Eng101 Response Paper 5
Tina Schlander
Professor Warda
English 101
7 February 2015
Reading Response 5 In the short story “When Handouts Keep Coming The Food Line Never Ends” written by Mark Winnie, is about domestic hunger never coming to an end.Winne has worked in food banking for twenty-five years. He is also the co-founder of a food bank in Connecticut. He explains how people would be lined up waiting for food bank trucks to arrive, so they can get pre-prepared bags of food. He goes on to explain how the lines get longer each time as more food was brought in. He argues that feeding the hungry will never stop people from being hungry. But instead, enables them to keep using food banks rather than actually getting help or seeking assistance to help support themselves. He talks about how the Reagan campaign made cutbacks for federal support for social welfare programs which caused food demand to rise. This caused food banks to have to search for food sources. Food banks started accepting all food donations whether edible or non-edible, and the number of volunteers multiplied in order to sort through the good and bad. He also talks about how the volunteers kept coming back because they believe they're doing good by feeding the hungry, and how everyone loves feeling good. He also talks about how some food banks don't even see if the recipients really need food, and how they just give food out to anyone in line. In conclusion, he states that we all know that poverty is the cause of hunger and to solve this problem we need to end poverty. I do agree that food banks somewhat enable people, but I also believe that they help a lot of people who cannot afford food. I think they should require people to share their income so that way these food banks are only helping those that truly need the food. I know a few people who have told me they have gone to food banks to get there free turkey dinner for thanksgiving. I think a lot of people take advantage of food banks. I knew a gal about seven
Professor Warda
English 101
7 February 2015
Reading Response 5 In the short story “When Handouts Keep Coming The Food Line Never Ends” written by Mark Winnie, is about domestic hunger never coming to an end.Winne has worked in food banking for twenty-five years. He is also the co-founder of a food bank in Connecticut. He explains how people would be lined up waiting for food bank trucks to arrive, so they can get pre-prepared bags of food. He goes on to explain how the lines get longer each time as more food was brought in. He argues that feeding the hungry will never stop people from being hungry. But instead, enables them to keep using food banks rather than actually getting help or seeking assistance to help support themselves. He talks about how the Reagan campaign made cutbacks for federal support for social welfare programs which caused food demand to rise. This caused food banks to have to search for food sources. Food banks started accepting all food donations whether edible or non-edible, and the number of volunteers multiplied in order to sort through the good and bad. He also talks about how the volunteers kept coming back because they believe they're doing good by feeding the hungry, and how everyone loves feeling good. He also talks about how some food banks don't even see if the recipients really need food, and how they just give food out to anyone in line. In conclusion, he states that we all know that poverty is the cause of hunger and to solve this problem we need to end poverty. I do agree that food banks somewhat enable people, but I also believe that they help a lot of people who cannot afford food. I think they should require people to share their income so that way these food banks are only helping those that truly need the food. I know a few people who have told me they have gone to food banks to get there free turkey dinner for thanksgiving. I think a lot of people take advantage of food banks. I knew a gal about seven