Running head: SOCIAL PROBLEMS 1 SOCIAL PROBLEMS 7 Social Problems Name of the Student Name of College/University Date Social Problems Poverty and its Impact on Education: Today and Tomorrow by Capra (2009) is an enlightening article that discusses the impact that poverty has on education. I consider this article to be valuable because education is a critical aspect of growth and development, with a significant influence in the society. The author provides the reader with a in-depth analysis of the issue by investigating the expected impact future impacts in relation to lack of education. As the author notes, “education is an international must, a veritable human right…” which shows that it is universally accepted that education is a right for everyone in the present times. One of the points that I consider to be significant is that the author appreciates creativity. The author points out that in most schools, teachers often applaud obedience and repetition. Besides, teachers spend more time on the preparation of standardized test as opposed to developing their students’ creative skills (Capra, 2009). The author clear points out that most poverty-stricken areas lack highly qualified teacher who would encourage the students to strive for quality and seek to advance their education to a higher level. Besides, the author notes that most of the students fail to advance their education to a higher level because no one in their households had gone beyond high school level. Most importantly, the author discusses some of the ways that America should eradicate poverty and encourage students to seek higher education. This article provides the reader with valuable and highly practical information that helps to reveal the main issues or factors that contribute to poverty and low levels of education in America. This article provides me with critical information that helps me to identify was of ensuring high quality education and reducing poverty. I intend to use this information to influence others into embracing the right ideals that promote high quality education and higher levels of graduation in institutions of higher learning (Capra, 2009). Moving Beyond “Slaves, sinners, and saviors” is a comprehensive article by Baker & College (2013), which explores the issue of poverty from the perspective of sex in America. In particular, the authors investigate how poverty pushes people into the sex trafficking business because of their vulnerability as they seek to make a living. I consider this article to be comprehensive because the author have provided deep analysis of the issue of sex traffic, from the factors that contribute to that practice, to ways in which the relevant government agencies can combat the issue successfully. I think this article will be helpful in exposing the numerous issues that contribute to the high rates of sex crimes in America, including how the various agencies will fight the problem successfully. I conside.

1. Running head: SOCIAL PROBLEMS 1
SOCIAL PROBLEMS 7
Social Problems
Name of the Student
Name of College/University
Date
Social Problems
Poverty and its Impact on Education: Today and Tomorrow by
Capra (2009) is an enlightening article that discusses the impact
that poverty has on education. I consider this article to be
valuable because education is a critical aspect of growth and
development, with a significant influence in the society. The
author provides the reader with a in-depth analysis of the issue
by investigating the expected impact future impacts in relation

2. to lack of education. As the author notes, “education is an
international must, a veritable human right…” which shows that
it is universally accepted that education is a right for everyone
in the present times.
One of the points that I consider to be significant is that the
author appreciates creativity. The author points out that in most
schools, teachers often applaud obedience and repetition.
Besides, teachers spend more time on the preparation of
standardized test as opposed to developing their students’
creative skills (Capra, 2009). The author clear points out that
most poverty-stricken areas lack highly qualified teacher who
would encourage the students to strive for quality and seek to
advance their education to a higher level. Besides, the author
notes that most of the students fail to advance their education to
a higher level because no one in their households had gone
beyond high school level. Most importantly, the author
discusses some of the ways that America should eradicate
poverty and encourage students to seek higher education.
This article provides the reader with valuable and highly
practical information that helps to reveal the main issues or
factors that contribute to poverty and low levels of education in
America. This article provides me with critical information that
helps me to identify was of ensuring high quality education and
reducing poverty. I intend to use this information to influence
others into embracing the right ideals that promote high quality
education and higher levels of graduation in institutions of
higher learning (Capra, 2009).
Moving Beyond “Slaves, sinners, and saviors” is a
comprehensive article by Baker & College (2013), which
explores the issue of poverty from the perspective of sex in
America. In particular, the authors investigate how poverty
pushes people into the sex trafficking business because of their
vulnerability as they seek to make a living. I consider this
article to be comprehensive because the author have provided
deep analysis of the issue of sex traffic, from the factors that
contribute to that practice, to ways in which the relevant

