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=Statistics= USA || $47,200 || 36.9 years || 78.37 years || 99% || 2.06 || Switzerland || $42,600 || 41.7 years || 81.07 years || 99% || 1.46 || Brazil || $10,800 || 29.3 years || 72.53 years || 88.6% || 2.18 || Paraguay || $5,200 || 16.8 years || 76.19 years || 94% || 2.11 || Ethiopia || $1,000 || 25.4 years || 56.19 years || 42.7% || 6.02 ||
 * = Country || Income Per Capita || Median Age || Life Expectancy || Literacy Rate || Total Fertility Rate ||
 * = Baseline
 * = High Income:
 * = Middle Upper:
 * = Middle Lower:
 * = Lower Income:

=High Income Living Conditions: Switzerland=
 * Primary Source:**
 * Secondary Source:** http://en.allexperts.com/q/Switzerland-157/teen-life.htm
 * Person Researched:** Susanna Bauder


 * Story/Description:** Swiss teens frequently hang out with friends and usually find entertaining activities to occupy their free time. They commonly use bicycles and public transportation to get places. High gas and insurance prices combined with a requirement of 18 years of age to apply for a drivers license generally limit driving as a means of transportation. American music is very popular, especially pop and rock. Sports such as soccer, basketball and swimming are very important to Swiss teens. Clothing brands like Nike, Adidas and Puma are very popular among the youth.


 * Paragraph Analysis:** The story of teen life in Switzerland correlates with the data collected from the CIA World Factbook. Swiss teens enjoy many luxuries that only individuals from high income countries experience. The statistics are very similar to those of the United States, and the story is very similar to teen life in the US. Switzerland has an income per capita of $42,600, a number that suggests relative affluence throughout the country as a whole. The teens in this story are most likely average in regards to their economic standing.

=Middle-Upper Income Living Conditions: Brazil=
 * Primary Source:** http://brazilargentina.edublogs.org/a-teens-life-in-brazil/
 * Secondary Source:**
 * Person Researched:** Brazilian teens named Beatriz, Gabriela, Joao, Anada and Julia.


 * Story/Description:** Brazilian teens usually spend a large amount of free time hanging out with friends. Friends often get together and play sports or video games. Frequent hang out spots include malls, movie theaters, and discos. Teens are not allowed to spend the night at a friend's house on a weekday, but weekend sleepovers are very commonplace. Pop music is very popular. Favorite artists are U2, Avril Lavigne, Green Day, and Simple Plan.

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 * Paragraph Analysis:** The story of Brazilian teens is consistent with the data found on the CIA World Factbook.The country is upper middle class, and this story coincides with that economic assessment. The teens enjoy certain privileges and luxuries, but they do not live in opulence. With an average income per capita of $10,800, these teens most likely live in families at the upper end of this spectrum. Spending money may not be abundant, but it is present and frequently used.

=Middle-Lower Income Living Conditions: Paraguay=
 * Primary Source:** www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/.../looking.perspectives.a.pdf
 * Secondary Source:** http://www.mapsofworld.com/paraguay/culture/living.html
 * Person Researched:** Nichola Minott


 * Story/Description:** People in Paraguay are extremely friendly and open. Poverty is prevalent in many places, but the people are still generous and caring. Family members are very close to one another. Girls can not begin to date until the age of 15. At this point they can go to dances and parties with the presence of a chaperon. In most cases the man is the head of the family and the chief source of income. Their is more poverty in the rural areas. The majority of people in Paraguay adhere to Roman Catholicism. Life in the main city provides many more entertainment options than that in the rural areas.


 * Paragraph Analysis:** The story of Paraguay is very similar to the data collected. Both poverty and affluence is present in the country, but poverty is more commonplace. City life is very different than that of rural life. The income per capita of the country is $5,200. Most of the people in the upper end of this spectrum are city dwellers. These individuals enjoy many entertainment options and generally high quality of life. However, many more earn lower than this number and are struggling to provide adequate sustenance.

=Lower Income Living Conditions:Ethiopia=
 * Primary Source:** http://worldwideshoes.org/journals/ethiopia/?cat=3
 * Secondary Source:**
 * Person Researched:** Filwuha


 * Story/Description:** The economy of Ethiopia is completely cash reliant. There is usually an extra charge to use credit cards. Crime is prevalent in the large cities. Thieves often steal parts of cars while drivers are unaware. Filwuha had the glass mirror stolen off the side of his car while it was parked along the street. Pirated DVD's are a cheap form of entertainment commonly sold on the streets. Lengthy power outages are frequent all over the country.


 * Paragraph Analysis:** This story concerning Ethiopia verifies the data listed on the CIA World Factbook. Poverty is widespread, with many people living in substandard conditions. The income per capita is $1000, which is one of the lowest in the world. Life expectancy is a dismal 56.19 years. This individual most likely lives in the middle to middle upper end of the spectrum. Filwuha enjoys only minimal luxuries, but does not live in poverty. Infrastructure and basic necessities are usually poor or completely lacking.

=Conclusion: The data of my high income country (Switzerland) is very similar to the date of Steven Guidos' high income country (Australia). Both countries enjoy many luxuries, high income per capita, a high life expectancy, and a high literacy rate.=