The Challenges Of The Dust Bowl In America

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All of us have faced challenges in our life, big and small. But none of us have ever experienced the challenges that some have faced or are facing. Some of these challenges include The Dust Bowl in America in the 1930’s, where it felt as if you could be hit with stones and bricks at any time in the raging storm. Living in poverty with little to no resources to help. Or escaping and living in a place with harsh dictatorship. For various different reasons escaping North Korea is the hardest conflict to overcome among these challenges. The Dust Bowl was one of the hardest times in America in the 1930’s. The Dust Bowl was in the top 5 largest environmental catastrophes. It was harsh winds blowing dirt, sand, and dust up into the air making …show more content…

Firstly research shows that ⅙ newborns are born into poor families. Another reason is poor children struggle with education. Kids that are born into undereducated parents are not likely to succeed at school without help that targets their family problem. Children that spend more than half of their lives in poverty are almost always likely to enter their 20’s without completing high school in contrast to, a child that has never been poor. Poor people with families also struggle with providing necessities. And lastly workers at the bottom of the economic scale barely get by during hard times scraping every last dollar they have from paycheck to …show more content…

Firstly North Korea is one of the toughest, scariest places to live because of their dictatorship. In 1993 Kim ll - Sung died of a heart attack and his son Kim Jong-ll took power and set out on making the nation a member of “axis of evil”. Secondly the economy was collapsing and the great famine was taking place. During the famine those who were to young, to old, to poor, or to honest to steal or find food starved and inevitably died. Another reason is in North Korea going to jail is one of the worst things to ever happen. Prisoners are beaten severely. Punishments sometimes included breaking fingers, and to sit or stand in horrible, excruciating positions for a long period of time. Escaping North Korea is also a huge task that doesn't always end up well. The bodies of North Koreans can also be found floating in the rivers after a failed attempt at escaping, although some have successfully made it out. Some say that the Dust Bowl and living in poverty are the hardest but, the Dust Bowl only lasted for about 10 years or so, and living in poverty has many people working to find a long lasting solution. On the other hand nobody can really do anything about North Korea because it’s very secluded and it’s a huge threat to

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