Adrian Sustaita
Dr. Medina
Humanities M7
1/27/14
Struggle can be defined as moving with difficulty or with great effort some example would include not being able to find a job or not being able to pay for financial aids. Some may claim that struggle is sensible. It is good because if you struggle then you face difficulty and sometimes difficulty is good. Others accredit that struggle is adverse. Much study has been overseen on this topic. This essay will argue that despite what some believe, struggle are multidimensional and has implications that can affect us.
Struggles are multidimensional. We see this in Breaking Through. One example of struggle that Panchito faces is being undocumented. This struggle causes him to fear of being deported. Some examples from the text that provides evidence of his fear is when he says, “As I got older my fear of being deported grew.”(Jimenez,2) Another piece of evidence that connects to him having his fear of being deported is when he hears, “if the la migra catches you they’ll send you back to Mexico.”(Jimenez,2) Lastly he was afraid because he moved to the U.S illegally.
Along the lines of struggle being multidimensional, we can also examine its implications. Once again using Breaking Through Panchito struggles with poverty. Poverty affects Panchito’s home, education, health, and much more. There are examples from the book that show implications of poverty. One example that affects his health is when his Papa begins to have health issues. He says, “Papa began to have back problems.”(Jimenez,2) This shows how his Papa began to have issues with his back because for a living his Papa works as a grape picker. One thing that affects his education is how he misses months of school in Mexico. He says, “I missed months of school to help mama and papa work in the fields.”(Jimenez,2) This shows that they don’t really go to school and don’t learn much. One thing that affects his home is that he has to move place to place. He says, “I’m happy we finally settled in.”(Jimenez,2) This shows that they usually always moved around back in Mexico and never really settled in. One thing that affects their eating habits is sometimes they don’t have enough to eat. He says, “we struggled to make ends meet, especially
during the winter, when work was scarce.” (Jimenez,2) This shows that sometimes work wasn’t good. That is how poverty affects conditions for Panchito’s family and himself.
In addition to Breaking Through, there are implications of poverty in other sources. Poverty affects living conditions; according to Nelson Mandela, “ if you are poor, you are not likely to live long.” Another example of how poverty implicates our society is a quote from National Coalition for the Homeless, which states, “The lack of affordable housing has lead to high rent burdens (rents which absorb a high proportion of income), overcrowding, and substandard housing. These phenomena, in turn, have not only forced many people to become homeless; they have put a large and growing number of people at risk of becoming homeless.” Another quote that shows poverty affecting peoples living conditions is from the article The Effects of Poverty on Children, it states, “kids who are poor are likely to be less healthy, both emotionally and physically in poor living conditions.” Lastly a quote from the American National Health Association states, “poor housing conditions increase the risk of severe ill-health or disability.” All in all we see that poverty affects living conditions.
Health also has implications of poverty. According to Danielle Kurtzleben, “ the study also showed that diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart attacks were slightly more likely to afflict those in poverty than those who are not.” Another example of how poverty affects health comes from the article Poverty Threatens Health of U.S Children, “poor children have increased infant mortality; more frequent and severe chronic diseases such as asthma; poorer nutrition and growth; less access to quality health care; lower immunization rates; and increased obesity and its complications.” Lastly a Quote from Deepak Chopra which states “the way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat can influence your life by 30 to 50 years. That is why health has implications of poverty.
Education also has implications of poverty. One example according to the National Center for Children in Poverty, “in the United States, 21 percent of children live in families with incomes below the federal poverty line Although many of these families line. Although many of these families have working parents, low wages and unstable employment make it difficult to provide the necessary resources for proper childhood development. Not only does research indicate that poverty is a threat to a child’s well-being, but it also affects his/her ability to learn. Another reason education has implications of poverty according to the article The Impact of Poverty on Educational Outcomes for Children which states, “School readiness reflects a child’s ability to succeed both academically and socially in a school environment.” Lastly a quote from the article called poverty and readiness for school, which states, “It requires physical well-being and appropriate motor development, emotional health and a positive approach to new experiences, age-appropriate social knowledge and competence, age-appropriate language skills, and age-appropriate general knowledge and cognitive skills.” These are some examples of how poverty affects education. Other from education, treatment also has implications of poverty. One example of treatment having implications of poverty is from the article Poverty as a Childhood Disease which states, “And it’s even crueller, now that social mobility has decreased and children who grow up poor are more likely to stay poor.” Another example according to Dr. Perri Klass which states, “Recently, there has been a lot of focus on the idea of toxic stress, in which a young child’s body and brain may be damaged by too much exposure to so-called stress hormones, like cortisol and norepinephrine.” Lastly according to the article Four ways That Poverty Hurts Americans Long-term Health which states, “Americans tend to be in poorer health than the more well-to-do.” Those are some reasons on how treatment has implications of poverty.
