Most people encounter poverty and then relegate the knowledge of others' misery to the periphery of their mind.
Today's poor are wealthy by the standards of destitution that Booth encountered: poverty (the European variety, at least) has been continually redefined throughout the century.
"It's the story of the life of Adam Chmielowski, a nineteenth-century Polish intellectual and painter, who accidentally encounters poverty on the streets of Kraków.
My interest in aid was likely sparked by a mix of influences including the deep sense of injustice I felt whenever I encountered poverty, an inner determination to use my life as a force for good and, of course, all those Sally Struthers infomercials from the '80s.
On arrival in the host country they encounter poverty, hostility, and residential instability which may also undermine their mental health.
John F. Kennedy became a better president and person by encountering Appalachian poverty during the 1960 West Virginia Democratic primary.
By the evidence, what he had encountered was poverty.
"In parliament, very few people encounter real poverty".
My father entered politics, and I encountered deep poverty on the campaign trail.
He became a mendicant and began wandering India, and was "driven mad with mental agonies" over what he encountered: ritual, poverty, disease.
This disruptive effect of new technology is familiar to historians and the mechanization of agriculture, for example, forced farm laborers to migrate to cities in search of work where they encountered pollution, poverty, and disease.
