dont meat your basic needs.
7.1.5 billion
8.20 years
9. Raise the taxes and give it to the poor. Give charity, and start small

Monday, April 26, 2010

Malaysia week- global issues

During Malaysia week, one of the teachers, another studend and I went to pick up trash for about 7-8 minutes. We had already gathered two bags of trash and were on our third bag of trash. The worst part was most of the pieces of trash were plastic bottles. Some of the bottles were full of water!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Third world farmer


Some strategies that worked were :
  • well - secured source of water
  • save up - financial security,food security, and income choice
  • Medicine
  • Cheap - Expensive - Risk
  • Voice Insurance
  • Technology
Some strategies that didn't work were:
  • Don't sell your children
  • Doing things randomly (interdependent)
  • Marriage/kids
  • Drugs, army, theift
  • Showing off
  • Dunping waste
www.3rdworldfarmer.com