what is poverty?

what is poverty?

NOUN. The state or condition of having little or no money goods or means of support; condition of being poor. synonyms: need lines, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury. antonyms: riches. wealth, plenty.

quick write:

answer the following questions using complete sentences and support your answer with examples and details:

• where do you see poverty in your community?
• think about the facts and statistics we discussed. what did you already know?
• what surprised you?

1.  where i see poverty is when i come to school because i get to pass a metro stop and i see people sleeping there. another i see is when i go to the park i see people sleeping under the benches and asking for money or food.
2. well i know that Latinos are mostly the poorest because they migrate to the U.S and thinking that they will find a better life, but sometimes they don't get lucky because when they go to ask for jobs they need papers or security numbers. 
3.  what surprise me is when i saw that Latinos were the poorest because i didn't think it was gonna be like that because i think blacks are the poorest because i see them more on the streets.