Essays on Hunger

Summary of the First Hunger Games Book

The book tells the tale of a place called Panem a very rich city that is vibrant and very modern. The city otherwise known as the capitol has other twelve districts that work to supplement the needs of the capitol. To remind them of their victory against their rebellion several decades ago, the district have to select by lottery each year two young representatives to participate in the Hunger Games. In district twelve, Katniss Everdeen has to volunteer to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister Prim. Peeta Mellark, a boy who once gave Katniss a loaf of bread Continue reading...

Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games did not become instantly popular. No doubt, the novel has an independent, strong female protagonist, and the elements in it enable readers find a connection between the dystopia created by Collins and the world they are living in at the moment. The reality of war is made evident to the young adult audience of the novel without any hesitance. As readers read The Hunger Games, they should be able to see that Suzanne Collins is indirectly criticizing the modern day society in the United States, especially the role of entertainment in the American society Continue reading...

A picture paints a thousand words. It speaks audible words that penetrate the hearts of those on lookers scrutinizing them. It speaks louder than expected. Pictures are frequently found on advertisements, billboards, magazines, internet, television, and other media. They are intended to convey an idea in the most brief, concise and effective way. A picture is worth more than a thousand words. It screeches diverse messages depending on how one views them. It squeals in the most simple and subtle manner where the echoes are carried by those who has seen them even for a long time. It is Continue reading...

Strategic planning is essential to an organization because it helps the company evaluate some of its strengths, weaknesses, and objectives (Jackson 34). Food banks are important because they ensure that there is enough food for people who are in need. This means that management has to keep count as how much food is available and how many people are in need. Given that this is a non-governmental organization, the food bank relies for charity and philanthropists who buy food for the organization. This means that the organizations act as the distributor of food items in a given states so Continue reading...

Since the early civilizations, man has desired to establish his dominance to the world and find alternative means to improve living and sustain progress. The struggle to progress had been difficult and marred with conflict and mortalities despite the advent of technology and international politics. However, progress cannot be attained without consequences as several nations are now experiencing cases of extreme poverty and hunger, mortality and inequality even in developed Many proposals have been given by world leaders, especially on the issue of poverty, hunger, and child mortality, but none had been extensive as compared to the United Nations Continue reading...

‘The Hunger Games’ is one of the most compelling books that the author has used to capture the entire life of people through various themes such as forced labor, hunger, sex trade and violence. Reading such a book in class can be very motivating to students, and this can change their perception about life. First, it can encourage students to be involved in sensitizing about those people involved in such issues to receive justice. Since the students have a passion for reading the book, the teacher should capitalize passion for incorporating with the subjects while teaching mathematics. The children Continue reading...

Among the many problems plaguing society today, one of the most prominent is hunger. Every day, all over the world, people are starving because there is not enough to eat. While one of the primary reasons for this is, they do not have enough money to afford food; the secondary issue is there simply is not enough food. Humans survive on livestock, natural, ad synthetic nourishment in order to survive. Those attempting to survive predominantly from crops experience the most hunger. Crops can suffer, and even die, for many reasons. Weather, pestilence, and even the pesticides designed to keep Continue reading...

Chapter 1: Mendel’s little secret.

Gregor Mendel, a Moravian monk, carefully bred peas in separate breeding lines, crossing and backcrossing to watch how traits appeared in future generations. He found out that traits were transmitted to future generations from parent plants. Mendel also found out that there were certain plants such as the hawkweed that did not need any kind of sex to reproduce. Simply put, the plant was asexual hence self-reproducing.
Mendel is considered as the founding father of genetics and despite his death, more than one century later, scientists are still struggling to investigate this botanical mystery that is Apoximis. All this Continue reading...

For as long as, I can remember I have a problem with binge eating. The whole of my family is plus sized and, as a result, more than a fair share of them have had problems with the weight related diseases. To avoid the same path that they have been on, knowing that I was genetically predisposed to suffering the same fate, I have been watching, perhaps excessively, what I have been eating. By being excessive in this practice, it means that I might have done more harm than good to my body. I have been hitting the gym Continue reading...

There many forms of poverty that corrupts a nation. Among the widely recognize form of poverty is the scarcity of food. In an article written by Dr. Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, he narrates that the poverty is a man-made catastrophe . This statement is quite intriguing and at the same time rational in a sense that while there seemingly exist the availability of resources for mass enjoyment, it is surprising that there are a lot people suffering from an impoverish state. The author made a good analysis of the status of many countries belonging the Third World nation. These include countries Continue reading...

