Slums Rough Draft

Hernandez

Michel Hernandez

Ms. Jaeger

World Geography (Section 3)

31 October 2011

Slums and their Negative Effects

Imagine choosing to live in a small town with houses so close- packed together, trash everywhere, and people all around you dying. That is exactly what slums are- houses placed together so tightly, trash everywhere, people in the same clothing as months before, and some even dying. Slums affect the world in a negative way because they are not sanitary, there is little medical care, and there is only a limited amount of space. Slums, which are horrible, are also very unsanitary.

Slums are very Unsanitary. There is trash everywhere and it’s all over the place. As Source 3 states, "there are public toilets and water taps, but sanitation is poor with open sewers along the alleyways"(Mumbai's slum life poses world problem). This shows not only that slums are very unsanitary, but that they also posses a threat to one's health. This is a problem because there is little medical care in slums.

There is little medical care in slums. As Source 5 says,” if the lack of medical care in slums continues to be neglected, then the consequences would be disastrous”(Slum health: Diseases of neglected populations).If the lack of medical care is continually ignored, then this will affect the rest of that country and eventually the world in a negative way. One could be sick and not know it. One could have a deadly disease and not know how to cure himself or where to go to seek medical attention. This causes a higher death rate and possibly a lower life expectancy. The diseases in slums may contaminate other places as well when the slum dwellers travel. This will surely affect not only the slums, but the world as well. This is not just a problem for the slum dwellers, but for the rest of the world as well. If the people that live in the slums don’t get cured, then the disease will spread. Because of lack of medicine and other medical supplies, this may later on be a worldwide problem. Slums not only have a huge need for medical care, but they also have a limited amount of space.

Slums do not have a copious amount of space. They are mostly occupied by young people. As Source 2 says, "most slum dwellers are young people"(Cities of the Poor I: Life in the Slums(Kenya)).This means that young people are starting to worry about prices because they now have to work for the money to pay for everything they need or want. They compare the prices of houses in the city and housing in slums and the slums are a lot cheaper. Therefore, most of the people living in slums are young people. This also means that 20 years from now the young people will have grown up and most of them will have children, meaning that there will be a large amount of older people and possibly children and young adults. This will cause problems because at the moment, slums have a limited amount of space, they are unsanitary, and have little or no medical care.

Look around and expect to see trash everywhere, houses really close- packed together, and people dying all around you. Slums affect the world in a negative way because they are not sanitary, there is little or possibly no medical care, and there is only a limited amount of space. Slums are not sanitary, meaning a person could get sick just by breathing in the dirty air there. They also have a really bad medical system, which means the diseases will spread all over and for some of the diseases to be incurable because of lack of medicine and medical supplies. Finally, slums are very crowded which can also lead to disease due to close proximity to urine and other unsanitary materials in the slums which can't be thrown out or stored anywhere else. Slums are a lot cheaper than housing in cities and many young people are starting to look to them for an option for where to live. Slums are very hazardous to one's health. Think about whether or not the risk would be a small one to take when looking for good housing.

Works Cited

Blythe, Nils. “Mumbai’s Slum Life Poses World Problem.” BBC News, 18 Dec. 2006. Web. http://new.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/265333.stm

Eaves, Elisabeth. “Two Billion Slum Dwellers.” 6 Nov. 2006. Web. .Riley, Lee W., Albert I. Ko, Algon Unger, and Mitermayer G. Reis. "BioMed Central | Full Text | Slum Health: Diseases of Neglected Populations." BioMed Central | The Open Access Publisher. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2007, 7 Mar. 2007. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.

Fink, Sheri. “Cities of the Poor I: Life in the Slums(Kenya).” 18 Dec. 2006. Web.

http://www.theworld.org/node/6669

“Urbanization”. America: History and Life on the Web. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. http://worldgeography.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1095691?terms=slums.

5 Negative Impacts of Urbanization- Homework:D

Urbanization is unsatisfactory. There are many problems that arise due to urbanization, which causes populations to grow. One problem is pollution which later leads to asthma and other airborne illnesses. This also leads to little or no avalaible jobs which result in poverty. Later on poverty results in a larger crime rate. Urbanization has a negative effect on large cities including pollution, illnesses, little or no jobs, poverty, and a larger crime rate.

Final Draft-Slums Research Paper

Hernandez 1

Michel Hernandez

Ms. Jaeger

World Geography (Section 3)

31 October 2011

Slums and their Negative Effects

Imagine choosing to live in a small town with houses so close- packed together, trash everywhere, and people all around you dying. That is exactly what slums are- houses placed together so tightly, trash everywhere, people in the same clothing as months before, and some even dying. Slums affect the world in a negative way because they are not sanitary, there is little medical care, and there is only a limited amount of space. Slums, which are horrible, are also very unsanitary.

Slums are very Unsanitary. There is trash everywhere and it’s all over the place. As Source 3 states, "there are public toilets and water taps, but sanitation is poor with open sewers along the alleyways"(Mumbai's slum life poses world problem). This shows not only that slums are very unsanitary, but that they also posses a threat to one's health. This is a problem because there is little medical care in slums.

There is little medical care in slums. As Source 5 says,” if the lack of medical care in slums continues to be neglected, then the consequences would be disastrous”(Slum health: Diseases of neglected populations).If the lack of medical care is continually ignored, then this will affect the rest of that country and eventually the world in a negative way. One could be sick and not know it. One could have a deadly disease and not know how to cure himself or where to go to seek medical attention. This causes a higher death rate and possibly a lower life expectancy. The diseases in slums may contaminate other places as well when the slum dwellers travel. This will surely affect not only the slums, but the world as well. This is not just a problem for the slum dwellers, but for the rest of the world as well. If the people that live in the slums don’t get cured, then the disease will spread. Because of lack of medicine and other medical supplies, this may later on be a worldwide problem. Slums not only have a huge need for medical care, but they also have a limited amount of space.

