Evaluative Work Cited William Wiley March 8, 2014 English 1102 - Ms. Camargo Kendig, Sarah M.

, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Suzanne M. Bianchi. "Childhood Poverty and the Transition to Adulthood." Family Relations 63.2 (2014): 271-86. Academic Search Complete. Web. 8 Mar. 2014. This article discusses the idea that many young adults in impoverish countries have to become financially independent earlier than young adults who are supported by their parents well into adult life. The article talks about how this occurs in undeveloped countries and that is what most people think of when they hear the word poverty, but it also occurs in developed countries in the west. Due to the fact that many young kids have to become responsible for themselves as well as their families, means that many of them never have the privilege of education, which leads to them having to continue working low paying jobs. This relates to my paper because I am writing about Americans views of poverty and this brings up the idea that education plays a large role in poverty. I witnessed such situations in Ethiopia when kids as young as seven would sit on the curb of the streets in Addis Ababa waiting to shine any passerbys shoes in return for some pocket change. I was shocked as to the effort these kids would put into their work, for the equivalent of what would be a few pennies to us. I also witnessed parents sending their young kids onto the street to make any extra money they could by begging, carrying heavy loads for people, or stealing from shops only to turn around and sell it to anyone willing to buy it. I come from a family where my parents are able to pay for all four years of college as well as anything I might need along the way. I felt very uncomfortable while living in Africa and witnessing all of the poverty that was seen as normal to them. This article is a reliable source for my paper as professors from Arkansas State University, University of New Hampshire, and University of California contributed to the information in the article. I plan on using this information I gathered to further my own opinions about poverty, as well as to prove how what many Americans see as poverty, isnt always true. Maixner, Kira. "10 Facts About Poverty In Ethiopia - The Borgen Project." Web log post.The Borgen Project. The World Bank, Merlin USA, BBC, 11 June 2013. Web. 8 Mar. 2014. This blog post includes fact about the poverty that occurs specifically in Ethiopia. It states that with a population of around 86 million, 78 percent of Ethiopians struggle to make anything above US$2 a day. It also states that the average life expectancy of an Ethiopian is just 59 years old. The State Health expenditure is approximately US$3 per

person. That is such a small amount of money. Health issues are a large reason for why so many people live below the poverty level. Many of the diseases that people are suffering from are preventable, including Malaria. Another factor that explains why poverty is so evident is because almost two-thirds of the population of Ethiopia is illiterate. This blog post really helps confirm a lot of what I saw while abroad, especially the poor health. Going back to the fact that most of the diseases that people are suffering from are preventable, I believe this to be 100% accurate because I witnessed many people suffering from leprosy, people unwilling to receive any healthcare that was offered to them, only to look more sympathetic while begging on the side of the road. This is due to the fact that many dont understand the benefits of a cure and a lot believe that they are too far gone to receive any help. Also, few even have the opportunity to receive help as getting healthcare that is reliable over to places where these diseases occur is a challenge in it of itself. The blog discusses that the rapid population boom within Ethiopia is a leading cause for the poverty, and I agree with this statement. I never witnessed Ethiopia before this rapid increase in population, but so many women on the street who beg for life, will intentionally get pregnant so that they can acquire any extra money from sympathetic people. I think this blog post brings up many facts that I will be able to use to support ways that poverty has a huge grasp on the way people live across Africa, specifically.

Hay, Phil, and Aby Toure. "News." Africa Continues to Grow Strongly but Poverty and Inequality Remain Persistently High. The World Bank, 7 Oct. 2013. Web. 9 Mar. 2014. This article is about how Africa isnt completely gone into despair amongst all of the poverty and disease. It states that many African countries have some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Much of the economic growth is generated by the rising production of resources, including minerals, agriculture, and service sectors. The article suggests that while almost half of Africans live below the poverty line, that rate is slowly dropping and could be as low as 16%-30% of Africans living below the poverty line by 2030. It also suggests that by 2030, most of the worlds poverty will be concentrated in Africa. I believe that Africa contains some of the riches cultures in the world and that because of this; they will continue to grow in nationalism within countries and economy as they continue to produce and trade with world powers. I like the optimism in this article because even though it is so easy to be sympathetic for Africa as a whole, the joy that the cultures have and how many people will give just as much as they receive if not more, away out of generosity! I have seen first hand the generosity that people have and how contagious it is.

