The Hunger

I got the chance to watch The 5th Wave early from Penguin Teen Australia and Dymocks. First I want to say that I have not read the books. So I went into the movie blind - I knew things that happened because I did a little research but other than that I didn’t know all too much. I liked The 5th Wave. I didn’t love it, but I didn’t hate. It was a pretty okay movie. I really didn’t know what to expect, but I think I wanted more. It rather lacked and I was just waiting for something to really…

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 and the elderly and these two demographics are also the ones who have the hardest time overcoming the issue. There are programs in this country designed to combat the issue of hunger, but like many government…

In the Hunger Games, desensitization is a key component in the Capitol’s ignorance and arrogance. Not only do the Capitol citizens find the violent nature of the Games completely normal, but it is also a great source of entertainment for them. No one should find the murder of children by other children entertaining and the Capitol citizens must be very heartless because of it. The Capitol citizens would feel differently about the Games if their own children competed and faced the full effect…

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…

Religion ISU - Action Against Hunger Action Against Hunger is a organization that believes global hunger should be obliterated. They help many people all over the world each year providing them with life essentials such as, fresh water, food and healthcare. Part 1: Overview of Organization Action Against Hunger was founded in 1979 in Paris, France by Bernard-Henri Lévy, Jacques Attali, Françoise Giroud, Marek Halter, Alfred Kastler and Guy Sorman. The headquarters are located in…

Countries and organization have tried to start a process to eradicate the hunger in the world by 2030, and that will require about 267,000 million dollars annually for investments in rural and urban areas and social protection, according to a study by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), for the poor have access to food and improve their livelihoods, the UN estimates needed $ 160 a year for…

The Hunger Games directed by Gary ross is a dystopian science fiction film set in the nation of Panem, designed from a post apocalyptic North America, Panem consist of a wealthy capital surrounded by 12 less fortunate districts. Each year all districts must involuntarily select 2 tributes randomly, one-girl and one-boy to fight in the annual Hunger Games. As all competitors fight to the death, the Games are aired on live television as an Entertainment to the public. The film is based around the…

and The Hunger Games are both books that follow protagonists journeys as they face the challenges and important decisions that not only affect themselves but others. The Hunger Games is set in a controlling society that is divided into twelve districts. There used to be thirteen districts, but the thirteenth rebelled and lost. Because of this rebellion, two contenders from each district are forced to fight to the death for the capital’s pleasure. Katniss is the protagonist in The Hunger…

While I enjoyed the idea behind The Hunger Games because it exposed the corruption of the rich and exploitation of the poor, I did not fully appreciate your portrayal of the heroine Katniss Everdeen because of the lack of character development. My main critique of Katniss is that she did not act like the heroine you attempted to portray her as. She was extremely selfish throughout almost the entire series. In the beginning of the first book, Katniss volunteered in place of Prim, which made…

The Hunger Games is Suzanne Collins’s popular novels trilogy. This novel depicts a world in a few hundred years later. In this novel, the political establishment of North America was completely demolished in a full-scale war, based on the ruins, there is a unified dictatorship country, Panem. Panem was composed of Capitol and other thirteen districts, due to various reasons, riots broke out to against the Capitol, finally, the rebellions were put down, in the result the District 13 was…