Slums do not have a copious amount of space. They are mostly occupied by young people. As Source 2 says, "most slum dwellers are young people"(Cities of the Poor I: Life in the Slums(Kenya)).This means that young people are starting to worry about prices because they now have to work for the money to pay for everything they need or want. They compare the prices of houses in the city and housing in slums and the slums are a lot cheaper. Therefore, most of the people living in slums are young people. This also means that 20 years from now the young people will have grown up and most of them will have children, meaning that there will be a large amount of older people and possibly children and young adults. This will cause problems because at the moment, slums have a limited amount of space, they are unsanitary, and have little or no medical care.

Look around and expect to see trash everywhere, houses really close- packed together, and people dying all around you. Slums affect the world in a negative way because they are not sanitary, there is little or possibly no medical care, and there is only a limited amount of space. Slums are not sanitary, meaning a person could get sick just by breathing in the dirty air there. They also have a really bad medical system, which means the diseases will spread all over and for some of the diseases to be incurable because of lack of medicine and medical supplies. Finally, slums are very crowded which can also lead to disease due to close proximity to urine and other unsanitary materials in the slums which can't be thrown out or stored anywhere else. Slums are a lot cheaper than housing in cities and many young people are starting to look to them for an option for where to live. Slums are very hazardous to one's health. Think about whether or not the risk would be a small one to take when looking for good housing.

Works Cited



Blythe, Nils. “Mumbai’s Slum Life Poses World Problem.” BBC News, 18 Dec. 2006. Web. http://new.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/265333.stm

Eaves, Elisabeth. “Two Billion Slum Dwellers.” 6 Nov. 2006. Web. .Riley, Lee W., Albert I. Ko, Algon Unger, and Mitermayer G. Reis. "BioMed Central | Full Text | Slum Health: Diseases of Neglected Populations." BioMed Central | The Open Access Publisher. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2007, 7 Mar. 2007. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.

Fink, Sheri. “Cities of the Poor I: Life in the Slums(Kenya).” 18 Dec. 2006. Web.

http://www.theworld.org/node/6669

“Urbanization”. America: History and Life on the Web. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. http://worldgeography.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1095691?terms=slums.

Slums and their Negative Effects

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Introduction Paragraph

    Imagine choosing to live in a small town with houses so close- packed together, trash everywhere, and people all around you dying.That is exactly what slums are- houses together tightly, trash everywhere, people in the same clothing as months before, and some even dying. Slums affect the world in a negative way  because they are not sanitary, there is little medical care, and there is only a limited amount of space. Slums, which are very crowded, are also very unsanitary.

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I. Introduction

A. Imagine choosing to live in a small town with houses so close- packed together, trash everywhere, and people all around you dying.

B. That is exactly what slums are.

C. Slums affect the world in a negative way  because they are not sanitary, there is little medical care, and there is only a limited amount of space.

D. Slums, which are very crowded, are also very unsanitary.

II. Defendable Point #1


A. Slums are very Unsanitary.

B.  As Source 3 states, "there are public toilets and water taps, but sanitation is poor with open sewers along the alleyways"(Mumbai's slum life poses world problem).

C. Slums are very unsanitary and they are very hazardous to one's health.

D. Slums are not only very unsanitary, but there is also little medical care.

III. Defendable Point # 2


A. There is little medical care in slums.

B. As Source 5 says that if the lack of medical care in slums continues to be neglected, then the consequences would be disastrous(Slum health: Diseases of neglected populations)


C. If the lack of medical care is continually ignored, then this will affect the rest of that country and eventually the world.

D. Slums not only have a need for medical care, but they also have a small amount of space.

IV. Defendable point # 3
   
 A. Slums have a limited amount of space.

B. Slums are mostly occupied by young people. As Source 2 says, "most slum dwellers are young people"(Cities of the Poor I: Life in the Slums(Kenya)).

C.This means that young people are starting to worry about prices because they now have to work for the money to pay for everything they need or want. They compare the prices of houses in the city and housing in slums and the slums are a lot cheaper. Therefore, most of the people living in slums are young people.

D. Slums have a limited amount of space, but they are also unsanitary and can provide little or no medical care.

V. Conclusion

A. Look around and expect to see trash everywhere, houses really close- packed together, and people dying all around you.

B. Slums affect the world in a negative way  because they are not sanitary, there is little medical care, and there is only a limited amount of space.

C. Slums are not sanitary, meaning a person could get sick just by breathing in the dirty air there. They also have a really bad medical system, which means the diseases will spread all over and for some of the diseases to be uncureable because of lack of medicine and medical supplies. Finally, slums are very crowded which can also lead to disease due to close proximity to urine and other unsanitary materials in the slums which can't be thrown out or stored anywhere else.

D. Slums are a lot cheaper than housing in cities and many young people are starting to look to them for an option for where to live. Slums are very hazardous to one's health. Think about whether or not the risk would be a small one to take when looking for good housing.

Thesis Statement- October 12, 2011

3 points

• Not Sanitary- diseases, death
• Little Medical care
• very small space

Thesis Statement:

Slums affect the world in a negative way because they are not sanitary, there is little medical care, and there is only a limited amount of space.