Should Rich Nations Help Poor Nations? Adriana Hernandez Poly Sci Prof. Murphy 02.26.02 Imagine living in a community where every minute of everyday you were hungry‚ underclothed‚ and at risk for death because you are poor. Now imagine waking up and your biggest problem was which sweater to wear with which jeans. Both are scenarios that occur on a daily basis in our countries‚ some more extreme than others are. With that in mind a question of whether or not rich nations have an obligation
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Question 1: The Rich and the Poor The term poor refers to the people who do not have enough wealth to feed and cloth their families‚ on the contrary the term rich refers to the people who possess wealth and are capable of buying the luxuries for them. Poverty exists everywhere‚ and‚ unfortunately‚ in the third world countries its magnitude is substantial. Every year‚ millions of people in underdeveloped countries die because of starvation or various diseases. (Sen and Foster‚ 2007) It is common
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Rich vs. Poor The poor hating the rich has already occurred earlier a few years back‚ when people started hating the rich because they were selfish and use money inappropriate ways. People eventually started developing jealousy among these rich people‚ and slowly away did they start riots and protests. There are many reasons why this has happened. Firstly this has happened‚ because these rich people and poor people are simply just different‚ any time there are different groups‚ especially two
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Why is the Rich Superior to the Poor? There is a significant difference between the rich and the poor. Being wealthy gives you the opportunity to become more secure and independent. However‚ those in poverty are less likely to be independent because of their lack of money. Day by day‚ people are on corners of the street pleading for money or necessities to get them “back on their feet.” The rich will always be above those who do not have the ability to provide for themselves or their family.
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The poverty gap exists to strand the poor on an island‚ which will leave them stuck on their island until their deaths. The article “Gap Between Rich And Poor Named 8th Wonder Of The World” most directly conveys the idea that the poor are overwhelmed and discouraged gap to the rich‚ and those that attempt will fail through the use of direct quotes and metaphors. First‚ the idea that the poor are overwhelmed by the gap is explained in a quote by Grace Ngubane. “The scale is staggering—it makes you
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New technology and scientific innovations sparked worldwide exchanges of national and cultural resources. Globalization provided nations and individuals the opportunity to grow rich creating monopolies and economic superpowers. Not everyone was able to capitalize at the start of this new era. Nations and individuals that did not have the resources or could not discover a method to get wealthy were stuck‚ not able to flourish. In these most recent economic times‚ it is easy to see that the gap between
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The ever widening gap between rich and poor can not be bridged. Why do some nations become rich while others remain poor? Traditional mainstream economic growth theory has done little to answer this question—during most of the twentieth century the theory focused on models that assumed growth was a simple function of labor‚ capital‚ and technology. Economic inequality is growing in the world’s richest countries‚ and the gap between rich and poor has widened over the last 20 years in nearly
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“The Great Gatsby illustrates perfectly the divisions between rich and poor” consider how effectively this is achieved in the opening two chapters Fitzgerald uses language in order to create a clear division between the rich and the poor. In many ways such as the use of colour imagery and the description of people and places‚ a clear division between classes can be seen. Although‚ through the actions of the people in these classes Fitzgerald makes the division seem less prominent. Firstly‚
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How Life Expectancy Gap for Rich and Poor Skews Social Security I have always known that there was a gap in the life expectancy between the rich and the poor‚ but have never really looked into it. This article was very interesting to read. The article focused on the difference between the average life expectancy for men earning $20‚000 annually and men earning $80‚000 annually and the typical life expectancy between the two. Social Security is based on the average U.S life expectancy and does not
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SHOULD RICH NATIONS LEND AID TO POOR ONES? Globalization is one of culprits causing greater development gaps among countries over the world‚ and the act of lending aid is remarkable behavior of rich nations to assist poor ones. To some people‚ rich nations should lend aid to poor ones because of its economic‚ diplomatic‚ politic and military advantages. Meanwhile‚ opponents claim that on account of their possibilities of financial distress in the future‚ they should not do so. I am of the former
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