Category: Poverty

  • Speech on Mother Teresa: Poverty and Interiority in Mother Teresa

    Table of Contents Mother Teresa as a Saint Mother Teresa as a Controversial Figure Conclusion References Opening device: In the modern world, does one have to be perfect to be canonized? Preview: In today’s speech, I am going to expand the audience’s knowledge regarding Mother Teresa by reviewing the criticisms of her work and the…

  • Poverty in “On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner

    Table of Contents Introduction Adaptation to poverty Attitudes toward more prosperous people and wealth Hope Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In his essay On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner explores the life of a person whose sole means of survival is dumpster diving. The author focuses on such themes as poverty, despair of homeless people, and their…

  • Love and Poverty in My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke

    Theodore Roethke is a renowned American writer whose poetry is figurative and melodic. My Papa’s Waltz is one of the most known poems by the poet, and it deals with a moment in a boy’s life. The relationship between the father and the son is the primary theme of the poem, with specific attention paid…