William Stafford, “Traveling Through the Dark” (937)SUMMARIZE AND PARAPHRAZE THE POEM FOLLOWING THE EXMPLE BELOW(VERY IMPORTANT)!

Columbia are those workers who have a monthly income of 37 .6 dollars a month or 1 .2 dollars a day this mere amount can barely cover a day 's meal even for a single person Politicians in this country however , are always on the safe side saying that such determination of poverty in Colombia cannot just be based on the average worker 's income but that depends on how the measurements are made on the kinds of basic things a person or a family needs

The World Bank 's definition of poverty

which is adopted by the United Nations , however , is when people are living on two dollars a day budget While an indigent survive on one dollar a day earning . Accordingly these figures depend on specific country conditions and the value of dollar in that country . From the statistics made by the Poverty Mission the rate of poor people in Colombia was below 50 percent in 1994 , 1995 and 2005

Unemployment is also a great factor of poverty . Eventually , the workers work schedules were without on Sundays and holidays and overtime pay were not followed . Working hours were extended to 10 pm and in effect potential income for the poor has theless been greatly reduced while profits for the entrepreneurs have increased ADDIN EN .CITE Martnnez3Helda MartnnezCOLOMBIA Poverty - the Old , the New and the Newest2006October 8 2007http /www .ipsne ws .net /news .asp ?idnews 35118Englis h (Martnnez , 2006

In relation to the issue on illegal drugs , Doug Morris , co-director of the David Anderson Center for Peace and Justice was once interviewed regarding U .S . foreign policies and the Drug War in Colombia . He discussed about human rights and the result of the conflict on the socio-economic state of this country . He in fact stated that there is really...