Monday, February 29, 2016

White Ghetto


What does the average coal miner make (wages per hour)?

$25 an hour

Who are some types of people a person might find in the big, “White Ghetto.”

-Very poor families

-old drunk men

-under educated people

- people with a love of scenery

Why do you think the author calls it the “Big White Ghetto.”

It is extremely comparable to the “ghettos” we see in larger cities except its almost all white people who live there

What does the author suggests “keeps the underclass in place?”

Welfare

The author suggests that “poverty is the natural condition ____  _______  ________ _______.”

Of the human animal

How does Pepsi play into this?

They are aware of what people are doing with their products, but they let it happen.

List five things/facts you took away from this article.

  1. The unemployment rate in Owsley county is extremely high
  2. People in the area are extremely dependent of welfare
  3. Most of the people who receive benefits are misusing them
  4. People who live there are poor and drunk
  5. Living there you will likely die sooner because of health and nutrition factors

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