Overall, this essay has shown that struggle is multidimensional and has implications that can affect us specifically poverty. some may argue that poverty is good for you. It could be good for you because when you struggle with poverty it could lead you to epiphanies. This maybe true, but I believe that poverty is harsh because of its effects ones education, treatment, and living conditions.
Poverty is not the only struggle that has negative implications; racism is just as damaging. Racism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. Some examples are in the life of Jackie Robinson. One example is the segregation in his life, one example includes how all the caucasians treat Robinson. Jackie Robinson also went through all the bullying with the physical and social bullying, one person that affects Robinson’s playing is the manager of the Phillies. Lastly one person that really affected Jackie in a good way was Mr. Ricky.
also the movie,42, about the Jackie Robinson story shows examples of Racism and it’s implications. One example is the different treatment that the Africans get from the treatment the whites get, this include of how the Africans have to live in different places and not allowed in certain places such as hoteles. Another example of racism in 42 is how the Africans have to drink and eat in different places and also how they have a certain bathroom. Lastly is how Jackie Robinson ends up getting through all the racism and ends up changing the life of baseball.
Not only Jackie Robinson experimented racism and it’s implications, but it has happened to my parents. One example occurred with my uncle and the mean name callings from two other boys. This occurred because my uncle is Mexican and they used a mean word to be racist. So this is racist because they used the word beaner in a mean way. Some other people in my family also faced racism in many ways too.
In contrast to all I have shared, Kelly McGonial provides an opposing perspective. Kelly talks about how stress is your friend. She states that if you believe that stress is bad for you then you may have higher risks of dying. Also if you believe that stress is good for you then you may tend to have better health than others. Lastly if you care about helping your family and just care about people in general those people tend not to have stress. I disagree though with her beliefs because when it comes to racism and poverty than it is not good to have stress. One is people can have struggle with poverty in education, poverty, and treatment like Panchito and how Jackie Robinson went through racism.
Overall, struggle is multidimensional and has implications that can affect us. We see many examples with Panchito and his family in the book Breaking Through, with Jackie Robinson in the movie 42, and we see this in the ted talk with Kelly McGonial. So overall I think we need to stop with all the racism and poverty because it has a big impact on many people.
Dr. Medina
Humanities M7
1/27/14
Struggle can be defined as moving with difficulty or with great effort some example would include not being able to find a job or not being able to pay for financial aids. Some may claim that struggle is sensible. It is good because if you struggle then you face difficulty and sometimes difficulty is good. Others accredit that struggle is adverse. Much study has been overseen on this topic. This essay will argue that despite what some believe, struggle are multidimensional and has implications that can affect us.
Struggles are multidimensional. We see this in Breaking Through. One example of struggle that Panchito faces is being undocumented. This struggle causes him to fear of being deported. Some examples from the text that provides evidence of his fear is when he says, “As I got older my fear of being deported grew.”(Jimenez,2) Another piece of evidence that connects to him having his fear of being deported is when he hears, “if the la migra catches you they’ll send you back to Mexico.”(Jimenez,2) Lastly he was afraid because he moved to the U.S illegally.
Along the lines of struggle being multidimensional, we can also examine its implications. Once again using Breaking Through Panchito struggles with poverty. Poverty affects Panchito’s home, education, health, and much more. There are examples from the book that show implications of poverty. One example that affects his health is when his Papa begins to have health issues. He says, “Papa began to have back problems.”(Jimenez,2) This shows how his Papa began to have issues with his back because for a living his Papa works as a grape picker. One thing that affects his education is how he misses months of school in Mexico. He says, “I missed months of school to help mama and papa work in the fields.”(Jimenez,2) This shows that they don’t really go to school and don’t learn much. One thing that affects his home is that he has to move place to place. He says, “I’m happy we finally settled in.”(Jimenez,2) This shows that they usually always moved around back in Mexico and never really settled in. One thing that affects their eating habits is sometimes they don’t have enough to eat. He says, “we struggled to make ends meet, especially
during the winter, when work was scarce.” (Jimenez,2) This shows that sometimes work wasn’t good. That is how poverty affects conditions for Panchito’s family and himself.
