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Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not being able to go to school, not knowing how to read, not being able to speak properly. Poverty is not having a job, fear for the future and living one day at a time. Poverty is loosing a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness, lack of freedom, and etc.

Poverty does not have one clear definition. It is a complicated, multi-faceted concept. Poverty is an issue which society faces each day. It is a constant struggle that cannot be ignored. Defeating poverty would take great efforts and contributions from all.

Many citizens have become ruthless victims from poverty. Perhaps some of these people could have prevented their socioeconomic downfall by planning decisions and setting goals. There are many things that they must decide to do in order to eliminate themselves from being a victim of downward mobility. For each of their important decisions they have to set goals to reach. However, they should start falling from their socioeconomic status; they must be prepared to cope with the situations.

Poverty has stuck many people across the world. Many people have died because of the lack of food, clothing, and money. Poverty has raised the rate of crime due to the lack of essential items they need for survival. They have gone to many extremes, such as attempting to rob banks, supermarkets, etc.

Due to poverty also, many people cannot afford good living space. Most of them end up in living in allies, under bridges, streets, and etc. And because of this, there is much overcrowding in the major cities. With most of the poverty population living there this makes it easier to spread disease and other things.

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 – for the poor and the wealthy alike – a call to change the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter, access to education and protection from violence.

Unfortunately, poverty is often an invisible problem. The voices of the poor are seldom heard. And what makes me feel like writing about this is the unwillingness of our society to deal with this.

Frustrated. Discouraged. Disappointed. = ((
I just hope that there will be a better solution to this kind of reality. = ))