first response to Attila's blog

Hello Attila,

I don’t think the similarities in the economic group point towards poverty being completely solvable.
If anything, they say that the situation can be improved, with no specific extent.

Also,

The Existential approach described really bugs me. What’s more real than people dying of hunger, starving to death? Really. The definition of existentialism is that a person lives live for himself, and should know that his actions have consequences and that responsibility should be taken. Agreeing that something happened because of me.
An existential approach see the obvious, that poverty, and extreme poverty exist. Existentialism is not moral; but the above things are true.

Response to Attila

Response to Attila

Thanks for that great long response

Honestly, it shows effort, and thoughtfulness

That’s what I meant, existentialism is amoral.

The whole existentialism debate seems way too unnecessarily complicated for me.

For me personally. I don’t have too much experience with existentialism, mainly Crime and Punishment and a paper that came as a result.

I think what’s important is trying to solve the most, most, crucial problem, perceived in the best way, with the best possible answer.

Best,

Response to Samantha Kunze,

Response to Samantha Kunze,
Hey Samantha thanks for posting,

In response to your post:

You said that there’s plenty of media representation out there on it.
In my opinion either there isn’t enough, or it isn’t good enough because this dire, dire, problem exists to such a crippling extent in this world.

I think that desensitization ,( took me a while to spell this word) when see homeless on the screens, has very, very, little to do with the problem. But the way Politics and big media, and big companies, describe the poor is a big problem.

People generally agree that poverty is the lack of basic necessities. Most agree it is a problem in America and focus on that issue and not the global inequity. It is generally seen as a large problem.

In response to your problem definitions:

The government and the rich are intertwined, interwoven, much of the time they are same thing. So, both would be to blame, more than responsible, to blame.

I think that personal attributes of course have to do with poverty, but their far from being the main cause. Especially when a global perspective is taken. Millions and millions of people are starving because their lazy, have character flaws, or unstable?

All the Best

Personal Account (posted , somewhere else first)

Hey group, Jacob told us to find examples of zooming in, of personal experiences, of first hand accounts. He told us to find these also on the internet right?

Hello Ariann,

Thanks a lot for the initiative of contacting us.

R u in Community Psych?

What do you think would be the most significant, important, thing you could tell us about your experience in Guatemala?

Do you have any ideas about best solutions?

R there any things you would like to share?

Thanks a lot.

I'll give a bit from me too:

Me and my mom were on welfare at one point.

That was a long time ago.

I know, very well, how heroic my Mother is everyday.

Currently, all she does is drive her taxi cab, all day, at least 14 hrs a day, every other day. In the days not driving, she rests, is now working on her associates, and takes care of errands. We live in a small, one bedroom apartment in Chicago. Wait, I live here in Chambana, and go home between school. The main reason I’m in the National Guard is b/c I wanted the school benefits.

If u guys have any questions or anything, U know where to find me.

Hello Attila,

I don’t think the similarities in the economic group point towards poverty being completely solvable.
If anything, they say that the situation can be improved, with no specific extent.

Also,

The Existential approach described really bugs me. What’s more real than people dying of hunger, starving to death? Really. The definition of existentialism is that a person lives live for himself, and should know that his actions have consequences and that responsibility should be taken. Agreeing that something happened because of me.
An existential approach see the obvious, that poverty, and extreme poverty exist. Existentialism is not moral; but the above things are true.

1st Comment on other's Blog

Hello Kim,

This is nothing in response to what you wrote, their' experts, just maybe the catogorization:

I would categorize add/adhd problem defintions as: due to:

genetic,

physiological that's non genetic

sociolization of behaviour

I've given this some thought,

to me this is a lot more clearer than internal and external,

the word pairs are important or else it becomes confusing again

I heard, from somewhere, not offical at all, that its the way children are thought to behave that makes them have difficulty focusing attention.

