There has been a report that has discovered shocking statistics. This report found more children in the United States living in poverty than the Great Recession. The statistics are that 22% of American children were impoverished in 2013. The data found by the Kids Count Data Book has seen poverty rates double among African-Americans and also American Indians. The report has shown slight improvements in high school graduations rates and also a decreasing percentage of children who were uninsured. Although things have gotten better, there are still many children who did not get a happy ending.
I can relate this article to the geography theme of place because poverty is an issue that presents itself worldwide. Many people struggle with poverty and have no way out. There are also many children who have never had a safe place to sleep at night or hot meals everyday. My reaction to this is that I think there should be more done to help all impoverished children and their families. Living in poverty may not seem like a big deal to some because they have never experienced it but I think that should change. Poverty is a REAL issue and some of your friends or family members may be experiencing it right now. I know that this coronavirus outbreak has affected so many people and have changed lives drastically. I hope that I can bring more attention to this problem. I can connect this article to the theme of leadership. I can connect this article to the theme of leadership because like I said before, more needs to be done to help impoverished children and their families. I’m sure that there are leaders who want to create change on this topic but I think that our nation’s leaders should do more. Right now is a hard time for everyone and many people are living in poverty. This is the time to help these impoverished people! This is the one time they have needed us more than ever and we need to help them. As we approach Lā hoʻi hoʻi ea, the issue of poverty works together to create the kahiau conflicts we face in Hawaii today because everything from the past affects the future in some way. The whole world has been affected by poverty and we can see it happening here in Hawaii. What we can do to prepare our lāhui to meet these challenges are to just help one another. That is what our kupuna have always done and that is what we will continue to do. Works Cited: Press, T. (2015, July 21). Report Suggests American Children Left Behind in Economy Recovery. Retrieved July 09, 2020, from https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/in-plain-sight/report-suggests-american-children-left-behind-economy-recovery-n395651
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