Impoverished People

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The paper discusses the articles "On Compassion" by Barbara Lazear Ascher, "Serving in Florida" by Barbara Ehrenreich and "On Dumpster Diving" by Lars Eighner where the authors describe how the poor have to struggle to survive for basics, such as shelter, food and clothing. The paper relates that all three essays act as a reminder to those who do not care enough about other unfortunate human beings.

From the Paper:

"As Ehrenreich finds out in her essay "Serving in Florida," even those who work full time jobs often aren't able to provide for themselves a real place to live. All of Ehrenreich's coworkers live in trailers, cars, hotels or "crowded" apartments (154). As Ehrenreich admits going through her low wage experience, she wouldn't be doing as well as she did without the deposit for housing she started with. "I'd been feeling pretty smug about my $500 efficiency, but of course it was made possible only by the $1,300 I had allotted myself for start-up costs" (Ehrenreich 155)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Asher Lazear, Barbara. "On Compassion." 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. 2nd ed. Ed. Samuel Cohen. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2007. 56-59.
• Ehrenreich, Barbara. "Serving in Florida." 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. 2nd ed. Ed. Samuel Cohen. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2007. 151-160.
• Eighner, Lars. "On Dumpster Diving." 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. 2nd ed. Ed. Samuel Cohen. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2007. 161-173.

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