FINAL ASSESS MENT - ENGLISH 100

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Folayan

Elaine Folayan

Dr. Barbara Stanwyck

English 100

18 November 2021

Children in Poverty and Disease in drought-stricken California

· One million Californians without water in the Central Valley

(Water and Power stats at the end of the film; Los Angeles Times stats p E34 12/21/2020)

· Almost 400,000 children live in poverty in the Central Valley

(National Geographic, “Poverty in America” p??)

· The drought is responsible for many of the diseases children have in the Central Valley

(“Children and Disease on Industrial Farms,” Save the Children year)

· People, even some children, who live in the Central Valley have respiratory problems.

(Irvino, Chester. “Even breathing becomes a problem during the drought. The dry conditions lead to respiratory problems that even the children have.” Personal Interview.)

· Children who live in the drought-stricken areas are smaller and thinner than other children.

(“Children and Disease on Industrial Farms,” Save the Children)