billion people do not have enough to eat - more than the populations of USA‚ Canada and the European Union combined. That means one in nearly six people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life”. ( World Food Programme‚ 2010). World hunger is one of the biggest problems that our world faces. Each year‚ almost 11 million children die before reaching the age of five; malnutrition is associated with 53 percent of these deaths (source: Caulfield et al.‚ The American Journal of Clinical
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Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery‚” is an ideal representation of this theme because a citizen of their village is sacrificed each year to be the lottery’s “winner‚” and that winner is stoned to death. Comparably‚ in Suzanne Collins’ film The Hunger Games‚ a similar lottery is drawn each year where 24 citizens of Panem must fight to the death to achieve the country’s “winner.” The citizens of both the village and Panem have been programmed to understand that this tradition will occur and that
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materials to meet basic life needs such as food‚ clothes and shelter. Hunger and poverty are two aspects that go hand in hand with each other. A person can be hungry without being a victim of poverty; a person who is living in poverty is more than likely experiencing hunger as well. There are people all over the world who are victims of poverty and hunger. However‚ some countries experience it more than others. Poverty and hunger is present for more that one reason and those different reasons vary
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Sociology of “Hunger Games” By. Tom ************ Soc 101 11/17/13 Introduction The nation of Panem has risen out of the ravaged ruins of what was once known as North America. 74 years ago‚ the poverty-stricken districts of Panem rebelled against the wealthy‚ controlling the Capitol. After its crushing victory‚ the Capitol devised the Hunger Games as an annual reminder to the twelve districts of its authority‚ and as continuing punishment for the rebellion. Every year
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Food in security and hunger is very real problems in the United States been among the richest nations in the world‚ our national poverty rate has never dropped below 10%. Of those individuals and families living above the poverty line‚ many can easily be plunged into a financial crisis by a lost job‚ a medical emergency‚ a broken down car‚ a stolen purse‚ or other unexpected expense or loss of income. In all‚ up to 70% of Americans are vulnerable to food insecurity or hunger; and at any given moment
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The Hunger Games Taylor Corriveau The Hunger Games is a fictional book‚ which establishes the relationship between the protagonist Katniss‚ and the protagonist Peeta. Katniss is a 16 year old girl who lives in District twelve‚ Panem. She is the sole provider for her family and competes in the Hunger Games‚ a game where two people from each of the twelve districts are chosen to fight to the death. Peeta is a 16 year old boy who is also from District Twelve who competes in the Hunger Games with
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Book Evaluation: The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins had me interested because it deals with a sixteen year-old girl that goes through a drastic change after some events that happen in her life. The Hunger Games is about a girl‚ Katniss‚ that volunteers to take the place of her 12 year-old sister‚ Prim‚ in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a televised event in which a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the 12 districts of Panem‚ is
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The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanna Collins. The Hunger Games is a novel written about a futuristic society. This society is built of 12 Districts all controlled by a higher class‚ the Capitol. Every year the Capitol hosts The Hunger Games‚ where one boy and one girl from each district are selected to fight to the death. The young adults all are supposed to believe the Hunger Games are a privilege and told‚ “may the odds be ever in your favour”(Collins‚ 19). This is an annual tradition. Until the 74th game
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pervasive social forces that create tensions and stresses which push individuals and organizations into mobilization and action supportive of change‚ thus creating the social movement. Both the Irish hunger strikes and protests over sovereignty for Quebec were directed and catalyzed by such social forces. The hunger strikes that culminated a 5 year protest by Republican prisoners was‚ as the political nature of the prisoners would have us assume‚ fuelled by clashing political ideologies and threatened national
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22‚ 2012 The Hunger Games: and the role of Dehumanization The concept of dehumanization has applied to various religions‚ races‚ and nationalities throughout history. Jews have been persecuted throughout history. They were first enslaved during biblical times then during the Second World War they were sent to death camps. Dehumanization allows powerful people to make tough decisions in a more distant‚ cold‚ and rational manner (252 Haslam). In the fictional novel The Hunger Games‚ Selected
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