The Hunger Banquet Experiment

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The Hunger Banquet was an experiment to show how much poverty there is in the world. I was in the middle class which is 30% of the world. I was Lufa and I was a farmer in Ethiopia. I lost my job because a Canadian mining company took my land from me. I had to eat rice and warm water. It showed me how fortunate I am and how it is like in places other than nice south Orange County. I saw the higher class (what I am) compared to the lower class. I liked the hunger banquet very much because it showed me how life really is. It helped me realize how lucky I am. The event showed me how fortunate I am and how I should never

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