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=Statistics= USA || $47,200 || 39.6 years || 78.37 years || 99% || 2.06 children born/women || Germany || $35,700 || 44.9 years || 80.07 years || 99% || 1.14 children born/women || Turkey || $12,300 || 28.5 years || 72.5 years || 87.4% || 2.15 children born/women || Egypt || $8,400 || 24.3 years || 72.66 years || 71.4% || 2.94 children born/women || Kenya || $1,100 || 18.7 years || 58.02 years || 70.4% || 4.9 children born/women ||
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=High Income Living Conditions Germany:= Primary Source: my German exchange student Person Researched: Maria Guiso

Story/Description: Maria moved to Donaueschingen Germany when she was 11. She had lived in Italy before that. Her family was fairly well to do and owned the only restaurant in her village called Grunigen which was about 5 miles outside of Donaueschingen. Maria went to the Realschule, which is for mid-tier students, where she spent grades 9-11. After she graduated from the Realschule, she attended the Gymnasium, or upper level school, where she repeated 11 grade to catch up on the more advanced course work. She is now in the 12 class and in anticipating her graduation from 13 class. Unlike american schools, sports are not a large part of German schools and the Universities are not know for their sports programs. She goes to school year round, but during her vacations she can ride the train to just about any European country. Mary has hip hop dance class after school 3 days a week. The music is all american and in English.

Paragraph Analysis: Maria's life is along the same standards as mine. The only differences are a few cultural ones. She listens to the same music as the average american teen and many of the movies she watches are simply dubbed american ones. The education system is one of the differences, as students are sorted based on proficiency into separate schools. Because the USA and Germany are both high income countries, the standard of living will be similar.

=Middle-Upper Income Living Conditions Turkey:= Secondary Source: http://edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_Geography_78_1.html

Story/Description: In Kenya many people are subsistence farmers and the food that they eat reflects this. It is mainly a meat sauce and is designed to provide maximum nourishment for minimum cost. Kenyans love beer and also love to party. The family life in Kenya is very close. Great importance is placed in kinship and blood ties. Although it is not widely practiced now for economic reasons, polygamy is an accepted part of the culture. The Kenyans live in scattered settlements of huts. The religion is mainly Christian with many influences of animism.

Paragraph Analysis: The style of living in Kenya is very different than in the USA. They are much poorer and much more agricultural. The emphasis on family is also much stronger and forms an integral part of their culture. They do not have the same variety of foods as we do because they are mainly interested in getting food that is cheap and filling. The standard of living in Kenya is much less than that of the US.

=Lower Income Living Conditions Rwanda:= Secondary Source: http://rwanda.worldvision.org.nz/

Story/Description: The people of Rwanda have a very difficult life. Many children are homeless because of the ethnic cleansing campaigns ans genocide. Those that have survived live mainly in rural area. 95% of them live in rural areas. Most of the food that is eaten is grown by the family. The food represents what a normal person grows. The people of Rwanda are very poor, so even though 80% of the population as access to health care, most cannot afford it. The children in Rwanda are supposed to go to school for ages 7-15, but this law is not enforced and only 1 percent of children go to school at a secondary level and of those, only 1 percent pursue other higher education.

Paragraph Analysis: This is very different form in the US where education participation is strictly enforced and many kids go on to universities. Most Americans also do not live in rural areas. Life in Rwanda is much different than that of the average American life

=Middle-Lower Income Living Conditions Egypt:= Primary Source: thinkquest.org Secondary Source: Person Researched: Kerula

Story/Description: My name is Kerula. I am 10 years old and I live in Cairo, Egypt. My country is located in the northeast corner of Africa and a small part called the Sinai Peninsula is located in Asia. Cairo is also the capital of my country and is the largest city in all of Africa. My country is very dry and most of it is covered with desert. Because of that, most of our people live near the Nile River. My country is also very hot. We are known for our scorching hot summers! The average daytime temperature is over 100 degrees. I go to primary school. Kids go to primary school from ages 6-12. I learn cooking, sewing, and embroidery. Only half of the kids in primary school go to general school (I hope I will be able to go!). In the first two years of primary school we learn reading, writing, and math. In the third year of school we learn science and Quran. Quran is the book of Islam religion. The most common religion in Egypt (even though I don't follow it) is Sunni Muslim (which is part of the Islam religion). The remainder is Coptic Christians. The main language spoken here is Arabic, and most of the people living in my country consider themselves to be Arabs. There is are also a small number of people called Bedouins. They are nomads (have no permanent home) and wander in the desert. Nowadays most of them have settled and become farmers. This afternoon, I had a simple meal made of bread and ful or fool (broad beans). Tonight for our evening meal, each person in my family will dip their bread into a large bowl of hot vegetable stew. Yum! To drink, we have sweetened coffee and tea. Sometimes we even drink the milk of sheep, goats, and buffaloes! Some popular games are marbles and hide-and-seek. I like to play these with my friends at school. The most popular sport in my country is soccer. To have fun, we also visit the //bazaar//, market place, to purchase things and to see our friends.

Paragraph Analysis: The standard of living is very different in Egypt as compared to the US. The culture is also different. The culture in the west is based on a foundation of Christian beliefs, while Egypt is based on Islamic culture and beliefs. Egypt is also less industrialized and its economy is not as strong. This leads to a different living standard. The climate in Egypt is much different so the population centers vary from ours. The methods of transportation

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