They learn most when their in the company of other kids their own age, and boys especially in play never pay attention too anything for too long, its cool to be all over the place.

just something to think about.

It seemed to make sense to me.

I sometimes seem to see stuff like this among conversation's of adults, our age, here on campus, they move on from topic to topic, so superfically, so fast it seems very annoying,

but that just may be nothing.

Testing Hypothesis

My problem definition analysis: Various Ways of Approaching Poverty

(half of my time on this was spent trying to figure out what to do)

1

People realize that poverty is a problem, but they just ignore it. Their just not the activist type. There is lack of action on their part. They might recognize it as the worst problem, but they still don’t care. Almost everyone is aware that poverty exists, and much of it exists here at home, its just that many don’t feel the ambition, drive, and virtue, to do something about it. Many people would do something about poverty, its just that they themselves are poor.

There is this culture amongst the extremely rich, of keeping money to themselves, of keeping money in the family. Of not talking about it, because that makes it bad class. This also helps perpetuate poverty, and the extreme inequality in this and other countries. It’s necessary to press on to rich people, their extra responsibilities since their rich.

Jamie Johnson is the director of the HBO documentary Born Rich, here’s a separate
interview

“HBO: Do you think money is America's biggest taboo topic?
JAMIE JOHNSON: I really think it is. Especially for people who are rich, I think money is certainly the number one taboo topic. More inappropriate than anything else.”

HBO: What would you like people to take away from Born Rich?
…
JAMIE JOHNSON: It's just something most people don't get to see otherwise, and it kind of opens up a taboo subject. It just scratches the surface of talking about wealth and the subject of money in our culture. And I think that that's interesting. It's something that people don't really deal with in a realistic way.
…
HBO: Do you have plans for more movies?
JAMIE JOHNSON: I really want to make more documentaries. I love documentary filmmaking. And I want to continue on with it as a career. I am really interested in these subjects of socioeconomic inequality and social class, and things like that. I think in the next few weeks as this one comes out and people start to respond to it, I'll figure out what the next move is”

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/born_rich/interview.html

A big cause of poverty is the lack of proper media presentation.

“I feel most global issues are misrepresented in the mainstream for various reasons. Some issues may not be receiving enough—or any—mainstream media attention and therefore there is a lack of enough open and public debate, while other concerns seem to be getting a biased attention only“

http://www.globalissues.org/about/

A big cause of poverty is lack of education.

“Rising school fees, the costs of school uniforms and textbooks, and widespread cultural biases against educating girls all contribute to these unacceptable statistics. According to UNICEF, one out of every six children born to women without an education dies before the age of five. That rate is reduced by half if a woman receives primary school education. Each additional year of education for girls beyond grade three results in up to a 20 percent increase in wages, 10 percent fewer childhood deaths and up to a 10 percent reduction in birth rates/”

http://www.results.org/website/article.asp?id=370

2 “My Working Hypothesis of Meaningful Differences in Problem Definition”:

It is a major problem. Poverty should be among the top priorities of state and national governments. Poverty exists everywhere, in every State in the US, and in every country in the world. Stems from the economic setup, wherever that may be.

It should be brought to the spotlight, of national media attention, and not hidden by the media

Opposing Viewpoint

“According to official statistics, the distribution of income has become increasingly unequal during the past two decades. A common reaction in the popular press, in political debate, and in academic discussions is to regard the increase in inequality as a problem that demands new redistributive policies. I disagree. I believe that inequality as such is not a problem and that it would be wrong to design policies to reduce it. What policy should address is not inequality but poverty.”

http://www.nber.org/feldstein/pi99.html

Modal Ideas for Approaching Poverty.

Modal Ideas for Approaching Poverty.

1. It is a major problem
2. Poverty should be among the top priorities of state and national governments.
3. Poverty exists everyhwere, in every State in the US, and in every country in the world.
4. Stems from the economic setup, wherever that may be.
5. People should be educated about the seriousness of this extremely widespread inequality.