Read the comment written by the professor and observe the video.
- Publish a comment on the selection according to your opinion.
- Click on the "Comment" icon on the bottom to begin writing.
- Write on the "Leave your comment" textbox a short two paragraph essay answering the provided questions. Remember to include in each paragraph a topic sentence, three supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence. Include your name at the end of your post.
- On "Choose your identity" click on "Google/Blogger".
- Click on "Publish Your Comment".
PROFESSOR'S COMMENT:
The World Bank Organization describes poverty as:
“Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time.”
Poverty is not having money to meet basic needs. However, poverty is much, much more.
Poverty has many faces, changing from place to place and across time, and has been described in many ways. Most often, poverty is a situation people want to escape. So poverty is a call to action.
Write 2 sentences answering each question as a way to state your opinion:
1. What is poverty?
2. Who can be considered as poor in our society?
3. How do we react towards those people?
4. What should be done to fight poverty? How can we help stop poverty?
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