A Text on a global Issue that i read about was poverty. Almost half of the world which over 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. Nearly 1 billion people entered the 20th century not  knowing how to read and spell their own. A majority of the worlds people and nations live in poverty. The reason for this is not because they are stupid or have made poor decisions, they were born into it. When you are born into poverty you automatically lose the privilleges of having acces to health, education and many other services. Problems of hunger and malnutrition and disease effect the poorest in society and have little representation or voice in public or political debates making it even more hard to escape poverty. On the other hand the wealthier you are the more say you will have in economic and political parties. The issue of poverty relates to the novel we read " Nectar and a Sieve". Poverty in Nectar and a Sieve was a very big issue for Rukamani and Nathan through out the whole novel.  Nathan's farming always failed so they never had enough food to eat or an income. This also lead Ira to prostitution just so she could put food on the table for the family. This is a perfect example of what poverty can do to a person and a family.

http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty

http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty

Shah, Anup. "Causes Of Poverty". Global Issues. 3/22/09 .