Strong blog post, about (Poverty or Prejudice) minimum 350 words

Answer:“Poverty is not a major factor in cause of crime.” For the author, crime was simply a matter of personal choice. Such logic is seductive and piggybacks on the US ideology of individual economic responsibility.  Poverty becomes something one chooses to move from or not. In such a world, failure to achieve is viewed as the responsibility of the individual.

This is poverty as moral failure and justifies for many any personal prejudice against the poor, including the nonsense that poverty does not impact crime. Such ideas about poverty are often based on personal stories about people who rose up and broke out of poverty. Anecdote is not good science; it’s more like myth-making. Anthropological research into poverty highlights a diversity of experiences among people classified as poor—including great resilience by those who do not escape it.

And while there is certainly academic debate about whether poverty causes crime, it has been proven that many conditions inherent in poverty are risk factors for criminal behaviour. Anthropologists do not document poverty as an economic condition to be measured. Rather they describe poverty as a qualitative social relation of multi-dimensional deprivation. That means poverty affects the quality of a person’s life not just in terms of income but rights, opportunities, capabilities and entitlements.

Yes, poverty doesn’t affect every person in exactly the same way but poverty does impact every person’s ability to achieve his or her full human potential and the World Bank’s 2001 report on poverty said just that.

People living in poverty are more likely to live or come from broken homes, experience low levels of education, suffer high rates of mortality, lack support, possess weak social networks, endure poor health conditions, including poor nutrition that effects many different abilities. They are also likely to be excluded from market participation and services.

Calling all people who live in poverty “vagabonds” is not only prejudice and deliberately misleading, it suggests poverty is just about being hungry and needing a job, and there is no structural impediment to breaking the cycle. People can come forward with their examples of individual success stories but it doesn’t change the fact that while some individuals break the cycle, the group “poor” on the whole cannot break the cycle and capitalism is designed to function in that precise way.

Capitalism requires an underclass, a poor, an industrial reserve army of labour, to do all the low-paying, awful jobs. That is a fact. Great wealth was, and is, accumulated by dispossession and it produces/d great poverty. Capitalism is a zero-sum game. There must be winners and losers. This isn’t a fun ride for everyone; this is neoliberal 21st century capitalism and it’s not that different in its punishments to late 19th century capitalism.

In this sense, poverty is a consequence of historical relationships that include white supremacy, racial hierarchy, underdevelopment, the creation of laws, class warfare, urbanism, transnational geopolitics, and how such big processes made and make the world. Poverty is not an abstraction one can personally choose to overcome or not. Rather, poverty is about social processes and the effects those processes have on productive people.

Let’s end with a simple question. What came first: poverty or the culture of poverty? Anthropologist Phillipe Bourgois spent years living and researching drugs dealers in the ghettos of Puerto Rico. He noted that rather than guns and drug culture being the culture of the ghetto, the ghetto and its poverty should be understood in historical and social context as the reaction to particular social and economic configurations in the colonial relationship between the USA and Puerto Rico.

A similar argument can be made about T&T. Yes, a culture of poverty can lead to criminality and anti-social behaviour, but we should also understand how the historical circumstances of our colonial relationship gave us the poverty that in turn constantly produces/d the culture of poverty we now denigrate and fear.

Put bluntly, blaming the poor for living in poverty rather than fixing the society that produces/d poverty is a massive blind spot found among some who do not live in poverty. It helps them feel successful and accomplished—superior. It’s a hold over of the divide-and-conquer politics of colonialism and racist at heart.

Poverty and the many wider socio-cultural issues, like crime, that it impacts, exist (and always will) because of the type of society we’ve all built, not because of the failure of individuals to personally overcome poverty.

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1. Determine whether the points (-5,8) and (-5,-4) lie on the same horizontal or vertical line. Explain how you know. Then, find the length of the line segment that connects them.

Answer:

They both lay on the same vertical line. When you add both point you can see that they both are in the same negative number which is -5. The distance between point is 12.

Explanation:

? Question Select the correct answer. Are these elements grammatically similar? when you leave leaving Review the terms C. Yes No​

What negative effect on Katniss has Peeta unintentionally given?

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Compare the interview “On the Front Lines with Thurgood Marshall” with the information piece “Equal Justice Under Law.”


How does the information presented in the informational text compare to the information presented in the interview?



The informational text contains only facts, while most of the information presented in the interview is made up.



The informational text presents opinions about Marshall's life and work, while the interview presents concrete evidence from different sources.



The informational text presents a variety of case summaries from Marshall's career, while the interview is based on his personal correspondence.



The informational text provides facts and details about Thurgood Marshall, while the interview presents insights into Marshall's thoughts and motivations.

Read this sentence:
Alex had gotten so used to using his calculator that it was now a crutch. He could hardly remember to do an equation without it.

What does the word crutch suggest about this situation?

A. Alex relied on the calculator too much.


B. Alex balanced his weight on the calculator.


C. Alex used the calculator to learn math.


D. Alex could never do math.

Why is it a good idea for people with depression to care for dogs

Vocabulary Skill Match the archaic word on the right with the correct modern definition on the left.



