This article by Jake Harriman, talks about extreme poverty and how this is linked or related to global terrorism. This is a blatant global social problem as it is an issue around the globe to this day. When I think of the biggest problems surrounding our world, poverty, and terrorism are two of the top issues.
Harriman explains what he does in his work, how he travels from shamba to shamba talking to farmers who live in extreme poverty. He talks about his past working experiences as a platoon commander in the Marines, and how he and his fellow brothers fought in a War on Terror. He also explains what poverty is, how it is considered as consuming less than $1.25 a day and how it is more than just the lack of material resources or needs necessary for ones basic needs. He also talks about how a big chunk of the worlds population does not have the opportunity to make certain choices. This affects ones family, and providing the basic needs for ones children.
In closing his article he shares what he is doing in the present day. He hoped to build an organization that would combat extreme poverty, and he did when he founded Nuru International, “a social venture committed to ending extreme poverty in remote, rural areas.”
Overall, this article had many positives to it. Harriman did well on bringing a lot of heartfelt emotions and his own experiences and things he has learned to it. It made it engaging and more enjoyable to read rather than an article based solely on facts, numbers, data, and surveys. But it also did include some valuable information and statistics about poverty.
I feel as though the positives definitely outweighed the negatives, seeing as I could not really find many negatives about this article, as it was an honest and emotional driven piece.
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/linking-extreme-poverty-and-global-terrorism/?scp=1&sq=families%20in%20poverty%20&st=cse
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