In addition to Breaking Through, there are implications of poverty in other sources. Poverty affects living conditions; according to Nelson Mandela, “ if you are poor, you are not likely to live long.” Another example of how poverty implicates our society is a quote from National Coalition for the Homeless, which states, “The lack of affordable housing has lead to high rent burdens (rents which absorb a high proportion of income), overcrowding, and substandard housing. These phenomena, in turn, have not only forced many people to become homeless; they have put a large and growing number of people at risk of becoming homeless.” Another quote that shows poverty affecting peoples living conditions is from the article The Effects of Poverty on Children, it states, “kids who are poor are likely to be less healthy, both emotionally and physically in poor living conditions.” Lastly a quote from the American National Health Association states, “poor housing conditions increase the risk of severe ill-health or disability.” All in all we see that poverty affects living conditions.
Health also has implications of poverty. According to Danielle Kurtzleben, “ the study also showed that diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart attacks were slightly more likely to afflict those in poverty than those who are not.” Another example of how poverty affects health comes from the article Poverty Threatens Health of U.S Children, “poor children have increased infant mortality; more frequent and severe chronic diseases such as asthma; poorer nutrition and growth; less access to quality health care; lower immunization rates; and increased obesity and its complications.” Lastly a Quote from Deepak Chopra which states “the way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat can influence your life by 30 to 50 years. That is why health has implications of poverty.
Education also has implications of poverty. One example according to the National Center for Children in Poverty, “in the United States, 21 percent of children live in families with incomes below the federal poverty line Although many of these families line. Although many of these families have working parents, low wages and unstable employment make it difficult to provide the necessary resources for proper childhood development. Not only does research indicate that poverty is a threat to a child’s well-being, but it also affects his/her ability to learn. Another reason education has implications of poverty according to the article The Impact of Poverty on Educational Outcomes for Children which states, “School readiness reflects a child’s ability to succeed both academically and socially in a school environment.” Lastly a quote from the article called poverty and readiness for school, which states, “It requires physical well-being and appropriate motor development, emotional health and a positive approach to new experiences, age-appropriate social knowledge and competence, age-appropriate language skills, and age-appropriate general knowledge and cognitive skills.” These are some examples of how poverty affects education. Other from education, treatment also has implications of poverty. One example of treatment having implications of poverty is from the article Poverty as a Childhood Disease which states, “And it’s even crueller, now that social mobility has decreased and children who grow up poor are more likely to stay poor.” Another example according to Dr. Perri Klass which states, “Recently, there has been a lot of focus on the idea of toxic stress, in which a young child’s body and brain may be damaged by too much exposure to so-called stress hormones, like cortisol and norepinephrine.” Lastly according to the article Four ways That Poverty Hurts Americans Long-term Health which states, “Americans tend to be in poorer health than the more well-to-do.” Those are some reasons on how treatment has implications of poverty.
Overall, this essay has shown that struggle is multidimensional and has implications that can affect us specifically poverty. some may argue that poverty is good for you. It could be good for you because when you struggle with poverty it could lead you to epiphanies. This maybe true, but I believe that poverty is harsh because of its effects ones education, treatment, and living conditions.
Poverty is not the only struggle that has negative implications; racism is just as damaging. Racism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. Some examples are in the life of Jackie Robinson. One example is the segregation in his life, one example includes how all the caucasians treat Robinson. Jackie Robinson also went through all the bullying with the physical and social bullying, one person that affects Robinson’s playing is the manager of the Phillies. Lastly one person that really affected Jackie in a good way was Mr. Ricky.
also the movie,42, about the Jackie Robinson story shows examples of Racism and it’s implications. One example is the different treatment that the Africans get from the treatment the whites get, this include of how the Africans have to live in different places and not allowed in certain places such as hoteles. Another example of racism in 42 is how the Africans have to drink and eat in different places and also how they have a certain bathroom. Lastly is how Jackie Robinson ends up getting through all the racism and ends up changing the life of baseball.
Not only Jackie Robinson experimented racism and it’s implications, but it has happened to my parents. One example occurred with my uncle and the mean name callings from two other boys. This occurred because my uncle is Mexican and they used a mean word to be racist. So this is racist because they used the word beaner in a mean way. Some other people in my family also faced racism in many ways too.
In contrast to all I have shared, Kelly McGonial provides an opposing perspective. Kelly talks about how stress is your friend. She states that if you believe that stress is bad for you then you may have higher risks of dying. Also if you believe that stress is good for you then you may tend to have better health than others. Lastly if you care about helping your family and just care about people in general those people tend not to have stress. I disagree though with her beliefs because when it comes to racism and poverty than it is not good to have stress. One is people can have struggle with poverty in education, poverty, and treatment like Panchito and how Jackie Robinson went through racism.
Overall, struggle is multidimensional and has implications that can affect us. We see many examples with Panchito and his family in the book Breaking Through, with Jackie Robinson in the movie 42, and we see this in the ted talk with Kelly McGonial. So overall I think we need to stop with all the racism and poverty because it has a big impact on many people.