3. government agencies can combat the issue successfully. I think
this article will be helpful in exposing the numerous issues that
contribute to the high rates of sex crimes in America, including
how the various agencies will fight the problem successfully.
I consider the use of images in this article as highly creative
and reasonable because it helps the reader to connect with the
issue as well as improve understanding on the various aspects
involved. The authors have a provided a detailed discussion of
the role that the various government publications, the media,
popular films and NGO materials have to say regarding this
issue. I think the article is important because it enlightens the
reader about various laws relating to the issue such as the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which helps to improve
awareness of the issue and how about to go about, especially to
ensure that such incidences reduce significantly (Baker &
College, 2013). More importantly, this article provides ways in
which trafficked people may be empowered as opposed to just
being rescued. The article does not also advocate for
prosecution of the traffickers but in the creation of effective
structural conditions and policies to empower communities to
end inequalities that are the main causes of the problem.
I will use this article to understand the underlying causes of
poverty, including the factors that lead people to sex trafficking
business. In addition, the article will help me to understand the
dynamics that make people vulnerable and become victims of
sex traffickers. Thus, the article will help me to advocate for
change in policies and behavior among people to reduce poverty
and the associated vulnerability (Baker & College, 2013).
Poverty and poor health: Can health care reform narrow the
rich-poor gap? By Wolfe (2012) provides remarkable evidence
that shows how poverty contributes to most health problems
among people, with a particular focus on the United States. I
consider this article to be relevant because it is current and
provides a discussion of some of the recent reforms in health
care, including its potential for improving health for the poor
communities. The article is also significant because it explores

4. the issue of rich-poor health gap in mortality and in health.
Income inequality and poverty in America is quite high and
continues to increase. This issue has been the subject of many
debates, which makes relevant for the reader to understanding it
through this article because the author will provide a
professional perspective.
I consider the connection between income and health and
mortality to be one of the most important issues discussed in
this article because the number of poor people in America is
relatively high. The author has also provided valuable statistics
relating to children health and poverty, which is critical because
statistics show that children from poor families have high
mortality rates (Wolfe, 2012). These statistics help to reveal
some of the factors that contribute to the health issues that
cause high mortality rates. More significantly, the author has
discussed the relationship between poverty, health and low
levels of productivity. This analysis helps to show how and why
the poor remain poor, on of the reasons of which is poor health
because it makes them less productive.
This article is quite informative and helps to strengthen my
beliefs and attitudes toward striving for better health to ensure
high levels of productivity. I will use it to encourage the people
around me to strive for better health to ensure productivity and
lower chances of mortality and health-related complications
(Wolfe, 2012).
Race and Ethnicity in Fragile Families by Hummer & Hamilton
(2010) provides an in-depth scrutiny of the issue of poverty in
relation to race and ethnicity. The authors discuss the issue of
fragile families, which necessitates them to analyze some of the
mainstream races and ethnicities in America. This article is
quite interesting because it helps to reveal some of the key
characteristics associated with the different races and
ethnicities in America, including their relative level of stability.
Thus, the article shows the races that are likely to maintain
marriages and those that are likely to break up easily, including
the consequences of such break ups on the different races. This

5. article also provides a discussion of the relative level of
socioeconomic resources available for the different races and
fragile families, as well as the implications that such issues
have on the stability of their families and poverty levels. more
significantly, the authors have covered the various social
support resources and health resources available, which help to
explain the ability for the various races and ethnicities to access
them.
One of the most significant issues covered in this article is the
comparison of the characteristics associated with the different
races and ethnicities. I consider this information to be critical
because it helps the reader to understand why the different races
and ethnicities behave as they do. One of the authors’ main
arguments is that socioeconomic differences play a critical role
in creating ethnic and racial differences in family stability and
marriage. The authors also support reforms intended to ensure
economic security for parents. I think these measures are
essential in reducing poverty and improving stability in
marriages (Hummer & Hamilton, 2010).
This article provides highly valuable information covering one
of the most discussed topics in the America. The issue of race
and ethnicity is highly significant so that understanding of the
characteristics associated with each helps to understand the
differences in each (Hummer & Hamilton, 2010). Through this
article, I will be able to understand the differences races and
ethnicities in America in a much better way, including the
possible causes for the poverty problems associated with each
race and ethnicity. I believe that this article will enable me to
improve my ability to embrace diversity and appreciation for
the different races.

6. References
Baker, C. N., & College, S. (2013). Moving Beyond "Slaves,
sinners, and saviors": An intersectional feminist analysis of US
sex-trafficking discourses, law and policy. Journal of Feminist
Scholarship, Spring 2013, 4.
Capra, T. (2009). Poverty and its impact on education: Today
and tomorrow. The NEA Higher Education Journal, 75-81.
Hummer, R. A., & Hamilton, E. R. (2010). Race and Ethnicity
in Fragile Families. The Future Of Children, 20 (2): 113-131.
Wolfe, B. (2012). Poverty and poor health: Can health care
reform narrow the rich-poor gap? Focus, 28 (2): 25-30.

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