Brief summery. For my benefit.

"Characterizing Poverty" is a general article that will help me tie them all together and it will be a great way to start off my research paper. "The Developing Nations and Poverty and Progress"  talks about population control and balancing the growth of your country with the growth of your economy. Trying to balance the two can be difficult for some countries with a rapidly growing population and a poorly developed economy. This can make it more difficult to develop a better economy and not have their resources spread out thinly across the country. Having to many poor people in one area can cause more poverty on them as a whole because there is no one there who can help them out by helping out the economy. It is kind of like what is happening in America today. Our economy is suffering because everyone is saving and no money is being circulated in the economy to make it better. I think that's similar to what people in Africa are trying to do as well. They are so poor they need to save money so when they have enough they can spend it on goods and products they need. Most people in Africa do not have enough money to go out and spend right away like people in America do. People in Africa can't normally go out and buy things that they want. They have to only buy the things they need because that's all they can afford.
         "Chapter 20:Africa. What citizens need to know about world affairs." This article talks about a lot of different elements that influences the continents poverty. Drought, bad weather conditions, poor education, political violence, geography, healthcare, jobs, and transportation are all causes or influences that keeps Africa in poverty and makes it difficult for them to rise above it. The majority of Africa provides enough for themselves and not enough to put in a market place. If they were able to make enough crops then there economy could gradually grow from trading and purchasing other goods.
        "Africans are not poor: Reading the World Ideas That Matter." She wrote a speech to Mr. Minister saying Africa is not poor. It has plenty of resources, its just not completely developed yet and they don't know how to become established in a way that is pleasing to the rest of the continent. Other countries took there resources and people and brought them back to their country so that left Africa with hardly anything. The continent was pulled apart in every direction and now they're learning to put the pieces back together. This relates to the previous  two because they talk about Africa economy and trade. Lucy Lamek says it in a story like way which makes it a little easier to comprehend. I think all these articles so far kind of flow together.
        "Africa is Awakening, Helping by Free Trade." In this journal article the journalist says America helps out other countries for our own personal gain such as to gain control of a poor countries market place. It ties in nicely with annotation # 6 with it talking about the fast growing economy. With Africa's growing economy that means other countries want to be apart of Africa to help manipulate it to what they want it to be. The reduced trade tariffs allow Africa to trade with other countries easier but the geography of Africa's ocean sides don't  make it easy to export goods by boat. Africa does not have good natural harbors. (Chapter 20: Geography.)