Essays On Hunger

Food for Thought As of 2005, hunger continues to be a worldwide problem. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, “850 million people worldwide were undernourished in 1999 to 2005, the most recent years for which figures are available” and the number of hungry people has recently been increasing. The official […]

In the Hunger Games, Catkins took the place of her younger sister and was partnered with PETA to represent District twelve. Their trainer, Hay Mitch, advised them to work together, even pretending to be romantically involved to gain sponsors. However, they were separated during the games as many participants died in the first few hours. […]

When men defy nature, they accept only one outcome — death. In their short stories “To Build a Fire” and “The Hunger Artist”, Jack London and Franz Kafka both create settings that resemble hell. London mentions “Sulphur Creek”, where the man was first warned about his ignorant decisions, and “burning brimstone”, which is commonly associated […]

Social Criticism In The Hunger Games And Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland “Off with their caputs! “ ( Carroll 122 ) could be the slogan of Suzanne Collins’ bestseller The Hunger Games. Published in 2008. the novel tells the dystopian narrative of Katniss. a immature miss who has to take part in a fight-to-death-tournament with 23 […]

Transcendentalism is a life style in which one strives to lift above and make a degree of flawlessness. Transcendentalists believe in autonomy. non-conformity. individuality. simpleness. the illustriousness of nature. and God being within oneself. Transcendentalism is frequently represented in modern twenty-four hours pop-culture ; a strong illustration of this is The Hunger Games. The book […]

Is it natural for people to act outside the boundaries their gender? In today’s society the answer is “no” and most people see it as unacceptable act. In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Katniss must endure a brutal competition where the last kid standing wins. Throughout The Hunger Games several characters such as Katniss […]

Denver has to recognize her dependence on others and start to rely on herself so that she can become her own person and reach her full potential. Before Beloved, Denver had only left the house a few times and needed someone’s help to do something. As Beloved and Sethe grow closer, Denver has the chance […]

What we now know as North America wasn’t always known as North America. North America during post-apocalyptic times was known as Panem. Panem comes from a Latin phrase which means bread and circuses. The phrase was used to describe people or a person using entertainment to distract others from more important issues, which in this […]

The south is known for a lot of things, amazing sweet tea, good barbeque, but have you ever thought about southern hospitality? No, it isn’t one of Ludacris’s albums, well, not in this sense anyway. Southern Hospitality to me is defined as people being willing enough to volunteer their time, homes, churches, etc to the […]

Having a comprehensive understanding of agricultural ecology, Gordon Conway currently serves as the president of The Rockefeller Foundation in New York City. This article largely references ideas from his most recent piece, The Doubly Green Revolution: Food for All in the 21st Century, which was published by Ithaca’s Cornell University Press in 1998. Before taking […]

Global hunger, as its name suggests, is a global issue that requires the assistance and cooperation of countries, regardless of nationality, wealth or religion, so as to find an effective solution. Many policies and efforts, both international and national, have been done, or presently underway to reduce poverty, which causes hunger. The good cause behind […]

Characterization Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is the main character in “The Hunger Games”, written by Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss is only 16 years old but has lost her father already 5 years ago and lives with her mother (who is mentally disturbed since the death of her husband) and her 12 year old little sister Prim […]

The academic research essay brings attention to the severity of world hunger, as more than 1.02 billion people lack sufficient food supply. This number surpasses the combined populations of USA, Canada, and the European Union. Consequently, one in six individuals are unable to maintain a healthy and active life (Roll Food Programmer, 2010). The issue […]

Compare and Contrast: The Hunger Games vs.. “The Lottery The Hunger Games and “The Lottery’ are two different stories that have similarities and differences. Depending on the plots and story lines of both they might have more similarities than differences or more differences than similarities. Breaking it up into three different topics is very helpful […]

“The Hunger Games,” authored by Suzanne Collins, is a science fiction literary work that blends adventure, action, suspense, and drama. Set in the future within Panem, a futuristic rendition of the United States, the narrative revolves around Katniss Everdeen’s first-person account of her experiences. Joining forces with Peeta Mellark – a baker’s son – and […]

The phrase “I am hungry” is commonly used to express the desire for food when feeling hunger. Hunger, as defined by a simple google search, relates to “A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.” Insufficient consumption of food leads individuals to frequently experience this sensation […]

Abstract There is sufficient information to verify that Mississippi is faced with a dilemma of hunger as well as poverty. The key issue attributing to this problem is low wages since many of the residents barely get sufficient earnings to support their needs (Gundersen, Engelhard & Waxman, 2014). My focus in this study will be […]