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Poverty Effect On Poverty

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Have you ever noticed those kids who are getting bullied? What about the children you see being raised by single mothers? There is no hope for them, right? Wrong! Life is crazy when you think about it. Those kids can turn out to be successful when they grow up. Children who grow up in poverty often develop a strong mindset. Poor children grow up having nothing to rely on, therefore they have to use their imagination a lot. Celebrities like Eminem and Young Boy grew up poor, but did not let poverty affect their success. Reasons why poverty did not affect their success was because they had a dream. Secondly, they developed a growth mindset and lastly they overcome struggle. A dream can go a long way for many people. It can be a path for success, especially for kids who grew up in poverty. A dream is something special, it leads you to success if you chase it. In the article How Far Can Your Dreams Take You it mentions that “A dream can take you as far as the power of imagination and motivation.”(pg 1) Young Boy had a dream to become a rapper, this was his path to success. He grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, raised by his grandmother because his parents were not around while he was growing up. He grew up poor, sometimes he would go to sleep hungry. This motivated him that he needs money and that he needs to get his life together. In his song Untouchable, he explained what he had to do, in order to pursue his dream. “Dropped out of school to chase my dream, I had something to

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