Thursday, October 27, 2011

Wow! Slums, do you even know what that is? Slums are a lot of really poor people that live close to each other and have houses of cardboard.slums affect human population by increasing population in cities, polluting the air, spreading diseases.
 People get affected by the population of slums."today, many large cities are ringed by urban slums and shantytowns within view of, and in contrast to, high-rise apartment buildings, commercial skyscrapers, and dramatic architecture." (online database, urbanization)when slums live together, and not clean they take land, and mess up our environment.slums can also pollute our air even if they dont have anything.

Friday, October 21, 2011

outline

I. Introduction
 a.wow! slums, do you even know what that is?
 b.slums are a lot of really poor people that live close to each other and have houses of cardboard.
 c.slums affect human population by increasing population in cities, polluting the air, spreading diseases.
II. defendable point #1
 a.people get affected by the population of slums.
 b."today, many large cities are ringed by urban slums and shantytowns within view of, and in contrast to, high-rise apartment buildings, commercial skyscrapers, and dramatic architecture." (online database, urbanization)
 c.when slums live together, and not clean they take land, and mess up our environment.
 d.slums can also pollute our air even if they dont have anything.
III. defendable point #2
 a.slums also increase pollution in the air.
 b."and a muddy swamp of plastic bags obstructs the entrance to the latrine. its a collection of whats known in slum vernacular as "flying toilets"-flimsy bags filled with human waste."(sheri fink, cities of the poor I: life in the slums)
 c.slums are dirty people they don't clean after themselves, and they don't take showers.
 d.there are many more things that the slums do to pollute our air, but they also spread diseases.
IV.defendable point #3
 a.slums also spread diseases because they cant afford to be well.
 b."human waste leaches into the water people drink and contaminates the food they eat."(sheri fink, cities of the poor I: life in the slums)
 c.slums are sick people because they dont do much, they live in a polluted place, and they eat whatever they find.
 d.people think slums can not be fixed up, and that they are messing up our country/ world.
V.conclusion
 a.wow! slums, do you even know what that is?
 b.slums affect human population by increasing population in cities, polluting the air, spreading diseases.
 c.slums affect everyone in many ways, but we got to help them clean up, and help them get well.
 d.would you help out? what if that was you would you want someone to help you?

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

thesis Statement

Slums affect human populations by increasing population in cities, polluting the air, and spreading diseases.