The needs of Maslow distributed with increasing explaining such a construction that a person can not feel the need of high-level, yet in need of more primitive things. At the bottom is physiology (satisfaction of hunger, thirst, sexual desire, and so on). Located next higher need for security, and above it - the need for love and affection, as well as being a member of a particular social group. The next step - the need for respect and approval, on which Maslow put cognitive needs (thirst for knowledge, the desire to take as much information). This is followed by Continue reading...

Eckhart Tolle, in Chapter 6 asserts that people should live their lives and create happiness at their present moment, without considering their material possessions. In this chapter, Tolle cautions the consciousness of the readers. Tolle explains that once an individual ceases to identify his or her pain, the pain is transmuted, meaning that the individual no longer experiences the pain (Tolle 178). Emotional pain is more dangerous than the natural pain, and thus individuals should learn to avoid the situations that trigger emotions in themselves. When the human body is exposed to excess pain, it reaches a point where Continue reading...

The Hunger artist in Franz Kafka’s short story “The Hunger Artist” on the surface suffers from pangs of hunger from not eating. But his real suffering is deeper, and it is the cause of him being a hunger artist in the first place. The protagonist’s worldview is of his own making, and because of it his is unable to adjust to the normal world and instead is trapped in both a mental and physical cage.
The hunger artist at times cares about what the onlookers of his art think, and at other times he seems greatly concerned Continue reading...

The movie “Hunger Games” has the best sociological perspective that is visible right from the start of the movie (The Hunger Games 2012). A sense of poverty prevails in District Twelve. Katniss Everdeen shoots a deer sells it off and gets some bread for the family to survive. People of District Twelve live under the hardships and are oppressed by the capitol forces. The children of the District assemble at one place for selection through draws, for the Seventy-fifth hunger games. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are selected to participate and are privileged to visit the capitol. A class Continue reading...

Food Security News. (2014). What is Food Security. Food Security News , http://www.foodsecuritynews.com/What-is-food-security.htm.
“Food Security means that all people at all times have physical and economic access to adequate amounts of nutritious, safe, and culturally appropriate foods, which are produced in an environmentally sustainable and socially just manner, and that people are able to make informed decisions about their food choices” . This short article by the Food Security News will be used to enlighten the readers, and more importantly, the masses, about the different dimensions of food security, and to counter the common notion that food security is just about Continue reading...

A Photo Response Paper

What is hunger? Every now and then, people experience hunger. Perhaps coming home from school or from work with an empty stomach, a person would of course intend to find something to eat, perhaps even rummage the fridge for whatever is left from the past meals. Once that hunger is sufficed, one feels fulfilled and satisfied.
This is, however, nothing compared to people living in areas stricken by war, poverty and social demise. The photo presented herein shows children asking for food from recue and non-government agencies that provide food sources for the poor in several areas in Africa. Continue reading...

Introduction

- The common reasons of starvation.
- The increase of the prices on grain;
- The declining quality of water and soil;
- The social reasons and consequences of hunger.
- The current examples of the starving countries and their cooperation with International Organizations.
- Possible solutions of the worldwide hunger and the recommendations to help the starving countries.

Introduction

For many years’ scholars, journalists and other enthusiasts have studied population, agricultural, economic and environmental trends with their interactions and the consequences of them for the future generations, as they mostly have an ability to create the political tensions also Continue reading...

‘The Hunger Games’, written by Suzanne Collins, is an acclaimed novel that narrates the story of Panem. The author portrays the relationship, starvation, poverty and suppression in a manner that attracts readers. This paper intends to discuss the novel and several other related aspects.
Panem is a rich, modern and the capitol city that is depended on twelve surrounding districts for its daily needs. The hunger game is an event that takes place in the city of Panem. It has been portrayed that the civilization of this region was destroyed due to an apocalyptic event (Collins). The city of Continue reading...

Introduction

The fictional plot of hunger games has provided its audience with enjoyment and entertainment. However, the same themes that were used in the three novels reflect some of the issues in our society. Of course there is no such thing in the society as the actual hunger games where children starve and fight to death. The topics in the novel however are close to some of the issues that people go through in life. This paper explores how hunger games is connected with the revolution in Arabic spring and real life. Hunger games is not just fictional but is Continue reading...

Oxford dictionary defines a theory as a set of principles based on generalizations that have been crystallized through a series of observations. It is a supposition that aims to explain an abstract concept wherein those generalizations made are independent of a particular thing that is being explained. In a scientific perspective, a theory serves as a skeleton in explaining observations and assumptions from a series of hypotheses that can be tested. An individual is referred as a theorist when he or she develops theories. Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution is one classic example. To date, there are also various Continue reading...

