Great Famine

Being one of the most powerful countries in the world, America prides itself with helping the needy. The United States’ USDA helps its people by providing Food Stamp Programs, school meals program, SNAP, and WIC. However in 2015 America had an increase in poverty and in food insecurity. Food insecurity is problem in about 13 percent of American households. Food insecurity is lacking the ability to obtain nutritionally adequate and safe foods, which leads to constant hunger following many…

Today's society, if having the same society as in the Hunger Games, would react a similar way. Although they would react the same, the effects would be slightly more drastic. Starting off with starvation being the root to all the problems it would lead to rebellion and then the world would go down in shambles. The government starts with hinting at rebellion due to lower districts having to find any way to fend for themselves, all because of low resources. Families, and the gathering of districts…

Australia is a colony first established by a group of European convicts, who were sent to Australia on 806 ships. We all recognise that the first settlers came to Australia on the First Fleet, but in fact there were many European convicts that arrived on different ships. There were many challenges that they had to face when they reached Australia. The main challenges were dealing with the lack of food, extreme isolation and surviving with the Indigenous Australians. These issues all proved to be…

This paper will look at the poverty experienced by remote Indigenous communities, and how government social assistance (Ontario Works Program) has ultimately created systematic and systemic barriers that has resulted in inadequate social conditions. Poverty and homelessness among Indigenous persons and communities is linked historically to the oppression, racism, colonization, and exploitation implemented by European settlers. Due to the historical injustices of being forced onto remote,…

Food waste is one thing that every individual would consider as a global shame, especially in countries where there are millions of people starving. People worldwide know that reducing the amount of global food waste could help the environment. Kelvin Cheung a social entrepreneur decided to put matters in his own hands and take action. With his love for food and growing communities, he founded FoodCycle in 2009. This organization unites communities together to make sure no food is wasted.…

Childhood Hunger: A Challenge in America http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/24/health/pediatricians-are-asked-to-join-fight-against-childhood-hunger.html?_r=0 Pediatricians Are Asked to Join Fight Against Childhood Hunger – written by Catherine Saint Louis The New York Times (Dated: October 23, 2015) Childhood hunger is a big problem in America. Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics encouraged pediatricians to ask all of their patients if they ever go hungry. The pediatricians should ask…

Kamkwamba, who experienced this terrible famine growing up. When William was a teenager, his village went through a famine that caused death for many, and hunger for all.William learned many different and valuable life-lessons during the famine. He learned the value of things he had taken away from him during the famine. He also had to learn to look at the problems he faced in different ways. The famine also ended up shifting Williams life path completely. The famine that struck Malawi caused…

Nutrition and Its Effect on the College Environment Lately, as colleges nationally have reported research has shown that there is an uprising problem regarding nutrition in the college environment. Many fail to examine that a large grouping of students at various colleges suffer from food insecurity and lack of sustenance. Not only are there several barriers to blockade a student's success, but also if a student's essential needs aren't met then how can one possibly succeed at their institution…

began taking its place amongst the other countries of the world” (Africa, 3:30). The modernization of Africa over the last 20 years has lead to a number of issues from, increases in population, lack of electrical power to go around, and escape from famine, forced labor and unhealthy living conditions. As time went on many people took advantage of the impressionable citizens and government officials leading to years of corruption and civil war amongst the regions of the country. After “30 months…

There is a growing problem in this country that is affecting many people. It is a problem that is often equated to third world nations and is typically not the reflection of the United States in the minds of its citizens. This issue is hunger. Food insecurity can take on many forms, it may be a lack of available food, a lack of nutritional food, or it may revolve around an unhealthy relationship with food. Unfortunately this problem often attacks the most venerable of our society, the young…