Depth of Poverty. The Census Bureau expresses depth of poverty in an income-to-poverty ratio, which measures how close a family's or individual's income is to their poverty threshold, measuring the depth of poverty for those below their threshold, and the nearness to poverty for those above their threshold.
Tweet. More Sharing Services Share. William Paul Young has confirmed his hope to turn his bestselling book The Shack into a feature film. There has been speculation for some time that the immensely popular book, about a man who discovers God at the place of his daughterâs murder, would be made into a film.
Nightjohn is a story that is set in the south during the time of slavery. Based on an actual incident, Gary Paulsen tells about a young slave girl, Sarny, who it taught to read by another slave, Nightjohn. The book is very well written, complete with dialect that makes the book even more interesting to read. Nightjohn has escaped to the North where he was taught to read, but he keeps coming back to the south to further educate the slaves of the plantations.