Poverty is a vague and ambiguous term. Many people define poverty in different ways. Some consider it to be a literal lack of monetary funds, while others consider it to be a lack of overall "wealth" which includes the opportunity to acquire an education and, with a little luck, to in turn access a certain form of monetary currency. For the purposes of this article, the definition of poverty that includes opportunity and education will be used because it includes various aspects of poverty instead of simply focusing on currency. When the general public thinks of poverty, they think of poor and hungry children around the world. Africa. But poverty does not only concern these foreign countries. Poverty in developed countries goes largely unnoticed in modern-day media. Majority of the population devotes their time and energy to reduce poverty in underdeveloped countries like Somalia, Sierra Leone, Botswana and various other poor countries. What goes unnoticed by the majority of the population, however, is that poverty can be found in their own "backyard", so to speak. Poverty in developed countries like Gary, Indiana, tends to go unnoticed. The question remains: how can poverty exist in rich, developed countries? The majority of the population of the United States of America happily lives above the poverty line. However, there are several regions of the country in which a large part of the population lives significantly below the poverty line. This poverty found in specific regions of developed countries is due to certain circumstances present in that region that are not present in the rest of the developed country. The city of Gary, Indiana is a great example of a city living pove. ..... middle of paper ......ice Review 87.2 (2013): 250-268. Premier Academic Research. Internet. October 28, 2013. Luke Shaefer attended the University of Michigan and Kathryn Edin attended Harvard University, proof that they are highly qualified. They work for the National Poverty Center, which means they are likely unbiased in the article. Terry, Don. “Where work disappears and dreams die.” American Perspective 23.6 (2012): 48-61. Print. This article explains how the steel mill was once the reason this town was growing and industrious, but when it closed, it left almost the entire town unemployed. Author Don Terry also wrote articles for the Columbia Journalism Review and was on the campaign trail with President Obama. It is possible that his association with the Democratic Party creates bias in the article, but it appears to be very fact-based and this is unlikely..