Most people have the fortune of creating a stable life without experiencing complete and total chaos. There are worries and struggles, but for some the biggest worry is how to juggle three different, overlapping schedules. There may even be financial hardships, but with hard work and determination, a person or family is able to overcome them. Sometimes people with happy and blessed lives forget there are those with extreme misfortune. It is easy to go about everyday life without picturing the difficult situations others go through unless there are ways to be reminded. Ever since nationwide poverty became an issue during the Great Depression, America has not been able to diminish it. Many articles, songs, charities, and conferences have been introduced to try to eradicate poverty, but to no avail. There are many well-crafted, trustworthy, ethical, and effective artifacts on poverty to understand how to eliminate it, but not all of them are as so. Examining “Another Day in Paradise” by Phil Collins, “Breaking the Cycle of Generational Poverty” by the United Way Suncoast, and “Overcoming the Silence of Generational Poverty” by Donna Beegle…show more content… Beegle went to great care and lengths to make her article truthful. She has cited statistics from other authors and detailed case study findings on every page (Beegle 11-19). Her reference page also includes fifteen sources for just nine pages of writing (Beegle 20). This works to the favor of Beegle because poverty is such a hot button issue. If someone speaking on the subject is to be believed, he or she needs to develop and show credibility in the field. Donna Beegle does this through personal stories of her own and cited statistics. She can be believed because of these, which will make audience members more likely to