Hunger is said to be the aspect of feeling the urge for food. Normally, when we feel hungry we simply go and find some food, eat it and that is that. However, there are more to just finding the food to fulfill the desires of the stomach. This entails the internal and external factors that are involved for one to feel hungry and the responses that occur in order to limit over eating. Similarly, there are some drive reduction theories that suggest that internal physiological needs create motivational states. They describe hunger as a result of deficit within the Continue reading...

Probably one of the finest science fiction novels ever written, The Hunger Games is definitely a feather of the cap of American writer’s Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen is the main character in the novel and she has an authority in the metropolis of The Capitol where there is political influence and almost completes control of the population.
There is hubris in the sense of the gladiator battle to the death that is created by the battle on television, a highly original plot which caused quite a stir and controversy at the time. The novel is a sure fire Continue reading...

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, in 2010-2012, from the total of about seven billion people living on Earth, there are approximately 870 million people that suffer from hunger (FAO). That means that one in eight people are undernourished, which is a worrying and sad fact at the same time. One in three children in developing countries, suffer from poor nutrition, representing about 33 percent of the overall population of developing countries (de Onis et.al).
The vast majority of those undernourished live in developing countries; in other words, a fourth of the population in developing countries Continue reading...

Gladiators refer to a group of armed combatants, who were used in entertaining audiences through violent confrontations in the Roman Empire. The gladiators confronted with wild animals, condemned criminals, and other gladiators. Just like the ‘Hunger Games’, it hard to explain the reason as to why a civilized country could enjoy watching human beings fight to the death. According to the Romans, public violence was ritualized and acted as their favorite source of entertainment. The war of Gladiators in the Roman Empire started as a funeral ritual. This practice was performed after the death of a tribal chief. It Continue reading...

In this paper, Singer is demonstrating his concern for the ravaging hunger in the contemporary society. He reports that hunger has become a crisis especially amongst the poor nations. Many people have suffered a lot because of their inability to provide for themselves. However, he also claims that there is a large section of the society which is not worried about this menace since they have more than enough resources to spend on their necessities, luxuries and savings. In this regard, he appeals to anyone to contribute to the alleviation of hunger.
Of course, Singer is right. He presents Continue reading...

The world is suffering from a huge crisis in the present day as the population across the lands faces the evil of economic disparity. While a section of the world population is prospering materialistically and gaining on lifestyle and affluence, another part of the human race faces the threat of malnutrition and hunger.
These hapless people are facing the brunt of life and their plight evokes pangs of empathy in the hearts of the people who comprehend the enormity of their pain and helplessness. Lack of food is horrendous for such people and it also reflects the sheer weakness Continue reading...

There is no doubt that technology is one of the strongest forces that have completely revolutionalized the modern world. It is clear that a day is approaching when the entire human race will be completely dependent on technology. In The Hunger Games, the author, Suzanne Collins portrays a world where almost everything runs on technology. She describes a high tech futuristic world with some technological features that are not even available in the world currently. Most of this technological advancement is mostly enjoyed by the upper class society who to a huge part uses it to oppress the poor. Continue reading...

A child is a wealth of the world, not a particular family or country, but of the world, and a hope that all people on the planet will live in peace. So, adults have to understand that the way a child is treated and brought up, later all that is going to be mirrored. If you want a kid to have a better life in a future, you should try to show a better present, the better world first. But what kind of world could children see? The world of high technology where people can fly, drive cars, there Continue reading...

Marian Wright is a renowned human right activist in United States of America. Wright has tirelessly fought for the rights of the voiceless in America. Particularly, she has instituted various institutions and fostered the establishment of groups that aim at supporting the vulnerable in society (Misiroglu 79). Her effort to fights for the rights of the poor, disabled children, and minority has gained reinforcement by the introduction of Children Defense Fund (CDF) and other organizations that advocate for the rights of the poor Americans. In her essay, Still Hungry in America, the author explores the food challenges among Americans. Continue reading...

The book “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins takes place in a dystopian fantasy world. This genre is adventure fantasy. While reading one quickly realizes that things are not as we now know them. There is a great gap between the poor and the rich. The rich take advantage of the poor by using their children for entertainment is a televised event called “The Hunger Games”. Children are thrown into a generated environment and forced to fight to the death. The brutality of this treatment eventually leads to need to change the current political system.
The setting of this Continue reading...

