Brittney Little Mr. Rogan English 111 7 November 2013 Honduras: The Murder Capital of the World In Honduras over 60% of the population live in poverty. It is one of the poorest countries in the American continent (“This is Honduras”). This economic stagnation has had far-reaching effects on the Honduran population, from poor education, healthcare, and joblessness to increased theft, and more severe criminal acts such as illegal drug trade, sexual assault, human trafficking, and murder. The impacts of foreign mission activity are noticeable and much needed, but they alone are not enough to change the direction of the Honduran economic and social situation. Sporadic foreign aid also does little to help Honduras on the scale necessary to
Mr. O 3/4/13 Period 9 Thematic Essay Poverty is something that affects many people and may result in making bad choices. In the short story Cordelia the Crude, by Wallace Thurman poverty is a main problem in the story. Throughout the story many decisions Cordelia made were probably because she didn’t have the best opportunities. Even though the author didn’t say poverty was a problem it was an underlining cause. Since Cordelia didn’t have the best home life prostitution was a way for her to maybe feel loved and that she was wanted.
Later on with the years she received her B.A. English in 1976 at Loyola University of Chicago and her M.F.A. Creative Writing in 1978 at University of Iowa. Sandra was never married and she also didn’t have any kids. She says her child is writing and she only has time to think and write.
Just over 50% of the population had been immunized against infectious diseases before the earthquake, well below the World Health Organization goal of 90%. According to figures from the Ministry of Public Health and Population, there are also approximately 4,000 amputees that need ongoing support, which is particularly devastating in a country where the majority of the population travels by foot or bicycle (Office of Haiti Special Coordinator, 2011). Cholera is an outbreak caused by the lack of clean water and washing facilities. Clean water and soap will dramatically slow the disease from spreading. There was a Cholera outbreak in Haiti due to the lack of these two basic necessities.
Because this is a race-centered issue that affects certain economic demographics more than others, racism, ethnocentrisms, and classism become an important part of the issue. According to Ken Barger, “ethnocentrism can be defined as: making false assumptions about others' ways based on our own limited experience” (2004). People assume that black families choose to live in poor neighborhoods because they are uneducated and lazy. When in actuality they are doing the best they can for their families, but it comes at a price. Classim comes into play when we are talking about the “class” being affect by the poisoning.
I personally believe this is so far from the truth. I am from a poor family who was raised in the projects; we are proud hard working people who strive for greatness. This is America, so everyone has the right to the first amendment “Freedom of Speech”. On the other hand Malcolm Gladwell has a totally different view of crime decreases. His view depicts crime decreasing due to more Police power, Gladwell believes if there are more police that people would commit less crime.
Collectively, these factors help explain why, despite a stable democratic government and relative prosperity, Senegal remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Being one of the poorest countries in the world, could explain why human rights are violated so much. Human trafficking is a huge problem in Senegal. The population of Senegal is 12,969,606
The ending of slavery made it hard on the slaves even though they were more accepted because this means that they were introduced into more unforeseen problems such as disparity in wages, education discrimination, discrimination period, and social segregation. Also, the slaves were given little food and a place to stay when they were slaves, but now that slavery was disbanded this meant that the people were on their own and had to fend for themselves. It also meant that they had to overcome this process with the massive discrimination still present. Women played a major role in the Abolitionist movement as well. There were two women in particular named Sarah and Angelina Grimke who were female anti-slavery leaders in the United States.
Jane Addams Because of the rising poverty level in the United States, people had to come up with ways to help the needy since the government at the time wanted nothing to do with the people of the country. The results were settlement houses. There were many settlement houses during the time, but one of the most famous ones was Hull House, stated by Jane Addams. Located in the heart of the Chicago slum, Addams provided an education as well as the daily needs that families would not be able to get otherwise. Through perseverance and a passion for her work, Addams was able to typify image of a progressive reformer as well as achieve her goals like help immigrants learn English and American culture, and to support families that were struggling both physically and mentally.
Freedom was so important to the African Americans because most of them had been taken from their homeland by force or through manipulation/lies. The chance for freedom did come at a risk. The risk for trying to escape and be free was beating or worse death if you were caught escaping. For the very few lucky ones, freedom was bought by money that had worked for. The reason for trying to escape was because some African Americans were hearing of all the better things that were to offer for them in the north, such as better housing and farmland.