His account of the struggle of these people to survive extreme poverty, terrible living conditions, and political chaos that is present in the Mexican borderlands explains without a doubt the reason so many are forced to make the dangerous and illegal journey "across the wire" into the United States. ... One topic that was brought up in class that I feel was present during Across the Wire was the rise of urban slums and the violence that they cultivate. In other words, the number of these dangerous slums as been growing exponentially throughout the world and in almost every one there is an abu...

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Furthermore, the author argues that not only these people live in extreme destitution, but also they are live in those conditions because they are victims of oppression, repression, and exploitation. ... "The changes required by the IMF produced widespread unemployment; inflation of astronomical proportions; the suspension of the education of many people; especially girls; a dramatic decrease in access to health care; an increase in violence, an increase in violence; conflict between the country's ethnic groups; and increased class stratification"(Kline, 471). ...

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As a result, it is easier for them to fall into poverty or be in extreme poverty. ... Extreme poverty is also an environment in which health risks are more pronounced. ... Another aspect of women who live in extreme poverty not receiving proper healthcare is biopower. ... The organization did projects based on economic rights to a life without violence, human rights, political rights, and sexual and reproductive citizenship and rights. ... Even with all the NGOs at the local and global level, women living in extreme poverty continue to face a high risk for poor health. ...

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Since than not much has changed, but there has been an increase in extreme poverty. ... Things that also push people out are lack of affordable health care, domestic violence, mental illness, and addiction disorders. ... The domestic violence comes in when battered women are forced to choose between abusive relationships and homelessness. In a study of 777 homeless parents (the majority whom were mothers) in ten U.S. cities, 22% said they had left their last place of residence because of domestic violence (Hopper 302). ... Conference of Mayors also stated the domestic violence is the lead...

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The first category, episodic homelessness, refers to people who are temporarily homeless because of extreme poverty. ... (Klug 59-62) Domestic violence and explosive family conflict is also a main cause of homelessness, which may directly result in poverty. ... However, poverty also traps families in neighborhoods with more gang activity, drug dealing, and violence. ...

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It is these very issues which sow the seeds of hatred and violence. ... Let us visualize an individual living in total abject poverty somewhere in the plains of Afghanistan or any other strife ridden country, toiling eight to twelve hours a day in extreme conditions; he barely manages to bring home a dollar so that he can secure himself and his family a square meal. ... When people living in these countries have their basic rights to existence revoked, the very principles and notions we in America take for granted, strong emotions in the form of violence hatred and animosity are generated. ...

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This extreme form of exploitation is many times individually justified, as the slave-holders believe they are masters in the world of business and need to tend to those, who are not equipped with business-sense with guidance. ... Job scarcity, poor living conditions that compound crime, violence, and drug abuse issues in these marginalized groups enhance an already problematic situation of basic survival in the American economy. ...

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An example of independence won through violence was the Algerian war. ... There is also the rise of ethnic militia's violence such as in Rwanda. 6. ... African Women and Violence In times of war women were used as a weapon. ... There are 2 extremes at looking at Chinese in Africa. ...

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Because the poor have very little access to employment, basic services, median incomes, lack of education and violence at the home and outside it hinders the process of changing their current status. ... The problems of the poor will not all be solved at once but, if people start to move into the area of addressing and fixing it; it may not be as extreme as it is now and the vicious cycle can end someday....

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The New York Times" Robert Pear reported that welfare spending has shifted, from a monthly check that could quickly be converted to cash, to paying for transportation from home to work, treating drug use and metal health problems, and providing temporary shelter for women who have suffered domestic violence. ... Ohio's welfare director Joel Potts believes that "the cheapest thing to do is to pay a woman to stay home and raise kids in extreme poverty. ...

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Exposure to extreme weather conditions, unhygienic living areas, and danger of assault are just a few of the day-to-day trials and tribulations undergone by the average homeless person. ... Their situation is exacerbated by poor nutrition, poor hygiene, and a higher likelihood of experiencing violence or trauma on the street or in a shelter (p. 103). ... It acknowledges the extreme differences between homeless individuals accessing primary care, and non-homeless individuals accessing it. ...

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Is it an extreme manifestation of poverty or the absence of a residence? ... Also, it includes adults, children, and youths in shelters such as emergency shelters, transitional shelters, all domestic-violence shelters, and any hotel, motel, or apartment voucher paid because the person or family is homeless. ...

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Even though there are many different cultures and ethnic groups in the world, many of those people may face the same problems. According to the book Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action, a social problem is be defined as "a social condition that has negative consequences for individ...

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Also this incorporates that each individual must have a basic way of life which will make a person free of violence and hunger. ... One of the primary indicators for reducing the extreme poverty is to employ the amount of working-age population. ... Timor-Leste's government turned into the basis of improvement furthermore turn into a facilitator for growth of economy because of the development of economy. 2.3 How MDG1 Helps in Reducing Poverty In order to achieve MDG1 both poor and rich countries must take steps to understand the annihilation of chronic hunger and extreme poverty. ...

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King Lear is one of the greatest tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, which portrays the intense suffering from the blindness through Lear king of Britain and the earl of Gloucester. According to Dictionaries, blindness is defined as "unable to see and lacking of sight, but blindness that...

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Introduction A common contemporary feature across many affluent countries with highly developed economies is the persistence of urban underclass neighborhoods. This phenomenon presents many national and local characteristics, nonetheless a number of common salient features can be pointed out: high u...

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That is, the current definitions or classifications of the homeless are of limited use, because at one extreme the homeless are defined as those who have lost their housing. At the other extreme, some have defined it with some theoretical paradigm in mind. ...

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