"13." Understanding Contemporary Africa. Ed. April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon. 5th ed. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner, 2013. 419-20. Print. In the article called Poverty Reduction in Chapter 13 of Understanding Contemporary Africa, Gordon states that although many countries in Africa are renewing their economies, poverty continues to remain a huge problem when high levels continuing into the foreseeable future. Over 300 million Africans are living on less than US$1 a day This is due to the fact that many countries are having rapid growth in population numbers. Another reason that growing economies are so slow to help poverty levels is because most of the impoverish barely benefit from the blossoming economy. I can contribute to the statement about how so few people living below the poverty line feel the effects of a growing economy. I witnessed how many of the corporations in Ethiopia are monopolies, unable to employ many people. Anyone who does get hired to work for a corporation has come from the city, where most of the literate citizens live. Another reason is because many countries havent established the idea of a trickle-down economy, making the impact that the growing economy has on society lessened. The chapter then goes on to site continuous conflict between countries as a contributor to the high levels of poverty. As well as conflict between opposing countries, it has a large grasp on societies and governments within single countries. Many valuable resources found in Africa are linked to high conflict levels, the blood-diamonds being an example of this. Recent wars contribute to poverty levels as wars cost money, money being taken out of possible funds towards healthcare and other benefits for the impoverish. This source is reliable because it is the book currently being used in my Contemporary Africa Liberal Studies class. I agree with what the editors say regarding causes to high poverty as I witnessed it so much in Ethiopia. Fortunately, I lived in one of least conflicted countries in Africa. I still saw many ways in which conflict had had a grasp in the countries past. In Kenya, I was told to not walk the streets past sun down due to the increase in muggings at night. "Poverty USA | What Is Poverty? | Where Is the Poverty Line? | Who Is Poor?" Poverty USA. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2012. Web. 09 Mar. 2014. <http://www.povertyusa.org/the-state-of-poverty/poverty-facts/>. This website refers to the poverty levels within America. While the poverty level of 15% is far below the levels in Africa, it still poses a large problem America faces. The poverty threshold of America is far higher than the threshold in African countries, which also plays a large role in the difference of poverty here, verses there. Approximately 4.3 million disabled Americans live below the poverty line. Almost one in every five children in America live below the poverty line as of 2012. Expenses such as the rising costs of health care, raises the senior poverty rate to an astounding 14.8%. Although seniors citizens have the lowest poverty rate in America, the level is rising due to the continually

more and more expensive healthcare. Race also contributes to poverty in America because of the history of the treatment of blacks, they remain the most impoverish race within the US. I think that America is at an advantage in that many impoverish people have the resources to overcome the hardship. The government of America continues to pursue the act of ridding all poverty, an act that hasnt been pursued heavily in developing countries. I had only witnessed extreme poverty during a weeklong trip to rural West Virginia when I was in high school. We were all assigned a random group to work with and refurbish or build houses for many homeless and poor. That is the extent to what I knew about poverty before travelling to Ethiopia. I think that the stigma that poor people carry differs fairly drastically from country to country. Many Americans view the poor within America as the lazy, dependent citizens. Americans see poverty differently when it comes to developing countries. Many are sympathetic towards it, including myself. This website is a reliable one as it cites the US Census Bureau as a source. I believe that the American ideas of poverty are drastically different from the rest of the world in many ways. Having only witnessed a small portion of the worlds poverty, I remain eager to research more on poverty inside versus outside of America. Reflection The easiest part of researching was narrowing down which sources I want to use in my research paper. The easiest part of putting the Works Cited was reflecting on each source and what I had taken away from the source. The hardest part of researching was the use of a scholarly journal that I thought was related to my question. The hardest part of putting together the Works Cited was explaining how the article or journal was reliable. I liked how organized the Evaluative Works Cited makes me in preparation to writing my paper. I will use the data that I gathered from my Primary Resource Response survey that I did. I might also stumble across a website or journal that I find interesting and could add to my paper. The extensive research that I did towards my paper has really helped me narrow down what I want to write about. I think that this topic allows me to add my opinion and experiences alongside the credible sources I researched.