There were so many great projects, and one in particular was the poverty map. I think everyone did a great job, and I found their idea very artistic and creative. The variety of colors and the way they made Long Island look 3D, really helped it stand out. I also think adding the black paper underneath also helped it stand out. What I also liked about it was the way they used pins, to identify the amount of which areas have more poverty, amd which areas have less poverty.
According to google, poverty is general scarcity of dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. I learned a lot about poverty through their project. It was very informative to learn which areas had more and less compared to others. Their project encouraged me to do more research about it, and what I found out was that The Federal Poverty Threshold established by the Census Bureau for 2013 was $11,888 for an individual and $18,552 for a family of three. Long Island has lower rates of poverty than exists in New York State and nationally. In 2013, the poverty rate for individuals on Long Island was 6.7%. This compares with a NYS and national rates of 16%. The trend between 2007 and 2013 reflects increasing poverty rates. There was a 43% increase in poverty through that period for Long Island. This contrasts with a 17% increase for NYS and a 22% increase for the U.S.
For anyone who may be interested to know exact statistics, this link below will tell you exact percentages of many areas of Long Island that consists of poverty.
http://longisland.newsday.com/templates/simpleDB/?pid=377
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