1.
mood


2.
hurt


3.
slow up; wait


4.
angry


5.
at once; soon



a.
soft
b.
humor
c.
tetchy
d.
scathe
e.
anon

How far would you go to achieve your goal?

Match the following terms with the definition.
a group of words that contains a subject and a verb


a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence


a clause that does not form a complete sentence but functions as one part of the sentence

PLEASE HELP I DONT UNDERSTAND (and i dont remember anything from the book)

The author of The Loner uses expressive language to describe the vast, empty countryside and the boy's desperate cry to the deer for companionship. All this was meant to let you feel the boy's _____.

happiness
fatigue
loneliness

How do words and phrases such as “dispassionately”, “it was decided”, “accountable”, and “generally speaking “make you feel? (paragraphs 1,6,9)

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“While I think learning a new language is one of the most exciting things about going abroad, I know many people would appreciate the comfort of easy communication while they are trying to adapt to a new culture in a place far from home. If this describes your personality, don’t worry! Two of the most popular study abroad destinations are Great Britain and Australia.”

In the passage, the author is arguing __________________.

a.
that learning a language is the only reason to participate in study abroad programs
c.
that it is too difficult to learn a language while participating in a study abroad program
b.
that even students who do not speak a foreign language can study abroad
d.
all of the above



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Which point of view is used in this excerpt from “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury?

It had been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands. A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. And this was the way life was forever on the planet Venus, and this was the schoolroom of the children of the rocket men and women who had come to a raining world to set up civilization and live out their lives.

A.
first-person point of view
B.
second-person point of view
C.
third-person limited point of view
D.
third-person omniscient point of view

Read the sentence.

Many movies are made in New Mexico.

Which is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?


Many movies


in New Mexico


are made in

I need help on ideas for a historical fiction short story.​

Directions: Read "If—" by Rudyard Kipling, then answer the following questions at the bottom of the page.



If—
Rudyard Kipling (1909)


If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;




If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;




If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";




If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings—nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run—
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!



Reading #1:

What is this poem about?

List at least 7 characteristics that the speaker believes will make his son "a man"



Reading #2:

In the two column chart, quote lines from "Act 1 Scene 7"of that tie the characters of Macbeth or
Lady Macbeth to the poem above. These can be lines that are similar or opposites. (List at least 4 lines)

Lines about masculinity in Macbeth Corresponding lines about masculinity in the poem

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Jordan's mother looked around his room. It was filthy! There were candy wrappers on the bed and dust balls in the corner, and there was mud on the floor.

What is the meaning of the word filthy as it is used in the passage?

A) A little messier than usual
B) Characterized by a disgusting amount of dirt
C) Characterized as being organized and tidy
D) Clean, disinfected, and clear of all objects

Which sentence uses the italicized vocabulary word correctly?

The stunt driver diverted his car around the tight corner to win the race.

I had hoped he would bring his churn to the library to help carry my books.

The bike had special maneuvers on each pedal to help keep the rider balanced.

The submarine put up its periscope to check the surface for any enemy ships.

Question # 1 Multiple Choice Another name for a lawyer is chief. O False O True​

Pick the sentence that is written correctly.

a
Blakely Tina's sister is a miserable unhappy person.
b
Trent the father of Drew does not help with the dishes at all.
c
Misty, my beautiful wife, enjoys helping others and singing in church.
d
none of the above

Read the excerpt from The Secret Garden. “I said I would never go back again—” she hesitated, knitting her brows—“but perhaps, just perhaps, I will go and see—if he wants me—in the morning. Perhaps he’ll try to throw his pillow at me again, but—I think—I’ll go.” How does this scene contribute to the development of the story? A)The conflict between Mary and Colin is established .B) Mary starts to spend time with Dickon in the garden. C) The relationship between Mary and Colin is introduced. D)Mary begins to think of other people instead of herself.

Why shouldn't you break the rules ?

Why do kids with cellphones cause a serious destruction mm

Identify the function of the underlined verbal in the sentence below.
Lalon took a gardening class.
Direct Object
Adverb
Predicate Nominative
Adjective

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What is one of the most important aspects that newspapers must take into
account when printing an article?
A How much the newspaper costs
B. How much the audience already knows about an event
c. Whether there are enough quotes
D. From whose point of view the article should be written

Define author's tone. Define mood. Can y’all help me

Now lookee here!" said the man. "Where's your mother?"18

How is the apostrophe used in the word Where's in sentence 18?

a
to show the author's use of dialect
b
as a contraction for Where is
c
to show possession
d
to indicate the speaker is uneducated

In your own words, how would you describe the term racism.

Name at least two components that make up a person’s social identity.

whats the main purpose of talking with someone else about what you've read? A) Making sure you've memorized the text properly B) Allowing yourself to come up with new ideas C) Making sure you know how to pronounce the author's name, and the names of the characters D) Making sure that you've used complete sentences in your notes​

If you were reading an interview, what question would you expect to see first? A. "How old are you?" c. "What are you doing here?" b. "Can you introduce yourself?" d. None of the above. Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D