Annotated Bibliography (Ending Hunger Now)

and poverty. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 2005.
The following article uses the latest empirical findings in promoting aid and growth by revealing how good governance is achieved through radical restructuring of the international aid. The author shows that aid programs are aimed at eradicating poverty and play a forceful role in political and institutional reforms. In addition, the second chapter gives a discussion of the current growth literature in order to give a conclusion on how growth has been achieved using the international aids. Ashok analyzes the role of major international financial institutions and other donors in influencing Continue reading...

Africa is a continental that hosts fifty four countries. Most of the countries in the continent are undeveloped where there exists a good deal of countries developing at an encouraging speed. Africa as the cradle for human being has not been able to escape the trap of excellent livelihood for human beings(Ndulo, 2006). Most of the countries have been exposed to absolute poverty for vehemently long time. It has not been clear on who is to blame for the alarming levels of poverty in Africa. It would be extremely difficult for Africans to completely deal with the level Continue reading...

1. Introduction
Hunger continues to be a major global issue that needs to be tackled at national as well as global levels in order to bring about sustainable solutions. Though the global food crisis is intense in developing countries primarily due to poverty, diminishing food production, lack of resources, misappropriations, etc, there is need for developed countries to get actively involved in solving this global issue. Assessments on the food sources, its utilization and distribution from the perspective of hunger in developing countries are made in detail.
2. Future of food sources and its impact
It is considered that Continue reading...

- Introduction & Background Information
The world population is about seven billion yet the world reserves continue to shrink each day due to environmental degradation. Many scholars have argued that the world will face food insecurity in the future due to the increasing population. On the contrary, a section of scholars have argued that man has over the years developed various technologies that have been used to boost food production. Some of the technologies that have been realized include bio-genetic engineering which has been used to artificially increase the yields of crops. Despite the milestone that the world of science Continue reading...

Introduction

The Hunger Games, based on the series of novels by Suzanne Collin’s, is about a televised competition in which two teenagers are chosen at random to fight to the death. The film is “directed by Gary Ross, with a screenplay by Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik” (Hunger Games). The story follows the struggle of one girl, Katness Everdeen, who graciously takes the place of her younger sibling in the games. Thus, The Hunger Games is extraordinarily packed with deep sociological concepts and Continue reading...

Introduction

The hunger artist by Franz Kafka was first published in 1924. The hunger artist expresses the feeling of loss of identity, pervasiveness, guilt and the sense of evil that permeates the sense of ruling powers. It also expresses the unease that Kafka went through during his lifetime. Kafka’s Prague was a civilized cosmopolitan city in Europe but very hostile to Jews. As a Jew in Prague, he distrusts the authority (Kafka 1952). Kafka was segregated from the mainstream society and lived in a ghetto. The hunger artist symbolizes the sufferings that Germans were going through under the reign Continue reading...

A comparison between two ‘black sheep’

A Hunger Artist and Bartleby 2
Abstract
There are certain people with strange behaviors that are usually out of conception for others in their vicinity. There are two short stories- A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka and Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville which depict the stories of two peculiar characters. Both were stuck with something painful or strange in their lives and refused completely to behave normally or in any compliance with the society. Both the characters had their reasons. And hence, no one could try reasoning with them successfully. This short essay illuminates the comparison between the Continue reading...

Gary Ross' 2012 adaptation of the young adult dystopian novel The Hunger Games was an effective, if somewhat uneven, film anchored by strong performances and interesting ideas. The tale of young tribute Katniss Everdeen, who is forced into a state-sanctioned spectator sport where she must kill her fellow teenagers for the entertainment of the Capitol, is given a bleak and stylized look, fleshing out the world of the film while often shying away from real violence and issues where it counts. The sense of isolation that the protagonist feels is not unlike Foucaultian Panopticonism: Foucault came up with the Continue reading...

A quick glance at headlines from different news sources regarding recent stories on the country of Bahrain shows a country in strife. One BBC story whose headline read, “Second day of protests rocks Bahrain” ran a lead photo that depicted cars burning in the street and people running around in chaos.
The New York Times ran a less dramatic photo on a page dedicated to following news stories in the problems in Barain. Their depictions appeared to be written in a more hopeful tone than those of the BBC, but were still charged with uncertainty and protests break out. Continue reading...

Young adult fiction often discusses real-world issues through a science-fiction lens, in order to illustrate these complex issues to a younger audience. Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games tells the tale of young tribute Katniss Everdeen, who is forced into a state-sanctioned spectator sport where she must kill her fellow teenagers for the entertainment of the authoritarian Capitol. The world of the book is given a bleak and stylized atmosphere, telling the story through Katniss' perspective in order to convey major themes of poverty, depression, alienation, and oppression, as well as a condemnation of both televised war and reality television. Continue reading...