The Hunger

about hunger, it’s a hard thing to think about; what we think about is eating and everyone thinks about eating a lot, everyone loves eating. Unfortunately, hunger is everywhere, even in our own country, in Australia alone; 6 million people go without sufficient food each day, 2 million of which are children. But one of the more recognized health problems in Australia is obesity and it’s dramatic; with more than 1/3 the population suffering from obesity, but what’s more dramatic is that hunger…

underdog, where they/it started at a low point and rose above everything negative going on. The proverb is shown in many ways like people, characters in literature, and historical events, especially Joan of Arc, Oprah Winfrey, Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, and the 2008 recession. Joan of Arc went through…

Big issue, Hunger in America It’s no doubt hunger is a big problem in America. Nearly one in every six Americans say they don’t have enough to eat (1). This issue was almost radicalized in the late 1970’s, but defense spending in the U.S. increased at this time. Subsequently, we had funding cuts in the federal food programs. These cuts caused widespread hunger issues that spike during the mid- 80’s (1). The valid argument presented by this Documentary concludes that hunger is a problem in this…

The Whole Rotten Lot An important theme in the book, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins is the radical difference in lifestyles between the rich and the poor. The page of this book that best illustrates this concept is page sixty-five. At this point in the story line, Katniss has already been stripped from her home in District 12 and shuttled off to the Capitol to compete in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Katniss’ transition from life in District 12 to life in the Capitol is a tremendous one,…

In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen, the main character, is characterized in many ways. Katniss is a strongly developed character. The reader learns so much about Katniss due to the book being in first person. Some of Katniss’ major characteristics are brave, independent, and protective. Being brave is a difficult task to accomplish, but Katniss Everdeen nails it. One example of Katniss showing her bravery is when Katniss volunteers as tribute for her sister (page 25).…

1 in 7 americans are dealing with food hunger. The USDA defines food insecurity as a “consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year.” 34% of households have to choose between food and gasoline, 27% have to choose between paying rent or feeding their children. Even some of those who have served our country are living with food insecurity in America. ⅓ of this population has diabetes and 58% has high blood pressure so they are also…

starving. Supposedly, this surplus is not enough to fed 795 million people in the world who are undernourished. This is the issue of Malnutrition and World Hunger, which creates social disturbance, and economic instability in the developing countries, resulting poverty inclines. World hunger is a chronic problem in most of the developing countries. Hunger is not only a physical circumstance; it is an exhaust on the economic growth, and a threat to global food security. With such international…

him. I knew what I had to do. Wasn’t it just a moment ago I would have eaten anything? How hungry I was! “Ok”. I told myself, “It’s now or never”. I lunged with my makeshift spear and he darted easily out of my grasp. “Damnit”, I said as I felt the hunger creeping back into the pit of my stomach, eating away at itself like a cancer.…

through surveillance, strict procedures, and the collection of confidential information. These may sound like typical operations of a government department until one discovers the flawed means by which they are carried out. Franz Kafka’s short story, “A Hunger Artist” allows one to consider how the consequences of inconsistent surveillance and oppression by authority play out in Brazil. On the other hand, Michel Foucault’s definitions of an ideal system of discipline and surveillance featured in…

Questions for “Hunger as Ideology” 1. What’s Bordo’s criticism/analysis of the FiberThin ad? Bordo’s first criticism is of the romanticisation of low-weight management in young girls. Bordo’s second criticism is of the glorification of women having a blasé attitude toward foods. 2. How is the ad for FiberThin different from the Virginia Slims ad targeting African American consumers? They both suggest an indifferent attitude towards food, but the woman in the FiberThin ad has achieved this in…